COX, Barry (editor). Lifeboat Gallantry ? RNLI Medals and how they were won. London, 1998. viii, 454 pages, xxxvi plates, a few illustrations in the text. 7.75? x 11.5?. Used. Slight tear to its dust cover. Very fine. $120 This work represents a full list of over 2,400 medals awarded by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. It describes the deeds behind the awards and is both a reference work and a fascinating chronicle of heroic work of the RNLI.