Home From The Sea by A Rostron

Darren Honeycutt · Jun 25, 2002

Here is another rare Titanic book I would love to have. http://cgi.ebay.com/ ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie wItem&item=154519522 6

Tracy Smith · Jun 25, 2002

Yep, I'd love to have it, too, but that price is too much for me.

Adam McGuirk · Jun 25, 2002

like Tracy I would love to have it, then I looked at the price.

John Clifford · Jun 25, 2002

I also would like the book, but right now the price is too high.
Anyway, I might know who one of the bidders is, and I don't want to wreck it for him.

JC

Jason D. Tiller · Jun 25, 2002

I would love to have this book, but the price is too high for me as well. John: You mean the seller.

Best regards,

Jason

Michael H. Standart · Jun 25, 2002

Seven more days to go until that auction is over. My bet is that the going price skyrockets. The current $152.50 is barely within my range now.

Cordially,
Michael H. Standart

Dave Gittins · Jun 25, 2002

Unless you are a book collector, don't break your heart if you can't get Rostron's book. It's a good read, but it's not particularly accurate. A feature is the absence of the names of officers Rostron served with. Captain Lord would be interested to know that Californian had no radio. Borrow it and copy the relatively few relevant pages.

Tarn Stephanos · Jun 25, 2002

I found a near mint 1st edition copy of this book, with the original dustjacket on Ebay a couple years back for around $30. I guess all the online Titanic book collectors were on vacation that week...

This copy being sold now looks in good condition, but missing the dust jacket....

There was also a blue coloured edition- the British edition methinks, which is much scarcer than this cackey coloured edition....

regards

Tarn Stephanos

Darren Honeycutt · Jun 26, 2002

Speaking of rare books, does anyone think that it is still possible to go into an antique shop/used book store/second hand store/flea market and find among the books a rare Titanic book for a cheap price? Also, which place would you most likely find a rare book? It seems that since James Camerons movie came out anything with the letters TITANIC on it is high priced.

Tarn Stephanos · Jun 26, 2002

Finding Titanc books at old bookstores or antique shops still happens for me- there has been over saturation of Titanic from the movie, so most of the 'johnny come lately' Titanic buffs who developed an interest and collected books after the Cameron film lost interest, and sold off what they had. Plus the fact many collectors assume everything is available only online these days means you have less competators to deal with when haunting old bookstores. Many old bookstores are not on the net- there are still gems to be found. I have found Titanic books sold online are much more expensive than ones to be found in old bookstores , antique shops or flea markets.

regards

Tarn Stephanos

Michael H. Standart · Jun 26, 2002

Well, hunting around flea markets and used book shops is exactly what Tracy Smith and myself are doing these days in our hope to find contemporary sources. That was how we found that 10th edition of Knight's Modern Seamanship which she bought when we went down to Athens last week. We're hoping to find more such locally and I've left my name with one dealer in the hopes of finding material germane to the Californian. I want to get every single one that I can both pro and con for my own collection. The problem is that most all of them are out of print and getting them second hand can be a bit expensive. Especially if the seller knows the value of what they have.

Cordially,
Michael H. Standart

Colleen Collier · Jun 27, 2002

I can't think of a better reason to go to a flea market then to look for a rare bargain. I have not been very fortunate in the line of steamship memoribelia except a somewhat old booklet with post cards of the Queen Mary stuffed inside, and National Geographics for 25 cents. There is always next weekend though!

Colleen

Jason D. Tiller · Jun 27, 2002

I love going to a flea market or a used bookstore to search for Titanic books. A few months ago, I was lucky to have found a couple of books on the Titanic and the December 1986 National Geographic issue.

Best regards,

Jason

Darren Honeycutt · Jun 28, 2002

Heres another one you don't see very often. http://cgi.ebay.com/ ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie wItem&item=211482867 7

Tarn Stephanos · Jul 18, 2002

One of the gems in my collection is "Home From The Sea" by Arthur Rostron. Its a fascinating read, and the man did indeed have an interesting life! Has his book ever been reprinted? With Bisset's "Tramps And ladies" having been reprinted, Rostron's book certainly should have been reprinted too.

How many editions of Rostron's book were printed?
There was a tan colored one (seen on Michael's books site);
but years ago I had a blue bound copy- a British edition perhaps?

The Rostron book seems realtively common, as opposed to the lightoller book...

Good book!

Tarn Stephanos