Steam Coffin : Captain Moses Rogers and the Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier (Signed and inscribed) (Includes author's letter)

Prelims plus 726pp, with several sections of plate illustrations. A signed letter from the author, which discussed his approach to writing and researching the book, loosely laid in. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page, 'To History, best wishes, John L Busch'. In black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Maps on endpapers. In as new condition throughout. Painstakingly researched work in which Busch scours archives and libraries around the world to uncover a plethora of never-before-published material and tell the story of the first ocean crossing by a steamship in remarkable detail. Heavy, unread hardback in an unclipped d/w. SIGNED by the author to the title page in blue ink with the inscription ''To History, Best Wishes - John L. Busch''. 726 pages including index.