The Queen Mary Original Authorized Version, Fully Revised and Updated

London: Harrap, 1971. Boards. Good +/poor. London: Harrap, 1971. Boards. Good +/poor. Revised & Updated Edition. Hardback. Billed as 'the original authorized version, fully revised and updated', this tells the story of the Cunard liner, 'Queen Mary' in vivid and fascinating detail. Every phase of the ship's career is covered; her planning, design and building; the grim years when she lay unfinished in Clydebank; the political struggle to bring work back to the deserted shipyard; the complexities of her launching; the true story of her name; problems with insurance; her maiden voyage; her collision with an escorting cruiser during WWII; Churchhill's war voyages; and the incredible 'Atlantic ferry' which shortened the war. Takes the reader behind the scenes of life on board - the crew and officers at work and the complex organisation below decks. Finally, we travel with her on her last great voyage, to her new home in Long Beach, California. There is a wealth of little-known facts in this book that will fascinate and entertain anyone with an interest in the Cunard company, ocean liners, or ships and the sea in general. Contains 160-pages, 21.5 x 14.5cm, with 12-pages of b&w photos plus one colour photo. Ex-library, library label on front endpaper, free front endpaper removed, no library stamps. Blue cloth boards in Poor illustrated and price-clipped dust-jacket. Internally, Good+: clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.