Oars, sails, and steam : a picture book of ships

Date:

[1952]

Author:

Tunis, Edwin, 1897-1973, author.

Collecting Area:

Mathes Childrens Literature

Call Number:

YH T9255 O37 1952 LOCAL

Oversized:

*

Publisher:

The World Publishing Company

Abstract:

Traces the building of boats, from the first dugout to the latest submarines and steamships, describing new principles incorporated into the vessels to improve navigation and safety.

Physical Description:

78 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

Notes:

Special Collections' copy has dust jacket. LOCAL

Curator Notes:

World, c 1952, with dust jacket, inscribed 1974 [1970's printing ? ('W') ]; spine titles and front cover titles and vignette stamped in gold on blue cloth

Subjects:

Ships Juvenile literature, Shipbuilding History, Ships, Ships, Bildband gnd, and Schiffbau gnd

Genres/Forms:

Literature, Juvenile works, and Picture books

Chronological Terms:

Geschichte Anfänge-1951. swd