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Verlag: GALE SABIN AMERICANA, 2012
ISBN 10: 1275773443ISBN 13: 9781275773448
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New.
Verlag: SWING, 2015
ISBN 10: 1296918513ISBN 13: 9781296918514
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New.
Verlag: WENTWORTH PR, 2019
ISBN 10: 0469013680ISBN 13: 9780469013681
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Gebunden. Zustand: New.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1850
Anbieter: Muir Books -Robert Muir Old & Rare Books - ANZAAB/ILAB, PERTH, WA, Australien
Octavo, beautifully rebound in quarter leather with marbled boards, pp ii, 26, plus b&w plate illustrating steamboats (Rumsey's, Fitch's, Fulton's designs). Near-fine condition. 1850 reprint of the 1788 original.
Verlag: Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph James, Chestnut-Street, 1788., 1788
Anbieter: Nigel Phillips ABA ILAB, Chilbolton, Vereinigtes Königreich
8vo, 1 leaf, pp. 3?26. Small (2 cm.) hole in gutter, pp. 7?14 spotted. Modern quarter morocco. Bookplate (on the inside back cover) of Mario e Fiametta Witt, whose collection of unusual and interesting maritime books was sold in 1996. FIRST EDITION (but see below), first impression with uncorrected title, of this incunable of steam navigation. During the 1780s James Rumsey and John Fitch each invented a steam-powered boat, Rumsey?s propelled by jets of water through the stern and Fitch?s by paddles. Fitch obtained a privilege for the manufacture of steam vessels, but Rumsey claimed priority for his steamboat, patented in 1791. These two vessels were the first successful steamboats in America. Although neither was financially successful, Fitch went on to inaugurate the first commercial steamboat service, on the Delaware River in 1790, which was, however, rather short-lived. Rumsey and Fitch never put aside their differences, but through their bitter rivalry they helped to bring an end to the patchwork state patent system, which was replaced by the first federal patent act in 1790. The Short Treatise includes a chronology of events, an explanation of the technical operation of the vessel, and affidavits. According to the ?Advertisement? on the verso of the title, Rumsey states that this paper is reprinted with corrections and additions from ?a pamphlet published in Virginia?, of which ?a few copies were then thought sufficient? However, neither Sabin nor ESTC records that pamphlet. Norman, citing NUC, states that it was reprinted from Rumsey?s A plan wherein the power of steam is fully shewn (Philadelphia, 1788), but that is not recorded by ESTC either. Rink suggests that an edition was printed at Richmond. Rink, Technical Americana, 2925. Norman Catalogue 185 (issue with corrected title). Not in ESTC; the present copy has ?cheap? spelled correctly, and ??grist or saw mills. And for watering meadows and other agricultural purposes? at the end of the title, whereas ESTC 006431254, citing a single copy (NYPL) with the uncorrected title, has ?chep? and ?grist-mills, saw-mills, &c. and for watering meadows and other purposes of agriculture.?.
Verlag: Caspe Research, London, 1995
ISBN 10: 1898845034ISBN 13: 9781898845034
Anbieter: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, Vereinigtes Königreich
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paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Library sticker on spine and title page. Stamp to title page. Government Library Reference.
Verlag: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR, 2008
ISBN 10: 1601076193ISBN 13: 9781601076199
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
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Zustand: New.
Verlag: Taylor & Francis 2016-05-17, New York, 2016
ISBN 10: 1138978272ISBN 13: 9781138978270
Anbieter: Blackwell's, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
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paperback. Zustand: New. Language: ENG.