first edition
(1884) · (Washington, DC)
by Hall, Henry.
(Washington, DC): (Government Printing Office), (1884). One of the best sources on practical 19th century ship building methods in American. Hall was an experienced agent who collected this material for the 8th US Census. In the course of this activity he interviewed people in shipyards and navy yards across the country. There are excellent chapters on fishing and merchant vessels, on coastal shipyards, steam and iron vessels, and navy yards. Removed from the 8th US Census Report and solidly rebound in 1/4 calf over mabled boards with spine label. Text and plates are immaculate. This is a fine copy of an important resources for historians, marine architects, and ship modelers.. 29.5 cm. vi, 276 pp. b/w plates, some double-page, and illustrations in text throughout. (Inventory #: 48094)