A Night to Remember
London, New York, Toronto: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo. xi, 187 [1]pp., 8 plates of photos and documents. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering and decorative ruling on black label of spine, gilt at tail; in original color-illustrated dust jacket with white and yellow lettering on spine, protected by modern mylar. Illustrated endpapers, showing boat deck and tank top (Bottom-Deck) of RMS Titanic, identical at front and back. Dustjacket with price "16/- Net” indicated. Publisher's device on title page. illustrated with b/w photographs of the Titanic, its crew, Titanic menus, and a reproduction of a penciled sketch of the sinking of the Titanic.
"After forty-odd years of legend, conjecture and conflicting personal accounts the world can a last know the full, astonishing story of the packed nine-hour drama that took place as the “unsinkable” Titanic died in the freezing North Atlantic in 1912.” (Publisher). Light wear and creasing of dust jacket, mostly along top edge and head of spine. Previous owner’s name inked to insight front cover underneath dust jacket flap. Block lightly age-toned. Spine slightly cocked. Good to very good condition. Item #55841
Price: $225.00