Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY, 1891
Seller: Great Matter Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Blue cloth covers with engraving of a steamship and title lettering on front cover. Coloring is faded and soiled. Moderate, wear, fraying and soiling on edges, corners and spine ends. Heavy moisture staining and fading on spine. Wear and fraying on back cover hinge. heavy soiling and chipping to back cover. Inside hinges are cracked. Moisture staining on top hinge and top edges of inside back cover. Soiling and yellowing to page ends. Yellowing text and the 96 b&w illustrations. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Chapters detailing the development, speed, construction, safety and the passengers of the steamships. Includes 4 pages of interesting advertising in back of book. All of our books are individually inspected and never ex-lib unless explicitly described as such.