I am not intending to express any preference by putting the books in the order they appear in on this page.
Shipbuilder series: "The Cunard White Star Quadruple-Screw Liner QUEEN MARY"
A must for real devotees, the Shipbuilder book was reprinted in the 1970s after being first published when the Queen Mary was launched.
Black and White photos, but more information than you could ever imagine about the ship, and worth its weight in gold to those touring the Queen Mary, wanting to see how the vessel originally was in 1936. About 300 pages.
R.A.& L Streater: "Queen Mary - vol 1".
The first volume of this book is entitled "From Concept to Delivery" and deals mostly with the ship's design & construction. Probably more photos of the construction than any other book.
UK pounds 14.95.
Paperback
Stephen Harding: Great Liners at War (includes sections on Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth)
A general study of the wartime use of passenger ships from the Great Eastern to the QE2
with lots of pictures.
$19.95 US Paperback
David Hutchings: "Queen Mary 50 Years of Splendour" (English spelling!).
A very good introduction to the Queen Mary and her history with lots of pictures.
Not an expensive book. Paperback
James Steele: "Queen Mary"
Perhaps the best book so far about the Queen Mary. Lots of pictures, lots of research.
Published in1995, 230 pages.
C.W.R.Winter: "Queen Mary - Her Early Years Recalled"
The often humorous recollections of a Queen Mary crewman (electrical engineer) from the
1930s.
Gives a very good idea of what it was like to actually work on the ship in those days.
Reprinted in 1993.
Ross Watton: "The Cunard Liner Queen Mary"
A book with detailed drawings of the ship and deck-plans. Very good for model-building.
Neil Potter and Jack Frost: The Mary - The Inevitable Ship
A wealth of facts about the ship, this book covers the story of her conception and
construction in detail, and includes her war service. Published in 1961 when the Queen
Mary was still in service. Mostly text, but some black and white photos.
ISBN : Written before the ISBN system was introduced. Published by George G Harrap and Co, London.
Now republished, revised and updated by Lindsay Frost.
"The Mary: The Story of no 534"
262 pages, 39 B&W photos
Published by: Shipping Books Press, PO Box 30, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3ZZ,
England, Telephone, +44 1630 652641
ISBN 1 900867 02 8
C.W.R.Winter: "Long Live the Queen Mary"
Published in 1994, this book contains a series of articles by people who are closely involved with the Queen Mary today, and gives some idea of what her future in Long Beach may be. Lots of pictures too. Hardback.
ISBN 1 870374 30 4
Steve Harding: "The Gray Ghost"
The RMS Queen Mary at war. A good study of the ship in WW2 with lots of pictures too.
ISBN 0 933126 26 3
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