(Contents: The Development of the Ship – Theory of the Design of Ships – The Building of Ships – Boilers and Condensers – Marine Piston-Propelling Engines – Steam Turbines – Shafting and Steering Gears – Motor-Driven Boats – Special Ships for the Petroleum – Meta-Carrying Ships – Ice-Breakers and Train-Ferries – Cable-Laying Ships – Canals – Dredging – Marine Surveying etc.* London zj. (ca. 1913) Vol. I: 384p. Vol. II: 352p. Many Fig. Ln.