About this title: Since the mid-1850s when coal-fired, reciprocating-engined steamboats were first heralded as a swift and reliable method of freight transportation, these majestic vessels have criss-crossed the Great Lakes transporting everything from coal to iron ore and cement. Until the advent of the diesel locomotive engine, the speed and efficiency of the lake freighters was unchallenged. Today, however, the massive fleet has been reduced to a handful, and soon may be extinct. From freighters in motion and intricate machinery in the engine room, to the men who operate and maintain the vessels, these ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1992-09
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Very Good. Exact ISBN/title listed. EX-LIBRARY in beautiful condition with minor wear overall. Mylar-covered DJ shows scuffs/scratches to mylar. Pages are lightly aged at edges. NO writing, folds, or tears. Light wear/marks to closed edges. Tight binding. Usual library markings + cancelled marks. Fantastic collection of images! read more
Edition: 1st Print
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Very good+ hardcover in very good dustjacket, minor scratches on dust jacket, no markings, AU905023. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: W.W. Norton, New York
Date Published: (1992)
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Many Photographs. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Quarto, This oversize item may require extra shipping for priority and international orders. read more
Edition: 1st ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Norton, New York
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Book: Very Good. DJ: Very Good. 4to. 155 pp. 9 7/8 x 11 1/4. Black cloth covered boards, stamped in silver on spine. Glossy white dj. Very light wear. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company;, N. Y. :
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 0393033481. 155 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Full black cloth, stunning b/w photos by author.; No discernable wear. read more
Description: Good. A Good copy with a Remainder Mark and wear to the extremities. There is a small tear on the dust jacket and chipping to the edges. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co., N.Y. /London
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. A documentary narrative of the Great Lakes steamers illustrated with a gallery of beautiful photographs....Book and dustjacket in Fine condition. Bk. --tight, clean, no wear, no marks, almost "unread"; dj. --no wear, no chips, no tears, no soil, unclipped. 155 pp., illustrated with b&w photos. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Norton
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Hardback. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dustjacket. Tight Bright Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book. As New Copy. ISBN 0-393-03348-1. Copy Two. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Norton
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: ISBN: 0-393-03348-1. Hardback. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dustjacket. Tight Bright Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book. As New Copy. Copy One. read more
Description: Very good ++ 1st edition, 1st printing (full number line) hardcover with DJ. Very light wear to edges of book and DJ. Pages are clean with no marks or writing. Not price clipped. Not remaindered. Not ex-library. Not book club. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, New York
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Good in Very Good jacket. Folio-10" x 11" [Phtg]. 155 pp. Hardcover, bound in boards with dustjacket. Moderate shelf-wear, the margins discolored. Inscribed and signed by the author. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Photogrpahy, Archi
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First Edition. NF/NF. Hardcover, black cloth with silver gilt titles, DJ, 160 pp, b&w photos, quarto, light edgewear, else a clean and crisp copy. read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Norton, NY
Date Published: 1992
Description: Near fine, remainder mark bottom edge, dust jacket light wear, very good-. Square 4to. 155 pp. Numerous black and white photos. Black cloth. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, New York City, NY
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 155 pages. As New in As New Dust Jacket. Collection of photographs on subject. One of the most important and most beautiful photography books of the last decade of the 20th century. The first and only edition. An austerely elegant production by David Plowden and Hugh O'Neill: Oversize-volume format. Handsome black silk cloth boards with silver titles embossed on spine, as issued. Photographs and text by David Plowden. Printed on thick glossy stock paper ... read more
Edition: 1st Edition, 1st Printing
Binding: Large Hardback, Photos
Publisher: W W Norton
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0393033481. A small minor cut, else Fine. Remainder dot at bottom edge. NO names or other markings.; 510571; 153 Pages. 4to. read more
Description: Like New. W W Norton & Co. Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1992. Cloth. Square 4to. Book is As New. D-j is As New. Profusely illustrated, b&w. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Still in shrink wrap. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Large HB
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: Illustrated by plowden photography. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket. 0393033481. DJ. Not price clipped (50.00) 1st edition, 1st printing with no markings. Not remaindered. No names.; 153 pages; Scrape at rear of DJ where sticker was removed, else VF. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc/Winterthur, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780393033489ISBN:0393033481
Description: As New in As New jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition in the sealed publisher's shrink wrap as issued. read more
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