Beau Voyage: Life Aboard the Last Great Ships Tapa dura - 1981

Bracken Books, London, 1981. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Light wear to dust-jacket on spine, clean firm covers with gilt lettering on the spine, sound binding, clean pages and end-papers. Contains many black and white illustrations. Undated by publisher. Copyright date only. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2kg. ISBN: 1851701346. ISBN/EAN: 9781851701346. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 75518031020. For international tracking please select Priority shipping service.. 9781851701346 This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations..

London: Bracken Books, 1981. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 271 pages. 1.7Kg. Black cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w with a repaired tear to top and toe of spine, in clear removable wrap. Illustrated with 331 b/w photographs. Owing to the weight, extra shipping will be required..

London: Bracken Books. Very Good/Very Good. 1981. Hard Cover. 4to 1851701346 No extra postage will be asked for within the UK. Dust jacket complete. Black cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. Small bump. No ownership inscription. Illustrated with 331 b/w photographs including a gallery of notable ships. 271 pages clean and tight. The great transatlantic ocean liners of the twentieth century-the Normandie, the Queen Mary, the United States among them-combined the opulence of the Gilded Age with the sleekness and power of modern mechanical genius. The focus of patriotic fervor and almost ridiculously intense competition, they became expressions of the cultural and industrial resources of the nations they represented. Around them evolved an international style of grand luxe: restless mobility and pampered leisure, extravagant whimsy and innovative contrivance. These streamlined pleasure palaces embodied the aspirations, the achievements, and the follies of an entire era.… Leer más