The Old Steam Navy (2 volumes)

Canney, D.L.: 1990 USA, hardcover with dust jacket, 204 and 162 pages, illustrated. A detailed account of the transition to steam power and the introduction of iron warships in the 19th-century U.S. Navy, covering the design, construction, and performance of around 150 vessels. The book also explores the policies behind the development of these "sailing steamships," along with their full careers and ultimate fates. ISBN 9780870210044 and 9780870215865. In very good condition. Because of weight no sending outside Europe or actual costs)