Author: MALSTER, ROBERT.
Title: The Minute Books of the Suffolk Humane Society. (Suffolk Records Society Vol.LVI).
Description: Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2013. 9781843838050. 1st edition. A Pioneer Lifesaving Organisation and the World'sFirst Sailing Lifeboat 1806-1892. "The story of the Frances Ann, which was credited with saving more than 300 lives by the time she was replaced in 1850, is of great interest to maritime historians. The first craft intended for lifesaving to carry sail, she was the forerunner of a type of lifeboat that found favour on the east coast for the rest of the nineteenth century and beyond.." Pp.xlx/118, frontispiece + 11 further black & white plates. Green cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

Keywords: Malster Minute Books Suffolk Humane Society Lowestoft Pakefield Frances Ann Sailing Lifeboat Sea Rescue Ships Boats 49520 East Anglia: : Suffolk


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