4198, 6581. Dalton, J. W., THE LIFE SAVERS OF CAPE COD. Chatham. 1902. 1st.
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4198, 6581. Dalton, J. W., THE LIFE SAVERS OF CAPE COD. Chatham. 1902. 1st.
6581w. Dalton, J. W., THE LIFE SAVERS OF CAPE COD. 1902. 1st. Chatham, Mass. 159p. Soft wraps. Profusely illustrated with over 100 fine b/w photographs. Certainly the finest and most complete history of the Life-Saving Service and its 13 posts on the outer reaches of Cape Cod. Looks at each of the 13 stations individually including their men, equipment, construction and modifications of the buildings, rescues, and much more. Published at the time, this is excellent reading on the subject, wonderful photographs. Overall clean, tight, save wear and chipping to wraps, frontis page soiled. Beautifully bound in later gilt embossed cloth wraps. First edition quite scarce and most desirable. (VG). $78.
6172. Dalton, J. W., THE LIFE SAVERS OF CAPE COD. 1902. 1st. Chatham, Mass. 159p. Soft wraps. Inscribed from relative of the author – Charles C. Dalton in 1953. Profusely illustrated with over 100 fine b/w photographs. Certainly the finest and most complete history of the Life-Saving Service and its 13 posts on the outer reaches of Cape Cod. Looks at each of the 13 stations individually including their men, equipment, construction and modifications of the buildings, rescues, and much more. Published at the time, this is excellent reading on the subject, wonderful photographs. Overall clean, tight, save light wear and chipping to wraps and spine. (VG). $78.
Also later 1967 printing:
4198h. Dalton, J. W., THE LIFE SAVERS OF CAPE COD. 1902. Reprint 1967. Orleans, Mass. 152p. Soft wraps. Clean, tight, nice copy. Profusely illustrated with over 100 fine b/w photographs. Certainly the finest and most complete history of the Life-Saving Service and its 13 posts on the outer reaches of Cape Cod. Looks at each of the 13 stations individually including their men, equipment, construction and modifications of the buildings, rescues, and much more. Excellent reading on the subject, wonderful photographs. (VG+). $18.