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.

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 little booklet covering  the ships on the Atlantic. Covers different ships and general subjects and suggestions like what to bring onboard for your trip etc

Nice sent of cards that were sold onboard the hotel Queen Mary in Long Beach In the early 2000’s when I was there. The images are reprinted for the famous” comparisons” brochure. Contains 12 cards … these would look great framed!

Excellent hard laminate key FOB to cabin A128 of the lovely Norway. Often times these were innocently carried off and mailed back … sometimes they made attractive souvenirs! This is in excellent shape.

Nice “Diamond Jubilee” key chain celebrating the QM’s 60^th anniversary of the maiden crossing … 1936-1996… Excellent condition.

One of Billie’s early Dover booklet endeavors … a book of 24 postcards of famous Liners that were ready to mail out to your maritime friends. Excellent glossy photo views of many famous ships including Olympic, QM, Normandie, United States and others. OOP

Nice box containing 24 refrigerator magnets purchased on the Hotel QM with a travel ..baggage tag theme.

Nice ceramic souvenir bell for the QM and the Spruce Goose … dated to the mid 1980’s, excellent condition and nice ring!

 Certainly, one of the best “overview” books that sparked many of today’s middle-aged ship lovers’ interest in the then waning days of Ocean Liners. This book is a staple in most diverse ocean liner libraries. I expect JMG is somewhere in purgatory stuck on the tarmac of a jet liner bound for some warmer destination.

A great hardbound history book that traces the development and history of over 30 liners stating with the German Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse and ending with the Russian Aleksandr Pushkin. Of course all the big liners are covered Mauretania-Lusitania, Olympic-Titanic-Britannic, QM, Normandie , United States … but also some lesser knowns get attention like the Cap Arcona ,Felix Roussel, and Willem Ruys. The book ends with “tomorrow” a rather nice overview of cruise liners and the cruise industry.

Excellent condition.

These are typically great folders full of each shipping lines and ships individual schedules and whereabouts.

Nice Picture-coffee table book of all sorts of ships built and sailing in the 20^th century …with a nice section on ocean and cruise ships. It looks like this was printed in 1977 … and given as a gift to a Lars Berger for Christmas that year. It is inscribed to “My Favorite future Ships Master … I hope he made it! Good condition and covers all sorts of maritime craft.

Lovely magazine of the Oceanic Navigation Research Society  “ For people who love Maritime History”. Packed with Maritime history … this issue mainly covers the American and Inman Lines. Also a nice “Boston Mails” article and the search for Titanic Part one!Great condition with Royal Viking Sea on the front and rear covers.

Filled with interesting and detailed articles on various ships … a lovely feature article on Exploring NYC’s Titanic Memorials

Filled with interesting and detailed articles on various ships … Including a nice article for the Queen Mary by the late Robert Lenzer.

Lovely several page article w/ photos on one of my favorite Great Lakes companies ..the GBL. There twin sisters The North American and South American were fixtures on the lakes till the mid 1960’s .. the GBL also operated the Alabama in the 40’s .. and used her as a parts ship for the other 2 boats until their demise. Once of my biggest regrets was not making time to visit the South American in the early 1990’s before she was finally scrapped.

Dubbed The Factual Story of a Great Ship” .. a nice souvenir booklet done for the Mary early in her hotel career in Long Beach. Certainly dated to the 70’s …. The ship has been through a few owners since then … including Disney. A good quick reference guide to her service history and early LB years.

Exceptional reprint of the Shipbuilder …The book is full of all the original shipbuilder blueprints and photos and is supplemented with nice materials by Mark Warren. This copy was purchased from the nautical bookstore on board the QE2 and is in excellent shape. I purchased this recently on a buying trip to NYC.

At the time … this was Kens highest selling catalogue … and of course he let’s us all know that in the introduction! He had returned from a buying trip to Europe that sounded amazing even thought it was surely embellished in his prose. Of the 724 items in this catalogue … a number of those were related to the Titanic. The most outstanding was a first class deck plan for her that was released 12 days before she set sail … item 302 .. which was listed for a meager $8000. These catalogues certainly are great reference point today for liner items and they also help as good guides for continuing provenance. This one is in pretty good shape … the pages on these unfortunately come loose as Ken produced these all by hand.

A super catalogue of 724 items! Ken dedicates this catalogue to Barrie Roger Davis … his customer, friend and the world’s largest collector of Liner Passenger Lists. This particular catalogue seems to also be filled with China and silver as well as ephemera! These catalogues certainly are great reference point today for liner items and they also help as good guides for continuing provenance. This one is in pretty good shape … the pages on these unfortunately come loose as Ken produced these all by hand.

The catalogue that was deemed “Collectible in itself”. Being the 50^th catalogue, Ken become nostalgic review his many accomplishments and his rise to define “Linerania”. Of the 752 items in this edition . My favorite would be shown on line 701 the 2 SS United States Floor Lamps (though he does not say … but they are from the Observation Lounge).. at $300 each … these were certainly a super deal. This issue also offered a large Number of Titanic items .. as Ken had just returned from a buying trip in England. These catalogues certainly are great reference point today for liner items and they also help as good guides for continuing provenance. This one is in pretty good shape … the pages on these unfortunately come loose as Ken produced these all by hand.