{"product_id":"the-great-iron-ship-by-james-dugan-1953-1st-edition","title":"THE GREAT IRON SHIP by James Dugan 1953 1st edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE GREAT IRON SHIP\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eby James Dugan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: The Non-Fiction Book Club, undated\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 145 w x 220 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 224\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2503\/0365\/K575\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nA delightful account of the terribly unfortunate steamship Great Eastern - Isambard Kingdom Brunel's final and perhaps fatal adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by J. Scott Russell \u0026amp; Co. at Millwall on the River Thames, London. She was by far the largest ship ever built at the time of her 1858 launch, and had the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers from England to Australia without refuelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrunel knew her affectionately as the \"Great Babe\". He died in 1859 shortly after her ill-fated maiden voyage, during which she was damaged by an explosion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with light wear on dust jacket and marks on end papers and foxing on pages edges. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452005794084,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/2195167616.jpg?v=1784055977","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-great-iron-ship-by-james-dugan-1953-1st-edition","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}