The Heyday of Sail, the Merchant Sailing Ship 1650-1830 [with] Sail's Last Century; the Merchant Sailing Ship 1830-1930 by Gardiner, Robert. (editor)

Chartwell Books, 2000. 175pp, index, large format, Conway's History of the ship, book and jacket are in excellent, near new condition. Hard Cover. As New/As New.

E-338: Chartwell Books. Very Good. 2000. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 1996. 175 pgs. Illustrated with color & black and white photos. Conway's History of the Ship. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A period that is commonly presented as a long, drawn out battle between sail and steam, this volume - the sixth in an ambitious series - sets out to prove that this was not the case and that shipowners, far from seeing the two types as irreconcilable rivals, invested in one or the other according to the usual commercial evaluation of potential risks and rewards. EB; 10 X 0.5 X 11.75 inches; 176 pages .

A very nice copy of this large book. Minor wear to the dust jacket. No tears. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. There are 175 pages. A previous owner has made some interesting note inside the back cover.This volume includes:IntroductionMerchant Shipping of the British EmpireSeagoing Ships of the NetherlandsThe Ships of Scandinavia and The BalticMediterranean Ships and ShippingEuropean Inland Sailing CraftYachts and Pleasure CraftShipping Economics and TradeSeamen and Merchant Service 1650-1830BibliographyGlosseryIndex