first edition Hardcover
1853 · London
by Royal National Lifeboat Institution aka the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck
London: Charles Knight, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Leather spine & corners over cloth boards, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, four centerfold color maps “Wreck Chart of the British Isles†for 1852-5, black & white plate and in-text illustrations. The colors in the 1852 Wreck Chart have browned, likely due to a lacquer layer reacting to the ink (thanks to Phil Bevis of Arundel Books for his insight.) Spine rebacked with original spine laid on, corners also restored. Pencil volume notations to title pages, text appears clean and bright, binding is solid.An uncommon maritime journal which includes stories of wrecks & rescues, (truncated)