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Flexner, James Thomas.
Steamboats Come True, American Inventors in Action
Boston, Little Brown & Company,
1978, Hard Cover,
Condition: Fine/Near Fine, In an era ofthe American Revolution the invention of the Steamboat was the most climatic of all others. Since the discovery of the wheel and sail, the steamboat was the first mechanism to fundamentally alter the concept of motion through space. Historian Flexner, uncovers the intriguing evidence of "simulaneous invention" of the steamboat by men separated in time an place yet sharing a common vision. Individuals on European as well as American shores, projected or actually built steamboats that had navigated the waterways for years before the "invention" history has attributed to Robert Fulton. Twenty nine illustrations, plus frontispiece. Illustrated map end papers. Blue cloth boards & spine, silver and gilt lettering and illustration to boards. DJ not price clipped, tan, illustrated, blue lettering, mild browning of spine. All else clean, no writing, tighlty bound. A classic first published in 1944. tall 8 vo, 406 pages
(Steamboats, Steamships, History, Of, The Steamboat, Robert, Fulton, John, Fitch, James, Rumsey, Clermont, Steamboat) Cat No. 1330.
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22.50
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Flexner, James Thomas.
Steamboats Come True, American Inventors in Action
Boston, Little Brown & Company,
1978, Hard Cover,
Condition: Fine/Near Fine, In an era ofthe American Revolution the invention of the Steamboat was the most climatic of all others. Since the discovery of the wheel and sail, the steamboat was the first mechanism to fundamentally alter the concept of motion through space. Historian Flexner, uncovers the intriguing evidence of "simulaneous invention" of the steamboat by men separated in time an place yet sharing a common vision. Individuals on European as well as American shores, projected or actually built steamboats that had navigated the waterways for years before the "invention" history has attributed to Robert Fulton. Twenty nine illustrations, plus frontispiece. Illustrated map end papers. Blue cloth boards & spine, silver and gilt lettering and illustration to boards. DJ not price clipped, tan, illustrated, blue lettering, mild browning of spine. All else clean, no writing, tighlty bound. A classic first published in 1944. tall 8 vo, 406 pages
(Steamboats, Steamships, History, Of, The Steamboat, Robert, Fulton, John, Fitch, James, Rumsey, Clermont, Steamboat) Cat No. 1330.
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22.50
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Flexner, James Thomas.
Steamboats Come True, American Inventors in Action
Boston, Little Brown & Company,
1978, Hard Cover,
Condition: Fine/Near Fine, In an era ofthe American Revolution the invention of the Steamboat was the most climatic of all others. Since the discovery of the wheel and sail, the steamboat was the first mechanism to fundamentally alter the concept of motion through space. Historian Flexner, uncovers the intriguing evidence of "simulaneous invention" of the steamboat by men separated in time an place yet sharing a common vision. Individuals on European as well as American shores, projected or actually built steamboats that had navigated the waterways for years before the "invention" history has attributed to Robert Fulton. Twenty nine illustrations, plus frontispiece. Illustrated map end papers. Blue cloth boards & spine, silver and gilt lettering and illustration to boards. DJ not price clipped, tan, illustrated, blue lettering, mild browning of spine. All else clean, no writing, tighlty bound. A classic first published in 1944. tall 8 vo, 406 pages
(Steamboats, Steamships, History, Of, The Steamboat, Robert, Fulton, John, Fitch, James, Rumsey, Clermont, Steamboat) Cat No. 1330.
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22.50
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Banks, Eleanora.
Putnam's Correspondence Handbook; a Work of Reference Designed to Promote Efficiency in Business Correspondence
New York, G.p. Putnam's Sons,
1919, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, A complete handbook of the etiquette of business writing; including rules governing formation of plurals, Riders, time saving expedients, modles, court documents, law terms, Latin words and phrases. Blue cloth boards and spine. Mild wear, rubbing of spine edges, gilt decoration to front. No writing or inscriptions. Clean, solidly bound 12 mo, 259 pages
(Vintage, Lettering, Writing, Books, Old, Lettering, Writing, Books, G, P, Putnam, Writing, Correspondence, Composition, English, Language, Latin, Words, And Phrases, Vintage, Office, Books, Business, Handbooks, Grammar, Business, Letters, Vintage, Business, Books, Putnam, S, Correspondence, Handbook, Etiquette, Of, Letter, Writing) Cat No. 1331.
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15.00
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Banks, Eleanora.
Putnam's Correspondence Handbook; a Work of Reference Designed to Promote Efficiency in Business Correspondence
New York, G.p. Putnam's Sons,
1919, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, A complete handbook of the etiquette of business writing; including rules governing formation of plurals, Riders, time saving expedients, modles, court documents, law terms, Latin words and phrases. Blue cloth boards and spine. Mild wear, rubbing of spine edges, gilt decoration to front. No writing or inscriptions. Clean, solidly bound 12 mo, 259 pages
(Vintage, Lettering, Writing, Books, Old, Lettering, Writing, Books, G, P, Putnam, Writing, Correspondence, Composition, English, Language, Latin, Words, And Phrases, Vintage, Office, Books, Business, Handbooks, Grammar, Business, Letters, Vintage, Business, Books, Putnam, S, Correspondence, Handbook, Etiquette, Of, Letter, Writing) Cat No. 1331.
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