The Naval and Mail Steamers of the United States
by Stuart, Charles B[eebe]. (1814-1881)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Modern binding blue cloth over boards with spine titled and ruled in gilt. Ex-Mercantile Library, with small oval stamp to title
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1256
- Title
- The Naval and Mail Steamers of the United States
- Author
- Stuart, Charles B[eebe]. (1814-1881)
- Illustrator
- Chromolith frontispiece, numerous plates
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards. Folio. 216, (22 ads) pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Modern binding blue cloth over boards with spine titled and ruled in gilt. Ex-Mercantile Library, with small oval stamp to title
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Charles B. Norton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- steamboats, steam engines, paddle steamers, naval warships
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History; Nautical & Maritime;
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Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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