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180 pp; sumptous collection of advertising posters of the LLOYD TRIESTINO shipping line "At Sea" with 80 pages of vivid, full color reproductions plus numerous b & w reproductions and photos of interiors. Extensive biographical sketches of each artist represented. (TEXT IS COMPLETELY IN ITALIAN); publilshed without a dj in full-color boards. SUL MARE: GRAPHICA PUBBLICITARIA ED EDITORIALE ATTRAVERSO LE COPERTINE DELLA RIVISTA DI VIAGGI DEL LLOYD TRIESTINO DAL 1925 AL 1944
Vatta, Sergio
Trieste, Italy: Lint Editoriale Associati S. R. I., 2000. 180 pp; sumptous collection of advertising posters of the LLOYD TRIESTINO shipping line "At Sea" with 80 pages of vivid,.. more
Price: $50.00
126 pp; detailed introduction which outlines the historical background and building of the ship at Dover; over 250 b & w photos; perspective and 3-view line drawings with in-depth descriptive keys of virtually every detail of the ship based on the draught of the hull of the RATTLESNAKE, an identical cutter built by Farley at folkstone THE NAVAL CUTTER ALERT 1777 (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP SERIES)
Goodwin, Peter
Cedarburg, WI: Phoenix Publications, Inc., 1991. 126 pp; detailed introduction which outlines the historical background and building of the ship at Dover; over 250 b &.. more
Price: $95.00
144 pp; comprehensive overview of the migrant ships that served Australia from 1946 to 1977; profusley illustrated with both full-color and b & w photos; along with highly informative text; many vessels have full pages devoted to them; in full color, photo wraps. This copy is from the 2008 reprint of work originally published in 2006. AUSTRALIAN MIGRANT SHIPS 1946-1977
Plowman, Peter
NSW, Australia: Rosenberg Publishing Pty. Ltd., 2008. 144 pp; comprehensive overview of the migrant ships that served Australia from 1946 to 1977; profusley illustrated with both full-color.. more
Price: $35.00
47 pp; fine overview and explanation of how to identify pond models, how to build them and how the actually sail; profusely illustrated with full-color line drawings in a "cartoon" format; in color illustrated boards with wire comb binding POND MODELS: SOME SIMPLE THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT OF BUILDING AND SAILING THEM
de Lesseps, M.
Darien, CT: Two Bytes Publishing Ltd., 1998. 47 pp; fine overview and explanation of how to identify pond models, how to build them and how the actually.. more
Price: $20.00
116 pp; superb overview and history of the AMERICAN EXPORT LINES sister ships; the SS INDEPENDENCE and the SS CONSTITUTION; commemorating the 50th anniversary of their commissioning; 100's of outstanding b & w photos along with a highly informative text; in full-color illustrated wraps 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SS INDEPENDENCE/SS CONSTITUTION: GREAT AMERICAN OCEAN LINERS
Miller, William H.
Fleischmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Press, 2001. 116 pp; superb overview and history of the AMERICAN EXPORT LINES sister ships; the SS INDEPENDENCE and the SS CONSTITUTION;.. more
Price: $22.50
401 pp; the story of 150 sister freighters so named from having been built by the Submarine Boat Corporation at Newark, NJ. (THIS IS NOT A BOOK ABOUT SUBMARINES). Designed to haul vital cargoes to Europe during World War I; none were ready in time and went into service as peacetime cargo ships; well-illustrated with b & w photos and line drawings; in b & w photo wraps; Volume IV of the 5 volume American Merchant Marine History Series 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. THE SHIPPING BOARD'S "AGENCY SHIPS" PART 1 THE "SUB BOATS"
Goldberg, Mark H.
Kings Point, NY: American Merchant Marine Museum, 1994. 401 pp; the story of 150 sister freighters so named from having been built by the Submarine Boat Corporation at.. more
Price: $35.00
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