This hardback, 186 page book book with dust jacket was written by Arnold Kludas, and translated into English Keith P Lewis and published by Patrick Stephens Ltd in 1992.
The book is in very good condition.
This book encompassing individual illustrated biographies of the world's vessels, presents all ships measured to respective gross tonnages exceeding 10,000 in existence in late 1991.
The biographies are well illustrated with black/white photographs.