Buy this book on-line HUTCHING,DAVID F: : PRIDE of the NORTH ATLANTIC: A Maritime Trilogy - featuring Queen Mary - Queen Elizabeth - QE2UK.SETTLE,N. YORKSHIRE.WATERFRONT/KINGFISHER PRODUCTIONS,2003. ISBN 0946184658.
UK,Qrto HB+dw/j,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.
Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,
colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with yellow,blue and white lettering to front panel; with negligible shelf-wear andr creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.
Some inevitable but light,superficial scoring and minimal indentations - all without penetration or affecting the bds beneath.Top+fore-edges exceptionally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,
clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale blue eps.UK,Qrto HB+
dw/dj,1st edn,2-320pp [paginated] includes subscribers' list,ship's (RMS Queen Mary) colour photographic frntis with author's introduction,dedication and main index on same page - to it's reverse,3 individual written histories comprising of 9 (Queen Mary),13 (Queen Elizabeth) and 24 (QE2) chapters respectively,and each history with profuse b/w (majority) and colour photographs,a biblio and acknowledgements,
plus [unpaginated] title page.
Published to co-incide with the entry into service of Cunard's newest liner - the Queen Mary 2 (QM2).The author has written three individual histories of Cunard's previous 'Queen' liners - these are now incorporated,with many new photographs,in this casebound ediion.The
three great Cunarders were all built on Clydebank at the now closed (then 20030 John Brown shipyard.David Hutchings has been fortunate in locating many new photographs of the ships,including views of 'Queen Mary' sailing from the Clyde and arriving for the first time in Southampton in 1936.Many chapters are devoted to each liner and the period in service detailing their original plans for construction; life at sea; memories of the crew and in the case of the 'Queen Mary' and 'Queen Elizabeth',their rundown and taking out of service.
Published to co-incide with the launch into sevice of Cunard's latest liner,the 'QM2',so the volume is a reflection on some of the greatest liners ever to sail the North Atlantic.
A collation of three ship biographies (two of which are out of print and widely sought after) brought together into one volume,with much additional material.
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