The Story of Lighthouses by Mary Ellen Chase, 1965 FE

The Story of Lighthouses by Mary Ellen Chase.  Wood engravings by Erwin Schachner.    W. W. Nortong & Co, New York.  CR 1965 by the author and illustrator.  Stated First Edition.  Printing row ends in 1, first printing thus.  166 indexed pages, 6.25" x 9.25".

" ...she tells of the Great Pharos of Alexandria and what we know of its construction back in the third century , BC; the Eddystone light, its designers, construction, and reconstruction in the fiercest of English seas; and the lighthouses of America - from Maine to Oregon - with the stories of their keepers and their keepers' children... Miss Chase was associated wht the Maine Seacoast Mission, which brought books, medicine, good cheer and a glimpse of the outside world to the lighthouse families in their remote and lonely world.  Her recollections of these visits and her experiences as a teacher of lighthouse children vividly recreate a way of life that was unique in its joys and dangers."

Book is ex-library with all the usual markings.  It only circulated 4 times.  Pages are clean; the binding is still stiff and new.  The tan cloth cover shows minimal shelf wear but there is a tape stain where a second spine label was applied.   The dust jacket is in protective mylar. The price corner has not been clipped but the bottom of the front end flap has. There is wear at the top of the spine and end flaps.  Overall condition of book and dust jacket excellent.

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