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This is the first serious study of these cards which combine artistic and maritime interest in their depiction of a vanished era. A concise history of the picture postcard is followed by practical notes for collectors - how to collect. what to look for - and a list of the major firms engaged in shipping publishing. The history of the passenger liner is traced from the days of Brunel to after the Second World War. Two hundred artists' postcards from the author's comprehensive collection illustrate in full colour the ships plying the 'Blue Riband' routes and sailing to Canada, the South Atlantic, India, the Indies. Australasia and the Far East. Famous names like Lusitania, Mauretania and Titanic are illustrated here alongside other less well-known vessels recalling bygone days of leisured and luxury travel, many of them lost in disasters or in the service of their countries in the two world wars. A good, colourful artist's impression of a big liner is far more attractive than a dull photographic c

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