Gold Medal Rescues, by E Wake-Walker and T Thompson

Gold Medal Rescues
Edward Wake-Walker; paintings by Tim Thompson
SIGNED COPY

The Gold Medal, known as the lifeboatman’s VC, is awarded for extraordinary acts of courage, skill and initiative during a sea rescue. In this book, specially commissioned painting recreate over 30 of the most outstanding of these rescues from the whole of the RNLI’s 170-year history.

Large Format book. Hardback with dust jacket in cellophane cover. Excellent condition with beautiful illustrations of paintings by Tim Thompson..
Title page inscribed, ‘Thanks for all your help at the London Boat Show. January 1996. Edward Wake-Walker.’

96 pages
B&W and colour photographs
325 mm x 290 mm (approx. 12.75 in x 11.3 in)
1992, David & charles, Newton Abbott