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DOE, HELEN: : THE FIRST ATLANTIC LINER: BRUNEL'S GREAT WESTERN STEAMSHIP

UK.STROUD,GLOUCESTERSHIRE.AMBERLEY PUBLISHING,2017.

ISBN 9781445667201.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. NFINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,matt colour painting illustrated dw/dj,of the 'Great Western' at sea from a painting by J. Walters (courtesy of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery) with capitalised,matt brown-lettered part-title; capitalised,matt grey-lettered sub-title and author's capitalised brown lettered name at front's lower edge.Spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered part-title and author name as the front's and publisher's thumbnail brown illustrated pictorial colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with continuation of front's illustration with white-lettered synopsis by Professor Andrew Lambert, author of 'The Dreadnought and the Edwardian Age.' Neglgible shelf-wear to edges and corners no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges with ubiquitous slight ageing/toning but without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean and soild - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt-lettered spine and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,6- 285pp [paginated] includes a Contents list/table,a Foreword by Colin H. Green,CBE [ Chairman,ss Great Britain Trust Bristol March 2017],author's Acknowledgements,9 chapters,16pp of mixture of b/w ship plans/diagrams,b/w+ colour contemporary illustration reproductions in 1 block,between pp192/93; Appendices (1-12), Notes,Sources and a Bibliograohy,a List of Illustrations,and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] half=title+title pages,recto of Contents list/table,and to the rear,publisher's b/w illustrated advertisements for 2 published titles 'ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL' by Colin Maggs and 'P&O CRUISES: CELEBRATING 175 YEARS OF HERITAGE.' by Sharon Poole & Anthony Sassoli-Walker.                                          Visually the external appearance is still exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightness,cleanliness and lack of other detracting faults.                                The Great Western is the least known of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's three ships,being overshadowed by the later careers of the 'Great Britain' and the 'Great Eastern.' However,the 'Great Western' was the first great success, confounding the critics in becoming the fastest ship to steam continuously across the Atlantic, and began the era of luxury transatlantic liners.It was a bold venture by Brunel and his colleagues, who were testing the limits of known technology.This book examines the businessmen, the shipbuilding committee and Brunel and looks at life on board for the crew and the passengers using diaries from the United States and England.The ship's first voyage made headline news in New York and London and involved a race with the small steamship Sirius. The Great Western's maiden voyage was a triumph,and this wooden paddle steamer became the wonder of her age.She linked antebellum New York with the London of Charles Dickens and the youthful Queen Victoria.The ship continued to carry the rich and the famous across the Atlantic for eighteen years. The first ever history of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's forgotten first ship,the SS Great Western,the fastest and largest Atlantic Steamship of its day. Helen Doe is a well-known maritime historian who specialises in the nineteenth century.She gained her PhD at the University of Exeter,where she is a Fellow. Her other books include 'Enterprising Women in Shipping in the Nineteenth Century' and she was a major contributor and co-editor of the award-winning 'The Maritime History of Cornwall.' She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society,a trustee of the British Commission for Maritime History and a trustee of the ss Great Britain.   Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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