by Arthur B. Cassidy
New York, Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 1898.
14 page article from the Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, + plates.
good clean condition in a plastic spine binder. neat library stamp to foot of plates.
an interesting article on the U.S. Navy's small boats at the end of the 19th century - steam cutters, launches, cutters, barges, whale-boats, dinghies.
Notable for the series of 38 plates of photos and folding plans