The Cam-Breeze.
US Transport Cambrai on Voyage from New York Nov.13, 1929 vi Panama Canal to San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 30, 1929. 13”x 8.5”, 29pp. Complete in 14 issues, about 15,000 words. Each issue has a hand-drawn banner, usually a map, This was produced shipboard on the Cambrai.
There seem to be no copies located in WorldCat. $500
Provenance: Library of Congress, with their stamp on the front wrapper.
Condition: Fair. The oversize paper was also fairly cheap to begin with, so there are some rough edges all the way around, but particularly at top (as you can see in the pics). Some of the cracked bits along the top edge have been reinforced with Japanese rice paper adhesive on back. Accpetable copy of an evidently rare document.
The Cambrai was named after the US-involved battle of Cambrai in WWI.
The Cam-breeze reported all manner of shipboard news, where they were in the world, plus “radio news” of national and international interest. Overall, this is somewhat delightful.
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