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Distinguished Liners from
The Shipbuilder
Volume 1 1907-1914

To maritime enthusiasts, collectors, engineers, architects and historians, the name "The Shipbuilder" (known today as "Shipping World and Shipbuilder"), is pure magic. Founded in 1906, it chronicled in great detail the building, launch and outfitting of the latest ships, providing a vivid - and sometimes the only existing written and photographic record for future generations.

Blue Riband Publications, Inc. was founded with the primary purpose of making the invaluable material found in The Shipbuilder available to the public by republishing it. Mark D. Warren, noted maritime author and historian, carefully reviewed and edited 7,000 pages in order to create this first composite volume in the "Distinguished Liner" series comprising, "the best of The Shipbuilder."

For this book, he selected 41 vessels, including such famous ships as the Rotterdam, France, Cameronia, Adriatic, Laurentic, Empress of Russia and Empress of Ireland, in addition to the Lusitania and Titanic. Mark Warren then imported or repositioned chronologically 220 blocks of text, photos and advertisements to present this rare glimpse of the construction, size and furnishing of these remarkable liners.

Other features of Volume 1 include:

An introduction by Mark D. Warren outlining the subsequent history of these great ships, which is particularly important since 15 of the vessels did not survive the "Great War," six were lost in World War II and three were lost in major peacetime disasters;

228 numbered pages, with an aggregate total of more than 176 pages of reprinted ship text and 145 beautifully reproduced, laser-scanned photographs; 

22 additional folding blueprint plans, including 6 oversized folding deck plans of the Olympic & Titanic, showing full length profile, all decks, boiler and engine rooms;

41 diagrams including transverse cutaways and engine room plans;

4 additional pages of color plates along with a fifth color plate, and two-color folding Titanic advertisement;

63 rare original advertisements totalling more than 37 pages that, illustrated with 18 engravings and more than 40 photographs, include 24 of the Lusitania & Mauretania, and 24 of the Olympic & Titanic;

376 lines of text describing the launch of the Olympic vs. only 40 lines found in the "Olympic & Titanic Shipbuilder Souvenir Number" reprints;

381 lines of text describing the launch of the Mauretania vs. only 88 lines found in the "Mauretania Shipbuilder Souvenir Number" reprint;

2 facsimile perforated tissue subscription forms.

This ruthlessly authentic, limited edition book printed on special acid-free archival paper will be an invaluable asset to any maritime enthusiast, collector or reference library.

VOLUME 1 ~ PHOTO GALLERY

VOLUME 1 ~ $39   BOTH VOLUMES ~ $94

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Other Books by Mark D. Warren

  • "Lusitania"

    (The Cunard Turbine-Driven Quadruple-Screw Atlantic Liner "Lusitania")

  • "Mauretania"

    (The Cunard Turbine-Driven Quadruple-Screw Atlantic Liner "Mauretania")

  • "Aquitania"

    (The Quadruple-Screw Turbine-Driven Cunard Liner "Aquitania")

  • "The Second Mauretania 1939-65"

    (The Cunard White Star North Atlantic Twin-Screw Geared Turbine Passenger Steamship "Mauretania" - Souvenir Number of the Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder)

  • "Campania & Lucania"

    (The Cunard Royal Mail Twin-Screw Steamers "Campania" and "Lucania")