HOME DIVE IN BOOKS CATALOGUE LINKS	DIVE IN BOOKS BACK TO CATALOGUE e-mail: trish@diveinbooks.co.uk 301. CRAIG John D. & MORGAN Degn INVITATION TO SKIN AND SCUBA DIVING A complete, illustrated and authoritative guide to underwater sport, adventure and safety. Simon & Schuster. New York 1965 [2097] Vg. cardback. 2nd edition. illus. 192pp. 8vo £8 302. CRANE Jonathan SUBMARINE B.B.C.Books 1984 [2124] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw & col phots. index. 208pp. 8vo The events as the nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine warspite takes part in a major NATO exercise as an enemy submarine. £9 303. CRILE Jane & Barney TREASURE DIVING HOLIDAYS The adventures of a family under the sea. Collins - London 1954 [3922] Fine. auto. first edition. bw & col phots. map on end papers. 256pp. 8vo. The authors describe their experiences holidaying with an aqualung in the Caribbean. First learning to dive, then as their children became oldersearching for a sunken galleon, then finding, and excavating the wreck of HMS Looe which was lost in 1743. £12 304. CRISP Frank THE CORAL WRECK Hamlyn 1976 [4476] Fine. illus cardback. bw illus. 156pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction. A Dirk Rogers adventure - how he and his friends find a galleon and its cargo £12 305. CRISP Frank THE DEVIL DIVER Coward-McCann Inc. New York 1954 [4501] Fine. exlib. 6th impression. boy with hard hat on grey cloth cover. bw illus. 224pp. 12mo. juvenile. fiction. Boys undersea adventure in the Pacific diving to 20 fathoms in a world of fear and danger. £19 306. CRISP Frank THE GIANT OF JEMBU GULF A Dirk Rogers Adventure Hodder & Stoughton. 1959 [5087] Fine. dj in mylar. col plate. first edition. 160pp. 12mo. juvenile. fiction. Another Dirk Rogers adventure on the salvage ship 'Sulawesi' £18 307. CRISP Frank THE JAVA WRECKMEN A Dirk Rogers Adventure Coward-McCann Inc. New York 1956 [5097] Vg. diver on red boards. first edition. exlib. fly sht miss. illus. 248pp. 12mo. Juvenile. fiction. Dirk Rogers, salvage expert, takes on a rush job without knowing that two previous divers had died suddenly underwater. £13 308. CRISP Frank THE TREASURE OF BARBY SWIN Bodley Head, London 1955 [4564] Fine. dj in mylar. prize plate. first edition. bw illus. 180pp. 12mo. juvenile. fiction. This is the story of Jim Grover and of the treasure he set out to find - the wealth amassed from the slave trade by the terrible seafarer Barby Swin. £14 309. CROMIE William J. EXPLORING THE SECRETS OF THE SEA George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1964 [2619] G. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. 300pp. 8vo This book introduces the reader to the coeans and oceanographers and helps him to know about the 71 per cent of the planet covered by water. £4 310. CROMPTON John THE LIVING SEA Collins - London 1957 [4635] Fine. dj. first edition. 35 drs by Denys Ovendon. frd. bibli. app. epilogue. index. 256pp. 8vo Chapters include...Sea, Land and Ice. The sharks, The rays. the bony fishes. The crustaceans, The molluscs and more. £4 311. CROOKER William S. OAK ISLAND GOLD Startling new discoveries on the world's most famous treasure hunt. Nimbus Pub. Ltd 1993 [4578] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw illus. ack. preface. epilogue. bibli.221pp. 8vo In this book the author meticulously sifts through the evidence unearthed by treasure-hunters on the island, past and present. Then, armed with some startling new discoveries, he neatly fits the pieces together ot offer a plausible solution to the baffling puzzle of Oak Island. £13 312. CROPP Ben AUSTRALIAN SKINDIVERS HANDBOOK Rigby Ltd. Adelaide 1977 [5415] Fine. cardback. revised edition. gloss. 256pp. 8vo First published as Handbook for Skindivers £12 313. CROPP Ben HANDBOOK FOR SKINDIVERS. Jack Pollard Pty. Ltd. Sydney 1974 [5421] Vg. cardback. first edition. fly sheet loose. bw & col phots. 256pp. 8vo. gloss. This book has long been regarded as the standard work on all aspects of underwater sport, covering everything from equipment to shark hunting, from SCUBA diving to exploration of wrecks. £9 314. CROPP Ben HANDBOOK FOR SKINDIVERS. Jack Pollard Pty. Ltd. Sydney 1971 [5422] Fine. cardback. fifth printing. bw & col phots. 256pp. 8vo. gloss. This book has long been regarded as the standard work on all aspects of underwater sport, covering everything from equipment to shark hunting, from SCUBA diving to exploration of wrecks. £11 315. CROPP Ben SHARK HUNTERS Rigby Ltd. Adelaide 1964 [3007] Fine. diver on dj. illus cloth boards with slight rubbing. first edition. ack. frd. app. bw & Col photos. drawings. 192pp. 8vo Killer spear....we drug the big sharks....mesh of death...a shark tried to eat me...we take them alive...groper aren't so tough....shotgun for sharks...these are some of the chapters reflecting the exciting quality of the book. £25 316. CROPP Ben WHALE OF A SHARK Rigby Ltd, Sydney 1969 [1171] VG. diver on dj in mylar. Exlib. first edition. bw & col photos. maps on end papers. 128pp.8vo. The authors explorations of the underwater world, from Sydney Heads to the lonely seas beyond the Barrier Reef, brought them into contact with sharks of all sorts and sizes, savage moray eels, venomous sea-snakes, manta rays and many other marine creatures. £16 317. CROSSLAND John R. THE CHILDREN'S NEW ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA Collins - London [4301] Fine. first edition. bw phots. col illus. intro. index. 499pp. 8vo. juvenile. Chapter - In a Coral Sea Garden by Harold J. Shepstone. 4 pages of text and including a plate of helmet diver. Chapter - Flames Under Water by J.E.Pryde-Hughes 3 pages of text which includes 4 photos of hard hat divers. £14 318. CULLINEY John & CROCKETT Edward EXPLORING UNDERWATER The Sierra Club Guide to Scuba & Snorkeling Sierra Club Books, San Francisco 1980 [1582] Fine. first edition. bw Ill. ack. preface. bibli. index. 340pp. 8vo. The basic elements of diving, practical and experimental. £8 319. CUSSLER Clive with DIRGO Craig THE SEA HUNTERS True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks. Simon & Schuster. New York 1996 [4139] Fine. diver on dj. first edition. bw phots. ack. intro. postscript. index. 364pp. 8vo The author's first nonfiction book where he explores the special world of undersea adventure. From more than 60 shipwrecks that Cussler and his NUMA volunteers have found he has chosen the 12 most interesting. £16 320. DAGGETT Charles & SHAFFER Christopher DIVING FOR THE GRIFFIN Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1990 [1583] Fine. dj. first edition. BW phs. 178pp. 8vo Gives both a detailed description of the career and loss of the East Indiaman Griffin off the Philippines in 1761 together with an account of the salvage of her cargo of China porcelain by divers from the China Sea Explorer in the early 1980's. £14 321. DAKIN W.J. THE GREAT BARRIER REEF and some mention of other Australian coral reefs. URE Smith. Sydney. 1963 [4641] Fine in repaired dj. dj has 5 small pieces missing in mylar. 2nd edition revised and enlarged. 60 bw & col phots. maps. map on eps. index. 176pp. 8vo The book describes how coral reefs, islands and atolls are formed. It also explains the nature of the coral animal and the other creatures that make the reefs. £6 322. DALEY Robert TREASURE The story of thre most successful and most tragic treasure hunt of modern times. Random House. New York 1977 [2333] Fine. dj in mylar. First Edition. bw photos. 341pp. 8vo The search for the treasure ship Atocha. Eleven years of the author's life, four people dead, including his son and three of his vessels had joined the Atocha. £18 323. DALEY Robert TREASURE The story of thre most successful and most tragic treasure hunt of modern times. Random House. New York 1977 [2334] Vg. exlib. First Edition. bw photos. 341pp. 8vo The search for the treasure ship Atocha. Eleven years of the author's life, four people dead, including his son and three of his vessels had joined the Atocha. £15 324. DANRIT (Captain) [Emile A.Driant] THE SUNKEN SUBMARINE Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1912 [1075] Fine. 1st US Edition.Blue pictoral cloth with submarine on cover.some rubbing. Frontis by Lyle T.Hammond. Bright copy. British ed had 48 plates (1910). 308pp. 12mo. Submarine adventure with marginal science fiction.Gift note in front. £38 325. DAUNT Achilles OUR SEA-COAST HEROES Thomas Nelson & Sons. New York 1890 [1591] Fine. dj. 1 C plate. 185pp. 12mo Stories of wrecks and of rescue by the lifeboat and rocket. £11 326. DAVIES Roy NAUTILUS The Story of Man Under the Sea B.B.C.Books 1995 [5375] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. intro. prologue. index. bibli. charts. 239pp. 8vo This book tells the dramatic story of the conquest of inner space from the eccentric pioneers of the late nineteenth century to the supercraft of the modern world, using the words of the men who invented and worked the machines. £16 327. de LAVAUR Guy CAVES AND CAVE DIVING Scientific Book Club. 1956 [1759] Fine. dj. first edition. illus. 175pp. 8vo The author's personal underground adventure covering the whole range of techniques practised by french cavers and devotes considerable space to the latest phase of cave exploration. £13 328. de LAVAUR Guy CAVES AND CAVE DIVING Scientific Book Club. 1956 [2846] G. first edition. illus. 175pp. 8vo The author's personal underground adventure covering the whole range of techniques practised by french cavers and devotes considerable space to the latest phase of cave exploration. £9 329. DEACON Christine A. AUSTRALIA DOWN UNDER Exploring Australia's Underwater World Doubleday Australia Pty. Ltd. NSW 1986 [4086] Fine. dj. first edition. full of lovely colour phots. ack. frd. app. index. 272pp. 4to Provides information on every aspect of diving from snorkelling to scuba. Explores Australia's coastline and the depths of its inland caves. £27 330. DEACON G.E.R. OCEANS An atlas-history of man's exploration of the deep Hamlyn 1962 [4874] Vg. cardback. first edition. col phots. illus eps. illus bds. maps. bibli. index. drs. 295pp. 4to £5 331. DEACON G.E.R. SEAS, MAPS, AND MEN Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1962 [1593] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & c phs. 297pp. 8vo An Atlas-History of Man's Exploration of the Oceans. £27 332. DEAKIN Joan SCUBA DIVING David & Charles 1981 [1594] Fine. dj. first edition. Illus line drs. 160pp. 8vo The author explaines in layman's language all the basic principles that are essential knowledge for the safe enjoyment of diving. Covering physics and physiology as related to diving, snorkelling and aqualung techniques and many more. £9 333. DEAN Anabel SUBMERGE! The Story of Divers and their Crafts. The Westminster Press. Philadelphia 1976 [5535] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. drs. gloss. bibli. index.111pp. 8vo. A Franklin Institute Book. A fresh look at diving from the time man first attempted underwater hunting to the sophisticated submersible crafts that the U.S.Navy and industry use today. £12 334. DEAN Graham M. THE TREASURE HUNT OF THE S-18 Goldsmith Pub.Co.Chicago 1934 [1266] VG. hard hat diver on dj in mylar. end papers torn at spine. first edition. hard hat diver on cov. illus. pages browning. juvenile. 252pp. 12mo Mystery and suspense. Tim Murphy Series. £33 335. DEAN J.R. DOWN TO THE SEA A Century of Oceanography Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd. Glasgow 1966 [4652] Vg. dj. exlib. first edition. bw phots. preface. intro by Dr. Jacques Piccard. app. bibli. index. 128pp. 8vo. Includes Bathyscaph and Mesoscaph with the first operational dive. £5 336. DEFOE Daniel ROBINSON CRUSOE Penguin Books. London 1994 [3929] Fine. cardback. preface. 298pp. 16mo £4 337. DELOACH Ned DIVING GUIDE TO UNDERWATER FLORIDA New World Publications. 1983 [1601] G. ex lib. 2nd edition. bw phs. 160pp. 8vo The most complete and up to date information available about diving in Florida. £9 338. DENMEAD Doug SKINDIVERS & SHIPWRECKS 1973 [2525] Fine. cardback. first edition. map. preface. ack. bw phots. drs. 96pp. 8vo. Diving on the shipwrecks off the Southwest Coast of Victoria and in Port Phillip Bay. £16 339. DICK Peter & SISMAN David UNDERWATER DIVING - BASIC TECHNIQUES Pelham Books Ltd. London 1986 [1602] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus. conversion tables. gloss. index. ack. 144pp. 8vo An entirely new and original work, presented in a completely comprehensive way which, as in the authors' previous books, will help fix vital techniques and safety procedures unforgettably in the minds of many divers. £12 340. DICKINSON Joan Younger THE BOOK OF PEARLS Crown Publishers Inc. New York 1968 [1078] Fine. dj plastic covered. First Edition. bw photos. index. gloss. bibl. 248pp. 8vo Their history and romance from antiquity to modern times. £26 341. DICKINSON Jonathan JONATHAN DICKINSON'S JOURNAL 1981 [1603] Fine. first edition. bw phs. 109pp. 8vo Reformation foundering in Florida. £5 342. DIOLE Philippe 4000 YEARS UNDER THE SEA. Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London 1954 [2114] Vg. first edition. bw phots. 320pp. 8vo Excursions in Undersea archaeology. The story of marine archaeology in undersea exploration in the Med. £13 343. DIOLE Philippe 4000 YEARS UNDER THE SEA Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London 1954 [3677] Fine. dj. 3rd imp. bw phots. 320pp. 8vo Excursions in Undersea Archaeology. The story of marine archaeology in undersea exploration in the Med. £14 344. DIOLE Philippe THE SEAS OF SICILY Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London [2115] Vg. ex lib. bw phots. 175pp. 12mo A journey underwater around the shores of Sicily. £8 345. DIOLE Philippe THE UNDERSEA ADVENTURE Readers Union 1954 [3854] Vg. first edition. bw phots. 183pp. 12mo Ever since the author took up his undersea excursions, the author has found in the sea a limitless field of activity, from which he has drawn a deep sense of intellectural and philosophical satisfaction. £5 346. DIOLE Philippe THE UNDERSEA ADVENTURE Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London 1953 [5194] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. preface. 183pp. 12mo Ever since the author took up his undersea excursions, the author has found in the sea a limitless field of activity, from which he has drawn a deep sense of intellectural and philosophical satisfaction. £9 347. DIOLE Philippe UNDERWATER EXPLORATION A History ELEK London 1954 [2626] Fine. first edition. bw phots. app. bibli. 118pp. 8vo Reviews man's attempts to live underwater from the divers of the ancient Minoans to modern frogmen. £14 348. DIOLE Philippe UNDERWATER EXPLORATION A History ELEK London 1954 [2627] G. exlib. first edition. bw phots. app. bibli. 118pp. 8vo Reviews man's attempts to live underwater from the divers of the ancient Minoans to modern frogmen. £10 349. DIOLE Phillipe & FALCO Albert The Memoirs of FALCO chief Diver of the CALYPSO Cassell and Co. London 1977 [5583] Fine. first edition. bw & col phots. maps. apps. gloss. photo credits. index. 294pp. 8vo Few men have acquired so much experience of the depths of the sea and the life with which it teems, and in this superbly illustrated personal narrative he tells, largely in his own words, of a career entirely devoted to underwater exploration in seas throughout the world. £22 350. DIXON Peter THE SILENT ADVENTURE The Complete Book of Scuba Diving Ballantine Books, New York 1968 [5483] Fine but cover rubbed. first edition april. paper back. bw phots. intro. bibli. 249pp. 12mo £5 351. DOAK Wade THE ELINGAMITE AND ITS TREASURE Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1969 [2108] Fine. dj. 2nd imp. bw phots. maps on end papers. apps.192pp. 8vo Gives an account of the wrecking of the passenger steamer Elingamite, in 1902, on one of the Three Kings Islands, north of New Zealand together with the subsequent salvaging of its treasure in 1968-69. £22 352. DOAK Wade ENCOUNTERS WITH WHALES AND DOLPHINS Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1989 [1613] Fine+ CB. first edition. col phots. prelude. prologue. epilogue. 250pp. 4to This book is the sequel to Dolphin Dolphin and, although scientifically based, is written in a style which will appeal to all ages and serve as a valuable introduction to the understanding and preservation of ocean tribes with whom we share the earth. £15 353. DOAK Wade SHARKS & other ancestors Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1975 [2109] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. maps on end papers. 333ppp. 8vo Patterns of Survival in the South Seas. £19 354. DOBBS Horace E. DANCE TO A DOLPHIN'S SONG Jonathan Cape. London 1990 [1625] fine. first edition. col phots. 192pp. 8v0 The story of a quest for the magic healing powers of the dolphin. £14 355. DOBBS Horace E. DANCE TO A DOLPHIN'S SONG Jonathan Cape. London 1991 [2640] fine. reprint. cardback. col phots. 192pp. 8vo The story of a quest for the magic healing powers of the dolphin. £10 356. DOBBS Horace E. FOLLOW A WILD DOLPHIN The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship Souvenier Press 1980 [2653] Fine. dj. reprint. bw & col phots. 236pp. 8vo £14 357. DOBBS Horace E. FOLLOW A WILD DOLPHIN The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship Souvenier Press 1990 [2655] Vg. spine damaged at bottom. reprint. bw & col phots. 236pp. 8vo £10 358. DOBBS Horace E. FOLLOW A WILD DOLPHIN The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship Fontana Paperbacks 1979 [2656] Vg. paperback. first edition. bw phots. 253pp. 16mo £3 359. DOBBS Horace E. THE GREAT DIVING ADVENTURE Oxford Illustrated Press Ltd. 1986 [3739] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. ack. frd. map. 252pp. 8vo Enjoy the thrills of exploring the part of our planet which until recent times was as alien to humans as outer space. Stories include...Truk, Red Sea, Galapagos and many others. £18 360. DOBBS Horace E. How to use your CAMERA UNDERWATER A Practical Guide to Underwater Photography Focal Press 1972 [1620] Fine. dj. 2nd edition. bw phots. Diving Terms. Gloss. apps. tables. index. 204pp. 8vo Learn how to make (or how to buy) an underwater camera housing to suit your own particular camera, and how to get the best results with it. £12 361. DOBBS Horace E. How to use your CAMERA UNDERWATER A Practical Guide to Underwater Photography Focal Press 1962 [3748] Fine. dj. exlib. first edition. bw phots. Diving Terms. Gloss. apps. tables. index. 204pp. 8vo Learn how to make (or how to buy) an underwater camera housing to suit your own particular camera, and how to get the best results with it. £13 362. DOBBS Horace E. JOURNEY INTO DOLPHIN DREAMTIME Jonathan Cape. London 1992 [1622] Fine+ dj. first edition. bw & col phots. ack. bibli. info. 208pp. 8vo In this new book Dr. Dobbs takes his concept of Dolphin Dreamtime a stage further with an evocation of the uplifting effect of dolphins on people around the world. A culmination of almost 20 years study. £13 363. DOBBS Horace E. SAVE THE DOLPHINS Souvenier Press 1981 [1619] Fine. dj. bw & col phots. first edition. 128pp. 8vo Describes the adventures and pays tribute, not only to Donald (Follow a Wild Dolphin) the progenitor of it all, but to dolphins the world over. £12 364. DOBBS Horace E. SAVE THE DOLPHINS Souvenier Press 1981 [2650] G. dj. exlib. bw & col phots. first edition. 128pp. 8vo Describes the adventures and pays tribute, not only to Donald (Follow a Wild Dolphin) the progenitor of it all, but to dolphins the world over. £10 365. DOBBS Horace E. SNORKELLING & SKINDIVING Oxford Illustrated Press Ltd. 1976 [1623] VG. first edition. bw phots. 96pp. 8vo An introduction. £8 366. DOBBS Horace E. TALE OF TWO DOLPHINS Jonathan Cape. London 1987 [2642] Fine dj. first edition. col phots. frd. 187pp. 8vo Dr Dobbs making friends with and studying dolphins off Brittany and Cornwall. There have been TV programmes on these. £14 367. DOBBS Horace E. TALE OF TWO DOLPHINS Jonathan Cape. London 1988 [2646] Fine dj. reprint. cardback. col phots. frd. 187pp. 8vo Dr Dobbs making friends with and studying dolphins off Brittany and Cornwall. There have been TV programmes on these. £10 368. DOBBS Horace E UNDERWATER SWIMMING Collins London - Nutshell 1966 [1615] Fine. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw line drs. 160pp. 12mo The experienced author provides all the necessary information for beginners in both snorkel and aqualung diving. £9 369. DOBBS Horace E UNDERWATER SWIMMING Collins London - Nutshell 1966 [2652] Fine. dj. first edition. bw line drs. 160pp. 12mo The experienced author provides all the necessary information for beginners in both snorkel and aqualung diving. £12 370. DOBIE J.Frank CORONADO'S CHILDREN Tales of the Lost Mines and Buried Treasure of the Southwest The Literary Guild, New York 1931 [4566] Fine. sepia illus. map on eps. glos. notes. 367pp. 8vo Very rare classic...no underwater....without doubt the most widely and best loved treasure book ever published. £25 371. DONER Mary Frances THE SALVAGER The Life of Captain Tom Reid on The Great Lakes. Ross and Haines Inc.Minneapolis, Minn. 1958 [1257] Fine. First Edition. bw photos. 311p. 8vo. This is an historical record of the shipping disasters on The Great Lakes during the years 1880 - 1950. £46 372. DORAN Edwin Jr. THE TORTOLA BOAT Characteristics, Origin, Demise [5247] Fine paperback. bw phots. map. intro.app. refs. 60pp. 8vo Supplement to The Mariner's Mirror Vol.56 No.1. £5 373. DOUKAN Dr. Gilbert UNDERWATER HUNTING George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1955 [3707] Vg. 3rd imp. bw phots. 162pp. 8vo Hunting fish underwater. £12 374. DOUKAN Dr. Gilbert UNDERWATER HUNTING George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1953 [3708] Vg. first edition. bw phots. 162pp. 8vo Hunting fish underwater. £13 375. DRAKE-BROCKMAN Henrietta VOYAGE TO DISASTER Angus & Robertson Publishers 1982 [1168] Fine. dj in mylar. Australian Classics reprint of 1963 orig. Ed.XVI. 2 maps. 16 pages with 23 bw photos. 318pp. 8vo. index. bibli. append. Title page of the Joost Hartgers 1648 edition of 'Ongeluckige Voyagie van't Schip Batavia' Covering his report to the Dutch East India Company and the wreck of the Batavia in 1629. £32 376. DRAKE-BROCKMAN Henrietta THE WICKED AND THE FAIR Angus & Robertson Publishers 1957 [1377] Fine. dj. Rep. maps on end papers. 379pp. 8vo. ack. Based on the wreck of the Dutch ship Batavia off the Abrolhos Islands off the West Australian Coast. £29 377. Du CROS Edward SKINDIVING IN AUSTRALIA Angus & Robertson Publishers 1960 [2660] VG. cover mkd. first edition. bw phots. frd. preface. 180pp. 8vo Everything you need to know about skindiving activities, the equipment and how they use it, how they take photographs, how they spear fish, how they avoid risk of attacks by sharks etc... £19 378. DUBOIS Bessie Wilson SHIPWRECKS IN THE VICINITY OF JUPITER INTLET 1981 [1628] Fine+. paperback. 4th edition. bw phots. intro. ref. 131pp. 8vo The author grew up near the inlet and also took part in a number of rescues. WW11 brought horror and casualties unknown to most of the world. The book tries to gather together and set down some of the facts and legends. £3 379. DUEKER Christopher MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPORT DIVING A.S.Barnes & Co. London 1974 [1608] Fine. hard hat diver on dj. 4th edition. bw illus. frd. ack. index. bibli. 232pp. 8vo. This important work delves deeply into the causes behind divng injuries and accidents, how they can best be avoided, and how to administer to them once they occur. £17 380. DUEKER Christopher Wayne SCUBA DIVING SAFETY Anderson World Books Inc. 1983 [4174] Vg. cardback. 2nd printing April. bw illus. charts. intro. 132pp. 8vo This book explores safe diving techniques and is interesting and informative reading for all sport and professional divers concerned with preserving the thrill of diving while reducing the dangers. £9 381. DUFF Douglas V. OCEAN HAUL An Adam Macadam Story Thomas Nelson & Sons. New York 1957 [5023] Vg. first edition. col plate. bw illus. spine part repaired. 181pp. 12mo. juvenile. fiction. Adam is sent on a secret mission to recover a naval ocean-going tug. the officers of the tug have been marooned on a rocky isle in the wild seas south of Cape Horn. The crew have pillaged the sunken wreck of an ancient Spanish treasure-galleon and now are guarding their spoils in an uncharted creek in Antarctica. £13 382. DUff Douglas V. SEA-BED TREASURE An Adam MacAdam Story Thomas Nelson & Sons. New York 1957 [3967] Fine. first edition. 1 col plate. 5 bw illus. 181pp. 12mo. juvenile. fiction. Story of Adam searching for his Uncle to find the hiding place of a great treasure. £11 383. DUFF Douglas V. THE UNDERWATER MAN Blackie & Son Ltd. London [5451] Fine. dj with frogman. bw phots. 240pp. 12mo. juvenile. owner presentation plate. Childrens adventure. diving plate. £16 384. DUFF Douglas V. YARNS OF BLUE WATER The Thames Pub. Co. Ldn No date [4581] Fine. dj but with two small pieces missing. first edition. 246pp. 12mo. fiction. juvenile. Eight exciting stories of the sea, pirates, salvage, slavers etc told by the author who was himself the sole survivor of a wrecked ship. £10 385. DUFFIELD J.W. RADIO BOYS UNDER THE SEA or The Hunt for Sunken Treasure M.A.Donaghue & Co. NY [4159] Fair. cloth cover. spine pulling away from front and back cover. writing on spine not legible due to fading. writing on cover page. juvenile. fiction. 237pp. 12mo. £13 386. DUGAN James MAN EXPLORES THE SEA Hamish Hamilton, London 1956 [2961] Vg. dj. First edition. bw photos. spine slightly loose. exlib. 332pp. 8vo. sl browning to fly sht. ind. bibl. Events in UW history. Hard hat. scuba. The story of undersea exploration from earliest times to Commandant Cousteau. US Ed. Man Under the Sea £22 387. DUGAN James MAN EXPLORES THE SEA Penguin Books. London 1960 [3696] Fine. bw photos.paperback. 332p.bibl.Events in UW history.Hard hat.scuba. 12mo The story of undersea exploration from earliest times to Commandant Cousteau. US Ed. Man Under the Sea £5 388. DUGAN James UNDERSEA EXPLORER The Story of Captain Cousteau Hamish Hamilton, London 1957 [2322] Fine. first edition. 36 bw & col photos. 143pp. 8vo. bibli. Adventures of the famous aqua-lung diver and his undersea expeditions. £27 389. DUMAS Frederic 30 CENTURIES UNDER THE SEA Crown Publishers Inc. New York 1976 [4289] Fine. dj in mylar. exlib. first edition. bw phots. bibli. index. 216pp. 8vo A fascinating account of the author's exploration of old undersea wrecksaround the shores of the Mediterranean and in the Red Sea £26 390. DUNBAR M.J. MARINE DISTRIBUTIONS University of Toronto Press, Canada 1963 [1631] Fine. dj. Illus. Maps. 110pp. 8vo Royal Society of Canada Special Publication No.5. £17 391. DUNCAN F. Martin WONDERS OF NEPTUNE'S KINGDOM Sampson Low. Marston & Co. Ltd. London 1948 [4659] Fine. first edition. intro. bw phots. index. 153pp. 8vo Covers - fish structure. sharks and their kin. whales and their kin. depths of the ocean. crustacean life. univalves, octopus and cuttlefishes....etc £6 392. DUNHAM Roger C. SPY SUB A true account of the race to find the lost Soviet nuclear sub. Airlife Pub. Shrewsbury 1996 [3125] Fine.dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. ack. prologue. epilogue. sources. 222pp. 8vo. A top secret mission to the bottom of the Pacific. The ultimate undersea game of cat-and-mouse...the most secret things that the U.S.does. £20 393. DURHAM Victor G. THE SUBMARINE BOYS AND THE SPIES or - Dodging the Sharks of the Deep The Saalfield Publishing Company, New York 1910 [1040] VG+.First edition. ill.16mo.Good dj.Bright orange pictoral boards.Very little wear.dj complete but worn at extremities.vinyl covered.251pp. The submarine boys series. juvenile. £13 394. DURHAM Victor G. THE SUBMARINE BOYS FOR THE FLAG or - Deeding their Lives to Uncle Sam The Saalfield Publishing Company, New York 1910 [1041] VG+.First edition. ill.16mo.Good dj.Bright orange pictoral boards.Very little wear.dj complete but worn at extremities.vinyl covered.249pp The submarine boys series. juvenile. £13 395. DURHAM Victor G. THE SUBMARINE BOYS ON DUTY or - Life on a Diving Torpedo Boat The Saalfield Publishing Company, New York 1909 [1042] VG+. First edition. ill. 16mo. Good dj. Bright orange pictoral boards. Very little wear. dj complete but worn at extremities.vinyl covered. 253pp. The Submarine Boys Series. juvenile. £16 396. DUTTON Geoffrey Fraser SWIMMING FREE On and Below the Surface of Lake, River and Sea. Heinemann. London 1972 [4034] Vg. diver on dj in mylar. dj stuck down exlib. first edition. bw & col photos. index. 154pp. 8vo. The author's personal story of his encounters with untamed open water and his growing awareness of the unique delights of 'adventure swimming'. £13 397. DUTTON Geoffrey Fraser SWIMMING FREE On and Below the Surface of Lake, River and Sea. Heinemann. London 1972 [5517] Vg. diver on dj. ex lib. first edition. fly sht miss. bw & col photos. index. 154pp. 8vo. The author's personal story of his encounters with untamed open water and his growing awareness of the unique delights of 'adventure swimming'. £9 398. DVD SKELETON COAST Ernest orgnine - Oliver reed - Roert Vaughn [5602] Pal. Area 2. 94 mins £7 399. DVD TREASURE ISLAND Jack Palance - Kevin Zegers [5603] Pal - Area 2 - 89 mins £7 400. DYMOKE Juliet ABOARD THE MARY ROSE Severn House Pub. London 1985 [1632] Fine. first edition. illus. 123pp. 8vo. Fiction. An exciting adventure set in the reign of henry V111, bringing to life the story of the Mary Rose, which was only recently raised from the sea bed where it had lain for over three hundred years. £3 401. EARLE Peter THE WRECK OF THE ALMIRANTA Sir William Phips and the search for the Hispaniola Treasure MacMillan London Ltd. 1979 [2662] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 260pp. 8vo. The dramatic story of the shipwreck in 1641 of the Nuestra Senora de la Conception off the Bahamas and the subsequent attampts to locate the wreck and salvage the fabulous treasure. £11 402. EARLE Sylvia A. LIFE SPRINGS FROM DEATH IN TRUK LAGOON. National Geographic Society. USA 1976 [3118] Fine. Article in National Geographic Magasine. 36pp. 8vo. col phots. map. £8 403. EARLE Sylvia A. SEA CHANGE A Message of the Oceans G.P.Putnam's Sons. New York 1995 [1113] Fine. dj has diver. First edition. bw photos. Acks. Intro by Christopher McKay. index. App. Sel Ref. 361pp. 8vo. The future of the planet is illustrated by current state of the seas from massive oil spills to Tokyo fish market. £23 404. EATON John P. & HAAS Charles A. TITANIC - DESTINATION DISASTER The Legends and the Reality. Patrick Stephens Ltd.Wellingborough,UK. 1987 [3995] Vg. cardback. first edition. bw phots. intro. app. index.160pp. 8vo An expert summary of the world's most famous maritime tragedy. £11 405. ECO Umberto THE ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE Harcourt, Brace & Co. New York 1995 [3117] Fine. dj. first edition. 515pp. 8vo. A romance of navigation and science in the mid-seventeenth century. After a violent storm in the South Pacific (the year is 1643) Roberto della Griva finds himself shipwrecked - on a ship. Swept from the Amarylis, he has managed to pull himself aboard the Daphne, anchored in the bay of a beautiful island. The ship is fully provisioned, he discovers, but the crew is missing....... some diving. £12 406. ECOTT Tim NEUTRAL BUOYANCY Adventures in a Liquid World Penguin Books. London 2001 [10005] Fine. Cardback. First edition. bw phots. intro. ack. bibli. 345pp. 8vo Gripping tales of expeditions for treasure, the feats of sponge divers, and the derring-do of the Second World war frogmen are enriched by learned yet accessible swathes of science....A highly readable and detailed history of men's exploits beneath the waves. £7 407. EDWARDS Hugh GODS AND LITTLE FISHES Peter Davies. London 1962 [5282] VG. dj. foxing. first edition. scarce.bw phots. 238pp. 8vo Hugh Edwards was a young Australian skin diver whose zestful stories after fishes or facts are matched by his vivid accounts of them. £23 408. EDWARDS Hugh ISLANDS OF ANGRY GHOSTS An extraordinary sea adventure William Morrow & co.,Inc.New York 1989 [2125] Fine. cardback. first edition. index. bibli. 207pp. 12mo 20th century skindivers discover a 17th century shipwreck and treasure and reveal the final truth about the infamous BATAVIA mutiny - a grim tale of shipwreck, mutiny and massacre. £10 409. EDWARDS Hugh ISLANDS OF ANGRY GHOSTS An extraordinary sea adventure Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1966 [2963] Fine. dj. first edition. index. bibli. 207pp. 8vo 20th century skindivers discover a 17th century shipwreck and treasure and reveal the final truth about the infamous BATAVIA mutiny - a grim tale of shipwreck, mutiny and massacre. £25 410. EDWARDS Hugh ISLANDS OF ANGRY GHOSTS An extraordinary sea adventure Angus & Robertson Publishers 1973 [4412] Vg. paperback. auto. reprint. index. bibli. 207pp. 16mo 20th century skindivers discover a 17th century shipwreck and treasure and reveal the final truth about the infamous BATAVIA mutiny - a grim tale of shipwreck, mutiny and massacre. £5 411. EDWARDS Hugh THE PEARL PIRATES. Angus & Robertson Publishers 1977 [3028] Fine. dj. first edition. illus eps. bw drs. 92pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction. An adventure of suspense, danger and excitement, of a fortune in pearls. £15 412. EDWARDS Hugh The Remarkable DOLPHINS OF MONKEY MIA Hugh Edwards. Australia 1989 [3027] Fine. cardback. first edition. map on ep. bw & col phots. drs. ack. bibli. 110pp. 8vo. Wild dolphins meet people at the Shark Bay shore in Western Australia...the only place where wild dolphins and people come together in peace and goodwill. £15 413. EDWARDS Hugh SKIN DIVING Hamlyn 1975 [4409] Fine. first edition. bw & col phots. drs. tables. Index. illus eps. 98pp. 4to. fiction. All about diving covering, equipment, improving skills, dangers of the deep, sharks etc, photography, treasure, conservation and responsibility. £17 414. EDWARDS Hugh TREASURES OF THE DEEP The Extraordinary Life and Times of CAPTAIN MIKE HATCHER Harper Collins. London 2000 [5322] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw & col phots. app. 279pp. 8vo The enthralling and true story of one-time Barnardo's boy Captain mike thatcher and his life story scourint the seven seas for sunken treasure. £18 415. EDWARDS Hugh THE WRECK ON THE HALF-MOON REEF Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1970 [3068] Fine. dj. Cloth. map on eps.First edition. bw photos. bibl. index. intro. 193pp. 8vo. The true story of the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Zeewyk. £23 416. EIBL-EIBESFELDT Irenaus LAND OF A THOUSAND ATOLLS MacGibbon & Kee London 1965 [1047] Fine. dj. First edition. Profusely ill with bw and col photos. List of animal names. 194pp. 8vo A study of Marine Life in the Maldive and Nicobar Islands. (1047) £39 417. ELLACOTT S.E. SHIPS UNDER THE SEA A History of the Submarine Hutchinson of London 1961 [5430] Vg. dj. first edition. title page mising. bw phots. drs. intro. bibli. index. 142pp. 12mo The story of the submarine from its beginning to the present day illustrated by clear, explanatory diagrams and drawings. £6 418. ELLIS Richard THE BOOK OF SHARKS A complete illustrated natural history of the sharks of the world Robert Hale & Co. London 1983 [5610] Fine. dj. Writing on inside cover. 20 magnificent full colour paintings by the author. rep. ack. bibli. index. bw phots. writing on inside cover. drs. 256pp. 4to £10 419. ELLSBERG Commander Edward CAPTAIN PAUL Literary Guild of America 1941 [2128] Fine. first edition. 544pp. 12mo. Adventure story based on facts. £15 420. ELLSBERG Commander Edward MEN UNDER THE SEA Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1939 [2469] Vg. first edition. ink mark on fly sheet. rebound. bw photos. 365pp. 8vo. inscription on fly sheet. Thrilling diving rescue adventures, treasure, salvage, Lusitania, Egypt, sub rescue and much more. £39 421. ELLSBERG Commander Edward NO BANNERS NO BUGLES Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1949 [2283] Fine. first edition. map eps. blue cloth cov. top of spine nicked. 370pp. 8vo. A story of a little band of men in peril and in distress against dismaying odds. A war story with a difference. Courage, resourcefulness, skill and stubborn will are pitted against the sea or against circumstance or against the perversity of men. £29 422. ELLSBERG Commander Edward NO BANNERS NO BUGLES Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1949 [5021] Vg. dj in mylar. first edition. exlib. fly sht miss. map eps. cellotape marks inside cover. blue cloth cov. 370pp. 8vo. A story of a little band of men in peril and in distress against dismaying odds. A war story with a difference. Courage, resourcefulness, skill and stubborn will are pitted against the sea or against circumstance or against the perversity of men. £25 423. ELLSBERG Commander Edward OCEAN GOLD Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1965 [5027] Vg. dj. eighteenth printing (1935). yellow bds. illus. exlib. 263pp. 8vo. Juvenile When Philip Ramsey agreed to take command of the salvage ship, Lapwing, he thought he had hit upon an easy road to fortune. Extracting the treasure from an old Spanish galleon sunk centuries ago off the coast of Peru ought to present few difficulties to his well-equipped ship, picked crew and expert divers.....the story continues.......an up-to-the minute tale of deep sea diving, packed with action and adveenture £38 424. ELLSBERG Commander Edward ON THE BOTTOM Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1929 [1327] Fine. first edition. bw photos. gloss. illus end papers. 324pp. 8vo. Account of the salvaging of the US Submarine S-51 which sank in 132 feet of water after a collision with the City of Rome. The author was O.C. of the salvage team. £38 425. ELLSBERG Commander Edward ON THE BOTTOM The Literary Guild, New York 1929 [2524] Fine. first edition. bw photos. gloss. illus end papers. "bubbles" on cover and spine. eps torn at spine. 324pp. 8vo. Account of the salvaging of the US Submarine S-51 which sank in 132 feet of water after a collision with the City of Rome. The author was O.C. of the salvage team. £34 426. ELLSBERG Commander Edward PIGBOATS Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1931 [4162] Fine. first edition. 329pp. 12mo. novel. A fascinating and well written novel concerning the exploits of U.S.Navy submarines in the Pacific in the Great War. With much on the contemporary exploits of German Commerce raiders. This novel provided the basis for the movie 'Hell Below'. £75 427. ELLSBERG Commander Edward THIRTY FATHOMS DEEP Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1951 [4075] Vg. 23rd printing nov. bw phots. slight damage to ep & fly sht. 266pp. 12mo Locating and salvaging the Santa Cruz of her treasure. £55 428. ELLSBERG Commander Edward TREASURE BELOW Fighting for the Santa Cruz Treasure Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1960 [4372] Vg. 14th printing. (1940). ex lib. lib binding. dj illus pasted to front cover. interior vg. 304pp. 12mo Fiction nautical submarines. £50 429. ELLSBERG Commander Edward Under the RED SEA SUN Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1946 [1293] VG+. first edition. 500pp. 8vo. map endpapers. Account of the author's experiences 1942 - 43, setting up a US navy Base at massawa, in Eritrea, including the raising of block ships and floating docks, sunk by the retreating Italians. £29 430. EMPLETON Bernard THE NEW SCIENCE OF SKIN & SCUBA DIVING Association Press. New York 1974 [1639] Vg. card back. 4th edition. illus. 208pp. 8vo Eleven experts have put together a book with the most reliable information on everything the diver must know about health, modern equipment, techniques etc. £10 431. ENGEL Leonard THE SEA Time-Life International (Nederland) BV 1963 [4869] Fine. Illus bds. bw & col phots. first edition. bibli. index. preface. illus eps. 190pp. 4to Life Nature Library. £4 432. ERICKSON Ralph D. DISCOVER THE UNDERWATER WORLD The Complete guide to the Art and Science of Skin and Scuba Diving. U.S.Divers Co.Cal. 1972 [3133] Vg. cardback. first edition. frd. tables. 112pp. 4to. £10 433. ERICSON David B. and WOLLIN Goesta THE DEEP AND THE PAST Alfred A.Knopf. New York 1964 [5395] Fine. first edition. dias. ack. bibli. index. 292pp. 8vo Based on studies of core samples of deep-sea sediments. £20 434. EUNSON Keith THE WRECK OF THE GENERAL GRANT A.H. & A.W.Reed. NZ 1974 [4363] G. dj part water marked. first edition. exlib. bw phots. map. intro. prologue. app. index. 168pp. 8vo. The author tells the story of the wreck, the castaways' struggle for survival against seemingly hopeless odds, and of the many fruitless efforts to recover the 'lost millions'. £12 435. EUNSON Robert THE PEARL KING The story of the fabulous MIKIMOTO Charles E.Tuttle Co. Vermont. 1963 [4512] Fine. paperback. 3rd printing - special edition for Far east only. bw & col phots. 243pp. 12mo The story of the one time street peddler of sea foods and noodles who became one of Japan's richest and most beloved men. £12 436. EVANS H. MUIR STING-FISH AND SEAFARER Faber & Faber 1943 [4768] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus. line drs. frd. bibli. index. 180pp. 8vo A book about stinging fish, eels, weevers, rays, jelly fish etc. £8 437. EVERITT Don THE "K" BOATS A dramatic first report on the Navy's most calamitious submarines. New English Library 1972 [2130] Fine. cardback. dias. 206pp. 12mo An account of the Navy's most ambitious submarines, the twin funnelled steam powered K-Boats, intended to sail with the battle fleet. £9 438. EVERITT Don THE "K" BOATS A dramatic first report on the Navy's most calamitious submarines. George G.Harrap & Co. London 1963 [3991] Fine. first edition. bw phots. intro. postscript. app. index. 206pp. 12mo An account of the Navy's most ambitious submarines, the twin funnelled steam powered K-Boats, intended to sail with the battle fleet. £16 439. EYLES Carlos THE LAST OF THE BLUE WATER HUNTERS Watersport Pub. San Diego 1995 [2131] Fine+ cardback. 7th printing. bw phots. 183pp. 8vo The culmination of man's long trek back to the sea and his encounter with the stunning creatures that roam beneath the surface of the oceans. It is about a handful of men who broke down the final barricades of ocean myths and made their way into the last wilderness, armed with only courage and driven by an insatiable curiosity. £15 440. FAIRHALL David BLACK TIDE RISING Andre Deutsch 1980 [1641] Vg. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. 248pp. 8vo Gives a detailed account of the wrecking of the supertanker Amoco Cadiz off the brittany coast in March 1978. £10 441. FALCON-BARKER Captain Ted 1600 YEARS UNDER THE SEA The Quest for a Sunken City Frederick Muller Ltd, London 1960 [2680] Vg. first edition. map on end papers. bw photos. inscript on fly sht. index. 225pp. 8vo True adventure to discover the story of a city that for many hundreds of years has been submerged beneath the Mediterranean. £17 442. FALCON-BARKER Captain Ted THE RELUCTANT ADVENTURER Frederick Muller Ltd, London 1962 [4406] Fine. creased dj. first edition. bw phots. 240pp. 8vo slight foxing inside back cover. The authors life story and how he made an expedition to find an ancient Greek city sunk below the mediterranean - the book...Sixteen Hundred Years under the Sea £32 443. FALCON-BARKER Ted DEVIL'S GOLD Nautical 1969 [2132] Fine. first edition. bw phots. index. 159pp. 8vo The authors experiences recovering some of the treasure from the Spanish treasure ship La Nuestra Senora de la Conception wrecked in the West Indies in 1641. £18 444. FALCON-BARKER Ted ROMAN GALLEY Beneath the Sea Brockhampton Press 1964 [2133] Fine. dj. exlib. first edition. bw phots. map on end papers. index. epilogue. 121pp. 8vo Underwater archaeology in the Mediterranean, diving for Roman Galleys that had sunk 1600 years ago. £18 445. FANE Cdr. Francis Douglas and MOORE Don THE NAKED WARRIORS The Story of the U.S.Navy's Frogmen Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland 1995 [1104] Fine. dj with diver and plastic cover. Fwd Adm.Richmond Kelly Turner USN (Ret).New intro Rear Adm.Irve C.LeMoyne,USN. bw photos. index. 308pp. 8vo. As accurate and detailed as iti is entertaining, this history of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams was written by one of the founders and legendary commanders of UDT-1, Francis 'Red Dog' Fane. Naval Institute Special Warfare Series. Heroism and high adventure...the story of the Navy frogmen from WW11 to the present. £28 446. FANE Cdr. Francis Douglas and MOORE Don THE NAKED WARRIORS The Story of the U.S.Navy's Frogmen Allan Wingate. Ldn 1957 [2514] Fine. First imp Sept. Fwd Ian Fraser VC. bw photos. 223pp. 8vo. As accurate and detailed as iti is entertaining, this history of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams was written by one of the founders and legendary commanders of UDT-1, Francis 'Red Dog' Fane. Naval Institute Special Warfare Series. Heroism and high adventure...the story of the Navy frogmen from WW11 to the present. £34 447. FANE Cdr. Francis Douglas and MOORE Don THE NAKED WARRIORS The Story of the U.S.Navy's Frogmen Panther Books 1958 [5417] Fine. paperback. Fwd Ian Fraser VC. bw photos. 189pp. 16mo. As accurate and detailed as iti is entertaining, this history of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams was written by one of the founders and legendary commanders of UDT-1, Francis 'Red Dog' Fane. Naval Institute Special Warfare Series. Heroism and high adventure...the story of the Navy frogmen from WW11 to the present. £7 448. FANNIN Cole SEA HUNT Authorised Edition based on the television series starring Lloyd Bridges. Whitman Pub. Co. Wisconsin 1960 [2358] Fine. first edition. diver on cover. juvenile. Illus endpapers. spine scuffed. 210pp. Ill. 12mo. Juvenile adventure based on TV Series starring Lloyd Bridges. The adventures of Mike Nelson, Diver. £20 449. FARB Roderick M. SHIPWRECKS Diving the Graveyard of the Atlantic Menasha Ridge Press, Alabama 1988 [3945] Fine. cardback. fourth print. maps. bw phots. gloss. index. bibli. app. 264pp. 8vo Gives an account of the shipwrecks in the warm waters off North Carolina together with a personal overview of each wreck. £17 450. FARLEY Michael B. & Lauren K. BAJA California DIVER'S GUIDE Marcor Pu. Co. California 1984 [1635] Fine. card back. first edition. bw & col photos. 220pp. 8vo California diving. £14 BACK TO CATALOGUE e-mail: trish@diveinbooks.co.uk

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301. CRAIG John D. & MORGAN Degn INVITATION TO SKIN AND SCUBA DIVING A complete, illustrated and authoritative guide to underwater sport, adventure and safety. Simon & Schuster. New York 1965 [2097] Vg. cardback. 2nd edition. illus. 192pp. 8vo £8
302. CRANE Jonathan SUBMARINE B.B.C.Books 1984 [2124] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw & col phots. index. 208pp. 8vo The events as the nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine warspite takes part in a major NATO exercise as an enemy submarine. £9
303. CRILE Jane & Barney TREASURE DIVING HOLIDAYS The adventures of a family under the sea. Collins - London 1954 [3922] Fine. auto. first edition. bw & col phots. map on end papers. 256pp. 8vo. The authors describe their experiences holidaying with an aqualung in the Caribbean. First learning to dive, then as their children became oldersearching for a sunken galleon, then finding, and excavating the wreck of HMS Looe which was lost in 1743. £12
304. CRISP Frank THE CORAL WRECK Hamlyn 1976 [4476] Fine. illus cardback. bw illus. 156pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction. A Dirk Rogers adventure - how he and his friends find a galleon and its cargo £12
305. CRISP Frank THE DEVIL DIVER Coward-McCann Inc. New York 1954 [4501] Fine. exlib. 6th impression. boy with hard hat on grey cloth cover. bw illus. 224pp. 12mo. juvenile. fiction. Boys undersea adventure in the Pacific diving to 20 fathoms in a world of fear and danger. £19
306. CRISP Frank THE GIANT OF JEMBU GULF A Dirk Rogers Adventure Hodder & Stoughton. 1959 [5087] Fine. dj in mylar. col plate. first edition. 160pp. 12mo. juvenile. fiction. Another Dirk Rogers adventure on the salvage ship 'Sulawesi' £18

307. CRISP Frank THE JAVA WRECKMEN A Dirk Rogers Adventure Coward-McCann Inc. New York 1956 [5097] Vg. diver on red boards. first edition. exlib. fly sht miss. illus. 248pp. 12mo. Juvenile. fiction. Dirk Rogers, salvage expert, takes on a rush job without knowing that two previous divers had died suddenly underwater. £13

308. CRISP Frank THE TREASURE OF BARBY SWIN Bodley Head, London 1955 [4564] Fine. dj in mylar. prize plate. first edition. bw illus. 180pp. 12mo. juvenile. fiction. This is the story of Jim Grover and of the treasure he set out to find - the wealth amassed from the slave trade by the terrible seafarer Barby Swin. £14

309. CROMIE William J. EXPLORING THE SECRETS OF THE SEA George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1964 [2619] G. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. 300pp. 8vo This book introduces the reader to the coeans and oceanographers and helps him to know about the 71 per cent of the planet covered by water. £4

310. CROMPTON John THE LIVING SEA Collins - London 1957 [4635] Fine. dj. first edition. 35 drs by Denys Ovendon. frd. bibli. app. epilogue. index. 256pp. 8vo Chapters include...Sea, Land and Ice. The sharks, The rays. the bony fishes. The crustaceans, The molluscs and more. £4

311. CROOKER William S. OAK ISLAND GOLD Startling new discoveries on the world's most famous treasure hunt. Nimbus Pub. Ltd 1993 [4578] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw illus. ack. preface. epilogue. bibli.221pp. 8vo In this book the author meticulously sifts through the evidence unearthed by treasure-hunters on the island, past and present. Then, armed with some startling new discoveries, he neatly fits the pieces together ot offer a plausible solution to the baffling puzzle of Oak Island. £13

312. CROPP Ben AUSTRALIAN SKINDIVERS HANDBOOK Rigby Ltd. Adelaide 1977 [5415] Fine. cardback. revised edition. gloss. 256pp. 8vo First published as Handbook for Skindivers £12
313. CROPP Ben HANDBOOK FOR SKINDIVERS. Jack Pollard Pty. Ltd. Sydney 1974 [5421] Vg. cardback. first edition. fly sheet loose. bw & col phots. 256pp. 8vo. gloss. This book has long been regarded as the standard work on all aspects of underwater sport, covering everything from equipment to shark hunting, from SCUBA diving to exploration of wrecks. £9

314. CROPP Ben HANDBOOK FOR SKINDIVERS. Jack Pollard Pty. Ltd. Sydney 1971 [5422] Fine. cardback. fifth printing. bw & col phots. 256pp. 8vo. gloss. This book has long been regarded as the standard work on all aspects of underwater sport, covering everything from equipment to shark hunting, from SCUBA diving to exploration of wrecks. £11

315. CROPP Ben SHARK HUNTERS Rigby Ltd. Adelaide 1964 [3007] Fine. diver on dj. illus cloth boards with slight rubbing. first edition. ack. frd. app. bw & Col photos. drawings. 192pp. 8vo Killer spear....we drug the big sharks....mesh of death...a shark tried to eat me...we take them alive...groper aren't so tough....shotgun for sharks...these are some of the chapters reflecting the exciting quality of the book. £25

316. CROPP Ben WHALE OF A SHARK Rigby Ltd, Sydney 1969 [1171] VG. diver on dj in mylar. Exlib. first edition. bw & col photos. maps on end papers. 128pp.8vo. The authors explorations of the underwater world, from Sydney Heads to the lonely seas beyond the Barrier Reef, brought them into contact with sharks of all sorts and sizes, savage moray eels, venomous sea-snakes, manta rays and many other marine creatures. £16

317. CROSSLAND John R. THE CHILDREN'S NEW ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA Collins - London [4301] Fine. first edition. bw phots. col illus. intro. index. 499pp. 8vo. juvenile. Chapter - In a Coral Sea Garden by Harold J. Shepstone. 4 pages of text and including a plate of helmet diver. Chapter - Flames Under Water by J.E.Pryde-Hughes 3 pages of text which includes 4 photos of hard hat divers. £14

318. CULLINEY John & CROCKETT Edward EXPLORING UNDERWATER The Sierra Club Guide to Scuba & Snorkeling Sierra Club Books, San Francisco 1980 [1582] Fine. first edition. bw Ill. ack. preface. bibli. index. 340pp. 8vo. The basic elements of diving, practical and experimental. £8

319. CUSSLER Clive with DIRGO Craig THE SEA HUNTERS True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks. Simon & Schuster. New York 1996 [4139] Fine. diver on dj. first edition. bw phots. ack. intro. postscript. index. 364pp. 8vo The author's first nonfiction book where he explores the special world of undersea adventure. From more than 60 shipwrecks that Cussler and his NUMA volunteers have found he has chosen the 12 most interesting. £16

320. DAGGETT Charles & SHAFFER Christopher DIVING FOR THE GRIFFIN Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1990 [1583] Fine. dj. first edition. BW phs. 178pp. 8vo Gives both a detailed description of the career and loss of the East Indiaman Griffin off the Philippines in 1761 together with an account of the salvage of her cargo of China porcelain by divers from the China Sea Explorer in the early 1980's. £14

321. DAKIN W.J. THE GREAT BARRIER REEF and some mention of other Australian coral reefs. URE Smith. Sydney. 1963 [4641] Fine in repaired dj. dj has 5 small pieces missing in mylar. 2nd edition revised and enlarged. 60 bw & col phots. maps. map on eps. index. 176pp. 8vo The book describes how coral reefs, islands and atolls are formed. It also explains the nature of the coral animal and the other creatures that make the reefs. £6
322. DALEY Robert TREASURE The story of thre most successful and most tragic treasure hunt of modern times. Random House. New York 1977 [2333] Fine. dj in mylar. First Edition. bw photos. 341pp. 8vo The search for the treasure ship Atocha. Eleven years of the author's life, four people dead, including his son and three of his vessels had joined the Atocha. £18
323. DALEY Robert TREASURE The story of thre most successful and most tragic treasure hunt of modern times. Random House. New York 1977 [2334] Vg. exlib. First Edition. bw photos. 341pp. 8vo The search for the treasure ship Atocha. Eleven years of the author's life, four people dead, including his son and three of his vessels had joined the Atocha. £15
324. DANRIT (Captain) [Emile A.Driant] THE SUNKEN SUBMARINE Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1912 [1075] Fine. 1st US Edition.Blue pictoral cloth with submarine on cover.some rubbing. Frontis by Lyle T.Hammond. Bright copy. British ed had 48 plates (1910). 308pp. 12mo. Submarine adventure with marginal science fiction.Gift note in front. £38
325. DAUNT Achilles OUR SEA-COAST HEROES Thomas Nelson & Sons. New York 1890 [1591] Fine. dj. 1 C plate. 185pp. 12mo Stories of wrecks and of rescue by the lifeboat and rocket. £11
326. DAVIES Roy NAUTILUS The Story of Man Under the Sea B.B.C.Books 1995 [5375] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. intro. prologue. index. bibli. charts. 239pp. 8vo This book tells the dramatic story of the conquest of inner space from the eccentric pioneers of the late nineteenth century to the supercraft of the modern world, using the words of the men who invented and worked the machines. £16

327. de LAVAUR Guy CAVES AND CAVE DIVING Scientific Book Club. 1956 [1759] Fine. dj. first edition. illus. 175pp. 8vo The author's personal underground adventure covering the whole range of techniques practised by french cavers and devotes considerable space to the latest phase of cave exploration. £13

328. de LAVAUR Guy CAVES AND CAVE DIVING Scientific Book Club. 1956 [2846] G. first edition. illus. 175pp. 8vo The author's personal underground adventure covering the whole range of techniques practised by french cavers and devotes considerable space to the latest phase of cave exploration. £9

329. DEACON Christine A. AUSTRALIA DOWN UNDER Exploring Australia's Underwater World Doubleday Australia Pty. Ltd. NSW 1986 [4086] Fine. dj. first edition. full of lovely colour phots. ack. frd. app. index. 272pp. 4to Provides information on every aspect of diving from snorkelling to scuba. Explores Australia's coastline and the depths of its inland caves. £27

330. DEACON G.E.R. OCEANS An atlas-history of man's exploration of the deep Hamlyn 1962 [4874] Vg. cardback. first edition. col phots. illus eps. illus bds. maps. bibli. index. drs. 295pp. 4to £5

331. DEACON G.E.R. SEAS, MAPS, AND MEN Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1962 [1593] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & c phs. 297pp. 8vo An Atlas-History of Man's Exploration of the Oceans. £27
332. DEAKIN Joan SCUBA DIVING David & Charles 1981 [1594] Fine. dj. first edition. Illus line drs. 160pp. 8vo The author explaines in layman's language all the basic principles that are essential knowledge for the safe enjoyment of diving. Covering physics and physiology as related to diving, snorkelling and aqualung techniques and many more. £9

333. DEAN Anabel SUBMERGE! The Story of Divers and their Crafts. The Westminster Press. Philadelphia 1976 [5535] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. drs. gloss. bibli. index.111pp. 8vo. A Franklin Institute Book. A fresh look at diving from the time man first attempted underwater hunting to the sophisticated submersible crafts that the U.S.Navy and industry use today. £12

334. DEAN Graham M. THE TREASURE HUNT OF THE S-18 Goldsmith Pub.Co.Chicago 1934 [1266] VG. hard hat diver on dj in mylar. end papers torn at spine. first edition. hard hat diver on cov. illus. pages browning. juvenile. 252pp. 12mo Mystery and suspense. Tim Murphy Series. £33

335. DEAN J.R. DOWN TO THE SEA A Century of Oceanography Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd. Glasgow 1966 [4652] Vg. dj. exlib. first edition. bw phots. preface. intro by Dr. Jacques Piccard. app. bibli. index. 128pp. 8vo. Includes Bathyscaph and Mesoscaph with the first operational dive. £5

336. DEFOE Daniel ROBINSON CRUSOE Penguin Books. London 1994 [3929] Fine. cardback. preface. 298pp. 16mo £4
337. DELOACH Ned DIVING GUIDE TO UNDERWATER FLORIDA New World Publications. 1983 [1601] G. ex lib. 2nd edition. bw phs. 160pp. 8vo The most complete and up to date information available about diving in Florida. £9

338. DENMEAD Doug SKINDIVERS & SHIPWRECKS 1973 [2525] Fine. cardback. first edition. map. preface. ack. bw phots. drs. 96pp. 8vo. Diving on the shipwrecks off the Southwest Coast of Victoria and in Port Phillip Bay. £16

339. DICK Peter & SISMAN David UNDERWATER DIVING - BASIC TECHNIQUES Pelham Books Ltd. London 1986 [1602] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus. conversion tables. gloss. index. ack. 144pp. 8vo An entirely new and original work, presented in a completely comprehensive way which, as in the authors' previous books, will help fix vital techniques and safety procedures unforgettably in the minds of many divers. £12

340. DICKINSON Joan Younger THE BOOK OF PEARLS Crown Publishers Inc. New York 1968 [1078] Fine. dj plastic covered. First Edition. bw photos. index. gloss. bibl. 248pp. 8vo Their history and romance from antiquity to modern times. £26

341. DICKINSON Jonathan JONATHAN DICKINSON'S JOURNAL 1981 [1603] Fine. first edition. bw phs. 109pp. 8vo Reformation foundering in Florida. £5

342. DIOLE Philippe 4000 YEARS UNDER THE SEA. Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London 1954 [2114] Vg. first edition. bw phots. 320pp. 8vo Excursions in Undersea archaeology. The story of marine archaeology in undersea exploration in the Med. £13

343. DIOLE Philippe 4000 YEARS UNDER THE SEA Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London 1954 [3677] Fine. dj. 3rd imp. bw phots. 320pp. 8vo Excursions in Undersea Archaeology. The story of marine archaeology in undersea exploration in the Med. £14

344. DIOLE Philippe THE SEAS OF SICILY Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London [2115] Vg. ex lib. bw phots. 175pp. 12mo A journey underwater around the shores of Sicily. £8

345. DIOLE Philippe THE UNDERSEA ADVENTURE Readers Union 1954 [3854] Vg. first edition. bw phots. 183pp. 12mo Ever since the author took up his undersea excursions, the author has found in the sea a limitless field of activity, from which he has drawn a deep sense of intellectural and philosophical satisfaction. £5
346. DIOLE Philippe THE UNDERSEA ADVENTURE Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London 1953 [5194] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. preface. 183pp. 12mo Ever since the author took up his undersea excursions, the author has found in the sea a limitless field of activity, from which he has drawn a deep sense of intellectural and philosophical satisfaction. £9

347. DIOLE Philippe UNDERWATER EXPLORATION A History ELEK London 1954 [2626] Fine. first edition. bw phots. app. bibli. 118pp. 8vo Reviews man's attempts to live underwater from the divers of the ancient Minoans to modern frogmen. £14

348. DIOLE Philippe UNDERWATER EXPLORATION A History ELEK London 1954 [2627] G. exlib. first edition. bw phots. app. bibli. 118pp. 8vo Reviews man's attempts to live underwater from the divers of the ancient Minoans to modern frogmen. £10

349. DIOLE Phillipe & FALCO Albert The Memoirs of FALCO chief Diver of the CALYPSO Cassell and Co. London 1977 [5583] Fine. first edition. bw & col phots. maps. apps. gloss. photo credits. index. 294pp. 8vo Few men have acquired so much experience of the depths of the sea and the life with which it teems, and in this superbly illustrated personal narrative he tells, largely in his own words, of a career entirely devoted to underwater exploration in seas throughout the world. £22

350. DIXON Peter THE SILENT ADVENTURE The Complete Book of Scuba Diving Ballantine Books, New York 1968 [5483] Fine but cover rubbed. first edition april. paper back. bw phots. intro. bibli. 249pp. 12mo £5

351. DOAK Wade THE ELINGAMITE AND ITS TREASURE Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1969 [2108] Fine. dj. 2nd imp. bw phots. maps on end papers. apps.192pp. 8vo Gives an account of the wrecking of the passenger steamer Elingamite, in 1902, on one of the Three Kings Islands, north of New Zealand together with the subsequent salvaging of its treasure in 1968-69. £22

352. DOAK Wade ENCOUNTERS WITH WHALES AND DOLPHINS Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1989 [1613] Fine+ CB. first edition. col phots. prelude. prologue. epilogue. 250pp. 4to This book is the sequel to Dolphin Dolphin and, although scientifically based, is written in a style which will appeal to all ages and serve as a valuable introduction to the understanding and preservation of ocean tribes with whom we share the earth. £15

353. DOAK Wade SHARKS & other ancestors Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1975 [2109] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. maps on end papers. 333ppp. 8vo Patterns of Survival in the South Seas. £19
354. DOBBS Horace E. DANCE TO A DOLPHIN'S SONG Jonathan Cape. London 1990 [1625] fine. first edition. col phots. 192pp. 8v0 The story of a quest for the magic healing powers of the dolphin. £14

355. DOBBS Horace E. DANCE TO A DOLPHIN'S SONG Jonathan Cape. London 1991 [2640] fine. reprint. cardback. col phots. 192pp. 8vo The story of a quest for the magic healing powers of the dolphin. £10

356. DOBBS Horace E. FOLLOW A WILD DOLPHIN The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship Souvenier Press 1980 [2653] Fine. dj. reprint. bw & col phots. 236pp. 8vo £14

357. DOBBS Horace E. FOLLOW A WILD DOLPHIN The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship Souvenier Press 1990 [2655] Vg. spine damaged at bottom. reprint. bw & col phots. 236pp. 8vo £10
358. DOBBS Horace E. FOLLOW A WILD DOLPHIN The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship Fontana Paperbacks 1979 [2656] Vg. paperback. first edition. bw phots. 253pp. 16mo £3

359. DOBBS Horace E. THE GREAT DIVING ADVENTURE Oxford Illustrated Press Ltd. 1986 [3739] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. ack. frd. map. 252pp. 8vo Enjoy the thrills of exploring the part of our planet which until recent times was as alien to humans as outer space. Stories include...Truk, Red Sea, Galapagos and many others. £18

360. DOBBS Horace E. How to use your CAMERA UNDERWATER A Practical Guide to Underwater Photography Focal Press 1972 [1620] Fine. dj. 2nd edition. bw phots. Diving Terms. Gloss. apps. tables. index. 204pp. 8vo Learn how to make (or how to buy) an underwater camera housing to suit your own particular camera, and how to get the best results with it. £12
361. DOBBS Horace E. How to use your CAMERA UNDERWATER A Practical Guide to Underwater Photography Focal Press 1962 [3748] Fine. dj. exlib. first edition. bw phots. Diving Terms. Gloss. apps. tables. index. 204pp. 8vo Learn how to make (or how to buy) an underwater camera housing to suit your own particular camera, and how to get the best results with it. £13
362. DOBBS Horace E. JOURNEY INTO DOLPHIN DREAMTIME Jonathan Cape. London 1992 [1622] Fine+ dj. first edition. bw & col phots. ack. bibli. info. 208pp. 8vo In this new book Dr. Dobbs takes his concept of Dolphin Dreamtime a stage further with an evocation of the uplifting effect of dolphins on people around the world. A culmination of almost 20 years study. £13

363. DOBBS Horace E. SAVE THE DOLPHINS Souvenier Press 1981 [1619] Fine. dj. bw & col phots. first edition. 128pp. 8vo Describes the adventures and pays tribute, not only to Donald (Follow a Wild Dolphin) the progenitor of it all, but to dolphins the world over. £12

364. DOBBS Horace E. SAVE THE DOLPHINS Souvenier Press 1981 [2650] G. dj. exlib. bw & col phots. first edition. 128pp. 8vo Describes the adventures and pays tribute, not only to Donald (Follow a Wild Dolphin) the progenitor of it all, but to dolphins the world over. £10

365. DOBBS Horace E. SNORKELLING & SKINDIVING Oxford Illustrated Press Ltd. 1976 [1623] VG. first edition. bw phots. 96pp. 8vo An introduction. £8

366. DOBBS Horace E. TALE OF TWO DOLPHINS Jonathan Cape. London 1987 [2642] Fine dj. first edition. col phots. frd. 187pp. 8vo Dr Dobbs making friends with and studying dolphins off Brittany and Cornwall. There have been TV programmes on these. £14
367. DOBBS Horace E. TALE OF TWO DOLPHINS Jonathan Cape. London 1988 [2646] Fine dj. reprint. cardback. col phots. frd. 187pp. 8vo Dr Dobbs making friends with and studying dolphins off Brittany and Cornwall. There have been TV programmes on these. £10
368. DOBBS Horace E UNDERWATER SWIMMING Collins London - Nutshell 1966 [1615] Fine. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw line drs. 160pp. 12mo The experienced author provides all the necessary information for beginners in both snorkel and aqualung diving. £9
369. DOBBS Horace E UNDERWATER SWIMMING Collins London - Nutshell 1966 [2652] Fine. dj. first edition. bw line drs. 160pp. 12mo The experienced author provides all the necessary information for beginners in both snorkel and aqualung diving. £12
370. DOBIE J.Frank CORONADO'S CHILDREN Tales of the Lost Mines and Buried Treasure of the Southwest The Literary Guild, New York 1931 [4566] Fine. sepia illus. map on eps. glos. notes. 367pp. 8vo Very rare classic...no underwater....without doubt the most widely and best loved treasure book ever published. £25
371. DONER Mary Frances THE SALVAGER The Life of Captain Tom Reid on The Great Lakes. Ross and Haines Inc.Minneapolis, Minn. 1958 [1257] Fine. First Edition. bw photos. 311p. 8vo. This is an historical record of the shipping disasters on The Great Lakes during the years 1880 - 1950. £46

372. DORAN Edwin Jr. THE TORTOLA BOAT Characteristics, Origin, Demise [5247] Fine paperback. bw phots. map. intro.app. refs. 60pp. 8vo Supplement to The Mariner's Mirror Vol.56 No.1. £5
373. DOUKAN Dr. Gilbert UNDERWATER HUNTING George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1955 [3707] Vg. 3rd imp. bw phots. 162pp. 8vo Hunting fish underwater. £12

374. DOUKAN Dr. Gilbert UNDERWATER HUNTING George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1953 [3708] Vg. first edition. bw phots. 162pp. 8vo Hunting fish underwater. £13

375. DRAKE-BROCKMAN Henrietta VOYAGE TO DISASTER Angus & Robertson Publishers 1982 [1168] Fine. dj in mylar. Australian Classics reprint of 1963 orig. Ed.XVI. 2 maps. 16 pages with 23 bw photos. 318pp. 8vo. index. bibli. append. Title page of the Joost Hartgers 1648 edition of 'Ongeluckige Voyagie van't Schip Batavia' Covering his report to the Dutch East India Company and the wreck of the Batavia in 1629. £32

376. DRAKE-BROCKMAN Henrietta THE WICKED AND THE FAIR Angus & Robertson Publishers 1957 [1377] Fine. dj. Rep. maps on end papers. 379pp. 8vo. ack. Based on the wreck of the Dutch ship Batavia off the Abrolhos Islands off the West Australian Coast. £29
377. Du CROS Edward SKINDIVING IN AUSTRALIA Angus & Robertson Publishers 1960 [2660] VG. cover mkd. first edition. bw phots. frd. preface. 180pp. 8vo Everything you need to know about skindiving activities, the equipment and how they use it, how they take photographs, how they spear fish, how they avoid risk of attacks by sharks etc... £19

378. DUBOIS Bessie Wilson SHIPWRECKS IN THE VICINITY OF JUPITER INTLET 1981 [1628] Fine+. paperback. 4th edition. bw phots. intro. ref. 131pp. 8vo The author grew up near the inlet and also took part in a number of rescues. WW11 brought horror and casualties unknown to most of the world. The book tries to gather together and set down some of the facts and legends. £3
379. DUEKER Christopher MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPORT DIVING A.S.Barnes & Co. London 1974 [1608] Fine. hard hat diver on dj. 4th edition. bw illus. frd. ack. index. bibli. 232pp. 8vo. This important work delves deeply into the causes behind divng injuries and accidents, how they can best be avoided, and how to administer to them once they occur. £17

380. DUEKER Christopher Wayne SCUBA DIVING SAFETY Anderson World Books Inc. 1983 [4174] Vg. cardback. 2nd printing April. bw illus. charts. intro. 132pp. 8vo This book explores safe diving techniques and is interesting and informative reading for all sport and professional divers concerned with preserving the thrill of diving while reducing the dangers. £9

381. DUFF Douglas V. OCEAN HAUL An Adam Macadam Story Thomas Nelson & Sons. New York 1957 [5023] Vg. first edition. col plate. bw illus. spine part repaired. 181pp. 12mo. juvenile. fiction. Adam is sent on a secret mission to recover a naval ocean-going tug. the officers of the tug have been marooned on a rocky isle in the wild seas south of Cape Horn. The crew have pillaged the sunken wreck of an ancient Spanish treasure-galleon and now are guarding their spoils in an uncharted creek in Antarctica. £13
382. DUff Douglas V. SEA-BED TREASURE An Adam MacAdam Story Thomas Nelson & Sons. New York 1957 [3967] Fine. first edition. 1 col plate. 5 bw illus. 181pp. 12mo. juvenile. fiction. Story of Adam searching for his Uncle to find the hiding place of a great treasure. £11
383. DUFF Douglas V. THE UNDERWATER MAN Blackie & Son Ltd. London [5451] Fine. dj with frogman. bw phots. 240pp. 12mo. juvenile. owner presentation plate. Childrens adventure. diving plate. £16
384. DUFF Douglas V. YARNS OF BLUE WATER The Thames Pub. Co. Ldn No date [4581] Fine. dj but with two small pieces missing. first edition. 246pp. 12mo. fiction. juvenile. Eight exciting stories of the sea, pirates, salvage, slavers etc told by the author who was himself the sole survivor of a wrecked ship. £10

385. DUFFIELD J.W. RADIO BOYS UNDER THE SEA or The Hunt for Sunken Treasure M.A.Donaghue & Co. NY [4159] Fair. cloth cover. spine pulling away from front and back cover. writing on spine not legible due to fading. writing on cover page. juvenile. fiction. 237pp. 12mo. £13
386. DUGAN James MAN EXPLORES THE SEA Hamish Hamilton, London 1956 [2961] Vg. dj. First edition. bw photos. spine slightly loose. exlib. 332pp. 8vo. sl browning to fly sht. ind. bibl. Events in UW history. Hard hat. scuba. The story of undersea exploration from earliest times to Commandant Cousteau. US Ed. Man Under the Sea £22

387. DUGAN James MAN EXPLORES THE SEA Penguin Books. London 1960 [3696] Fine. bw photos.paperback. 332p.bibl.Events in UW history.Hard hat.scuba. 12mo The story of undersea exploration from earliest times to Commandant Cousteau. US Ed. Man Under the Sea £5
388. DUGAN James UNDERSEA EXPLORER The Story of Captain Cousteau Hamish Hamilton, London 1957 [2322] Fine. first edition. 36 bw & col photos. 143pp. 8vo. bibli. Adventures of the famous aqua-lung diver and his undersea expeditions. £27

389. DUMAS Frederic 30 CENTURIES UNDER THE SEA Crown Publishers Inc. New York 1976 [4289] Fine. dj in mylar. exlib. first edition. bw phots. bibli. index. 216pp. 8vo A fascinating account of the author's exploration of old undersea wrecksaround the shores of the Mediterranean and in the Red Sea £26

390. DUNBAR M.J. MARINE DISTRIBUTIONS University of Toronto Press, Canada 1963 [1631] Fine. dj. Illus. Maps. 110pp. 8vo Royal Society of Canada Special Publication No.5. £17

391. DUNCAN F. Martin WONDERS OF NEPTUNE'S KINGDOM Sampson Low. Marston & Co. Ltd. London 1948 [4659] Fine. first edition. intro. bw phots. index. 153pp. 8vo Covers - fish structure. sharks and their kin. whales and their kin. depths of the ocean. crustacean life. univalves, octopus and cuttlefishes....etc £6
392. DUNHAM Roger C. SPY SUB A true account of the race to find the lost Soviet nuclear sub. Airlife Pub. Shrewsbury 1996 [3125] Fine.dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. ack. prologue. epilogue. sources. 222pp. 8vo. A top secret mission to the bottom of the Pacific. The ultimate undersea game of cat-and-mouse...the most secret things that the U.S.does. £20

393. DURHAM Victor G. THE SUBMARINE BOYS AND THE SPIES or - Dodging the Sharks of the Deep The Saalfield Publishing Company, New York 1910 [1040] VG+.First edition. ill.16mo.Good dj.Bright orange pictoral boards.Very little wear.dj complete but worn at extremities.vinyl covered.251pp. The submarine boys series. juvenile. £13

394. DURHAM Victor G. THE SUBMARINE BOYS FOR THE FLAG or - Deeding their Lives to Uncle Sam The Saalfield Publishing Company, New York 1910 [1041] VG+.First edition. ill.16mo.Good dj.Bright orange pictoral boards.Very little wear.dj complete but worn at extremities.vinyl covered.249pp The submarine boys series. juvenile. £13

395. DURHAM Victor G. THE SUBMARINE BOYS ON DUTY or - Life on a Diving Torpedo Boat The Saalfield Publishing Company, New York 1909 [1042] VG+. First edition. ill. 16mo. Good dj. Bright orange pictoral boards. Very little wear. dj complete but worn at extremities.vinyl covered. 253pp. The Submarine Boys Series. juvenile. £16

396. DUTTON Geoffrey Fraser SWIMMING FREE On and Below the Surface of Lake, River and Sea. Heinemann. London 1972 [4034] Vg. diver on dj in mylar. dj stuck down exlib. first edition. bw & col photos. index. 154pp. 8vo. The author's personal story of his encounters with untamed open water and his growing awareness of the unique delights of 'adventure swimming'. £13

397. DUTTON Geoffrey Fraser SWIMMING FREE On and Below the Surface of Lake, River and Sea. Heinemann. London 1972 [5517] Vg. diver on dj. ex lib. first edition. fly sht miss. bw & col photos. index. 154pp. 8vo. The author's personal story of his encounters with untamed open water and his growing awareness of the unique delights of 'adventure swimming'. £9

398. DVD SKELETON COAST Ernest orgnine - Oliver reed - Roert Vaughn [5602] Pal. Area 2. 94 mins £7

399. DVD TREASURE ISLAND Jack Palance - Kevin Zegers [5603] Pal - Area 2 - 89 mins £7

400. DYMOKE Juliet ABOARD THE MARY ROSE Severn House Pub. London 1985 [1632] Fine. first edition. illus. 123pp. 8vo. Fiction. An exciting adventure set in the reign of henry V111, bringing to life the story of the Mary Rose, which was only recently raised from the sea bed where it had lain for over three hundred years. £3

401. EARLE Peter THE WRECK OF THE ALMIRANTA Sir William Phips and the search for the Hispaniola Treasure MacMillan London Ltd. 1979 [2662] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 260pp. 8vo. The dramatic story of the shipwreck in 1641 of the Nuestra Senora de la Conception off the Bahamas and the subsequent attampts to locate the wreck and salvage the fabulous treasure. £11
402. EARLE Sylvia A. LIFE SPRINGS FROM DEATH IN TRUK LAGOON. National Geographic Society. USA 1976 [3118] Fine. Article in National Geographic Magasine. 36pp. 8vo. col phots. map. £8
403. EARLE Sylvia A. SEA CHANGE A Message of the Oceans G.P.Putnam's Sons. New York 1995 [1113] Fine. dj has diver. First edition. bw photos. Acks. Intro by Christopher McKay. index. App. Sel Ref. 361pp. 8vo. The future of the planet is illustrated by current state of the seas from massive oil spills to Tokyo fish market. £23
404. EATON John P. & HAAS Charles A. TITANIC - DESTINATION DISASTER The Legends and the Reality. Patrick Stephens Ltd.Wellingborough,UK. 1987 [3995] Vg. cardback. first edition. bw phots. intro. app. index.160pp. 8vo An expert summary of the world's most famous maritime tragedy. £11

405. ECO Umberto THE ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE Harcourt, Brace & Co. New York 1995 [3117] Fine. dj. first edition. 515pp. 8vo. A romance of navigation and science in the mid-seventeenth century. After a violent storm in the South Pacific (the year is 1643) Roberto della Griva finds himself shipwrecked - on a ship. Swept from the Amarylis, he has managed to pull himself aboard the Daphne, anchored in the bay of a beautiful island. The ship is fully provisioned, he discovers, but the crew is missing....... some diving. £12

406. ECOTT Tim NEUTRAL BUOYANCY Adventures in a Liquid World Penguin Books. London 2001 [10005] Fine. Cardback. First edition. bw phots. intro. ack. bibli. 345pp. 8vo Gripping tales of expeditions for treasure, the feats of sponge divers, and the derring-do of the Second World war frogmen are enriched by learned yet accessible swathes of science....A highly readable and detailed history of men's exploits beneath the waves. £7

407. EDWARDS Hugh GODS AND LITTLE FISHES Peter Davies. London 1962 [5282] VG. dj. foxing. first edition. scarce.bw phots. 238pp. 8vo Hugh Edwards was a young Australian skin diver whose zestful stories after fishes or facts are matched by his vivid accounts of them. £23
408. EDWARDS Hugh ISLANDS OF ANGRY GHOSTS An extraordinary sea adventure William Morrow & co.,Inc.New York 1989 [2125] Fine. cardback. first edition. index. bibli. 207pp. 12mo 20th century skindivers discover a 17th century shipwreck and treasure and reveal the final truth about the infamous BATAVIA mutiny - a grim tale of shipwreck, mutiny and massacre. £10

409. EDWARDS Hugh ISLANDS OF ANGRY GHOSTS An extraordinary sea adventure Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1966 [2963] Fine. dj. first edition. index. bibli. 207pp. 8vo 20th century skindivers discover a 17th century shipwreck and treasure and reveal the final truth about the infamous BATAVIA mutiny - a grim tale of shipwreck, mutiny and massacre. £25

410. EDWARDS Hugh ISLANDS OF ANGRY GHOSTS An extraordinary sea adventure Angus & Robertson Publishers 1973 [4412] Vg. paperback. auto. reprint. index. bibli. 207pp. 16mo 20th century skindivers discover a 17th century shipwreck and treasure and reveal the final truth about the infamous BATAVIA mutiny - a grim tale of shipwreck, mutiny and massacre. £5

411. EDWARDS Hugh THE PEARL PIRATES. Angus & Robertson Publishers 1977 [3028] Fine. dj. first edition. illus eps. bw drs. 92pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction. An adventure of suspense, danger and excitement, of a fortune in pearls. £15

412. EDWARDS Hugh The Remarkable DOLPHINS OF MONKEY MIA Hugh Edwards. Australia 1989 [3027] Fine. cardback. first edition. map on ep. bw & col phots. drs. ack. bibli. 110pp. 8vo. Wild dolphins meet people at the Shark Bay shore in Western Australia...the only place where wild dolphins and people come together in peace and goodwill. £15

413. EDWARDS Hugh SKIN DIVING Hamlyn 1975 [4409] Fine. first edition. bw & col phots. drs. tables. Index. illus eps. 98pp. 4to. fiction. All about diving covering, equipment, improving skills, dangers of the deep, sharks etc, photography, treasure, conservation and responsibility. £17

414. EDWARDS Hugh TREASURES OF THE DEEP The Extraordinary Life and Times of CAPTAIN MIKE HATCHER Harper Collins. London 2000 [5322] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw & col phots. app. 279pp. 8vo The enthralling and true story of one-time Barnardo's boy Captain mike thatcher and his life story scourint the seven seas for sunken treasure. £18

415. EDWARDS Hugh THE WRECK ON THE HALF-MOON REEF Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1970 [3068] Fine. dj. Cloth. map on eps.First edition. bw photos. bibl. index. intro. 193pp. 8vo. The true story of the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Zeewyk. £23

416. EIBL-EIBESFELDT Irenaus LAND OF A THOUSAND ATOLLS MacGibbon & Kee London 1965 [1047] Fine. dj. First edition. Profusely ill with bw and col photos. List of animal names. 194pp. 8vo A study of Marine Life in the Maldive and Nicobar Islands. (1047) £39

417. ELLACOTT S.E. SHIPS UNDER THE SEA A History of the Submarine Hutchinson of London 1961 [5430] Vg. dj. first edition. title page mising. bw phots. drs. intro. bibli. index. 142pp. 12mo The story of the submarine from its beginning to the present day illustrated by clear, explanatory diagrams and drawings. £6

418. ELLIS Richard THE BOOK OF SHARKS A complete illustrated natural history of the sharks of the world Robert Hale & Co. London 1983 [5610] Fine. dj. Writing on inside cover. 20 magnificent full colour paintings by the author. rep. ack. bibli. index. bw phots. writing on inside cover. drs. 256pp. 4to £10

419. ELLSBERG Commander Edward CAPTAIN PAUL Literary Guild of America 1941 [2128] Fine. first edition. 544pp. 12mo. Adventure story based on facts. £15

420. ELLSBERG Commander Edward MEN UNDER THE SEA Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1939 [2469] Vg. first edition. ink mark on fly sheet. rebound. bw photos. 365pp. 8vo. inscription on fly sheet. Thrilling diving rescue adventures, treasure, salvage, Lusitania, Egypt, sub rescue and much more. £39

421. ELLSBERG Commander Edward NO BANNERS NO BUGLES Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1949 [2283] Fine. first edition. map eps. blue cloth cov. top of spine nicked. 370pp. 8vo. A story of a little band of men in peril and in distress against dismaying odds. A war story with a difference. Courage, resourcefulness, skill and stubborn will are pitted against the sea or against circumstance or against the perversity of men. £29

422. ELLSBERG Commander Edward NO BANNERS NO BUGLES Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1949 [5021] Vg. dj in mylar. first edition. exlib. fly sht miss. map eps. cellotape marks inside cover. blue cloth cov. 370pp. 8vo. A story of a little band of men in peril and in distress against dismaying odds. A war story with a difference. Courage, resourcefulness, skill and stubborn will are pitted against the sea or against circumstance or against the perversity of men. £25

423. ELLSBERG Commander Edward OCEAN GOLD Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1965 [5027] Vg. dj. eighteenth printing (1935). yellow bds. illus. exlib. 263pp. 8vo. Juvenile When Philip Ramsey agreed to take command of the salvage ship, Lapwing, he thought he had hit upon an easy road to fortune. Extracting the treasure from an old Spanish galleon sunk centuries ago off the coast of Peru ought to present few difficulties to his well-equipped ship, picked crew and expert divers.....the story continues.......an up-to-the minute tale of deep sea diving, packed with action and adveenture £38

424. ELLSBERG Commander Edward ON THE BOTTOM Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1929 [1327] Fine. first edition. bw photos. gloss. illus end papers. 324pp. 8vo. Account of the salvaging of the US Submarine S-51 which sank in 132 feet of water after a collision with the City of Rome. The author was O.C. of the salvage team. £38

425. ELLSBERG Commander Edward ON THE BOTTOM The Literary Guild, New York 1929 [2524] Fine. first edition. bw photos. gloss. illus end papers. "bubbles" on cover and spine. eps torn at spine. 324pp. 8vo. Account of the salvaging of the US Submarine S-51 which sank in 132 feet of water after a collision with the City of Rome. The author was O.C. of the salvage team. £34

426. ELLSBERG Commander Edward PIGBOATS Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1931 [4162] Fine. first edition. 329pp. 12mo. novel. A fascinating and well written novel concerning the exploits of U.S.Navy submarines in the Pacific in the Great War. With much on the contemporary exploits of German Commerce raiders. This novel provided the basis for the movie 'Hell Below'. £75

427. ELLSBERG Commander Edward THIRTY FATHOMS DEEP Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1951 [4075] Vg. 23rd printing nov. bw phots. slight damage to ep & fly sht. 266pp. 12mo Locating and salvaging the Santa Cruz of her treasure. £55

428. ELLSBERG Commander Edward TREASURE BELOW Fighting for the Santa Cruz Treasure Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1960 [4372] Vg. 14th printing. (1940). ex lib. lib binding. dj illus pasted to front cover. interior vg. 304pp. 12mo Fiction nautical submarines. £50

429. ELLSBERG Commander Edward Under the RED SEA SUN Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1946 [1293] VG+. first edition. 500pp. 8vo. map endpapers. Account of the author's experiences 1942 - 43, setting up a US navy Base at massawa, in Eritrea, including the raising of block ships and floating docks, sunk by the retreating Italians. £29

430. EMPLETON Bernard THE NEW SCIENCE OF SKIN & SCUBA DIVING Association Press. New York 1974 [1639] Vg. card back. 4th edition. illus. 208pp. 8vo Eleven experts have put together a book with the most reliable information on everything the diver must know about health, modern equipment, techniques etc. £10
431. ENGEL Leonard THE SEA Time-Life International (Nederland) BV 1963 [4869] Fine. Illus bds. bw & col phots. first edition. bibli. index. preface. illus eps. 190pp. 4to Life Nature Library. £4

432. ERICKSON Ralph D. DISCOVER THE UNDERWATER WORLD The Complete guide to the Art and Science of Skin and Scuba Diving. U.S.Divers Co.Cal. 1972 [3133] Vg. cardback. first edition. frd. tables. 112pp. 4to. £10

433. ERICSON David B. and WOLLIN Goesta THE DEEP AND THE PAST Alfred A.Knopf. New York 1964 [5395] Fine. first edition. dias. ack. bibli. index. 292pp. 8vo Based on studies of core samples of deep-sea sediments. £20

434. EUNSON Keith THE WRECK OF THE GENERAL GRANT A.H. & A.W.Reed. NZ 1974 [4363] G. dj part water marked. first edition. exlib. bw phots. map. intro. prologue. app. index. 168pp. 8vo. The author tells the story of the wreck, the castaways' struggle for survival against seemingly hopeless odds, and of the many fruitless efforts to recover the 'lost millions'. £12

435. EUNSON Robert THE PEARL KING The story of the fabulous MIKIMOTO Charles E.Tuttle Co. Vermont. 1963 [4512] Fine. paperback. 3rd printing - special edition for Far east only. bw & col phots. 243pp. 12mo The story of the one time street peddler of sea foods and noodles who became one of Japan's richest and most beloved men. £12
436. EVANS H. MUIR STING-FISH AND SEAFARER Faber & Faber 1943 [4768] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus. line drs. frd. bibli. index. 180pp. 8vo A book about stinging fish, eels, weevers, rays, jelly fish etc. £8
437. EVERITT Don THE "K" BOATS A dramatic first report on the Navy's most calamitious submarines. New English Library 1972 [2130] Fine. cardback. dias. 206pp. 12mo An account of the Navy's most ambitious submarines, the twin funnelled steam powered K-Boats, intended to sail with the battle fleet. £9

438. EVERITT Don THE "K" BOATS A dramatic first report on the Navy's most calamitious submarines. George G.Harrap & Co. London 1963 [3991] Fine. first edition. bw phots. intro. postscript. app. index. 206pp. 12mo An account of the Navy's most ambitious submarines, the twin funnelled steam powered K-Boats, intended to sail with the battle fleet. £16

439. EYLES Carlos THE LAST OF THE BLUE WATER HUNTERS Watersport Pub. San Diego 1995 [2131] Fine+ cardback. 7th printing. bw phots. 183pp. 8vo The culmination of man's long trek back to the sea and his encounter with the stunning creatures that roam beneath the surface of the oceans. It is about a handful of men who broke down the final barricades of ocean myths and made their way into the last wilderness, armed with only courage and driven by an insatiable curiosity. £15

440. FAIRHALL David BLACK TIDE RISING Andre Deutsch 1980 [1641] Vg. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. 248pp. 8vo Gives a detailed account of the wrecking of the supertanker Amoco Cadiz off the brittany coast in March 1978. £10

441. FALCON-BARKER Captain Ted 1600 YEARS UNDER THE SEA The Quest for a Sunken City Frederick Muller Ltd, London 1960 [2680] Vg. first edition. map on end papers. bw photos. inscript on fly sht. index. 225pp. 8vo True adventure to discover the story of a city that for many hundreds of years has been submerged beneath the Mediterranean. £17

442. FALCON-BARKER Captain Ted THE RELUCTANT ADVENTURER Frederick Muller Ltd, London 1962 [4406] Fine. creased dj. first edition. bw phots. 240pp. 8vo slight foxing inside back cover. The authors life story and how he made an expedition to find an ancient Greek city sunk below the mediterranean - the book...Sixteen Hundred Years under the Sea £32

443. FALCON-BARKER Ted DEVIL'S GOLD Nautical 1969 [2132] Fine. first edition. bw phots. index. 159pp. 8vo The authors experiences recovering some of the treasure from the Spanish treasure ship La Nuestra Senora de la Conception wrecked in the West Indies in 1641. £18

444. FALCON-BARKER Ted ROMAN GALLEY Beneath the Sea Brockhampton Press 1964 [2133] Fine. dj. exlib. first edition. bw phots. map on end papers. index. epilogue. 121pp. 8vo Underwater archaeology in the Mediterranean, diving for Roman Galleys that had sunk 1600 years ago. £18

445. FANE Cdr. Francis Douglas and MOORE Don THE NAKED WARRIORS The Story of the U.S.Navy's Frogmen Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland 1995 [1104] Fine. dj with diver and plastic cover. Fwd Adm.Richmond Kelly Turner USN (Ret).New intro Rear Adm.Irve C.LeMoyne,USN. bw photos. index. 308pp. 8vo. As accurate and detailed as iti is entertaining, this history of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams was written by one of the founders and legendary commanders of UDT-1, Francis 'Red Dog' Fane. Naval Institute Special Warfare Series. Heroism and high adventure...the story of the Navy frogmen from WW11 to the present. £28

446. FANE Cdr. Francis Douglas and MOORE Don THE NAKED WARRIORS The Story of the U.S.Navy's Frogmen Allan Wingate. Ldn 1957 [2514] Fine. First imp Sept. Fwd Ian Fraser VC. bw photos. 223pp. 8vo. As accurate and detailed as iti is entertaining, this history of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams was written by one of the founders and legendary commanders of UDT-1, Francis 'Red Dog' Fane. Naval Institute Special Warfare Series. Heroism and high adventure...the story of the Navy frogmen from WW11 to the present. £34

447. FANE Cdr. Francis Douglas and MOORE Don THE NAKED WARRIORS The Story of the U.S.Navy's Frogmen Panther Books 1958 [5417] Fine. paperback. Fwd Ian Fraser VC. bw photos. 189pp. 16mo. As accurate and detailed as iti is entertaining, this history of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams was written by one of the founders and legendary commanders of UDT-1, Francis 'Red Dog' Fane. Naval Institute Special Warfare Series. Heroism and high adventure...the story of the Navy frogmen from WW11 to the present. £7

448. FANNIN Cole SEA HUNT Authorised Edition based on the television series starring Lloyd Bridges. Whitman Pub. Co. Wisconsin 1960 [2358] Fine. first edition. diver on cover. juvenile. Illus endpapers. spine scuffed. 210pp. Ill. 12mo. Juvenile adventure based on TV Series starring Lloyd Bridges. The adventures of Mike Nelson, Diver. £20

449. FARB Roderick M. SHIPWRECKS Diving the Graveyard of the Atlantic Menasha Ridge Press, Alabama 1988 [3945] Fine. cardback. fourth print. maps. bw phots. gloss. index. bibli. app. 264pp. 8vo Gives an account of the shipwrecks in the warm waters off North Carolina together with a personal overview of each wreck. £17

450. FARLEY Michael B. & Lauren K. BAJA California DIVER'S GUIDE Marcor Pu. Co. California 1984 [1635] Fine. card back. first edition. bw & col photos. 220pp. 8vo California diving. £14
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