Sterling Robert Thayer (5 results)

Same date on title page as on the copyright page. The book is bound in blue cloth with illustration on the front cover in blue and title and author in blue on the spine. Top edges dust-dulled. Covers have foxing/sun-toning. The Corners are bent and spine caps softened. Illustrated endpapers with map of the coast of Maine with lighthouse locations labeled in red. Edges are dust-dulled. Two small areas of foxing each on the bottom margins of p 94 and 95.Otherwise, pages are generally age-tanned, clean, smooth and unmarked. The binding is sound . Profusely illustrated with 88 period photographs in black and white.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 88 Black and White Illustrations (illustrator). Introduction by Robert Tristram Coffin. Blue clothe, some edgeware,staining, spine bumped, Coastal Maine map end pages. 223 pgs. Directory of Lighthouse Keepers on back page.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 224 Pages; 2 Major Sections With Several Chapters In Each Section. Pages Tight; Moderate Page Wear; Page Edges Cut Roughly And Slightly Darkened. Light Blue End Pages With Map Of Maine, Light Houses Along The Coast And Atlantic Ocean. Blue Linen Like Hard Covers With Illustration On Front Cover; Black Lettering On Spine Minor Shelf Wear. Blue And White Background With Black Lettering On Dust Jacket; Illustration Of Light House On Dj. Some Tears And Nicks On Dj Edges, Spine Ends And Fold Flaps. Fading And Rubbing. Book Signed By Author " By Robert Thayer Sterling, Author 1938". Directory Of Lighthouse Keepers On Back Page. Introduction By Robert Tristram Coffin In Front. Biography Of Author On Dj Fold Flaps. Book 1 Title: Romance And Routine With Chapter Headings Including: Pillars Of Fire; First District; Lighthouse Keepers; Old Lighthouse Ships; The Portland Lightship; The Good Ship "Sunbeam". Book 2 Itle" A Tour Of The Lighthouses And Talks With The Keepers" With Themes Of Seacoast Lights; Lubec Channel; Bay And Harbor Lights, Etc. List Of Lights And Index Of Illustrations In Front. Numerous Illustrations Throughout Book Including Frontispiece; "Portland Head Light" Very Rare Vintage Copy. Signed by Author(s).

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Third Printing. Jacket worn and chipped at the edges and spine ends, moderate wear to cloth edges, some foxing to page edges. 88 illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book is worn with uneven exterior sunning, patterned as another book was layed on top of it at an angle for an extended period of time. It details the history of numerous Maine lighthouses and lightships, including tales of harrowing storms, shipwrecks, and the daily sacrifices of the keepers. 88 illustrations, 223 pages. Book.