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Distinguished Liners from The Shipbuilder 1906-1914 (2 volumes) SIGNED

Door M.D. Warren

Categorie	Schepen & Scheepvaart
Boeknummer	#353496-WA36
Titel	Distinguished Liners from The Shipbuilder 1906-1914 (2 volumes) SIGNED
Auteur	Warren, M.D. (editor)
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	New York : Blue Riband
Jaar van uitgave	1995
ISBN10	0964815303
ISBN13	9780964815308
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	2 original gilt lettered green cloths, dust jackets, 1995-1997, numerous (foldable) plates, illustrations, including photographs (a few in colour), 223,(5)+304,(10) pages, small 4to. Facsimile reprint of selected articles from the quarterly magazine "The Shipbuilder". Both volumes with autograph signed dedication by the editor on title page.
Samenvatting	To maritime enthusiasts, collectors, engineers, architects and historians, the name 'The Shipbuilder' is pure magic. Founded in 1906, it chronicled in great detail the building, launch and outfitting of the latest ships, providing a vivid and sometimes the only existing record for future generations. Mark D. Warren, noted maritime author and historian, carefully reviewed and edited thousands of pages in order to create this first composite volume in the "Distinguished Liner" series comprising 'the best of The Shipbuilder.' For the book, Warren selected 41 vessels, including such famous ships as the Rotterdamn, France, Cameronia, Adriatic, Laurentic, Empress of Russia, and Empress of Ireland, as well as Lusitania and Titanic. He then imported or repositioned 220 blocks of te... (Lees verder)xt, photos and advertisements to present this rare glimpse of the construction, size and furnishing of these remarkable liners. This volume also includes an 1) introduction outlining the subsequent history of these great ships, which is particularly important since 15 of the vessels did not survive the 'Great War,' six were lost in World War II and three were lost in major peacetime disasters. 2) 22 additional folding blueprint plans 3) 41 diagrams including transverse cutaways and engine room plans 4) 4 additional color plates along with a fifth color plate, and two-color folding 'Titanic' advertisements 5) 63 rare original advertisements totalling more than 37 pages that, illustrated with 18 engravings and more than 40 photographs, include 24 of the 'Lusitania' and 'Mauretania', and 24 of the 'Olympic' and 'Titanic.' 6) Two facsimile perforated tissue subscription forms.
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Conditie	Goed
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