Titanic Disaster. Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce United States Senate
Published by Government Printing Office [for the] U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, 1912
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Title continues: Sixty-Second Congress Second Session. Directing the Committee on Commerce to Investigate the Causes Leading to the Wreck of the White Star Liner "Titanic". Thick, large 8vo. With three folding maps. Bound in tan buckram with black rules and lettering on spine. Text clean, light soiling to cloth, spine slightly darkened. Rear hinge starting. Contemporary owner signature in pencil. Housed in a custom clamshell box of half-red morocco over red cloth, gilt lettering on spine. "They said, 'nothing serious is the matter' . I did not realize it, the whole time, even to the last moment . I would never believe such a thing could happen." The US Senate investigation convened over 18 days, with 86 witnesses informing the record at-hand. Among them, Bruce Ismay, the Managing Director of the White Star Line; Second Officer Charles Lightoller (who figures prominently in the Walter Lord bestseller A Night to Remember), Guglielmo Marconi, inventor and electrical engineer, whose name was synonymous with radio wave-based wireless system telegraphy, and whose company provided wireless service for both the Titanic and the Carpathia, the ship that responded to the Titanic's distress signal, and Captain Arthur Rostron of the Carpathia, among many surviving passengers and crew.The colossal meeting of hubris, poor navigation and exceptionally bad timing resulted in a disaster that reverberates ad infinitum. Books on the subject continue to pour forth, running perhaps fourth behind Jesus, Napoleon, and the Civil War as fodder for speculation, fresh insight and metaphorical discourse. This report, with dramatic first-person accounts, remains a foundational text. Scarce. Hardcover in custom clamshell case.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Titanic Disaster. Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce United States Senate
- Author
- [SHIPWRECKS - Titanic]
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office [for the] U.S. Senate, Washington, DC
- Publication year
- 1912
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Clamshell case Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Maritime History, Transportation -- Maritime, World Travel
Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long’s historical and bibliophilic interests. Our store is located in downtown Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood and is open seven days a week. In our on-going effort to provide a diversified inventory, we are acquiring fine and unusual books. From incunabula to 20th Century literature, from journals of voyages to autograph letters, no book or manuscript is beyond our purview. We would be delighted to consider all printed or written materials. Discretion is our hallmark. Long Brothers adheres to a strict code of professional conduct. We take pride in our customer service.…
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HOUSE OF LONG LLC LONG BROTHERS FINE AND RARE BOOKS % JEFFREY JOSEPH LONG SOLE MBR
400 Occidental Ave. S.
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Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long’s historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only. We are proud members of the ABAA and ILAB.
Among books in all fields, we specialize in Pacific Northwest Americana, Fine Literature, Chinese History and Culture, Social and Art Movements, including the Punk Underground, 1975 - 1982.
In our on-going effort to provide a diversified inventory, we are acquiring fine and unusual books. From incunabula to 20th Century literature, from journals of voyages to autograph letters, no book or manuscript is beyond our purview. We would be delighted to consider all printed or written materials. Discretion is our hallmark.
Long Brothers adheres to a strict code of professional conduct. We take pride in our customer service.
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