The Modern Practice of Shipbuilding in Iron and Steel, Collins' Advanced Science Series, Vol. I-Text, and Vol. II-Plates

London and Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Company, 1886. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. SIGNED by the author and inscribed to James Reid, "Oct. 1886", possibly Sir James Reid, 1st Baronet and physician to three monarchs.
First edition. Vol. I: 8vo; 233pp +[1] [5pp publisher's ads]; gilt-stamped vignette and title to navy cloth, black stamped border; yellow glazed endpapers; author's inscription and signature to verso ffep along with other ownership in ink; colophon to title page; ownership in ink to verso title page; light wear to board edges, acid burn with offset of signatures to title page, light soiling to rear eps; very good. Vol. II: 4to; numbered plates to XXXIII plus 2 additional plates, printed one side only; gilt-stamped vignette and title to navy cloth, black stamped border; yellow glazed endpapers; light shelf-wear to boards; author's inscription and signature to verso ffep along with other ownership in ink; colophon to title page; ownership in ink to verso title page; near fine. Located in 7 WorldCat libraries, 4 in the U.S. Scarce in the marketplace, this two volume set describes in detail the many processes involved in steel ship building. The plates in Volume II are detailed drawings of the anatomy of a ship, and the final plate shows the ship rigged and with full sail.