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The Marcollo Collection
THE LAUNCHING BOOK FOR THE R.M.S. BRITANNIC WITH FIVE POSTCARDS
CIRCA FEBRUARY 1914
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THE LAUNCHING BOOK FOR THE R.M.S. BRITANNIC WITH FIVE POSTCARDS
CIRCA FEBRUARY 1914
THE BOOK, THE COVER IN RED AND WITH AN INSET IMAGE OF THE SHIP ON THE FRONT AND BACK, AND PROCLAIMING ON THE COVER "WHITE STAR LINE/ROYAL AND UNITED STATES/MAIL STEAMER/"BRITANNIC"/(TRIPLE SCREW)/LAUNCHED AT BELFAST/26TH FEBRUARY 1914." CONTENTS INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHIP, IMAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION, AND OTHER DETAILS OF WHICH THE NEW LIFE BOAT LAUNCHING SYSTEM IS SPECIFICALLY DETAILED. THE POST CARDS (5), ONE SHOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHIP, THREE SHOWING THE SHIP IN PASSENGER SERVICE, AND THE LAST SHOWING HER AS H.M.H.S. BRITANNIC, THE HOSPITAL SHIP.
6¾ X 9 5/8 IN. (17.1 X 24.5 CM.) BOOKLET AND SMALLER. (6)
CIRCA FEBRUARY 1914
THE BOOK, THE COVER IN RED AND WITH AN INSET IMAGE OF THE SHIP ON THE FRONT AND BACK, AND PROCLAIMING ON THE COVER "WHITE STAR LINE/ROYAL AND UNITED STATES/MAIL STEAMER/"BRITANNIC"/(TRIPLE SCREW)/LAUNCHED AT BELFAST/26TH FEBRUARY 1914." CONTENTS INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHIP, IMAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION, AND OTHER DETAILS OF WHICH THE NEW LIFE BOAT LAUNCHING SYSTEM IS SPECIFICALLY DETAILED. THE POST CARDS (5), ONE SHOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SHIP, THREE SHOWING THE SHIP IN PASSENGER SERVICE, AND THE LAST SHOWING HER AS H.M.H.S. BRITANNIC, THE HOSPITAL SHIP.
6¾ X 9 5/8 IN. (17.1 X 24.5 CM.) BOOKLET AND SMALLER. (6)