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The naval dry docks of the United States. / By Charles B. Stuart, Engineer-in-Chief of the United States Navy. ; Illustrated with twenty-four fine engravings on steel.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stuart, Charles B. (Charles Beebe), 1814-1881.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New York Naval Shipyard.
- Dry docks--United States.
- Dry docks.
- Dry docks--New York (State).
- New York (State).
- United States.
- Genre:
- Leather bindings (Binding)
- Pictorial bindings (Binding) -- 1852.
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages, 113, 83 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 14 unnumbered pages, 24 leaves of plates : illustrations (metal cuts), plans (metal cuts) ; 34 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Stuart's naval dry docks of the United States
- Place of Publication:
- New York, : Charles B. Norton, Irving House ; London: : John Weale, 59 High Holborn., M.DCCC.LII. [1852]
- Contents:
- Pt. I. Granite dry docks
- Pt. II. Floating dry docks.
- Notes:
- Cover title: Stuart's naval dry docks of the United States.
- Publisher's advertising matter: [14] p. at end.
- 24 engraved plates are accompanied by tissue paper guardsheet; signed: "A. Plinta, C.E., eng'd. by W.L. Ormsby."
- "Baker, Godwin & Co., printer, corner of Nassau and Spruce Streets, New York"--T.p. verso.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of Robert L. Raley/Carpenters' Company Collection.
- Athenaeum copy: Publisher's binding is in full black morocco with gilt edges and elaborate gilt stamping on spine; gilt fillet and gilt title lettering on spine and covers.
- Cited in:
- Sabin, 93148
- OCLC:
- 81545704
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