296 pp., profusely illustrated with photographs & reproductions (some cold.) + a map. D.j., 30 x 22cm. FINE. First hand accounts surrounding the sinking of the White Star liner TITANIC in 1912 using many previously unpublished photographs, letters and oral histories. The authors show how Southampton, its people and the disaster have been inextricably linked with the TITANIC even before the ship made her fateful maiden voyage. The illustrations in the book are outstanding and include many, many photographs and contemporary reproductions, plus a colour section with relics, letters and paintings relating to the loss of this famous ship. Many books on the TITANIC have appeared in recent years as international interest in the ship has increased, this is one book that stands head and shoulders above the rest and will survive the test of time. THE STORY OF WHITE STAR LINE, THE TITANIC, AND THE TOWN & PORT OF SOUTHAMPTON. THE ORIGINAL EDITION.