The Titanic: The Extraordinary Story of the "Unsinkable" Ship.
Tibballs, Geoff.
Place Published: New York, New York, U.S.A.:
Publisher: Readers Digest,
Date Published: 1998.
Description: 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. TRADE PAPERBACK, in illustrated wrapper, is in NEAR FINE condition. Minor edgewear to back wrapper. 128 pages with index. Black & white and color illustrated. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor..and other curious subjects. Back wrapper notes read: "On its launch at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, the Titanic awed the world. It was a magnificent engineering achievement in a golden age of shipbuilding. Its lavish extravagance and sheer record-breaking size had the White Star Line's rivals dashing back to their drawing boards. The Titanic attracted the rich and famous and with the entire world's attention. But its sinking and the loss of over 1500 lives have made its name synonymous with tragedy; the ship itself now representing poor judgement, bad planning, and gross negligence. Fascination with the Titanic, however, has never waned. Throughout their lives survivors were treated as celebrities, films were made and stories written. Then in 1986, 74 years after it sank, its final resting place was discovered on the ocean floor, Pictures were taken and relics salvaged. Ten years later the site has been revisited and this time it is hoped that the Titanic can be raised. With this and the 85th anniversary of that horrifying night, comes a new wave of excitement. Illustrated throughout with 100 photographs, THE TITANIC tells a fascinating story of this ship, from inception to the events of the night of April 14, 1912."
Binding: Trade PaperbackCondition: Near Fine
ISBN: 0895779536
Book Id: 6537
Price: $14.25
