A Voyage With The Mails Between Brisbane - London

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Verlag: The London Stereoscopic Company, Ltd. c1912-c1925, London, 1912

Beschreibung

A pair of fascinating mementos depicting the grand sea voyage between Britain and Australia from 1912 and 1925, with illustrations throughout and notes from the passengers. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Dated from the passenger notes on the journey. Copies of this memento were first published in 1911 and subsequently published for later voyages. An interesting pair of mementos provided to passengers on the journey between Brisbane and London. Comprised of notes on the voyage, details of the various stops in places including Gibraltar, Naples, Melbourne and others, as well as the effect of The Great War on travel. One volume contains information relating to the voyage from Adelaide to London on the R. M. S. Orieto between November 1st to December 7th 1912. The second volume presents a voyage on the R. M. S. Ormonde from Tilbury to Brisbane between the 3rd January to the 16th February 1924. The second is a later, post-war edition, with a preface acknowledging the post-war changes. Each volume contains handwritten information from the passenger, presenting details of the ship, the table arrangements at dinner and other notes on the journey.Illustrated with over one-hundred original photographs by an amateur photographer to each volume. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Externally, very good, with light rubbing to the extremtiies, cauisng the occasional small tear to cloth. The odd mark. Hinges strained, with front hinge a little tender to c1925 volume. With an ink inscription dated 1918 to the front paste down of c1925 volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with the odd handling mark. Previous owner's have filled in details regarding the voyage. Pagination to c1912 volume is reversed, starting at p58 and counting backwards. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 900Q8

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Voyage With The Mails Between Brisbane - ...

Verlag: The London Stereoscopic Company, Ltd. c1912-c1925, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1912

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Very Good

Art des Buches: book