The United States Life-saving Service: 1880. Merryman..1- >29 lots of 10 copies
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- Condition : New
- Dispatch : More than 4 Days
- Brand : VistaBooks
- ID# : 189413786
- Quantity : 29 items
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- Location : United States
- Seller : vistabooksman (+262)
- Barcode : 9780896460713
- Start : Sat 04 Mar 2023 12:33:50 (EDT)
- Close : Thu 19 Jun 2025 22:24:07 (EDT)
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This listing is for 1 to >29 lots of 10 copies of The United States Life-saving Service--1880: predecessor to today's Coast Guard. by J. H. Merryman. Historical reprint.
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MAKE AN OFFER:...The United States Life-saving Service...is published by VistaBooks at $6.95. From table below, select lots of 10 copies and unit cost. Enter these above in MAKE AN OFFER . Total calculates there. We will accept and ship when paid or on account. We may decline lower offers. No sales tax.
Ships to U.S. only, by postal media mail for $5.34+$1.50.added lot. Handling is up to 10 days; for sooner inquire at ? Ask Question above.
Table lists # lots, = ## books, (discount-DD%), @unit cost $YY.YY Total=$ZZ.ZZ Thanks for Looking and/or shoppping!
| 1 lot=10 books,12 lots=120 books, etc. | 10 lots=100 books (-85%) @unit cost $1.04 Total=$104.00 | 20 lots=200 books (-87%) @unit cost $0.90 Total= 180.00 |
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| 1 lot=10 books (-70%) @unit cost $2.08 Total=$20.80 | 11 lots=110 books (-85%) @unit cost $1.04 Total=$114.40 | 21 lots=210 books (-87%) @unit cost $0.90 Total=$189.30 |
| 2 lots=20 books (-72%) @unit cost $1.97 Total=$39.40 | 12 lots=120 books (-85%) @unit cost $1.04Toal=$124.80 | 22 lots=220 books (-87%) @unit cost $0.90Total=$198.00 |
| 3 lots=30 books (-75%) @unit cost $1.73 Total=$51.90 | 13 lots=130 books (-85%) @unit cost $1.04 Total=$135.20 | 23 lots=230 books (-87%) @unit cost $0.90 Total=$207.00 |
| 4 lots=40 books (-77%) @unit cost $1.59 Total=$63.60 | 14 lots=140 books (-85%) @unit cost $1.04 Total=$145.60 | 24 lots=240 books (-87%) @unit cost $0.90 Total=$216.30 |
| 5 lots=50 books (-80%) @unit cost $1.39 Total=$69.50 | 15 lots=150 books (-86%) @unit cost $0.97 Total=$145.50 | 25 lots=250 books (-87%) @unit cost $0.90 Total=$225.00 |
| 6 lots=60 books (-81%) @unit cost $1.32 Total=$79.20 | 16 lots=160 books (-86%) @uniit cost $0.97Total=$155.20 | 26 lots=260 books (-87%) @unit cost $0.90 Total=$234.00 |
| 7 lots=70 books (-82%) @uniit cost $1.25 Total=$87.50 | 17 lots=170 books (-86%) @unit cost $0.97 Total=$164.90 | 27 lots=270 books (-87%) @unit cost $0.90 Total=$243.00 |
| 8 lots=80 books (-83%) @unit cost $1.18 Total=$94.40 | 18 lots=180 books (-86%) @unit cost $0.97 Total=$174.60 | 28 lots=280 books (-87%) @unit cost $0.90 Total=$252.00 |
| 9 lots=90 books (-84%) @unit cost $1.11 Total=$99.90 | 19 lots=190 books (-86%) @unit cost $0.97 Total=$184.30 | 29 lots=290 books (-87%) @unit cost $0.90 Total=$261.00 |
| 30 lots=300 books (-88%) @unit cost $0.83 40 lots=400 books (-89%) @unit cost $0.76 50 lots=500 books (-90%) @$unit cost $0.69 or more lots: inquire. |
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The United States Life-saving Service--1880: predecessor to today's Coast Guard. by J. H. Merryman. Historical reprint.
Story of chain of life-saving stations that once lined all U.S. coasts--Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, Pacific--with rescue dramas, apparatus and technique used by heroic federal surfmen.
The U.S. Life-saving Service was at its heyday when this material was written in 1880. Shipping was a busy industry among the seaport cities, yet navigation was often unsure, and storms poorly predicted. Wrecks were all too common; ships in peril were even run toward shore to founder them where they would be closer to possible rescue. A chain of life-saving stations on all four U.S. coasts was therefore established to save lives. Accounts of heroism at these lonely outposts remain amazing--and chilling. Our author was chief inspector of the board examining these station's crews. He tells of the organization of the Service, the desperate need for the life saving function, of rescues, and of rescue methods and apparatus. Today many of these stations are maintained as historic reminders of past deeds, and several are in parks and/or include museums. Some provide demonstrations of how rescues were made in the surf and by lifeboats. Read this book and visit one or several of the stations on any coast for an appreciation of the life-saving service heritage. 79 period illustrations. 64 pages.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-071-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-071-3. Published by VistaBooks.
Binding is trade paper with saddle-stitched spine showing title and author.
The book is listed as brand new as it is from publisher's inventory and has never circulated.
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Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 189413786 |
| Start Time | Sat 04 Mar 2023 12:33:50 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Thu 19 Jun 2025 22:24:07 (EDT) |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | New |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 1 |
| Dispatch Time | More than 4 Days |
| Quantity | 29 |
| Location | United States |
| Auto Extend | No |
| Format | Paperback |
| Special Attributes | Illustrated |
| Subject | Travel, Geography & Exploration |
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