MAURETANIA: 1939 - Deluxe & super-sized 1939 intro brochure

Cunard Line:  A beautiful pre-maiden voyage brochure for the MAURETANIA of 1939.  Talk about deluxe - a huge 12" by 15" size, textured stock cover with a gold embossed image of the ship, gold trim throughout, and a big center fold-out. The brochure was meant to impress influential agents and passengers, and it works.  The front double cover opens to inner cover of shocking red followed by a solid black page with gold lettering.  The text opens with a quote from E. Keble Chatterton, "When the MAURETANIA as the largest liner built in England, enters New York Harbour during the year of the World's Fair, she will from stem to cruiser-stern, from funnel-top to water-line, make a most impressive spectacle against the skyscrapers."   Each page has large renderings of public rooms from all three classes.  From Cabin (First) Class - Grand Hall, Smoking Room, Foyer and Entrance "B" Deck, Restaurant, Swimming Pool, and Lounge.  Renderings from Tourist (Second) Class show the Dining Saloon, Lounge