Item #390291 The steam collier fleets. Jim A. MacRae.

The steam collier fleets

1990, 1st edition. Wolverhampton : Waine Research. Fine faux leather copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #390291
ISBN: 0905184122

Physical description: 226 p. : ill. (some col.), plans ; 30 cm. Notes: Includes index. Contents: Pioneer steam colliers -- New harbours & fleets on the East Coast -- Rise of the Southern collier fleets -- South Wales coal & the Bristol Channel -- Irish Sea colliers -- The East Coast of Scotland -- East Coast colliers -- Southern fleets betwen the wars -- Utilities, flatirons & war again -- Nationalisation. Subjects: Steamboat lines Great Britain History; Coal-carrying vessels History; Shipping; Ships; Great Britain.

Price: €65.00

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