Moelfre

ELDER, MICHEAL: FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA THE STORY OF THE LIFE BOAT SERVICE, LONDON MURRAY 1963
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135 pages,green boards with silver lettering,minor fox prelimary pages,heavier fox to side foredges,no inscsp,the dustjacket mildly browned ov er the years,edgewear,1mm loss top/tail spine,now in clear protective covers...by the author of The Cabin of Bsrtonbridge etc..Through a series of episodes of outstanding rescuses by life boats this book traces the history of The Royal National Lifeboat Instsitution....M Elder does full justice to this remarkable record,,,info gathered from records and interviews withcoxswains/crews etc..with illustrations,mono plates,and a map...,Biblio.[Lynmouth 1899 to Aith 1962][St ives/Portrush/Ballycoxton/Selsey/Runswick etc..life boats at war..][ 19 chpts] First Edition VG Hard Back 222x140mm Approx

[SW: Ist Ed Murray First Edition Dustjacket for Those in Peril the Story of the Life Boat Service By Michael Elder Illustrated mono Plates Photographs Line Drawing Map the Royal National Life Boat Institution History from Lynmouth 1899 to Aith 1962 a Remarkable Record Records Crews Coxwains Outstanding Feats of Bravery Courage St Ives Portrush Ballycoxton Selsey Runswick Life Boats at War Cromer Lerwick Moelfre Newcastle Etc..]

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Skidmore, Ian: Lifeboat Vc - The Story Of Coxswain Dick Evans And His Many Rescues, David & Charles 1979
Biography of the Skipper of the Moelfre lifeboat on Anglesey and his 50 years in the service.

3rd impression. Cloth, dj, F/VG+. 140pp, 12pp b/w plates, SIGNED by Evans on the fep, a nice copy.

[SW: ISBN 0715376918, maritime, lifeboat, shipwerck, boats, ships]

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