Screw Steamer and Dredging Vessel. Further Correspondence with Copy of Drawing, Specification, &c
by [SS 'Victoria']
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne: John Ferres, Government Printer, 1855. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Melbourne, John Ferres, Government Printer, 1855. Foolscap folio, 11 pages plus a loosely inserted folding sheet of illustrations of the dredger (245 × 410 mm). Title-wrappers, stab-sewn as issued, all edges uncut; a fine copy. Victorian Parliamentary Paper Number 79a of 1854-5. Of particular interest are the five pages of specifications for the screw steamer (the SS 'Victoria').
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27340
- Title
- Screw Steamer and Dredging Vessel. Further Correspondence with Copy of Drawing, Specification, &c
- Author
- [SS 'Victoria']
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Ferres, Government Printer
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1855
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Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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