Ocean Liners (24 results)

8vo. 6 x 9 in. [4 pp. (unpaginated).], printed in yellow & black. Track chart for the May-June, 1937 voyage No. 45. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers, stylized Art Deco cover art of Mt. Fuji in gilt on blue field, w/ seagulls above (minor shelfwear), still VG copy, from the library of Archibald Angus MacDonald (1892-1977), stepson of famed southern California oil man, William F. Byrne, as well as oil company, and drilling equipment owner and manager of MacDonald & Burns Oil Producers. First edition, thus of this nicely illustrated travel brochure for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Ocean Liner M.S. Asama Maru, sailing from Yokahama May 20, 1937, and reaching San Francisco June 2, 1937. The Asama Maru, was one of the three premier N.Y.K. line sister ships, completed originally in Sept., 1929, and following this voyage in 1937, would run aground near Hong Kong during a Typhoon.

4to. 8 x 9 in. which opens into [16 pp (unpaginated).] oblong folio 16 x 9 in., colour deck plans throughout, photo illustrations of amenities, centerfold photo of RMS Carinthia, self-printed illustrated softcovers, w/ Art Deco cover art by Frederick J. Hoertz (1889-1978) and fold creases as issued (couple minor closed tears on first two leaves lower corner), w/ original Cunard White Star Ltd. mailing envelope addressed to Mr. Harold Berson, postmarked 1940, still G/VG copy from the library of Berson (1926-1986), avid world traveler, and noted children's book illustrator until his death. Revised edition of this rare original deck plans brochure for the RMS Carinthia II (1925). Launched in Feb., 1925. When built, RMS Carinthia II was the largest of the mid-sized Cunard ocean liners, and passenger capacity of 240 in First Class, 460 in Second Class, and 950 in Third Class, with a crew of 450. She featured glamorous First Class public venues such as the 2-story El Greco Smoke Room on A Deck, a First Class Lounge furnished to represent the period of King William of Orange, and the restaurant was especially grandiose. The included a number of comfortable Third Class facilities including comfortable dining room, and more. Converted in 1939 into an armed merchant cruiser, the HMS Carinthia she was torpedoes by U-46 in 1940, and sunk June 7, 1940. No copies located in Worldcat (Wolfsonian contains a few clippings & program guide).

12mo. 887, [1] pp. [Approx. 920 pp. including inserts, duplicate numbering, inserts]. With 22 colour inserts, plates, chromolithograph folding panoramas, chromolith pictorial maps, colour-printed inserted ads, numerous photo plates, plates, illustrated ads, street maps, maps. Pictorial red publisher's cloth, gilt, black & white lettering front cover, black advertising lettering spine & back cover (minor shelfwear, chipping & faint reinforcement to ffep., uniform interior toning as usual, slight offsetting to a couple of the chromolith inserts, ex-lib marking foot of spine, title), still G copy. Eighth edition of this detailed and nicely illustrated brochure for Hamburg-American Line ocean liner passengers, detailing hotels, restaurants, museums, and sights throughout Europe. Of particular interest are the beautifully printed chromolithograph inserts, including steamships down the Rhine on the Coln-Dusseldorfer steamships; colour insert & map for the Rhaetian Railway, Grisons, Switzerland, colour views traveling through Switzerland on the Montreux-Oberland Bernois railroad, and the Bucher-Durrer's Hotels folding panorama of seven lakes and peaks in the Swiss Alps.

8vo. 5.4 x 7.5 in. [4 pp. (unpaginated).] Track chart for the 1937 voyage on back cover. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers, Ukiyo-e woodblock print of one of "restful scene on the ancient Tokaido Highway" by Hiroshige (minor rubbing, slight creasing at lower corner, from the library of Archibald Angus MacDonald (1892-1977), stepson of famed southern California oil man, William F. Byrne, as well as oil company, and drilling equipment owner and manager of MacDonald & Burns Oil Producers. First edition, thus of this nicely illustrated souvenir menu for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Ocean Liner M.S. Asama Maru, during her voyage to Japan & China April, 1937. The Asama Maru, was one of the three premier N.Y.K. line sister ships, completed originally in Sept., 1929, and the menu dishes range from Supremem Chicken Halibut Sarah to the Japanese dish, Makunouchi & Osuimono [bento box]. Worldcat locates 1 copy (UCSD).

4to. 8 x 9 in. which opens into [12 pp (unpaginated).] oblong folio 16 x 9 in., deck plans throughout, self-printed illustrated softcovers, w/ panoramic artist's rendering of S.S. Mauretania on back cover, fold creases as issued, w/ original Cunard White Star Ltd. mailing envelope addressed to Mr. Harold Berson, postmarked 1939, NF/VG copy, from the library of Berson (1926-1986), avid world traveler, and noted children's book illustrator until his death. First edition of this exceedingly scarce original deck plans brochure for the RMS Mauretania (1939) issued 5 months before her launching in May, 1939, and then received her rudder fitting, and time trials, and by the August, 1939 making her debut cruise for Southampton, Le Havre, and New York, and then Bermuda. It would become the 12th largest, and 6th fastest liner in the World in 1939. Cabin Class was the highest grade and intended for 440 passengers, with Tourist Class at 450 passengers, and 3rd Class at 470, with a crew of between 780-803. Sadly after only 2 months in service, Nazi Germany attacked and invaded Poland, launching the Holocaust, and eventually she was requisitioned as a troop ship until 1946, and Cunard White Star announced in 1947 she would be returned in all her glory to service. No copies located in Worldcat (Wolfsonian contains a "temporary issue" cruise plan, & post-WWII deckplans).

4to. 7.25 x 8.5 in. [24 pp (unpaginated).], printed & illustrated in brown & black, numerous photo illustrations. With 1 colour map of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic; 1 large deckplan, sized 39.5 x 30 in. w/ photo illustrations, deckplans. Colour-illustrated softcovers, vivid Art Deco cover art of Norwegian fjord w/ initials F.B. repeated on back cover (minor dustsoiling, 1 small closed tear), still VG bright copy. First edition of this very scarce original brochure for cruises to Norway & Sweden by the RMSP Arcadian which would continue cruising until 1930. The RMSP Arcadian was originally built as the HMHS Asurias, turned Hospital Ship and torpedoed during World War I, and later as ammunition hulk before Royal Mail purchased her back and converted her into the Arcadian in 1923. Worldcat locates 1 copy (NYPL).

Folio. 10.75 x 13.25 in. [40 pp (unpaginated).], some colour-printed half-pages, 1 double-page folded centerfold on metallic gold paper, tipped-in photo plates, 3 large folding panoramic fold-out colour-photo plates. Textured cream-coloured softcovers, gilt metallic endpapers, illustrated in red, black & gilt front & back cover, yapp fore-edges, punch-sewn at spine w/ red ribbon (minor shelfwear, dustsoiling, couple closed tears, neatly repaired on verso), still a VG copy. First edition, thus of souvenir launch program for the famed ocean liner launched in 1938 as the sister ship to the Queen Mary, w/ printed note tipped-in dated Sept. 26, 1938, inidcating that the King was unable to attend, but that Queen Elizabeth and the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret attended. During World War II she served as a troopship and was determined to be fast enough to outrun any threat, and painted with wartime camouflage paint scheme, was repainted and returned to Cunard to operate in the transatlantic route, refitted with air conditioning. At the time due to her deep draft, and width she was denied access to many smaller ports, and passage through the narrow Panama Canal at the time. Sold off in 1967 due to increased operating costs, she was originally to serve as a casino in Fort Lauderdale, but maintenance costs overwhelmed her value, and was sold to a Chinese tycoon to become Seawise University in Hong Kong. She was sunk in 1972 due to a fire.

4to. 8 x 9 in. which opens into [20 pp (unpaginated).] oblong folio 16 x 9 in., colour deck plans throughout, photo illustrations of amenities, centerfold illustration of M.V. Georgic measuring 32 x 9 in., self-printed illustrated softcovers, w/ Art Deco cover art by Frederick J. Hoertz (1889-1978) w/ original Cunard White Star Ltd. mailing envelope addressed to Mr. Harold Berson, postmarked 1939, NF/VG copy, from the library of Berson (1926-1986), avid world traveler, and noted children's book illustrator until his death. Revised edition of this rare original deck plans brochure for the M.V. Georgic (1931) revised after the original printing in 1937. Launched in Nov., 1931, the M.V. Georgic was designed to be similar but larger than her sister ship the M.V. Britannic, and accommodated a total of 1542 passengers, 479 in the super glamorous Cabin Class, with the rest divided between Tourist Class and third Class. Her route was sailing from Liverpool, via Cobh and Boston to New York, and would remain on that route until early 1940. After the breakout of World War II, she evacuated British troops from the failed Norwegian Campaign, assisted in the June, 1940 evacuation from France, followed by her sinking by the Nazi's in 1941, and then salvage, refloating, and rebuilt as a troop ship, and would continue service until decommissioned, and broken in 1956. No copies located in Worldcat (Wolfsonian contains a "temporary issue" cruise plan, & post-WWII deckplans).

Tall 8vo. 7.2 x 9.5 in. 30, [2] pp., printed in black & gold. With photo illustrations throughout, gold borders, decorations, double-page centerfold pictorial map. Gold & black illustrated softcovers, Art Deco cover art depicting a Great White Fleet ship (minor rubbing, shelfwear, slight bumping to lower right corner), still a VG bright copy. First edition of this beautifully illustrated Art Deco brochure for the Great White Fleet which featured spacious white yacht-like steamships, offering dependable year-round service from New York, New Orleans and Boston to Havana & Santiago, Cuba; Kingston, Jamaica; Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone; Port Limon, Costa Rica; Cartagena, Puerto Colombia, and Santa Marta, Colombia; Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, and Honduras, and British Honduras.

Printed Wrappers, Stapled. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Although undated, we've posited 1926 as publication date based on the style of the cover and photographs. 8vo (measures 6 x 9.25 inches). Unpaginated [24 pp.] Promotional brochure intended for American travelers. Frontis. illustration. Substantially illustrated with black-and-white photography, mostly interior shots, along with a couple exterior views featuring passengers strolling on decks. Borders of photos are enhanced with line drawings. Bound in folded blue stock with three-color design printed on the front cover. Saddle-stapled, with staples oxidized at the centerfold with slight migration of rust. A well preserved copy. A superb brochure for one of the fabled ocean liners of the Jazz Age, the S.S. France of the French Line fleet operated by Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. She entered into service the week following the sinking of the Titanic. Following WWI, the France was "Weekly Express Service" between New York and England or France. Published in New York for discriminating Yank travelers, many of whom enjoyed transatlantic travel as an escape from Prohibition constricts, and indeed showed a club-like allegiance to The France. In somewhat breathless prose ("she isn't as big as the biggest, but neither is the Ritz . In speed she is one of the fastest liners on the Atlantic - and one of the most luxurious"), the swanky attributes of the ship are extolled, as well as the refined company one would keep among fellow passengers. Photos promote first class cabins, staterooms and suites, the grand salon, dining salon, smoking room, children's playroom, gymnasium and deck activity, including a tennis match. The cover is an exquisite exercise in restrained French styling, presenting an art-deco porthole vignette of the ship's red funnels. A charming publication, quite scarce: No copies were located by OCLC. Now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve with an acid-free backing. .

Printed Wrappers, Stapled. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Although undated, we've posited 1926 as publication date based on the styles of the cover and photographs, and the history of the ship. 8vo (measures 6 x 9.25 inches). Unpaginated [24 pp.] Promotional brochure intended for American travelers. Frontis. illustration. Substantially illustrated with black-and-white photography, mostly interior shots, along with a couple exterior views featuring passengers strolling on decks. Borders of photos are enhanced with line drawings. Bound in folded brown stock with two-color art-deco design printed on the front cover. Slight edge-wear, light dampstain spanning the gutter of all leaves and with slight abrasion, smaller than a US dime, at the top right corner of the cover. A well preserved copy. A superb art deco brochure for one of the fabled ocean liners of the Jazz Age, the S.S. Paris of the French Line fleet operated by Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. We suspect this brochure was produced prior to sinking after a 1929 fire; although refloated, activity was chastened by the Great Depression; promoting luxurious travel with lavish collateral was likely limited. However, in the mid- to late-'20s she was providing "Weekly Express Service" between New York and England or France. Published in New York for discriminating Yank travelers, many of whom enjoyed transatlantic travel as an escape from Prohibition constricts. In somewhat breathless prose ("how delightfully life is arranged on the Paris! You, Madame, may desire to entertain in the exclusive individuality of your own luxe suite . "), the swanky attributes of the ship are extolled, as well as the refined company one would keep among fellow passengers. Photos promote first class cabins, staterooms and suites, the grand salon, dining salon, smoking room, children's playroom, gymnasium and deck activity. The cover is an exquisite exercise in restrained art-deco styling, presenting a porthole glimpse of the ship set as a vignette within a single funnel, amid wispy smoke and rigging lines. A charming publication, quite scarce: No institutional copies are located by OCLC. Now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve with an acid-free backing. .

Oblong 4to. [48 pp (unpaginated).] With colour frontisp., numerous photo plates, decorative borders in green ink. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art of the Brandenburg Gate in gilt, blue, blue & gilt borders, globe logo at upper fore-edge (dustsoiling, shelfwear), still VG copy. First edition of this scarce ocean liner promotional brochure for the SS Berlin built by Bremer Vulkan and commissioned in Sept., 1925, making the North German Lloyd Run from Bremen - Southampton - Cherbourg - New York. She would make runs until chartered by the Nazi Party in 1939 as a Party Cruise Ship, and converted to Hospital Ship during World War II. These photographs show such amenities for first class passengers as spacious promenades, salons, writing room, library, nicely appointed staterooms, and exercise gym. The accommodations for 2nd & 3rd Class passengers were decidedly poorer. The ship was salvaged by the Soviet Union in 1949, and served as the Admiral Nakhimov, a cruise ship, transported soldiers to Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crises, was later rammed and sunk by the Soviet freighter Pyotr Vasev, and 423 of the 1234 on board perished.

Oblong 4to. 11.5 x 7.5 in. [46 pp (unpaginated).], on thick gray card stock, mounted on green linen hinges at gutter margin. With 56 silver gelatin & albumen photographs (3 hand-coloured), 1 RPPC, sized from 2.5 x 4.25 in. up to 6.75 x 9.75 in., several of the photos have descriptive text w/in the negative at lower margin, some w/ lettering in manuscript below the images; seating chart for dinner with the Viceroy, two ALS invitations on letterhead, dance card, menu, and clipping touting the attendees. Recent leather post-binder, lettering stamped on front cover (occasional fading to a few images, some albumen photos w/ wrinkling from being applied to boards, occasional edgewear, couple minor tears), still a VG exemplar; Nine albumen photos sized from 7 x 9.25 in. up to 8.5 x 11 in., uniformly mounted on 11 x 14 in. gray studio board, and 8 of the 9 w/ manuscript notes in bold hand on versos (minor edgewear, a few corners w/ minor wear), still a VG set of images. This intriguing souvenir album for a voyage on the SS Prinzess Irene through the Mediterranean and onto India and Singapore opens with photos on shipboard of the Rutherfords and Miss Weir with their small dog companion. They have incorporated three albumen photos of Naples, including a panoramic view of Naples, St. Martin's Charterhouse the Neapolitan Monastery, and Santa Lucia street. Additional views on shipboard as they sail to India, including a view of camels and desert dunes along the Suez Canal. Upon their arrival in Calcutta, India they are invited and attend a state diner with Sir Syed Hussain Ali Bahadur (b. 1875), the Nawab of Murshidabad, two Maharaja's, British officers, and Baron Charles Hardinge, Viceroy of India, with menus and invitation included, and a mounted hand-coloured view of the Nawab. The menu featured Filets de Canetons au Foie Gras, Mousses de Volaille, Petits Rolls Mayonnaise, Plum Cake, Bavarois Chocolat, Pistache, and Macedonian Champaign, while the musical accompaniment featured old favorites of Teddy Bear's Picnic, Die Meistersinger by Wagner, ballet music from Faust, and compositions by Rosse. Street scenes of markets, native dress, elephants owning the road, as well as several different wagons pulled by horses, camels and oxen. Also included are albumen views of pilgrims washing in the Ganges at Benares [Varanasi], Hawa Mahal or Palace of the Winds at Jeypore, street scene in Jeypore depicts oxen, market, buildings, by Bourne & Shepard whose images were marketed throughout India by agents and wholesale distributors. From there the trio voyage onto Singapore, shown in images of Kampong Bugis along the Kallang River with a native in their boat, with thatched homes built on stilts; a bustling port, views along palm tree lined streets, a bustling market scene, elephants washing, as well as a particularly striking scene of oxen pulling a large loaded woven cart. The nine separate views include albumen photos of the entrance gate to the Taj Mahal, a detail shot, the inner courtyard, and screen around the the tombs of Shah Jehan and Mumtaz Mahal, three striking and large albumen photos of the Thanjavur temple site, including the Brihadishavara Temple, and the monumental Gopuras gateways, and finally the Pearl Mosque. The SS Prinzess Irene was an 18,000 ton lier launched in 1900 for North German Lloyd, was seized in 1917 in the United States, renamed the USS Pocahontas, and eventually sold back to North German Lloyd in 1922, first renamed the Bremen, and then the Karlsruhe and sailing until 1932.

4to. 8 x 9 in. which folds out into 24 x 32 deck plan, complete with photographs, diagrams, inset plans. Self-printed softcovers (minor age toning, shelfwear), still a VG copy from the library of Archibald Angus MacDonald (1892-1977), stepson of famed southern California oil man William F. Byrne, as well as oil company, and drilling equipment company owner and manager of MacDonald & Burns Oil Producers. First edition of this surprisingly uncommon deck plan for the Cunard Line's longest serving ocean liner, until surpassed in September, 2005 by the Queen Elizabeth 2. The RMS Scythia was launched by Cunard in 1921, sailed regularly between New York, Boston, Liverpool and Queenstown, and was specifically designed to appeal to American tourists. She expanded her 3rd Class passenger cabins during the Great Depression, added "Sports Events" which could be bet on by 1st and 2nd Class passengers, and also featured a movie theatre. Worldcat locates 1 copy (Stanford).

Printed single sided, 970 x 690 mm. a little stained and creased. The Fairsky operated on the migrant passenger route between Britain and Australia from 1958 to 1972, this is likely the first deck plan issued for the vessel [Ed 1 6/58].

Oblong 4to. 12 x 9 in. [16 pp (unpaginated).], colour-illustrated throughout. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers, wraparound cover art of the SS Brasil, center crease fold as issued (minor shelfwear, slight rubbing), still NF copy. First edition of this beautifully illustrated and scarce Moore-McCormack touting the newly rebuilt and stylish SS Brasil & SS Argentina ocean liners, refurbished 1962-1963 at the Bethlehem Steel Shipyards, each with two additional decks added, and very popular first class liners. The liners featured exceptional Mid-Century Modern interiors, lounges, and amenities designed by Raymond Loewy. Loewy was also responsible for the beautiful streamlined Modern superstructure, and the dummy funnels used as originally as a glass-roofed solarium for passengers. Also featured on the liners were two swimming pools, and spacious staterooms for the 553 passengers traveling the 31-day, 12,657 mile route from new York to Buenos Aires, stopping en route at Bridgetown, Barbados; Port-of-Spain, Trinidad; Salvador de Bahia, Santos, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, and Montevideo, Uruguay. Worldcat locates 1 copy (Wolfsonian).

Tall 8vo. 7.25 x 11 in. which opens into oblong atlas folio 35.5 x 11 in., w/ itinerary & fares on recto, large black & white elevation plate of Empress of Britain on verso. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers, striking Art Deco cover art ocean liner cutting through the water (minor edgewear, light creasing to folds, minor creasing at lower right corner), still VG bright copy. First edition of this very uncommon prospectus & fare schedule for the famed Empress of Empress of Britain, a 42,000 ton ocean liner specifically built and constructed with double-hull construction for the Northern Trans-Atlantic Route between Quebec and the UK who entered service in 1931. She was the first cruise ship designed for Winter routes when the St. Lawrence River was frozen, and when converted for her Round the World cruises, she was converted with more luxury cabins. The 1934 cruise was more successful than the 1932-33, with 452 passengers, and featured stops in Monaco, Palestine, Egypt, India, Ceylon, Siam, Java, Bali, Philippines, China, Japan, Hawaii, and eventually Cuba before returning to New York. No copies located in Worldcat.

Oblong elephant folio. 37.25 x 23 in., deck plans printed on recto, w/ illustration of SS City of Los Angeles in profile at upper left corner, deck plans, & descriptive text to right corner (faint age toning, minor wear, a couple minor closed tears at fold creases), still VG copy, from the library of Archibald Angus MacDonald (1892-1977), stepson of famed southern California oil man, William F. Byrne, as well as oil company, and drilling equipment owner and manager of MacDonald & Burns Oil Producers. First edition of this exceedingly scarce original deck plan for the S.S. City of Los Angeles, which featured here a Boat Deck, and A - D Decks, with cabins, staterooms, and facilities all clearly demarcated. The S.S. City of Los Angeles was originally launched in 1899 as the SS Grosser Kurfurst for North German Lloyd, and after being seized during World War I as a transport was renamed the USS Aeolus, and then entirely refurbished for the Los Angeles Steamship Co. in 1922 as a very popular luxury liner until sold for scrap in 1937. No copies in Worldcat.

Oblong elephant folio. 37.25 x 23 in., deck plans printed on recto, w/ illustration of SS City of Los Angeles in profile at upper right corner, deck plans, & descriptive text to right corner (faint age toning, minor wear, a couple minor closed tears at fold creases), still VG copy, from the library of Archibald Angus MacDonald (1892-1977), stepson of famed southern California oil man, William F. Byrne, as well as oil company, and drilling equipment owner and manager of MacDonald & Burns Oil Producers. First edition of this exceedingly scarce original deck plan for the S.S. City of Honolulu, which featured here a Boat Deck, and A - D Decks, with cabins, staterooms, and facilities all clearly demarcated. The S.S. City of Honolulu originally launched in 1900 for the German Far East Mail Routes as the SS Kiautschou, later as the S.S. Princess Alice for the North German Lloyd Line, until seized by the U.S. in the Philippines in World War I. Renamed the USS Princess Matoika she carried over 50,000 US Troops of the AEF to and from France, and following the War carried much of the American US Olympic team to Antwerp in 1920. She resumed passenger service in 1922 as the SS President Arthur, sailed for the American Palestine Line becoming the first ocean liner to fly the Zionist flag as she sailed to Palestine from New York, and also featured the first women ship's officers. She sailed for the Los Angeles Steamship Co. for about 3 years after refurbishment until a fire in Honolulu Harbor in 1930, and scrapping in Japan in 1933. No copies in Worldcat (Huntington Library does have similar deck plan supposedly for the 1922 S.S. City of Honolulu, but theirs is mostly likely a later deck plan as their displacement is listed at 20,000 tons, and the original City of Honolulu was launched as the 10,500 ton SS Friedrich der Grosse North German Lloyd liner August, 1896, scrapped after fire in her Oct. 12, 1922 LASS Co. maiden voyage).

4to. 8 x 9 in. which folds out into 24 x 37 deck plan, complete with photographs, diagrams, inset colour plate of the RMS Scythia. Self-printed softcovers in pink & black (minor age toning, shelfwear), still a VG copy from the library of Archibald Angus MacDonald (1892-1977), stepson of famed southern California oil man William F. Byrne, as well as oil company, and drilling equipment company owner and manager of MacDonald & Burns Oil Producers. First edition of this scarce deck plan for the Cunard Line's longest serving ocean liner, until surpassed in September, 2005 by the Queen Elizabeth 2. The RMS Scythia was launched by Cunard in 1921, sailed regularly between New York, Boston, Liverpool and Queenstown, and was specifically designed to appeal to American tourists. She expanded her 3rd Class passenger cabins during the Great Depression, added "Sports Events" which could be bet on by 1st and 2nd Class passengers, and also featured a movie theatre. This deck plan reflects the consolidation in 1934 of ownership for the RMS Scythia to SS Scythia after the consolidation of the Cunard - White Star Line in 1934. Worldcat locates 1 copy (Stanford).

Three pieces. 1st - 8vo. 16, [4] pp. Colour-illustrated covers, cover art of the RMSP Arcadian, yapp edges, NF; 2nd - 12mo. 2.75 x 3.5 in. [24 pp (unpaginated).], w/ photo illustrations, double-page centerfold map, colour-illustrated softcovers, wraparound cover art of the Road around Harrington Sound; 3rd - 16mo. 3.75 x 5.25 in. which folds out to 21 x 7.5 in. pictorial map printed in black & light blue, decorative borders, lettering, text on verso (minor shelfwear), still all VG, from the library of noted opera singer, Marion Talley (1906-1983), whose name along with her sister & mother appear in the list of passengers. First editions, thus, of these travel items to Bermuda in January of 1930, including the passenger list for the RMSP Arcadian which would be taken out of service later that year in October, as well as two souvenir travel guides and maps. The RMSP Arcadian was originally built as the HMHS Asurias, turned Hospital Ship and torpedoed during World War I, and later as ammunition hulk before Royal Mail purchased her back and converted her into the Arcadian in 1923. Trimingham Brothers was a venerable Bermuda department store in Hamilton, which sold everything from china to perfume, golf shoes to rugs, which sadly closed in 2005 due to severely falling sales. Herrington Co. was a very successful publisher of postcards, travel guides, maps, and souvenirs in Bermuda. No copies in Worldcat.

4to. which opens into Double Atlas Folio. 42 x 50 in., colour-illustrated on recto and verso, with large colour deck plans delineating decks, amenities, cabins, for 1st class and Tourist Class, folding map at lower portion indicating the route, large colour plate of Empress of Britain on verso, numerous photo illustrations. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers, striking cover art of Southeast Asian woman with neck elongated by gold rings front & back by Frederick J. Hoertz (minor edgewear, light creasing to folds, very slight closed tears at a couple folds), still VG bright copy. First edition of this very uncommon and large deck plan for the famed Empress of Empress of Britain, a 42,000 ton ocean liner specifically built and constructed with double-hull construction for the Northern Trans-Atlantic Route between Quebec and the UK who entered service in 1931. She was the first cruise ship designed for Winter routes when the St. Lawrence River was frozen, and when converted for her Round the World cruises, she was converted with more luxury cabins. At the height of the Great Depression, and following a price increase, only 283 passengers sailed in the 1932-1933 Round the World Cruise, with 100 leaving the ship in India. Notables included Baron F. De Marwicz (1907-1990), hockey player who led England's National Team in the 1930 & 1934 World Championships, Sir Walter Preston (1875-1946), inventor & engineer, Cornelius Vanderbilt IV, and famed British author, George Bernard Shaw with his wife Charlotte, who spent most of the cruise writing, rather than taking the port excursions. No copies located in Worldcat of this giant version (2 copies located of smaller piece at Wolfsonian, measuring 10 x 11.5 in.

An attractive collection, exhibiting the continuation of relatively comfortable commercial sea travel in the early years of the Second World War, before the Japanese government requisitioned large numbers of O.S.K. and N.Y.K. vessels for military use. The menus supplement a predominantly Western style of cuisine with occasional Japanese titbits. Passengers on the Brasil Maru were treated to musical performances while they dined. 10 items, octavo. Original colour or monochrome card covers, 7 with letterpress bifolium fixed with colour string, 3 with contents printed direct (1 of these formed from sheet folding into quarters). Light wear, especially to largest examples, foxing and a little soiling: a very good collection.

The edges are slightly warped, otherwise in very good condition.