This 472 page, hardback book was written by N R P Bonsor and published by David & Charles in 1975.
It is the first volume of such a comprehensive history of the passenger lines and liners on transatlantic routes to have been published.
The book contains scale drawings of ships by J H Isherwood as well as ship histories listed towards the end of the volume.
Chronologically this volume works from 1816 to 1856; (chapters 1-55).
The book is preowned but in very good condition.