Description: You are purchasing a rare original Empress of Britian World Cruise 1932-33 ship and cruise brochure and a rare Balck and White photo of the ship whcih measures 5 x 7 inches. Leaving New York on December 3 and returning on April 11, the 1932-33 world cruise was 129 days long. The first 20 pages of the booklet re-introduces the new Empress of Britain, including some rooms not shown in the introductory booklets. A library had walls of Circassian Walnut. A movie theater was fully equipped to show “talkies.” Turkish baths aren’t shown but, the booklet says, were “decorated in marble and silver. The cover of the booklet is signed GFG, meaning Gordon Fraser Gillespie, one of Canadian Pacific’s staff artists. He first began working on commission for CP in 1913 and in 1948 was placed in charge of all commercial art for the railroad. At some point between those two years, he began working for CP full-time The rest of this 68-page booklet describes the cruise. Instead of brightly colored paintings, the various ports are illustrated with black-and-white photos. The hula dancer seen on page 48 is the same as on the cover of a 1934 menu.An outstanding piece to add to any ship collection. Please check all the photos and feel free to ask any questions. All items ship USPS with tracking.PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE OCEAN LINER BROCHURES! ALL ARE FROM THE 1910'S- 1950'S.
Price: 39.99 USD
Location: Milford, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-09-13T01:41:03.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
