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New York: Rizzoli, 2006. First Impression. Paperbound. NEW. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 144, indexed. Fully illustrated with b-w halftone and colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Goodreads notes: "Cruise delightfully recalls a time of gracious travel, as well as the modern-day evolution of cruising at sea. It explores the design and culture of cruise ships from the golden age of the interwar period, up to the present when cruise ships have come to embrace "entertainment architecture." Packed full of illustrations of all aspects of cruise ship design—interiors, entertainment, travel posters, and other ephemera—this timely book also documents the current renaissance in cruise vacations.Traveling by cruise ship, especially between the wars and into the '50s, was the most luxurious and stylish form of transport available. Many of the greatest liners were built during that time, including France's… Read More

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Harbor Department, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition/In quite good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed cordovan-coloured cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 206, w/ chronology and indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &ct. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Forward by John Haskell Kimbell. Includes chapters on: The Banning Era - 1851-1885, the Great Free-Harbor Fight - 1880-1900, Birth of a Port - 1901-1920 , etcetera