[Rarebooks] fs: Stanton. American Steam Vessels

[Back Creek Books]

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Back Creek Books is pleased to offer:
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Stanton, Samuel Ward. AMERICAN STEAM VESSELS.
New York: Smith & Stanton, 1895. First printing, Full cloth, Oblong 
quarto, 500 pages, Drawings. Very Good.
          Superb collection of drawings depicting a century's worth of 
American steamers, from Robert Fulton's Clermont in 1807 to the St. 
Louis, built by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, in 1894-1895. 
Stanton reproduced the older vessels from reliable sources--early 
prints, lithographs, drawings and paintings--and the later ones from 
photographs, plans, sketches, etc. There is a full page drawing of most 
vessels, with a smaller drawing and specifications on the facing page. 
Text and illustrations printed in a variety of colors with many 
ornaments reminiscent of sailing cards of the era. This copy of 
Stanton's classic has been slightly restored. Bound in original dark 
blue cloth over boards with spine and upper board titled in gilt, 
additional small illustration of a steamer in gilt at lower fore corner 
of upper board. Overall this gilt has dulled. There is a new cloth spine 
but with the original retained in place over it. New endpapers. Some 
leaves have shallow edge tears and there are a very few leaves with old 
but neatly done tape repairs. Textblock is solid. Excellent copy 
overall....... $500.00
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Rock

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