Steamboats from Maiden Voyage Booksellers

Duxbury, MA: Seamaster Boats, Inc, 1983. Paperback. Very Good +. 48 pp; story of the walking beam engines that powered the steamboats of America from the early nineteenth century to well into the twentieth; profusely illustrated with highly detailed line drawings of the engines and the vessels they powered; in b & w photo wraps; has small, closed… Read more about this item

Providence, RI: The Steamboat Historical S1983ociety of America, Inc, 1983. Paperback. Very Good +. 70 pp; reprint of material written in two successive isues of The American Neptune in 1947 covering a unique segment of steamboat navigation in the United States, highly detailed text, with line drawing illustratons, and 17 b & w plates. Number 1 of Reprints… Read more about this item

Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 235 pp; superb collection of 100's of b & w photos depicting the steamboats that plied the Columbia River and other great waterways of the Pacific Northwest; along with extensive historical text; end paper maps; has name and address stamp of former owner on half-title… Read more about this item

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1997. Paperback. Fine. 235 pp; superb collection of 100's of b & w photos depicting the steamboats that plied the Columbia River and other great waterways of the Pacific Northwest; along with extensive historical text; Reprint of work originally published in 1973; in b & w photo wraps.

Centreville, MD: Tidewater Publishers, 1965. Hardcover. As New/very good +. 211 pp; fascinating overview of Chesapeake Bay as seen through the eyes of over fifty true experiences; profusley illustrated with superb b & w photos from the authors personal collection; dj has small closed tear of approximately 1/4" to top edge of front panel.

Suffolk, UK: Terence Dalton Limited, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 106 pp; covers the history and development of the steam picket boat, the weapons and armaments, the spar and Whitehead topedoes, various drills and general fleet duties; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; dj has heavy scuff mark to top right corner of rear panel.

Ashford, UK: Steam Boat Association of Great Britain, 1988. Paperback. Near Fine. unpaginated; an illustrated register of surviving steam vessels in the British Isles at time of writing; each vessel listed has a b & w photo opposite statistical details; which include type, owner, home water, hull, engine, boiler, prop, history etc. Vessels are presented in alphabetical order.… Read more about this item

London, UK: Conway Maritime Press, 1988. Hardcover. As New/fine. 192 pp; comprehensive description of all the hundred or so operating steam ships, some two hundred conversions, and a number of statically preserved vessels; ships are listed ship by ship and country by country; with details of passager profiles, routes and areas of operation of each; profusely illustrated with… Read more about this item

Westwood, NJ: Lind Publications, 1983. Hardcover. As New/very good +. 334 pp; thorough history of the Hudson River; profusely illustrated with superb b & w photos, maps, drawings, etc.

Cayuga Creek Historical Press, 1986. Paperback. Near Fine. 138 pp; pictorial directory of where the remainiing steamboats of North America can be seen as of time of writing; with great photos and extrensive details of each, profusely illustrated with b & w photos; ful-color photos on inside covers, front and rear; in full-color photo wraps.

Portland, ME: The Bond wheelwright Company, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. 203 p; fine overview of steamboats and sailing ships that plied the coast of Maine; with 88 b & w photos and illustrations; along with highly infomative text; boards slightly faded on spine; lower corners slightly bumped; lacks dj.

London: Charles Griffin & Compan Limited, 1958. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 149 pp; well-written reference work on the development of the steamboat from an enginering perspective; 11 pp b & w photos and technical drawings; has name and address stamp of former owner on ffep; dj is very slightly rubbed 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Staten Island, NY: The Steamship Historical Society of America, 1971. Hardcover. As New/fine. 142 pp; comprehensive history of steamboats on this Ohio river; profusely illustrated with period b & w photos; list of steamboats on the river between 1824-1913; includes the separate, 20 pp; staple-bound Explanatory Note from author and index of vessels.

Upper Montclair, NJ: H. Kneeland Whiting, 1974. Paperback. Near Fine. Stanton, Samuel Ward. 40 pp; staple-bound booklet; fine collection of reproduction, pen and ink drawings of steamboats that plied the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in the 1800's; each full-page drawing has a brief caption below it; in illustrated wraps; has name and address stamp of former owner on… Read more about this item

Upper Montclair, NJ: H. Kneeland Whiting, 1968. Paperback. Fine. Stanton, Samuel Ward. 48 pp; staple-bound boolklet; fine collection of reproduction pen and ink drawings covering vessels during the 1800's that plied New York Harbor, and the Hudson River; each full-page drawing has brief caption below it; in illustrated wraps; has name and address stamp of former owner on… Read more about this item

Upper Montclair, NJ: H. Kneeland Whiting, 1968. Paperback. Fine. Stanton, Samuel Ward. 48 pp; staple-bound booklet; fine collection of reproduction, pen and ink drawings of early steam vessels on Long Island sound and Narragansett Bay; each vessel listed has full-page drawing with brief underlying captions; this copy is from the 1968 Revised Edition of work originally published in… Read more about this item

Erin, Ontario: The Boston Mills Press, 1983. Hardcover. As New/fine. 304 pp; a well-written history of steam navigation in the districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound covering the years 1866-1905; profusely illustrated with superb b & w photos; 4 pages of maps; minor chip to dj at head of spine; has original price sticker on top of inside… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 256 pp; well-writen overview; with 100's of superb b & w photos; end paper maps; has name and address stamp of former owner; dj has minor wear and rubbing to edges; and minor browning to reverse; else VG+/VG+.

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd, 1973. Paperback. Very Good +. 68 pp; staple-bound booklet of fine history of the ships of the company; profusely illustrated with fine b & w photos; fleet lists, maps of routes, etc. This copy is form the Third Edition of work originally publilshed in 1962; in color illustrated wraps; slight wear to… Read more about this item

Seattle: Alderbook Publishing Company, 1972. Paperback. Very Good +. 66 pp; fine historical overview of the steamboats of Elliot Bay (WA), profusely illustrated with b & w photos; has name of previous owner and date of 1982 written on front end papers; covers show some scuffing; in b & w photo wraps.