Nice menu set from the Cabin Class dining room … both are Dinner menus. One is dated 4/1/63 and the second is dated 4/2/63 … (April fools day and my Grandmothers birthday). Nice set with light age toning. The ship was headed east toward Europe.

2 nice menus from September 1962 .. both of there are from the First Class Dining room. Once Luncheon menu form 9/24/62 and one Dinner menu from 9/22/62 both have a little brown age toning of the paper .. but in over all good condition. The ship was headed East on this voyage. Great for Framing !

Very good early blue cover Gala menu for the Tourist class  … dated 2/5/54 … so pretty early in the ships career. Good condition with typical age toning spots and edge wear etc. Some gold colored accents and still has it R/W/B tassel!  Could be framed!

Nice press type photo for the SS Washington … showing her in the locks of the Panama Canal. Crisp image in Black and White. This copy of the Image was from the US Naval Historical archive. *x10 in excellent shape

Nice  blank menu cover for the 4th of July  … with typical age toning and minimal wear.One of the few ” holiday” covers for special meals and celebrations

A nice blank Gala Menu cover for the ship .. with the famous Alyward Image of the ship. Nice condition, a little age toning to the paper.  Easy to frame!

Very cool 64 page brochure for the 32-33 ATW cruise for the Empress of Britain… one of my favorite ships … ah to go back in time! about the first 20 pages of the brochure are about the ship itself and includes many photos of the ships public rooms, cabins and generally sumptuous interiors. the remaining pages cover the cruise route, destinations and shore excursions etc  … starting with Madeira and ending with Havana. Quite nice !

Interesting press photo of the Leo at her fitting out pier … a huge crane seems to be lowering something onto the aft part of the ship. this does have some small tears along the bottom edge.

3 lovely sailing ship menus (2 dinner, 1 luncheon) all dated 6/27/54. One has what appears to be some wine stains … right off the diner table! the ship images are the Lightning 1854, the Ocean 1790-1840 and the Wappen Von Hamburg 1720.  Suitable for Framing. (sorry for the shadowy photos).

Probably my favorite image of the QE shows her racing across choppy waters …  painted by CR Turner. Cunard plastered this image on all manner of Souvenir items  .. plates, ashtrays, cups and the like.  Nice PC … Turner did a whole series of images  for the Post W.ar Cunard fleet

Nice copy of a Cunard World … a news letter for past Cunard Passengers.

this one is dates fall of 1982 … and features the QE2’s return for Falkland Islands service .. when she was sill sporting her Grey hull from that deployment … which basically only lasted a season due to constant maintenance to cover up the rust streaks!  Includes lots of ad’s for upcoming cruises, crossings, and amenity ads. An Interesting 12 page read for sure. Hole punched for a 3 ring binder.

Nice early flyer for the tour route and amenities onboard the QM in Long Beach. filled with fun facts and figures and tours info … including a port side profile map.

Probably the most unique Brochure the folks at Cunard ever put out … this brochure is very artistic and a little “OP art in feel”.  The dustcover cover features a starboard birds-eye semi fantail view of the QM at speed … lovely detail of those upper decks and wind scoop ventilators. The title page has a beautifully embossed Cunard Lion ..there are about 7 pages of text by Laurie Lee … describing the life onboard during a voyage …  what follows are about 40 plus pages of photos and onion paper overlays by artists McKeown and Abbot of interiors and onboard views with unusual details and subjects … a good portion of these are in color. This booklet was products prior to 1963 when Ivernia and Saxonia were renamed and rebuilt to serve the cruise market. Outstanding copy and in like new condition.  Uncommon to even find these … especially in great shape!

A good copy of the Empress of Britain’s story that was published after the war to honor her loss as the largest commercial liner sunk by the axis forces. IMO, Axis forces should have been punished for this act alone … such a glorious ship met an unfortunate end due to war, the quest for power and hatred. CP’s largest ship ever… her ATW voyages were legendary as were her interiors (some of my favorites). The white glossy covers of these always seems to be soiled .. but this one is not too bad. good overall condition.

CP sure did a nice job on there ” Apartment Plans” … what other lines called deck plans. The lavish size, color and excellent graphics make these some of the best plans ever produced. In great shape, there is very little seam separation at the fold lines .. which is quite uncommon. EOB was the largest allied “commercial” ship lost in the war  and a favorite of mine personally.

Nice hard bound book celebrating and documenting the Empress of Australia’s 1929 ATW adventure. The voyage started in NYC leaving 12.2.29  … and returned via the Panama Canal on 4/17/30. I’m guessing the voyage had some cancellations due to the stock market crash the past fall. Great shape ( the only flaw I see is a crease on the back corner) … the nicely put together documentation has good photography and a super fold out map of the voyage.

Another interesting Cunard Advertising booklet : The Queens First Class … not date but I would guess these come from the early-Mid 60’s by their design.  The cover the Queens history, amenities, entertainment, days at sea in nice photos and excellent text. this brochure appears never to have been used … there is hardly a fingerprint on the pages …super new and glossy

Cunard had some great and power ships and advertising in the post war period … these little booklets that highlight their “Conquest” of the Atlantic are just great gems of history bits and facts and figures. Every collector should have these in their collection. excellent shape with a Florida agency stamp.

The smaller sized photographic brochure based on the larger version by Scandlin, Lemere and Thomas. This brochure celebrates the Homeric’s lavish interior spaces.  The gentlemen did similar smaller sized brochures for Olympic and Majestic … and these are quite sought after. This small “half Sized” version  honors the “The ship of Splendor” with excellent photography.

The smaller sized photographic brochure based on the larger version by Scandlin, Lemere and Thomas. This brochure celebrates the liners lavishinterior spaces.  The gentlemen did similar smaller sized brochures for Olympic and Homeric … these are quite sought after. This small “half Sized” version  honors the “World’s Largest Ship” and an “Ocean Born Palace” with excellent photography.

The super sized large photographic brochure put together for the SS Majestic by Scandlin, Lemere and Thomas. A superb brochure … 30 plus pages of full page and half page sized sharp photos of the ships lavish interiors. The gentlemen did similar brochures for Olympic and Homeric … these are quite sought after. this large version has good text, facts and figures on the “World’s Largest Ship” and an “Ocean Born Palace”. Some cover scuffs… but these do not detract.

Very nice and early deck plan brochure for the 4 new GL ships. Once side opens up to a lavish full color rendering of the ship with color coded deck plans The other side shows early interior renderings of the ships rooms and cabins and several sections of text facts figures etc. The 4 little ships were designed by WF Gibbs and were early evolutions of his liner designs.  The plans have a little toning and soiling. The only flaws are the 1′ or so tears found at the intersecting central fold lines .. but still an amazing reference piece for these ships  .. outstanding cover graphics too!

Excellent brochure celebrating the 4 newest  Santa Ships of the time: Rosa, Paula, Lucia and Elena. 18 delightful full pages of excellent crisp interior photos  … these do not disappoint. Designed by WF Gibbs .. a very good quartet! the Rosa and Paula survived WW2 and resumed service, too be replaced by 2 newer Gibbs ships in1959. very nice condition …. with a blurry agency stamp on the cover. Don’t miss this!

Absolutely one of the best brochures for the Panama Pacific coast to coast service  … and Highlighting their 3 newest ships turbo electric ships: California, Virginia and Pennsylvania. these are 3 of my favorite ships (they had interesting design and long and varied lives). At the time of their construction, they were the largest passenger ships ever built in America. Excellent large B/W interior photos. A very special brochure. the covers show a little discoloration and very light soiling  .. the contents are almost perfect. Agency stamp on the front cover adds to the charm.

Dated for the service held on may 12 1957 and lead by Captain Nelson. Nice item, that has been folded!