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hardcover. Zustand: Good. Cover is worn/ soiled. Pages are tanned/ have some handling wear.

Zustand: VG. March 1923 first edition. Original ocean liner brochure. New York - Plymouth - Cherbourg - Antwerp; Antwerp - Southampton - Cherburg - New York Sheet 24 x 9 inches which folds to 9 x 4 inches. Printed in red and black ink. Doublepage photo illustration of the ocean liner "Belgenland" with full time schedules and prices. VG+ no tears, no chips.

Zustand: VG. Octavo, 2 pages of menu inside heavier stock cover, fancy woven string and tassel binding with elaborate illustrated cover. VG.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Good- oblong soft cover. Pages are unmarked, though some foxed. Edges show some wear. Binding is tight. COvers are creased and foxed.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, end paper maps. Quarto 10'' x 7½''. During the ship's 19th voyage, on 1 April 1873, she struck rocks and sank off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, killing at least 535 people. It remained the deadliest civilian maritime disaster in the North Atlantic Ocean until the sinking of SS La Bourgogne on 2 July 1898 and the greatest disaster for the White Star Line prior to the loss of Titanic in April 1912. Contains [xiii] 77 printed pages of text with maps, archive monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chips across the top edge. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0900976500 TITANIC (White Star Line).

Zustand: Fine. no date. c. 1890. 4-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches piece of paper printed on both sides in red and blue inks. Gives rates of passage and times of departure plus promotion as full satisfaction guaranteed to all classes of ocean travellers, and accommodations for all classes of passengers are unexcelled, etc. Fine.

TSS Transylvania (the prefix stands for 'Twin Screw Steamship') was built in Glasgow for the Anchor Line and launched in 1925. She had three funnels, but two were redundant, only serving to render the ship more attractive to prospective passengers. In 1940 she requisitioned by the Royal Navy, and the following year she was torpedoed by the Germans, sinking with the loss of 36 lives. The letter is 13pp, 12mo; with neat single-space typing, on thirteen leaves. It contains three line diagrams, and on a separate 12mo leaf is an ink drawing, with captions, titled 'As the Herrewich [sic] appeared when we last saw her'. Also present is a sepia postcard of 'T.S.S. TRANSYLVANIA'. The letter and diagram are in fair condition, aged and worn but with text clear and entire. The postcard is good, with light aging. Signed in type 'Alex.' With manuscript diagrams and salutation to 'Dear Mother and Father'. A well written missive (the use of catch-words implies a good education), beginning: 'It is surprising that now, more than five days after leaving Glasgow, we should be only about 1000 miles from home. The explanation is probably well known to you all: but although you will have had newspaper accounts of the great storm and of the wreck we stood by, I'm quite sure that some amplifications in the form of our personal experiences will be both welcome and of interest. In the first place let me hasten to assure you that none of us came to any harm. In the main, we are all well. Mary has not been able to be out of bed much so far, but, on the other hand, she has been free from sickness - which is a very remarkable thing considering our experiences.' After news of 'Anne' and 'Virginia' ('Mary' and 'Aunt Mima' are also referred to) he reports that they 'arrived at Moville about midnight on Monday and spent a great night in Lough Foyle. At 10.00 o'clock next morning the Londonderry tender came alongside and we took 350 passengers and their baggage on board - making the total passenger compliment about 1100. There are about 25 in the first class.' He finds the Transylvania 'a splendid ship for watching the sea from. The forward extension of B. deck in front of the bridge is very clear of truck, and there are no boats on it as there are on the others'. The account of the journey continues, followed by a seven-page account of the storm and rescue, beginning: 'In the evening of Tuesday it was apparent that the sea was rising higher and higher, as was the wind: and through the night it was obvious that something unusual in the way of weather was blowing up. / Now, I've thought previously that we have been in Atlantic storms before. Two years ago on the "Cameronia" was a bad time: and one day last year the "Caledonia" was thrown about considerably: but our [in pencil 'my'] farthest stretch of imagination - even my wildest fears - have never pictured anyting so [in pencil 'as'] tremendous as we awoke [in pencil 'the situation'] to on Wednesday morning.' He gives a vivid description of the ship 'riding out the storm magnificently', as he is caught by 'plants, flowerpots, chairs and so on': 'The second and third class passengers were locked in and battened down for about two days. The stern of the ship was almost completely under water, and the hatchways to the steward's quarters were stove in during the night and all the stewards woke up to find themselves invaded by a foot or two of water.' The storm subsides and she comes across the wreck of a 'large German tramp' he calls the 'Herrenwich', 'a poignant and pathetic spectacle; and more so was the view we had of the hapless crew clinging to what was left on the bare decks. We gradually got the story bit by bit, as it filtered through the bridge, where it was picked up, I suppose, by signals. A great wave had landed on the "Herrenwich", and had stove in the hatch of No. 3 hold, on the forward well deck. This hold was full of water, and the restraining bulkheads were bulging. The captain sent out his S. O. S.

Zustand: VG. 15 menus are 4to on heavy stock, each with a brilliant full color picture by Ada Peacock on front which opens to a lavish menu. Two are sm.4to in size with fancy silk ribbons at the spine with simple two-color decorations on front. Cruise was from Bridgetown, Barbados to Rio de Janeiro and food selections are almost all French, Latin American or Brazilian. Most are VG plus, a few Fine, and a few VG with slight soiling. Group of 17 menus.