Getting Your Hands on Club Orient A Photographic History
Most people looking for this book hit a wall quickly. It's not out of print in the traditional sense. It simply has a very small print run and no active publisher handling reprints. The book documents the history of Club Orient, which ran adult-oriented cruises from the 1960s through the 1990s, and it fills a very specific niche that most book sellers don't prioritize.
Where to Find Club Orient A Photographic History
Your main options are Amazon Marketplace, AbeBooks, eBay, and occasionally specialized maritime or cruise memorabilia forums. The price range on these platforms typically runs between $40 and $150 depending on condition. Copies with the original dust jacket intact command the higher end. I've seen listings on eBay with cracked spines and yellowed pages go for under $30, but those copies often have water damage that isn't visible in the thumbnail photos. If you need a specific copy fast, set up alerts on BookSaver and AddALL. These aggregation tools scan multiple used book sites at once and email you when a listing matching your criteria appears. Most people miss this step and end up overpaying on a single platform because they didn't check the others. Expect to spend roughly 10 to 15 minutes setting up the alerts, and then check them daily for about a week before a match shows up. I ran into a specific problem last year when someone asked me to verify a copy they were considering buying. The seller claimed it was the first printing, but the copyright page had a number line showing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, which actually indicated a later printing. The ISBN alone doesn't tell you the printing, and most used book sellers don't know how to read that sequence. The workaround is simple: ask for a clear photo of the copyright page before buying, and look at the number line. If the lowest number is above 1, it's not the first printing. This distinction matters mostly for collectors, but it also affects price.
There's also a broader issue with this book that potential buyers should know about. The photographic quality in many of the prints is inconsistent. Some sections were sourced from professional archives and look sharp. Other sections rely on amateur snapshots that were scanned poorly, and the difference is noticeable if you flip between chapters. The publisher made choices about what to include based on availability of sources rather than image quality, so don't expect uniform resolution across every page. If you're researching specifically for academic or detailed historical work, plan to supplement this with other sources like maritime archives or personal interviews with former crew members. The book is useful as a primary reference for a general overview, but it has gaps that become obvious if you dig into any particular voyage or time period. The ISBN for the most commonly available edition is 9780963750203. Use that number when searching. Listings sometimes appear under slightly different titles or with missing digits in the ISBN, which causes search engines to skip them. I've had better luck searching the ISBN directly rather than the full title because the title gets paraphrased differently across platforms.
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