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Signed second edition: square quarto; hardcover; blue cloth boards with gilt spine titles and decorative endpapers; 224pp., with many full-colour and monochrome illustrations. Inscribed to the owner by the author on title page and small bookplate showing the book was bought on board the vessel (Ocean Bookshop - Queen Elizabeth 2). Mild wear; slight scattered spotting on front endpaper and mild rubbing and edgewear to dustwrapper now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. This new edition of the most thorough book on the legendary Queen Elizabeth II includes the refit of the mid-1990s and many new photographs of interiors and details. Captain Ronald Warwick begins with the colourful history of the Cunard Line. He continues with the construction and launching of QE2 and provides an engrossing narrative of the ship's colourful history, including her service in the Falklands war, her various mishaps, the recent sale of Cunard to Carnival, and the new owners' plans for the future. The final chapter of the book is a deck-by-deck guide with photographs of all of the ship's public areas as well as those not seen by passengers: the engine room, kitchens, and areas limited to officers and crew.