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1856 · 839j1923 — London: George Philip & Son. Poor with No dust jacket as issued. 1856. New Edition. Hardcover. "This work was initially published in 1850 in twelve monthly instalments. Dr. Larrie Ferreiro wrote 'It was the first American book to extensively treat both the practical and theoretical aspects of ship design and construction.' John W. Griffiths 1809 - 1882 was an American naval architect who was influential in his design of clipper ships and his books on ship design and construction. He also designed steamships and war vessels and patented many inventions. Maritime historian William H. Thiesen wrote 'Of all the nineteenth-century American shipbuilders John W. Griffiths did more than any other builder to champion American shipbuilding methods. An experimenter an advocate for formal ship-design education and a working intellectual Griffiths proved to be most remarkable of America’s nineteenth-century shipbuilders.” - Wikipedia. 196 3 pages followed by a thick unpaginated compilation of illustrations/graphs of engineering data constituting over 50% of the thickness of the contents. Original gilt-lettered and embossed boards detached but present. Lacking backstrip. Heavy wear and staining particularly to bottom edge of first quarter of the book. Not pretty but an uncommon surviving example of this impressive and historic treatise. 12.6 x 9.8 inches. 4lb. ; Folio . George Philip & Son hardcover