Lighthouses and Lightships by Lee Chadwick

A fascinating and well-illustrated exploration of the history, mystery and engineering of the world’s lighthouses and lightships. In Lighthouses and Lightships, Lee Chadwick takes the reader from the earliest warning beacons and famous sea towers to remote lighthouse life, dramatic wrecks, heroic keepers and the development of lightships around the world.

Illustrated throughout by Peter Martin, this 1974 second impression published by Dennis Dobson covers lighthouse history in Britain, Ireland and beyond, including sections on science and lighthouse construction, unsolved lighthouse mysteries, lightships, tropical seas and the lives of lighthouse keepers. A wonderful vintage maritime history title for collectors of nautical books, lighthouse enthusiasts and readers interested in seafaring history.

This is the 1974 second impression of the 1971 edition, published in London by Dennis Dobson. Hardcover with dust jacket.

Condition – Good ex-library copy

Dust jacket protected in a plastic sleeve. Endpaper has damage where a library pocket or attached item has been removed, with a library stamp present. Library stamp also appears on the verso of the title page. Otherwise a clean, tidy and well-preserved copy internally with no major faults noted.