One of JMG’s very last books … and covering probably the grandest liners of the 1960s as well as 1980’s cruise ships .. the France and later the Norway. Hardback and packed full of excellent photos .. you will not be disappointed. You may need a dictionary to translate some of the authors English prose. Excellent condition and excellent cover art image by Don Stoltenberg.

Another one of bill many many books … this one with a focused look into American Shipping. Good like new condition.

One of Bills many books on the SSUS. Like New condition, this came in a large collection of books I recently purchased. Lost of Photos … mostly ones we have not seen before.

Good Hardcover book covering all sort of US liners … those serving the Atlantic and Pacific and some coastal route as well. Like New condition, this came in a large collection of books I recently purchased

One of Billy’s many, many good books … this one covering the Last of the Atlantic liners. Lots of great photos and in good condition

One of Bill’s many many books about American Liners  … this one covers quite a few ships! Like New condition .. good reference book and covers all the greats like Leviathan, SSUS, America etc etc

Nice FC used baggage tag … this was for Col. William T Judkins … and he stayed in cabin U119.

Nice CC partially used baggage tag … this was for LT. G A Williams … and he stayed in cabin M121. Bent corner

Nice blue Cabin Class landing card ( form D-59)for the port of Le Harve … One of the hundreds of forms and cards used in conjunction with the ship’s operation.

Elegant little compliments card … these were given with Perks to special/returning guests like champagne, flowers, comp’ed food trays etc etc.

Cool super elongated image of the ship printed on linen …the ship is steaming ahead with an impressive wave along her bow. Nice condition with a little age toning.

Lovely color photo postcard of the SSUS off lower Manhattan as she sets sail. Maybe WFG is watching out of this office window as the ship slowly makes her way down the Hudson? A nice card indeed!

The famed photo of the ships passing in NY harbor .. this was staged to capture the image ( as mentioned in FOB’s The Big Ship) The America headed to dock and the SSUS outbound … the smaller American almost looks as big as her running mate!  Good unmailed  condition with “statistical” info on the reverse side. The famed photo of the ships passing in NY harbor .. this was staged to capture the image ( as mentioned in FOB’s The Big Ship) The America headed outbound and the SSUS to dock … the smaller American almost looks as big as her running mate!  Good unmailed  condition with “statistical” info on the reverse side.

I Love these mini Beal Brochures! The SSUS interiors are shown in magnificent color renderings  that occupy most of the booklet and the America is just covered with 2 b/w photos on the last pages. The is the later version of this brochure .. as  the ship is now advertised as the world’s fastest, and the maiden voyage is not mentioned.   Great condition, with some toning to the white covers and a small black mark on the front corner.

One of the best liner cutaways ever done … this one by Logan Reavis is a favorite for sure. When completing this, he had to piece together various agency deck plans as the detailed plans were still top secret. In great shape , with a little cover blemish. It also includes many b/w photos of rooms and passenger spaces .. as well as loaded with statistics and facts about the mighty lady.

Nice Unused baggage tag Tourist Cass Unused: for items to be placed in the Stateroom

Nice Unused baggage tag Tourist Cass Unused: for items to be placed in the baggage room

3 pages dedicated to the ships 10^th anniversary of her maiden voyage … plus  the cover photo.  Photocopies of the MV log cards and several photos of her life events to date. Lots of good information!

An “OK” copy for the floating out ceremony and christening  of the SSUS. Over 10 pages of photos and text  … not including the 4 front and back cover shots. This describes the full ceremony and covers USL President John Franklin’s speech in detail. The covers have detached from the booklet itself, … but the info and photos are all there and in good condition, priced accordingly. General wear.

Five nice 8 x10 photos of the SSUS upon her return to Phill almost 30 years ago! Perfect for framing!

Wonderful 2 page 8 1/2 x 14 legal sized fact sheet that was printed onboard to be given out to the curious passengers. Loaded with Ship Trivia: 21 different types of glasses were used onboard, average of 25 chairs reupholstered each voyage, 9100 square yards of carpeting onboard … and many more interesting tids n bits. These all show some aging and all came of the ship during the 1984 auction.

Nice corporate give away .. a “Swiss-like” army knife with 6 blades and attachments ..including scissors! It comes with a little compliment card that states “On the occasion of the opening of their new Marine Terminal”. This comes in the original box … a give away from the later 70’s-80’d time period.

SS United State as shown, this is probably the most extravagant book on the SSUS … and JM Graham’s final work before he passed away.  A very well written book … in typical JMG style, you probably need a thesaurus nearby to get through the Shakespearean prose of his writing style! IMO, He was never an overly nice or approachable fella… but he was a good author for sure.

This book includes very nice fold out deck plans and quite a few “uncommon” photos. This was only available in a LARGE hardbound version  and the printing and paper quality is exceptional. Overall, you will not be disappointed if you are a true lover of The Big U and crave every shred of information you can find. Great condition .. with a few cover edge bumps and scuffs.

One of the millions of paper items left onboard when she was laid up … this deposit envelope is practically brand new. The guards onboard in the USC years gave these to folks filled with little souvenirs, forms and whatever bits they could to get rid of them. I’m sure many of these found some new life when the ship went to Turkey/Ukraine.

Mark Perry;s extraordinary effort to tell the SSUS story and what the conservancy sought for her early in the C’s existence. Lots of good footage and interviews with past passengers etc. Well done with a few corny tongue n cheek moments.