| - Book Title: Mayday!: Preserving Life from Shipwreck Off Cornwall
- Author: Bird, Sheila
- ISBN: 0948578319
- Publisher: Ex Libris Press
- Year Published: November 1991
- Our Normal Price: £8.66 GBP ($0.00 USD)
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- Description: Ex Libris Press, 1991, first edition: decorative hardcover: approximately 6 x 9" tall: 231 pages, including index: black and white photographic illustrations, including many from the author's own collection.. Synopsis: An illustrated history of maritime mishap and sea rescue in Cornwall from the earliest times, with a description of Lifeboat Stations throughout the county and on the Isles of Scilly. Contents are arranged under the following headings: – About the Author. Introduction. Perils of These Waters. Navigation. Harbours of Refuge. Preserving Life from Shipwreck. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Early Lifeboats and Equipment. To Signify Distress at Sea. The Lifeboatman. A List of Lifeboat Stations in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. R. N. A. S. Coldrose to the Rescue. The Role of the Coast Guard. Bibliography. Index. Condition: very clean and good overall / not far from new.
- Condition: See Above
- Dustcover: No
- Binding: Paperback
- Type: Used Books
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