Famous Ocean Liners Photo Postcards: 24 Ready-to-Mail Cards [Post Cards], plus Story of the "Titanic" Postcards

Miller, William H. Jr.; Braynard, Frank O.

ISBN 10: 0486256111 / ISBN 13: 9780486256115

Published by Dover Publications, New York, 1988

About this Item

Oversized softcover with stapled binding, unpaginated, 24 black-and-white postcards intact, plus an Introduction, Notes, and detailed captions for each card; very gently used, very clean and unmarked throughout; Story of the "Titanic", also from Dover in the same format, basically in the same condition but containing only 21 postcards ( 3 neatly removed). See also our listings for Braynard's Classic Ocean Liners, Volume II [Two, 2] : Rex and Conte di Savoia, and for Leslie Reade's The Ship That Stood Still: The Californian and Her Mysterious Role in the Titanic Disaster.

Seller Inventory # 040759

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Famous Ocean Liners Photo Postcards: 24 Ready-to-Mail Cards [Post Cards], plus Story of the "Titanic" Postcards
• Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486256111
• ISBN 13: 9780486256115
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ships
  • Transportation
  • History

About this title

Synopsis

The splendor and tragedy of the legendary "Titanic" captured in dramatic photo and illustration cards
She was "unsinkable" — a splendid monument to modern engineering and nautical design. But on her maiden voyage, during the night of April 14, 1912, the White Star superliner Titanic struck an iceberg and became a legend — not for its highly publicized "indestructibility," but because of the catastrophe that took the lives of more than 1,500 passengers.
In this remarkable collection, twenty-four reproductions of historic photographs and paintings recapture the character, magnitude, spirit, and tragedy of the great ship. Included are photos of the Titanic in dry dock and on trial runs, its captain, the ship's gigantic engine and rudder, a charmingly outfitted sunroom, and a magnificent stateroom. There are also authentic photographs of grim-faced survivors aboard the rescue ship Carpathia and of the ship's remains on the ocean floor.
This thrilling card collection will fascinate collectors, historians, and anyone captivated by the splendor of ocean liners of the past.