Life-Saving Service. Instructions to Mariners in case of Shipwreck, with Information Concerning the Life-Saving Stations Upon the Coasts of the United States.
Published by Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1881
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 500.00
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Life-Saving Service. Instructions to Mariners in case of Shipwreck, with Information Concerning the Life-Saving Stations Upon the Coasts of the United States. Produced under the direction of Sumner I. Kimball. Printed in Washington, D.C. by the Government Printing Office. 1881. 35 pp. 5 x 2.75. Softcover booklet. In good condition, with light chips and wear along edges. Text block remains bound well. Includes three figures in front portion. Loss of original wrappers, if issued. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. An extremely scarce first printing. A rare publication produced following various sea disasters, including the sinking of the military steamer Huron off the North Carolina coast, with the loss of life exacerbated due to the lifesaving station being seasonally closed. Includes a list of various government lifesaving stations across various American coasts.
Seller Inventory # REILY-TUB-0024-XX-2511-aj5429
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Life-Saving Service. Instructions to Mariners in case of Shipwreck, with Information Concerning the Life-Saving Stations Upon the Coasts of the United States.
- Author
- Kimball, Sumner I (Director)
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
- Publication year
- 1881
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Seller catalogs
- Reily
ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
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Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore.
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The Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Inc. (Rare Books Division)
3401 North Sixth Street
Harrisburg, PA U.S.A. 17110
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Chosen as Publishers Weekly's 2023 Bookstore of the Year! Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore. ... A buyer is eligible to receive a full refund if a book is not in the condition described.
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