Steamboats Come True

New York: The Viking Press, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 406pp. Illustrated. Very good with a darkened spine and some soiling, lacking the dustwrapper. "A celebratory account of the first American invention of world-shattering importance - the steamship.

Boston: Little, Brown & Company. 1978. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 0316286087 . Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Light soiling on spine. Light foxing on text block edges. Small closed tears on bottom rear panel. .

Little Brown, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 406 pages. 1978 edition. Light discoloring and wear; a sound binding; very good shape. The jacket has some discoloring and light wear and tear; price clipped. Quantity Available: 1. Category: American History; ISBN: 0316286087. ISBN/EAN: 9780316286084. Inventory No: 208680. . 9780316286084

NY: Fordham University Press, 1992. Softcover, [xxii], 406 pages. Very Good condition. Size 9"x6". "Exploring the fascinating byways of early America, the author has packed his book with personal histories: John Fitch, the driven genius; Fulton, the brilliant schemer; Rumsey, the charming backwoods tavern-keeper, playing for Washington's political favor, and many others, no less alive and interesting. He tells their… Read more about this item

Book Sales, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Book Sales, 1984. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Little, Brown and Company, 1978. Hardcover in Dustjacket. History of Mississippi steamboats. Newly Illustrated, New Foreword to original edition of 1944.xxii, 406 p., [17] leaves of plates : ill. endpp maps; 24 cm. #0219 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and… Read more about this item

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. A Limited Edition. ; First Easton Press Edition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. c1978. Hardcover. 0316286087 . A comely edition in Near Fine condition with little edgewear in a Very Good dust-jacket with soiling and little edgewear ; Steamboats Come True: American Inventors in Action is a book about American inventors and their inventions. It is written by… Read more about this item

New York: Fordham University Press, 1992. Trade paperback. Fine. Fordham University Press, c1992. 406pp., index, black and white illustrations. Reprint of the original 1944 edition. 8vo. Uncreased spine, fine bright looks unread trade paperback.

Fordham University Press, 1994. VG/na. Softcover. Some rubbing & edgewear; tiny corner creases; hint of yellowing; overall clean & tight. 406 pages Keywords: 0823213765

New York: Fordham University Press. NF. 1992. Reprint. Paperback. 0823213765 . Slight sunfading to spine; Otherwise fine; 6x9"; 406 p. .

Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co, 1978. newly illustrated edition of the 1944 original; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; maps on end papers; 409 clean, unmarked pages/index. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by b/w Plates. 8 vo.

Viking, 1944. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Chips and long tears to jacket. .

Boston: Little Brown, 1978. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. (24)406pp. Sources. Index. Illustrated. SHIPS

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Boston & Toronto: Little, Brown and Company Boston. Very Good/Very Good. 1978. Hardcover. 0316286087 Very good hardcover with dust jacket. .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Hardcover. 1978. 8vo 406pp . Very Good in Fine DJ. B&W Illustrations Slight silverfishing on binding edges First published in 1944. This printing has a new foreword and illustrations .

1978. 1978 Flexner, James Thomas STEAMBOATS COME TRUE; AMERICAN INVENTORS IN ACTION Newly Illustrated and with a New Foreword Boston: Little, Brown and Company, c1978 406pp index, illus b/w 8vo Fine copy in d/w.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Little, Brown, 1984. Cloth. Fine/Fair. (Newly illustrated, new Foreword) Large, heavy sturdy book, blue cloth with gilt and silver lettering very bright lettering, silver illustration of steamboat along front left very bright, gilt and silver lettering on spine, blue-tinted map inside covers and adjacent end papers, 406 lightly browned pages, illustrations throughout. DJ… Read more about this item