ROMANCE OF SHIPPING WONDERS OF THE WORLD - COMPLETE SERIAL RUN, PARTS 1-55, CIRCA 1920S-1930S

A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF THE COMPLETE SERIAL PUBLICATION 'ROMANCE OF SHIPPING WONDERS OF THE WORLD,' COMPRISING ALL 55 PARTS IN ORIGINAL CARD COVERS. THIS BRITISH PERIODICAL SERIES REPRESENTS A FASCINATING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION OF MARITIME ACHIEVEMENT DURING THE INTERWAR PERIOD, FEATURING DETAILED ILLUSTRATED ACCOUNTS OF THE WORLD'S MOST SIGNIFICANT VESSELS AND SHIPPING ENTERPRISES.

PUBLICATION DETAILS:
- TITLE: ROMANCE OF SHIPPING WONDERS OF THE WORLD
- FORMAT: WEEKLY OR BI-WEEKLY SERIALISED PARTS
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1920S-1930S
- ORIGIN: BRITISH PUBLICATION
- TOTAL PARTS: 55 (COMPLETE RUN)
- COVER ART: COLOUR LITHOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS FEATURING CONTEMPORARY MERCHANT VESSELS, PASSENGER SHIPS, AND NAVAL VESSELS

CONTENT OVERVIEW:
EACH PART CONTAINS ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES DOCUMENTING SIGNIFICANT SHIPS, SHIPPING ROUTES, MARITIME HISTORY, AND NAVAL ACHIEVEMENTS. FEATURED SUBJECTS INCLUDE PASSENGER LINERS, CARGO VESSELS, NAVAL RESERVES, TRADING ROUTES, AND MARITIME EXPLORATION. THE SERIES INCLUDES SPECIAL FOCUS ISSUES ON TOPICS SUCH AS 'THE NORTH ATLANTIC PATROL,' 'SHIPPING WONDERS OF THE WORLD,' 'THE HARVEST OF THE DEEP,' 'THE NEW CHANNEL TRAIN FERRY,' 'STORY OF THE MERSEY FERRIES,' AND 'SCOTTISH SHIPPING CENTRE,' AMONG OTHERS. LATER PARTS CONCLUDE WITH COMPREHENSIVE INDICES AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THIS IS A VINTAGE COLLECTION SHOWING HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR APPROPRIATE TO PERIODICALS OF THIS ERA. COVERS DISPLAY FADING AND COLOUR SHIFT CONSISTENT WITH EXPOSURE TO LIGHT OVER DECADES. EDGE WEAR, CREASING, AND MINOR STAINING ARE EVIDENT THROUGHOUT. PAGES REMAIN LARGELY INTACT AND LEGIBLE, THOUGH SOME FOXING IS PRESENT. THE BINDING ON SEVERAL ISSUES IS LOOSE, THOUGH PAGES ARE SECURE. THE COLOUR LITHOGRAPHY, WHILST FADED, RETAINS SUFFICIENT VIBRANCY TO APPRECIATE THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND DESIGN.

SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS COMPLETE SERIAL RUN REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL RECORD OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY MARITIME ACHIEVEMENT AND REPRESENTS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR MARITIME HISTORIANS, COLLECTORS OF SHIPPING MEMORABILIA, AND ENTHUSIASTS OF PERIOD ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN. THE SERIES DOCUMENTS VESSELS AND SHIPPING ENTERPRISES THAT DEFINED THE GOLDEN AGE OF MARITIME COMMERCE AND PASSENGER TRAVEL. ORIGINAL COMPLETE RUNS OF THIS PUBLICATION ARE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE INTACT.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE COLLECTION HAS BEEN STORED IN STABLE CONDITIONS AND SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF WATER DAMAGE OR SEVERE DETERIORATION BEYOND NORMAL AGE-RELATED WEAR.

Item Size: Height: 28cm, Width: 22cm, Depth: 11cm, Weight: 7Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+13

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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