Nice FC plan for the lovely and beloved America. This dates from March of 1957. These are full of color coded plans, room dimensions, b/w photography, cabin layouts and the wonderful Beal profile at the centerfold. A super set of plans! FT Lauderdale agency stamp.

Nice FC plan for the lovely and beloved America. By their design, these date from the 54-56 or so … not dates that I can see. These are full of color coded plans, room dimensions, b/w photography, cabin layouts and the wonderful Beal profile at the centerfold. Miami Florida Agency stamp. You cant go wrong with these plans!

2 sheets full of Housekeeping facts and figures  for the ship:200 tons of food on each voyage, over 80000 pieces of crockery,9100 square yard of wall to wall carpet and the list goes on and on. these were on the ship for may years and do show their age with toning. this has also been folded in half at some point.

These early books on the QM’s history  … published for the ship once she reached Long Beach .. are very well done! There is mostly black and white photography (a little color) super nice centerfolds lots and lots of information and specs. this one is in very nice condition … like new! good for any reference library.

Nice set of CC plans for the wonderful and beloved Queen Mary … no date but these date from the early-Mid 1960’s. Nice black and white plans accompanied by Interior photos and general information very good condition

Nice set of deck plans for CC on the QE. These are dated 1/64. Nice simple b/w deck plans with photography of public spaces and cabins. Excellent condition

When ships were build or rebuilt most owners put together a “builders book” of sorts to celebrate their work and the ships early history. The Norwegians knocked it out of the park with their SS Norway ( ex France) builders book … it is one of my favorites and one of the best ever! this is full of lovely color photography celebrating the ss France, her rebuilding into the Norway, new interiors and entry into service.  Lots of text and information is packed into the 124 pages. The cover has an embossed bow image of the ship and silver letting ( also some scuffs and soiling). these re hard to find and can have some brittle binding … the copy is solid and in great condition.

Nice set of blue colored mini deck plans … dated September 1961. Nice information, b/w interior photos and specs. Nice condition with a little corner edge wear.

Super cool CC plan for the America … dates to the late 40’s early 50’s before the SSUS joined the fleet. nice color coded deck plans with good b/w photography of cabin and public spaces. Excellent color Starboard profile of the ship showing top to bottom deck names. Very good conditions with tiny bits of edge and foldline wear.

Nice SS America sailing schedule 3 panel flyer from July 1949 … for the 49-50 season. Small wrinkle to the upper left hand corner..

Nice little coaster from one of the many “watering” holes on the ship. I have a number of these is pretty good condition .. harder to find! Great starboard profile of the ship surrounded by a circle of stars.

A Lovely linen PC for the Washington. The text on the back mentions the America coming into service in 1940 .. so this dates for the very late 1930’s. Good condition.

These trials booklets are hard to come by … even more difficult to find in this great condition. 31 glorious pages of excellent information, statistics, renderings and lists of companies that provided supplies for the ships construction. A very nice item indeed! magnificent  Starboard profile centerfold. Grab it now!

Nice CC passenger list for 1/14/53 … less than a year old! she was leaving NYC for Harve, Southampton and Bremerhaven. super nice glossy cover … almost brand new  with a few scuffs and marks.

Excellent First Class Passenger list dated 7/3/64 … exactly 12 years after the Maiden Voyage departure in 1952 … same route too … Le Harve and Southampton. Nice condition w/ typically expected scuffs. Grab it quick! Red, White and Bule with Gold eagle and script on the cover.

The famous large Beal Brochure for the ship … one of the most handsome brochures ever assembled for any ship. The pages are just loaded with lovely colored renderings of public rooms and cabins / as well as an incredible sleek 50’s port profile and foldout centerfold of the ship. 24 glorious pages of excellent text, specs and graphics. A favorite in great condition with minor scuffs. Get it quick!

A nice copy of the Skinner brochure .. so named for the famous Skinner image of the ship used on the cover. Filled with Black and White interior images of the vessel … as well as facts and specs on the ship itself. The first 2 interior pages and rear cover have some brown toning/ghosting .. but overall this is a very nice copy. These are getting harder to find.

Lovely onboard booklet … found in every cabin and describing the ships services, amenities and spaces. This covers the ship bow to stern and top to bottom and is printed in 4 languages. Excellent condition and just fill of info!

Lovely foldout that covers the ultra modern deco interiors of the Canadian Ivernia. She was the second in the Quartet built for the Canadian service. Super colorful renderings of many of the ships rooms .. ang lovely gold details. Great condition with some wear at the seam intersections. A favorite!

Cunard’s  Atlantic  Fairway Brochure  … one of my favorite brochures for the Later 1950’s. this is full of very artistic Photos, tissue sheets, renderings and lots of Infor about the fleet: QM, QE, Mauretania 2, Caronia, Ivernia, Saxonia, Carinthia and Sylvania. the front and back overs unfold to reveal a birds-eye view of the QM ,,, just stunning. A very unique piece and brochure for the fleet of the day . Do not miss this! very good condition.

Like New Wine/Beer/Beverage List  for the early Carnival ships. printed on super heavy stock .. this the unmistakable R/W/B logo cover.

Excellent Large oversized PC for the Norway (ex France). This is an early version … before she had more suites and spaces added topside.

Video Booklet form the MS Sagafjord … offered over 300 videos that could be borrowed and watch on the TV in your cabin. The true prize here is the cover art … the 5 ships of Cunard fleet at the time.. QE2, Cunard Princess and Countess … and then of course Sagafjord and Vistafjord … such wonderful ships. Excellent condition

A super rare menu cover from the SS America when she sailed briefly for Venture Cruise Lines … just 2 voyages. Venture and the ship were just not prepared to start operations … the ship was in poor condition and the passengers basically demanded the ship return to shore to escape the hellish conditions onboard. Such a rare item!

Lovely 5 page mimeograph of the artists and their artworks featured aboard the ship. The corners have some minor curls .. the the pages are clean and full of info about  artwork on the ship (most but not all). I found a whole stack of these on the ship in the early 1990’s when i was onboard and they were still in excellent condition.