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Queen Mary

Door James Steele

Categorie
Schepen & Scheepvaart
Boeknummer
#363463-KG3
Titel
Queen Mary
Auteur
Steele, James
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London : Phaidon Press
Jaar van uitgave
1995
ISBN10
0714828912
ISBN13
9780714828916
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original silver lettered black boards and spine, coloured endpapers, numerous (foldable) illustrations in colour and b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting
This evocative and nostalgic book, now available for the first time in paperback, celebrates the golden age of sea travel. Once the world's largest and fastest ocean liner by far, today the Queen Maryrepresents a peak of perfection in the art of shipbuilding. With her sleek, sophisticated lines, Art Deco interiors and exquisite detailing, she encapsulates the spirit of an era characterized by elegance and style. On her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York in 1936, this great new liner provided a tangible symbol of the end of the Depression, to become a source of great national pride. Beautifully illustrated with specially commissioned colour photographs and much previously unpublished archive material, this book captures the atmosphere of the Queen Mary'sglory days, to present a comp... (Lees verder)rehensive record of this magnificent and unique floating example of the streamlined style: it remains equally appealing to the enthusiastic connoisseur and general aesthete alike.
Pagina's
240
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 20,00

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