Old Books, 19th Century Books, Nautical Books, U. Short video captures condition much better than photos. Published 1853, New York by Charles B. Lithographed plates by Sarony & Major, NY. Portrait of Charles Stuart, Civil Engineer and fine profile view of U. Ormsby (bank note engraver). Rebound in the past perhaps mid-20th century? In sturdy plain cloth binding, gilt title lettering, all edges gilt. Book is not new or in “new” condition. Binding gently age worn, remains overall sound and sturdy. Text block paper is gently toned, light to moderate scattered age spotting throughout, internally still well preserved, tight, sound. Contents display a pleasing and unique age patina and are in nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. Please review photos for more detail and our best attempt to convey how this wonderful nautical plate book relating to steamships survives. A very nice mid-19th century book, fairly rare on the market in any condition. 13 3/8″ H x 10 1/2″ W. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “oldmapsoldbooks” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide., Denmark, Switzerland, New Zealand, Chile, China, Republic of Croatia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Cyprus, Australia, Austria, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Bulgaria, Poland, Macau, Czech Republic, Norway, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Greece, Romania, Mexico, Ireland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Japan, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Thailand, Bahrain, Hungary, Sweden, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Belgium, Kuwait, Finland, Luxembourg, South Korea, France, Germany, Latvia, Italy, South Africa.