QE2
by Warwick, Ronald W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear, soiling, and small edge tear at back.
- ISBN 10
- 0393035476
- ISBN 13
- 9780393035476
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Item Price
CA$62.21CA$46.66
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999. 2nd edition stated. First printing stated. Hardcover. Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear, soiling, and small edge tear at back.. 224 p. Deck plans on endpapers. Illustrations (some in color). Bibliography. Index. Foreword by H.R. H., The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The QE2, last of the great transatlantic liners, is already a legend. She is 963 feet long, weighs over 67, 000 tons, has four swimming pools, 22 elevators and a crew of 900. This revised and illustrated book offers a full history of the ship as well as background on the Cunard Line. It chronicles every stage of the QE2's life including her construction and launch, her maiden voyage in 1969, her service in the Falklands War as a troopship and her most recent restoration and refurbishment. A guide to the ship's interior completes the picture.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64889
- Title
- QE2
- Author
- Warwick, Ronald W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear, soiling, and small edge tear at back.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd edition stated. First printing stated
- ISBN 10
- 0393035476
- ISBN 13
- 9780393035476
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- QE2, George Burns, Collins Line, Samuel Cunard, Grand Lounge, Victor Matthews, Ridley, Basil Smallpiece, Trafalgar House Investments
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