Beacon on the Rock - Peter Williams

Bound, cloth with original dustjacket (protected with removable cellophane), 192pp., 25x33.5cm., richly illustr. in col., in very good condition. ISBN 9780764153495.
New York Barrons 2001
Describes ancient lighthouses built by the Phoenicians and Greeks, then details development of lighthouses from seventeenth-century wood-fired beacons to today's state-of-the-art solar-powered lights. Readers are treated to a fascinating chronicle of lighthouse technology and architecture, with focus on how lighthouses have evolved over the centuries. Full-color cutaway diagrams show the inner workings of a lighthouse and describe how its lens system operates. [Beacon on the rock. the dramatic history of lighthouses, from ancient greece to the present day]

2001 USA, hardcover with dust jacket, 192 pages. With many photos and history. ISBN 9780764153495 In very good condition