2012, ISBN: 9780470189863

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UK,12mo p/back 1st edn.[UK,8vo hb+dw/dj,1st edn published 05/01/12, this p/back simultaneously(?) but certainly in the same year as the hardback edn.] FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no pric… Más…

UK,12mo p/back 1st edn.[UK,8vo hb+dw/dj,1st edn published 05/01/12, this p/back simultaneously(?) but certainly in the same year as the hardback edn.] FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from rear card cover - but the removal of a small adhesive (price/ bookseller?) label has partially and minimally,removed part of the printed border and underlying paper background - basically the only significant post-production fault.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,matt. contemporary montaged b/w photograps (the ship and one of rail- leaning passengers),illustrated front card cover with black+red lettering to same,black lettered white background of spine/backstrip,black+red lettered critics' reviews to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners, - NO reading creases to spine,other than a fold/crease from the glued insertion of the block of contemporary b/w glossy photographs from the perfect binding production process.No nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges inevitably but very,very lightly toned - no foxing/spotting or other blemish present; contents bright,tight,clean - solid and sound - virtually pristine, no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread, other than my own collation.UK,12mo p/back 1st edn,xi-xiipp+1-404pp [paginated] includes illus list/table,a Prologue,Parts 1-3 comprising 8,4 and 2 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w photographs etc.,in 1 block, between pp180/81,acknowledgements,Notes, and an Index; plus [unpaginated] author note,critics' reviews - these continuing to verso,a title page,a dedication,double-page b/w blueprint illustration of the Titanic,and a contents list/table with blank verso. VIsually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral paperback item,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior fault described that prevents a higher grading. Published,marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, 'Titanic Lives' is an utterly compelling exploration of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history. The RMS Titanic was built as one of the world's largest and most luxurious liners.A marine Ritz,it was a 45,000-tonne hotel of thin steel plates,travelling at a speed of 21 knots across the North Atlantic.On the night of 14 April 1912,midway through her maiden voyage,the seemingly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg,sustaining a 300-feet gash as six compartments were wrenched open to the sea.In little over two hours, the palatial Titanic nose-dived to the bottom of the ocean.Over 1,500 people perished in the freezing waters. Who were the people who by a cruel twist of fate happened to be travelling on the ship? In this original and timely book,Richard Davenport-Hines views the great liner as a paradigm of Edwardian soceity.At the bottom of the ship was the steerage class,filled with emigrants hoping for a better life in the New World.Above them were hundreds of second-class passengers buoyed up by their prosperous respectability.On the upper decks were the hereditary rich and those of inconceivable wealth - Americans like John Jacob Astor IV, who was found with GBP2000 and $4000 in sodden notes in his pockets.Bringing together over 2,000 passengers and crew from every class and every continent,'Titanic Lives' tells their stories,re-creating the complexities,disparities and tensions of life one hundred years ago. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise.** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.HarperPress/HarperCollinsPublishers,05/01/2012., 5, *Frommers, 2008-10-20. Paperback. New. 81x16x128., *Frommers, 2008-10-20, 6<