Gigantic Titanic Bundle – 8 vintage books on the sinking that stunned the world

Description: GIGANTIC Titanic Bundle – 8 vintage books on the sinking that stunned the world The tragic loss of the supposedly unsinkalble luxury liner Titanic on its maiden voyage in April of 1912 has transfixed the attention of the world for more than a century. This eight-book collection allows you to explore the disaster from every conceivable perspective and answers questions that have swirled around the sinking ever since. A Night To Remember – Illustrated Edition by Walter Lord – Holt, Rinehart, and Winston hardcover. First edition, 1976. Some signs of wear on dust jacket (see photo). Otherwise in excellent condition. 225 pages. 135 photographs and illustrations. Complete passenger list. The cornerstone for any collection of books about the Titanic. As described in Wikipedia: "still considered a definitive resource about the Titanic. Lord interviewed 63 survivors of the disaster and drew on books, memoirs, and articles that they had written." Six months on the best-seller lists and never out of print since its original publication in 1955."Using every available scrap of evidence that archive and memory can bring to the surface, he has set out to tell, simply and chronologically, the events of the night of the sinking. The result is a stunning book, incomparably the best on its subject and one of the most exciting books of this or any year." The New York Times"A vivid reconstruction of a night's dramatic events as seen and felt by those who experienced them." The Times (of London)"A magnificent job of re-creative chronicling, enthralling from the first word to the last." The Atlantic Monthly"Walter Lord has done a superb reconstruction of the brief tragedy: it was all over in less than three hours, but the reverberations lasted for years." Spectator The Night Lives On by Walter Lord – Avon Books paperback first edition 1987. Excellent condition. 244 pages. When the wreckage of the Titanic was discovered in September 1985, Walter Lord received more than 30 requests for interviews during the next ten days. Here he returns to the subject and explores questions that could not be answered at the time of his original volume, A Night To Remember. "Unlike the ship, the legend refuses to sink." Time"A fresh and absorbing look at the classic sea disaster by a master storyteller." Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Two Titanic books in one – Titanic: A Survivor's Story by Colonel Archibald Gracie and The Sinking of the S.S. Titanic by John B. Thayer. Academy Chicago Publishers trade paperback second printing 1998. 356 pages. Like new. Col. Gracie was an amateur historian and survived the sinking of the Titanic by climbing aboard an overturned collapsible lifeboat. As soon as he returned to New York, he wrote this book about the disaster. He never recovered from his ordeal and died less than eight months after the sinking while still correcting the proofs of his book, becoming the first adult survivor to die. Walter Lord called Gracie's book "invaluable for chasing down who went in what boat" and called Gracie "an indefatigable detective." Like Gracie, John Thayer was one of the last to leave she ship before it sank. This meticuliously detailed account was privately published for members of his family in 1940. Titanic! The Maiden Voyage by Geoffrey Marcus, Manor Books paperback first edition, 1974. 320 pages. Good condition. British naval historian Geoffrey Marcus explores why the massive liner Titanic, widely believed to be unsinkable, went to the bottom on her initial crossing of the Atlantic, claiming more than 1,500 lives. "For half a century, the truth was a carefully whitewashed, closely guarded secret. Here for the first time are the unvarnished, shocking facts.""Sharp, penetrating and all inclusive. The only book I know where you can find, between two covers, the whole story of the Titanic – from the departure of the boat train to the final courtroom drama." Walter Lord, author of A Night to Remember. The Titanic Disaster: As reported in the British National Press April – July 1912 by Dave Bryceson, W.W. Norton, first edition, 1997. Hardcover, 312 pages. Profusely illustrated. With dust jacket. Like new condition. This volume allows the reader to experience what it was like to be a British citizen in the weeks after the Titanic disaster, learning new facts about the tragedy with each new edition of the newspaper. This book contains facts unavailable elsewhere, such as the story – delivered under oath – of J.C. Middleton, vice president of the Akron-Canton Railway of Ohio, who canceled his passage after two dreams in which he saw the Titanic sinking. Ghosts of the Abyss by Don LYnch and Ken Marschall with an introduction by James Cameron, Da Capo Press, 2003, first edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 144 pages. Lavishly illustrated. Excellent condition. Coffee-table size.Acclaimed Oscar-winning director James Cameron had made dives to the wreck while filming his 1997 blockbuster hit Titanic, but he wanted to know more about the inside of the ship's carcass. During the next four years, he developed underwater robots small enough to go through the Titanic's windows and into her ghostly rooms. By 2001, he was ready to return and photograph the Titanic in a completely new way. The result is this astounding collection of photographs, many accompanied by photos of the same scene taken before the ill-fated liner set sail. James Cameron's Titanic with text by Ed. W. Marsh and photos by Douglas Kirkland. Harper Perenial coffee-table-sized paperbound volume, first edition 1997. 178 pages. Lavishly illustrated. Foreward by James Cameron. Like new condition. This book provides a detailed look at the monumental effort by thousands of artists and craftsmen to re-create the Titanic, including a full-sized exterior replica of the ship and the 17-million-gallon tank facility used to sink her. In-depth interviews with the cast and crew. A must for every fan of the movie. Titanic's Last Secrets by Brad Matsen. Hachette Book Group first edition hardcover with dust jacket. Like new condition. Recounts how Shadow Divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler dived to the wreckage of both the Titanic and its sister ship Britanic to answer the question of why the Titanic sank as rapidly as it did. Had it managed to stay afloat just two hours longer, more than 2,000 people might have survived its collision with the iceberg. "In this expertly written account, Matsen does what would seem impossible: He tells us something new about the Titanic disaster." Publishers Weekly You would have to comb the internet to find all eight of these volumes if ordered separately. Here you can have the full set for one low price. Shipped insured via UPS for safety. If you'd like to see more collections like this one, visit my eBay store at https://www.ebay.com/str/billsraritiesandoddities New collections are being added weekly.

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