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DIVE IN BOOKS 601. HONOUR Alan TEN MILES HIGH TWO MILES DEEP The Adventures of the Piccards Brockhampton Press 1957 [1725] Vg. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. line drs. frd. index. 127pp. 12mo Into the air and into the sea with the adventurous Piccards! This is the true story of Auguste and Jean Felix, twin sons of Professor Piccard - their experiments in the stratosphere and the adaption of the same principles to exploration beneath the ocean. £10 602. HORDER Mervyn ON THEIR OWN - SHIPWRECKS AND SURVIVALS Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. London 1988 [4027] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw illus. notes. bibli. 140pp. 8vo Sixteen true life stories including Wager, Grace Darling. Doddington Trevessa etc. £13 603. HORN Jeanne HIDDEN TREASURE How and Where to Find it Bonanza Books. New York 1962 [4552] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. 6 col plates. bw phots. frd. intro. bibli. index. 234pp. 8vo. A Finder's Guide to the World's Missing Treasures. Includes one chapter on sunken treasure. £15 604. HORNER Dave BETTER SCUBA DIVING for boys. Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1986 [2150] Vg. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. 64pp. 12mo Basic instruction on diving with 'scuba' including an air tank, regulator & harness, illustrated with more than 90 photographs. £17 605. HORNER Dave SHIPWRECK A Saga of Sea Tragedy and Sunken Treasure Sutton Pub. Stroud Glos. UK 1999 [5350] Fine dj. first edition. bw phots. drs. maps. ack. intro. frd. app. bibli. index. 295pp. 8vo Smugglers, sinkings, survivors and salvors....the author has captured the spirit of exploration and adventure in treasures lost and found on the high seas. His research is astounding, with much new information welcomed by researchers and everybody else who's interested in the saga of Spain's great galleons. £16 606. HORNER Dave SHIPWRECKS, SKIN DIVERS and SUNKEN GOLD Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1965 [3103] Fine. diver on dj. fly sht miss. first edition. bw photos. index. bibli. app. 241pp. 8vo. The author gives a wealth of practical information about shipwrecks and the finding of gold that proves fascinating reading together with accounts of how many of the vessels mentioned were lost. £35 607. HORNER Dave THE TREASURE GALLEONS Clues to Millions in Sunken Gold and Silver Robert Hale & Co. London 1973 [2772] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 257pp. 8vo Based upon mostly unpublished records dating from the days of Cortez in Mexico andd Pizarro in Peru, this book tells the fascinating story of the staggering fortunes that were left on the bottom of the ocean by hundreds of Spanish galleons. £20 608. HORNER Dave THE TREASURE GALLEONS Clues to Millions in Sunken Gold and Silver Robert Hale & Co. London 1990 [2774] Fine. cardback. bw phots. 257pp. 8vo Based upon mostly unpublished records dating from the days of Cortez in Mexico andd Pizarro in Peru, this book tells the fascinating story of the staggering fortunes that were left on the bottom of the ocean by hundreds of Spanish galleons. £13 609. HORNIG Doug DEEP DIVE The Mysterious Press, New York. 1988 [1127] Fine. first edition. dj has plastic cov. fiction. 264pp. 8vo. A private investigator and his girlfriend go on their first deep dive in a quarry where they meet another diver, 85ft down .....one who had overstayed by a few days. £15 610. HORSFIELD Brenda & STONE Peter Bennet THE GREAT OCEAN BUSINESS Hodder & Stoughton. NZ 1972 [1727] Vg. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. 360pp. 8vo Oceanography. £6 611. HOUOT Georges & WILLM Pierre TWO THOUSAND FATHOMS DOWN in the bathyscaphe Hamish Hamilton, London 1955 [3778] Vg. torn dj. first edition. bw phots. illus end papers. epilogue. intro.256pp. 8vo Ventures into the deep two and a half miles down in their bathyscaphe. £12 612. HOUOT Georges & WILLM Pierre TWO THOUSAND FATHOMS DOWN in the bathyscaphe Hamish Hamilton, London 1955 [5225] G. cvr faded. spine faded & mkd. first edition. bw phots. illus end papers. epilogue. intro.256pp. 8vo Ventures into the deep two and a half miles down in their bathyscaphe. £7 613. HOUSEHOLD Geoffrey SUMMON THE BRIGHT WATER [2776] Fine+ dj. first edition. 190pp. 8vo Diving in the River Severn & discovery of gold. Fiction. £5 614. HOWELL Mark & MORRISON Tony STEPS TO A FORTUNE 1967 [1730] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 180pp. 8vo Adventures in the Andes. The authors go in search of the fabulous Jesuit treasure buried on the banks of the Sacambaya River in Bolivia. £10 615. HULL Seabrook THE BOUNTIFUL SEA Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London 1966 [4706] Fine. green cloth bds. first edition. bw phots. frd. ack. bibli. index. 340pp. 8vo From undersea freighters to the strange fascinating creatures of the sea, from diamond mining to living and working beneath the sea. £6 616. HULT Ruby E.L. LOST MINES AND TREASURES of the Pacific Northwest Binford & Mart Oregon 1981 [1731] Fine. card back. 2nd printing. maps. index. bibli. 257pp. 8vo Fourteen exact and detailed line maps give ready clues - even precise locations - of half-forgotten caches buried years ago. Some underwater. £14 617. HUNT Wray GALLEONS' DOOM DEEP Thomas Nelson & Sons. New York No Date [4560] Fine. 1 col plate. bw illus. some foxing. 288pp. 12mo.juvenile.fiction A fine story with splendid characterization. The descent of the bathysphere is a vivid piece of descriptive writing and there are villans galore and excitement at lib. £13 618. HUNTER W.A. FISHERMAN'S KNOTS & WRINKLES 1941 [1732] Vg. 1st edition. illus. 75pp. 16mo £5 619. HUSSAIN Farooq LIVING UNDERWATER Praeger Pub. NY 1970 [2988] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw illus. drs. ack. preface. apps. bibli. index. 126pp. 8vo. The author shows how scientists and designers are now examining the full potential of the oceans, and he describes their experiments in creating controlled aquatic environments. £10 620. HUTCHINGS David F. RMS TITANIC - A Modern Legend Waterfront Pub. Cornwall 1995 [1311] Fine. cb. 8th edition rev. bw photos. double col picture in centre. Photos, history and salvage of the great ship. 48pp. bibli. ack. 4to First published as RMS Titanic - 75 Years of Legend in 1987. £15 621. HUTTON J. Bernard FROGMAN EXTRAORDINARY The Commander Crabb Case The Harborough Pu. Co. Ltd. Ldn. 1960 [4347] Fine. pictorial cover. paperback. first edition. pages ageing. 156pp. 12mo. frd. First Ace Books ed. Gives a detailed account of the loss of Commander Crabb whilst diving in Portsmouth Harbour to examine the hull of the Russian warship Ordzhonikidze. £14 622. HUTTON J. Bernard FROGMAN EXTRAORDINARY The Commander Crabb Case Neville Spearman 1960 [2152] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 180pp. 8vo Gives a detailed account of the loss of Commander Crabb whilst diving in Portsmouth Harbour to examine the hull of the Russian warship Ordzhonikidze. £27 623. HUTTON J.Bernard FROGMAN SPY The Incredible Case of Commander Crabb McDowell, Obolensky, New York. 1960 [1163] Fine. dj has diver & plastic cov. First edition.bw photos. Ford by Peter J.Huxley-Blythe. 180pp. 8vo 'The Case of Commander Crabb' as the secret Russian dossier on the disappearance of the British Frogman is headed, is one of the most exciting true stories in the annals of espionage. £27 624. HYSLOP Donald, FORSYTH Alastair, JEMIMA Sheila TITANIC VOICES Memories from the Fateful Voyage Sutton Pub. Stroud Glos. UK 1998 [5386] Fine. dj. reprint. bw & col phots. intro. ack. bibli. 296pp. 4to Using many previously unpublished photographs, letters and oral histories, this book is a recreation of the events throug the first-hand accounts of those who were actually there. £19 625. IDRIESS Ion L. CORAL SEA CALLING Angus & Robertson Publishers 1957 [2515] Fine. dj. first edition. auth note. illus ep. bw illus. map. 239pp. 8vo The adventurous story of the men who made perilous voyages in the nineteenth century in quest of beche-de-mer and pearlshell in the coral sea off Australia. A sought after author. £30 626. IDRIESS Ion L. FORTY FATHOMS DEEP Pearl Divers and Sea Rovers in Australian Seas Angus & Robertson Publishers 1952 [1733] Vg. Reprint. top of spine torn. bw phots. Maps on end papers. 343pp. 12mo Gives an account of the pearl fisheries of the north west coasts of Australia and of the divers who harvested them. £13 627. IDRIESS Ion L. FORTY FATHOMS DEEP Pearl Divers and Sea Rovers in Australian Seas Angus & Robertson Publishers 1937 [3802] Vg. 5th edition. bw phots. Maps on end papers. 343pp. 12mo Gives an account of the pearl fisheries of the north west coasts of Australia and of the divers who harvested them. £25 628. IDRIESS Ion L. THE SILVER CITY The Saga of Broken Hill Mining Angus & Robertson Publishers 1966 [5398] Fine. paperback. reprint. preface. 214pp. 16mo From the Roaring Silver days of the 1880's to the great mining organisation that produces the raw material for the cheapest steel in the world; from the original "Syndicate of Seven" who pegged their claim on a despised "hill of mullock" while the wideawake silver miners laughed their heads off in derision, to the paralysing "Black Friday" dust-storm of 1945: this is the fascingating story of broken Hill - "the most remarkable town in Australia." £5 629. INNES Hammond THE BLACK TIDE Collins - London 1982 [1735] Fine. dj. 1st edition. 147pp. 12mo. Novel. £3 630. INNES Hammond SEA AND ISLANDS Collins - London 1967 [5353] Vg. dj. first edition.bw & col phots. map. intro. 288pp. 8vo. novel. First part is about the authors journeys in his ocean-going yacht Mary Deare and the second part is complementary to 'Harvest of Journeys' - a record of his subsequent journeys. They range from teh Western Isles to Addu Atoll. £5 631. INNES Hammond THE WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE A Story of the Sea Fontana Paperbacks 1978 [1734] Vg. paperback. 22nd imp. map. 254pp. 16mo. £2 632. IVANOVIC I.S. SPEARFISHING A Handbook for Beginners Nicholas Kaye Ltd. London 1952 [4275] Fine. torn dj. first edition. reprint of Submarine Spearfishing. bw phots. drs. preface. intro. 79pp. 8vo Some Hans Hass phots. A book for beginners on spearfishing. £20 633. IVANOVIC Vane MODERN SPEARFISHING Kaye & Ward Ldn. 1955 [2829] G. spine fad. first edition. bw phots. index. 196pp. 8vo A comprehensive book telling about the ever growing sport. Incorporating Spearfishing - a handbook for beginners. £10 634. IVANOVIC Vane MODERN SPEARFISHING Kaye & Ward Ldn. 1974 [2831] Fine. dj. exlib. bw phots. index. 196pp. 8vo A comprehensive book telling about the ever growing sport. Incorporating Spearfishing - a handbook for beginners. £13 635. IVEY W.F. WRECKS AROUND OUR COAST 1980 [5245] Fine. cardback. fist edition. ack. bw illus. 88pp. 8vo Tragic stories which happened at sea. £5 636. JARVIS Margaret YOUR BOOK OF SURVIVAL SWIMMING & LIFE SAVING Faber & Faber [1738] G. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. 99pp. 8vo £3 37. JAY Simon DEATH OF A SKINDIVER Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1964 [4442] Vg. dj. exlib. Fly sht miss. first edition. A crime club selection. 240pp. 8vo Fiction. A crime story about the mysterious drowning of a skindiver. £13 638. JEFFERIS Roger and McDONALD Kendall THE WRECK HUNTERS Adventurers Club, London 1967 [2178] Fine dj with plastic cover. First edition. Index. diags. apps. Wreck list. bw photos. 255pp. 8vo. Gives the history of and present condition of various wrecks around the coast of thre UK. £19 639. JENNINGS Howard & MOORE Robin ADVENTURES OF A TREASURE HUNTER Talmy Franklin. London 1973 [2778] Fine. dj. first edition. epilogue. map. 211pp. 8vo The story of the author is that of geologist, oil-driller, gold miner, pilot, jungle doctor and, above all, light hearted treasure hunter from the Caribbean to Ecuador and Peru. £8 640. JEPPESEN SPORT DIVER MANUAL Jeppesen Sanderson USA 1996 [1740] Fine. card back. 3rd printing. bw diags. col phots. frd. app. index. 8vo Sections covering - The equipment, The diver, The environment and The dive. £10 641. JESSOP Keith GOLDFINDER The True Story of one man;s Discovery of the Ocean's Richest Secrets Simon & Schuster. New York 1998 [5613] Fine Cardback. first edition. bw & col phots. maps.prologue. ack. app. 419pp. 8vo The extraordinary true story of Keith's progress from aquatic Steptoe & Son to salvaging the richest prize of all - over $100 million of Russian gold - from teh bottom of the Arctic Ocean.. £7 642. JOBBINS Jenny The RED SEA COASTS of EGYPT Sinai and the Mainland The American University in Cairo Press. Cairo Egypt 1989 [4482] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw & col phots. maps. ack. intro. app. index.115pp. bibli. 8vo Includes notes on geography, history and natural history of the region, incorporates a detailed road guide for the motorist, and provides comprehensive information on transportation, accomodation,dive facilities and dive sites. £6 643. JOHNSON R.H. SHARKS OF TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE SEAS Les Editions due Pacific. Singapore 1992 [1741] Fine+ card back. reprint. col phots. frd. index. ack. bibli. 170pp. 16mo A comprehensive, factual, treatment of the great variety of sharks in the Tropical Pacific written by a scientist who has learned to know sharks in their natural habitat as well as in the laboratory. £10 644. JOHNSTON Greg DIVING AND SNORKELING GUIDE TO FLORIDA'S EAST COAST Including Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami areas. Pisces Books, New York 1987 [2780] Fine+ card back. first edition. col phots. app. index. 96pp. 8vo Included in the dive sites are wrecks like Mercedes, Orion and Mispah as well as accessible beach and boat dive sites such as The Trench, Fisher's Pedestal and Emerald Reef. £9 645. JOHNSTONE Kathleen Yerger SEA TREASURE A Guide to Shell Collecting. Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Boston & New York 1957 [4715] Fine. dj. first edition. ack. frd. col phots. bw illus. bibli. index. 242pp. 8vo The fascinating hobby of collecting sea shells, telling where, when, and with what to hunt for shells: how to clean, catalogue, store, and exchange them: how they receive their scientific names and how to interpret them. £8 646. JOHNSTONE Paul THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SHIPS Bodley Head, London 1974 [1743] Fine dj. first edition. bw & col phots. 135pp. 8vo From cheops ship to Wasa & Mary Rose, including viking. Med. Excavation of 13 vessels. £16 647. Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee HERITAGE AT SEA Proposals for the better protection of archaeological sites underwater National Maritime Museum 1989 [1745] Fine. card back. first edition. bw phots. 39pp. 4to £7 648. JONES Geoffrey P. U-BOAT ACES and their Fates William Kimber, London 1988 [5359] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. drs. maps. ack. intro. gloss. app. index.256pp. 8vo Each of the stories in this book is different in character, each has a dramatic tale to tell of the sinkings or the commanders. £16 649. KAHARL Victoria A. WATER BABY The Story of Alvin Oxford University Press, London 1990 [2154] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. 356pp. 8vo Records the history of the deep-sea research submarine Alvin - commissioned in 1964 she was responsible for finding the wreck of the Titanic in 1988. £20 650. KAPLAN Eugene H. A FIELD GUIDE TO CORAL REEFS of the Caribbean & Florida including Bermuda and the Bahamas Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Boston & New York 1982 [4718] Fine. dj. first edition. illus eps. bw & col phots. bw drs. preface. gloss. bibli. index. map. 288pp. 12mo. A guide to the common invertebates and fishes of Bermuda, the Bahamas, Southern Florida, the West Indies, and the Caribbean coast of Central and South America. £14 651. KARNEKE Joseph Sidney with BOESEN Victor NAVY DIVER Adventurers Club, London 1964 [2331] Fine. hard hat diver on dj. prologue. epilogue. bw phots. 190pp. 12mo. This is the story of an American farm boy who, in bordom with rural life, inadvertently joined the United States navy, thinking he was only signing up for a trip to 'see the world'. In fact it became his life-long job to see the underwater world of the sea. He eventually became a Master Diver. £25 652. KARNEKE Joseph Sidney with BOESEN Victor NAVY DIVER Robert Hale & Co. London 1962 [4066] Vg. exlib. first edition. prologue. epilogue. bw phots. 190pp. 12mo. This is the story of an American farm boy who, in bordom with rural life, inadvertently joined the United States navy, thinking he was only signing up for a trip to 'see the world'. In fact it became his life-long job to see the underwater world of the sea. He eventually became a Master Diver. £21 653. KEEBLE Peter ORDEAL BY WATER An exciting account of naval salvage in the Mediterranean. Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1958 [1099] Fine dj with hard hat diver.First edition.bw photos.Forward by Admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings.216pp.8vo Development of Naval Salvage Forces in the Middle East - Red Sea and Mediterranean. £45 654. KEITH James THE SCUBA BUCCANEERS Angus & Robertson Publishers 1966 [1246] Fine. divers on dj in mylar. first edition. bw illus. 164pp. 8vo. Juvenile Boys adventure. Underwater detector, a wrecked submarine, sunken treasure, a man eating shark, and a fire on a waterless island - all these contribute to an exciting story set in the crystal-clear waters off Australia's northern shores. £23 655. KELLEY Kate & SHOBE John DIVER'S GUIDE TO UNDERWATER AMERICA Divesports Pub. Co. Texas 1984 [4276] Fine. illus bds. revised ed. bw & col phots. maps. ack. intro. index. 373pp. 8vo A complete guide showing maps with places to dive. well illustrated. £15 656. KELLY Orr BRAVE MEN DARK WATERS The Untold Story of the Navy Seals Presidio Press, Novato.CA. 1992 [2159] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. frd. index. bibli. 288pp. 8vo No more complete, in-depth work has ever been written on this fabled military elite. The story of the SEAL's is exciting and provides a unique insight into the shadowy world of special operations. £25 658. KENNY John E. BUSINESS OF DIVING Gulf Pub. Houston, Texas 1973 [2530] Fine. dj in mylar. 2nd printing. bw phots. charts. drs. app. bibli. 300pp. 4to Presents diving as a wide field of activity that is such a vital aid in exploiting the oceans. £32 659. KENYON Ley Collins Pocket guide to the UNDERSEA WORLD Collins - London 1956 [2835] Fine. first edition. bw & col phots. index. app. clubs. 256pp. 12mo First comprehensive guide published in Britain to our newest and most exciting sport. Covering equipment, fish, underwater photography, skin diving archaeology etc. £9 660. KENYON Ley Collins Pocket guide to the UNDERSEA WORLD Collins - London 1957 [2836] Fine. dj. auto. 2nd edition. bw & col phots. index. app. clubs. 256pp. 12mo First comprehensive guide published in Britain to our newest and most exciting sport. Covering equipment, fish, underwater photography, skin diving archaeology etc. £13 661. KENYON Ley DISCOVERING THE UNDERSEA WORLD University of London Press Ltd 1966 [2280] Vg. 2nd imp. bw phots. frd. ack. exlib. index. charts. notes on phot. useful info.143pp. 12mo From this book you can learn all about both aqualung and skin-diving. There are stories of dives made to exlpore sunken, ruined cities, to salvage wrecks of ships which might have carried treasure, to search for beautiful plants and coral on the sea-bed and to hunt for fish. £12 662. KENYON Ley & WERNER de Haas AQUALUNG DIVING A Complete and Practical Guide to the Underwater World George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1970 [2156] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots & line drs. 348pp. 8vo A comprehensive manual which caters for all divers, from the beginner to the professional. £18 663. KENYON Ley & WERNER de Haas AQUALUNG DIVING A Complete and Practical Guide to the Underwater World George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London 1970 [5530] Vg. dj stuck to inside front cov. exlib. first edition. bw phots & line drs. 348pp. 8vo A comprehensive manual which caters for all divers, from the beginner to the professional. £13 664. KIESLING Stephen WALKING THE PLANK A True Adventure Among Pirates. Nordic Knight Press. Oregon 1994 [4293] Vg. cardback. first edition. prologue. ack. epilogue. 300pp. 8vo The true story of the eighteenth-century pirate Black Sam Bellamy, the beautiful witch Maria hallet, and the fatal shipwreck of the Whydah off Cape Cod plus the recent archaeological excavation of the pirate's $400 million treasure. £12 665. KIMMINS Barry J. UNDERWATER SPORT on a small income Hutchinson of London 1956 [1748] Vg. card back. first edition. bw phots. 128pp. 12mo The author's experiences as he has gained knowledge and will be useful to the person taking up the exciting sport of underwater diving. include equipment, photography, spearfishing, exploration, marine life etc. £8 666. KINDER Gary SHIP OF GOLD IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA Atlantic Monthly Press. New York 1.6.98 [1271] Fine. CB. small tip off corner. Uncorrected Manuscript. prologue. 554pp. 8vo. In September 1857, the SS Central America, carrying miners and their gold from the gold fields of California, sank in a hurricane two hundred miles off the Carolina Coast. In September 1989 there was the deepest salvage operation ever attempted - the ship was one and a half miles down.....this is the story. £20 667. KINGSLEY Charles GLAUCUS or The Wonders of the Shore MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1886 [4726] G. red cloth bds. spine faded cover mkd. corners rubbed. contents vg. fly sht miss. exlib. 12 col plates. 3 wood engravings. app. 245pp. 12mo Reading copy with lovely plates. £5 668. KLESTADT Albert THE SEA WAS KIND Adventurers Club, London 1959 [5269] Fine. first edition. bw phots. map. frd. 150pp. 8vo Two boat voyages to the Philippines and north coast of Australia - a factual story of the author's experiences. £6 669. KLINGEL Gilbert C. INAGUA A very lonely & nearly forgotten island Readers Union 1944 [4264] Vg. illus epd. Spine faded. blue cloth bd slightly rubbed. preface. bw phots. 309pp. 12mo A record of the highlights of two expeditions to this lonely and unfrequented island in the West Indies....an expedition that failed in its original purpose but which was compensated by certain unexpected and rather full experiences which otherwise would have been lost. Some diving. £3 670. KNOX-JOHNSTON Robin A WORLD OF MY OWN A single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in SUHAILI Cassell and Co. London 1969 [5270] Fine.dj. first ediiton. col phots. map on eps. index. maps. bibli. ack. Round the world on a small ketch. £6 671. KOORNHOF Anton THE DIVE SITES OF KENYA AND TANZANIA including Pemba, Zanzibar and Mafia. Comprehensive Coverage of Diving and Snorkelling New Holland Pub Ltd. 1997 [5135] Fine. cardback. first edition. col phots. col maps. ack. index. 160pp. 8vo Beautifully illustrated book. £14 672. KOORNHOF Anton THE DIVE SITES OF SOUTH AFRICA Comprehensive Coverage of Diving and Snorkelling New Holland Pub Ltd. 1995 [5134] Fine. cardback. first edition. col phots. col maps. ack. index. 183pp. 8vo Beautifully illustrated book covering Kwazulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Garden Route, Southern Cape, South-Western Cape and Inland Dive Sites. £14 673. KOSTER D.A. OCEAN SALVAGE Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. London 1971 [1011] VG. ex lib. fep miss. First Edition. bw photos. 195pp. 8vo. A book which deals in a simple and straightforward way with the technically complex craft of deepsea salvage as it is practised today. £26 674. LABAT Pierre THE MARVELLOUS KINGDOM Odhams Press Ltd. Ldn 1956 [4416] Fine. scuba divers on dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. intro by J.Y.Cousteau. 256pp. 8vo A true story of French boy scout frogmen in the Mediterranean. Juvenile. £26 675. LADD James D. SBS - The Invisible Raiders The History of the Special Boat Squadron from World War Two to the present. Arms & Armour, Ldn. 1983 [1776] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. List of maps. frd. preface. ack. app. index. 282pp. 8vo £17 676. LALLEMAND Ferdinand The Cruise of THE DOLPHIN Muthuen & Co. Lt 1957 [2241] Fine. first edition. bw phots. 160pp. 16mo Wreck salvage in he Mediterranean. £12 677. LAMBERT Max & HARTLEY Jim THE WAHINE DISASTER A.H. & A.W.Reed. Auckland 1970 [4366] Fine. dj. reprint August 1970. bw phots. ack. map on ep. diag of boat on back ep. 221pp. 8vo The loss of the Wahine and the events that followed are narrated by two journalists of the New Zealand Press Association who were covering the events of 10th April 1968 and were directly concerned in reporting it's sequel, the official enquiry. The storm struck the ship in the Cook Strait separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand. £14 678. LANE Frank W. THE KINGDOM OF THE OCTOPUS The Life-History of the Cephalopoda Jarrolds London 1957 [4732] Vg. first edition. exlib. writing on one photo. bw & col phots. intro. ack. app. bibli. index. 287pp. 8vo All aspects a comprehensive book on the octopus and family. £5 679. LANGMAID Capt. Kenneth BEAT TO QUARTERS Jarrolds London 1968 [1753] Vg. dj. first edition. bw phots. 202pp. 12mo Ten outstanding Naval exploits. Diamond Rock to Tirpitz. £6 680. LARGENT R. Karl THE SEA Leisure Books. NY 1999 [4336] Vg. first edition. paperback. 2 small creases on cover. 362pp. 12mo A salvage mission to retrieve the Nazi gold from the German U-Boat at the bottom of the Sargasso Sea. £3 681. LARN Richard DEVON SHIPWRECKS David & Charles 1974 [2942] Fine. dj. first edition. list of illus. intro. ack. bibli. index of ships. index. bw phots. 272pp. 8vo £28 682. LARN Richard DEVON SHIPWRECKS Pan Books Ltd. Ldn. 1977 [3994] Fine. card back. first edition bw phots. ack. bibli. index of ships. index. 223pp. 12mo. Over 1000 vessels have been wrecked on the north and south coasts of Devon since the 16th century. £11 683. LARN Richard The Diver Guide to SOUTH CORNWALL Underwater World Pub. Ltd 1983 [3759] Fine. first edition. card back. bw phots. 184pp. 12mo £11 684. LARN Richard The Diver Guide to SOUTH CORNWALL Underwater World Pub. Ltd 1987 [5124] Fine. revised and updated edition. card back. bw phots. 159pp. 12mo £13 685. LARN Richard GOODWIN SANDS SHIPWRECKS David & Charles 1977 [5570] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw phots. 175pp. 8vo £15 686. LARN Richard SHIPWRECKS OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND David & Charles 1981 [5561] G. first edition. ex lib. fly sht miss. bw phots. preface. ack. bibli. index of ships. index. 208pp. 8vo The author has compiled an authoritative history of all the most interesting wrecks around our shores on the basis of the value of their cargoes, the tragic loss of life and their drama. £7 687. LARN Richard & CARTER Clive CORNISH SHIPWRECKS The South Coast David & Charles 1969 [4456] Fine. first edition. bw phots. index of ships. index. 264pp. 8vo £25 688. LARN Richard & CARTER Clive CORNISH SHIPWRECKS The South Coast Pan Books Ltd. Ldn. 1976 [5189] Fine. cardback. 2nd printing. bw phots. index of ships. intro. bibli. ack. index. 190pp. 8vo £7 689. LARSEN Egon MEN UNDER THE SEA Phoenix House Ltd. London 1955 [1758] Vg. Fly sht miss. first edition. bw & col phots. ack. intro. bibli. index. 223pp. 8vo The whole of the 'seventh continent' is surveyed with imagination and competence of an outstanding writer on popular science. £14 690. LATIL Pierre de L'HOMME CHEZ LES POISSONS Librairie Stock. Paris 1951 [4383] Fine. card back. first edition. illus cover. bw phots. dias. 262pp. 12mo Les Livres de Nature - illus. French Text £18 691. LATIL Pierre de THE UNDERWATER NATURALIST Jarrolds London 1954 [3711] Vg. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. drs. index. 275pp. 8vo A study of the new world of the underwater swimming and the marine life. £13 692. LATIL Pierre de THE UNDERWATER NATURALIST Jarrolds London 1954 [3712] G. first edition. bw phots. drs. index. 275pp. 8vo A study of the new world of the underwater swimming and the marine life. £14 693. LATIL Pierre de THE UNDERWATER NATURALIST Jarrolds London 1954 [5424] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. drs. school prize plate. index. 275pp. 8vo A study of the new world of the underwater swimming and the marine life. £19 694. LATIL Pierre de and RIVOIRE Jean SUNKEN TREASURE The fascinating 300-year quest for fabulous wealth lost at the bottom of the sea. Hill and Wang. NY 1962 [3139] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. diags. maps. facsimilies. index. 276pp. 8vo Both divers, the authors tell of the recovery of treasure from sunken ships around the world. This includes the William Phips recovery of £300,000.00 of treasure from a Spanish ship for which he was knighted by James 11, the Lutine, Egypt and laurentic etc. £32 695. LATIL Pierre de and RIVOIRE Jean SUNKEN TREASURE The fascinating 300-year quest for fabulous wealth lost at the bottom of the sea. Rupert Hart-Davis Ldn 1962 [4364] Fine. first edition. exlib. bw phots. diags. maps. facsimilies. index. Both divers, the authors tell of the recovery of treasure from sunken ships around the world. This includes the William Phips recovery of £300,000.00 of treasure from a Spanish ship for which he was knighted by James 11, the Lutine, Egypt and laurentic etc. £25 696. LATIL Pierre de & RIVOIRE Jean MAN AND THE UNDERWATER WORLD Jarrolds London 1956 [5216] Fine. repaired dj in mylar. first edition. bw phots. diags. index. 400pp. 8vo An extensive history of the underwater world, from the mythology of ancient times via man's early attempts to live in the ocean depths to the modern diver. £35 697. LAVALLEE David EVENT 1000 Holt, Rinehar and Winston, New York 1971 [3123] Fine. dj. 2nd printing Aug. drs. 279pp. 8vo. A Novel. Cruising on the surface enroute to New york City after fleet excercises, the Lancerfish, a nuclear powered submarine, is rammed by an outward boung freighter 160 miles offshore and goes down in 1235ft of water. The story of the rescue..... £16 698. LAYMON Lynn UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHER'S HANDBOOK a complete, fully illustrated reference. Amherst Media Inc. NY 1992 [3954] Fine. cardback. first edition. ack. gloss. app. index. bw phots. 116pp. 4to Designed as a "how-to guide to underwater video". £11 699. Le GALLIENNE Richard PIECES OF EIGHT Being the Authentic Narrative of a Treasure discovered in the Bahama Islands in the year 1903 - now first given to the Public. The Childrens Press.London No date [1084] Fine dj. Juvenile. 256pp. 12mo. A tale of buried treasure, set in the tropical beauty of the Bahama Islands, and fraught with treachery, danger, and the ghosts of dead pirates. £13 700. LEACH John W.P. PROGRESS IN UNDERWATER SCIENCE - VOL 12 Underwater Ass. for Scientific Research. Kent 1987 [1760] Fine+. cardback. first edition. new series. bw dias. 251pp. 12mo Man Underwater. £5 701. LEE Owen The Complete Illustrated Guide to SNORKEL AND DEEP DIVING Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1967 [1310] Fine. divers on dj. fwd by J-Y Cousteau. revised edition.ack. bibli. epilogue. pencil markings on text. bw photos. drawings. 468pp. 8vo The art and techniques, pleasures and profits, equipment, spearfishing skills and U.S.Navy safety standards. £28 702. LEE Owen The Complete Illustrated Guide to SNORKEL AND DEEP DIVING Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1967 [2164] Vg. ex lib. fwd by J-Y Cousteau. revised edition.ack. bibli. epilogue. pencil markings on text. bw photos. drawings. 468pp. 8vo The art and techniques, pleasures and profits, equipment, spearfishing skills and U.S.Navy safety standards. £23 703. LEE Owen THE SKIN DIVER'S BIBLE Robert Hale & Co. London 1969 [1761] Fine+ cardback. first edition. bw phots. 160pp. 8vo. An indispensable guide to scuba and snorkel. £10 704. LEWBEL George S. Diving & Snorkeling guide to CURACAO Pisces Books, New York 1988 [1765] Fine+ cardback. first edition. col phots. 96pp. 8vo £8 705. LEWBEL George S. & MARTIN Larry R. Diving & Snorkeling Guide to COZUMEL Pisces Books, New York 1991 [2801] Fine+ cardback. 2nd edition. col phots. 90pp. 8vo £9 706. LEWBEL George S. Phd. THE DECOMPRESSION WORKBOOK Pisces Books, New York 1984 [3716] Fine+ cardback. first edition. illus. 61pp. 8vo A simplified guide to understanding decompression problems. £9 707. LEWIS Jack TREASURE HUNTERS DIGEST How and Where to Find Hidden Treasure Digest Books Inc. Illinois 1975 [1350] Fine. cb. first edition. bw illus. 288pp. 4to. A comprehensive guide including - the deep six - Oak Island - Andria Doria etc. £22 708. LEWISOHN Florence TALES OF TORTOLA and the BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1981 [5263] Fine. cardback. 5th printing. ack. bibli. ack. bw illus. map on eps. 89pp. 8vo Chapters include - Enter Columbus, Sugar & The 18th Century, Plantation Life, The Friendly Persuasion, Cebtury of Turmoil, Tortola & The 20th Century, Over Yonder. £6 709. LILLY Dr. John C. MAN AND DOLPHIN Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1961 [4735] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. drs. preface.app. ack. bibli. tables. 240pp. 8vo Adventures on a New Scientific Frontier. £7 710. LIM Shoo-Yin MALDIVES INSIGHT POCKET GUIDES APA Publications (HK) Ltd 1994 [10120] Fine. card back. Auto. first edition. maps on inside cover. col phots. index. 94pp. 8vo £4 711. LIMBURG Peter R. SWEENEY James B. VESSELS FOR UNDERWATER EXPLORATION Crown Publishers Inc. New York 1973 [1767] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. Tables of Submersibles & Habitats. gloss. bibli. index. 154pp. 4to A history of the accomplishments and failures in underwater explorationthat have produced for the modern world, a technology as sophisticated as the one that allows man to explore outer space. £30 712. LINDER Elisha & RABAN Avner MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY Cassell and Co. London 1975 [1768] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. 91pp. 12mo Cassell's Introductory Archaeological Series. £9 713. LINEAWEAVER 111 T.H. & BACKUS R.H. The Natural History of SHARKS Lyons & Burford NY 1970 [1770] Fine.cardback. 2nd printing. bw phots. 256pp. 8vo The authors of this work have gathered together everything that is known about sharks: from the whale shark, the world's largest fish, to squaliolus laticaudus which is about six inches long at maturity. £8 714. LINES Barry DOWNUNDER Robert Hale & Co. London 1970 [1771] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. illus ep. index. ack. 144pp. 8vo A combined manual for naturalists on marine ecology and skindivers on diving theory and practiice. £9 715. LINK Marion Clayton SEA DIVER A Quest for History Under the Sea Rinehart & Co. New York 1961 [1224] Fine. dj in mylar. 2nd printing 6/61. bw photos. 333pp. 8vo. bibli. Full story of an extraordinary modern treasure hunt, the intimate log of the voyages of Sea Diver and the Link family's unusual adventures and discoveries in the Caribbean. £38 716. LIPPMANN John The Essentials of DEEPER Sport DIVING J.L.Publications, Victoria, Australia 1990 [1065] Fine.CB.First Edition.bw illus.610pp.8vo An in-depth review of decompression procedures and of the physical and physiological aspects of deeper diving. £19 717. LIPSCOMB James CUTTING LOOSE Angus & Robertson Publishers 1975 [2165] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. map ep. drs. 304pp. 8vo Five young men set sail for the South Pacific on the adventure of a lifetime - some diving. £12 718. LOCKER-LAMPSON Steve NEW ZEALAND TREASURE WRECKS Halcyon Pub.Ltd 1995 [1772] Fine+ cardback. first edition. bw & col phots. intro. bibli. maps. 99pp. 8vo This book relates the tales of twenty vessels that took their valuables to the bottom of the sea and includes salvage attempts on many of them. £16 719. LOCKER-LAMPSON Steve THE WRECK BOOK Rediscovered New Zealand Shipwrecks Halcyon Pub.Ltd 1994 [4420] Fine. first edition. cardback. The Halcyon Press. bw & col phots. ack. preface. intro. maps. app. 146pp. 8vo This new edition includes 25 wrecks which were not in the earlier edition as well as all the information on those previously listed except for some of the less interesting hulks. £16 720. LOCKHART Saul, SMITH David & WESTLAKE Michael A DIVER'S GUIDE TO ASIAN WATERS Gareth Powell Ltd. Hong Kong 1978 [4281] Fine. dj. cardback. first edition. col phots. ack. intro. bibli. 202pp. 12mo Beautifully illustrated book. £14 721. LOCKLEY Ronald M. WHALES, DOLPHINS & PORPOISES Book Club Associates. Ldn 1979 [4743] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. title page missing. bw drs. preface.app. ack. index. 200pp. 8vo Man has savagely over-exploited the whales, dolphins and porpoises, and the need for world-scale conservation is urgent. This lively, thought-provoking book, with its beautiful illustrations, explains what has been achieved and what must be done now if we are not to lose for ever these fellow creatures from whom we can learn so much. £7 722. LOCKWOOD Charles A. and ADAMSON Hans Christian. HELL AT 50 FATHOMS US Navy Submarine Disasters that Led to Modern Survival and Salvage Methods. Chilton Books, New York 1962 [4399] Fine. good dj in mylar. exlib. first edition. Frd by C.B.Momsen Vice Admiral USN.(ret). intro. app. bibli. index. 299pp. 8vo. In the modern world of atomic subs, skin-divers and fantastically increased knowledge of the sea, we sometimes take or Navy and particularly its submarine men almost for granted. This is the story of the incredible Americans who have made submarines the most advanced ships in the world by daily risking their lives, never counting the cost and never giving in to the challenge of the Great Deeps. £39 723. LOFTAS Tony THE LAST RESOURCE Man's exploitation of the Oceans Hamish Hamilton, London 1969 [1774] Vg. dj. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. maps. diag. index. bibli. gloss. 276pp. 8vo This book attempts to capture the mood of expansion in marine activity and presents in an understandable way a 'balance sheet' of the ocean resource. £5 724. LOFTAS Tony THE LAST RESOURCE Man's exploitation of the Oceans Hamish Hamilton, London 1969 [2856] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. maps. diag. index. bibli. gloss. 276pp. 8vo This book attempts to capture the mood of expansion in marine activity and presents in an understandable way a 'balance sheet' of the ocean resource. £7 725. LONEY Jack WRECKS ALONG THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD Marine History Publications. 1988 [5318] Fine. cardback. reprint. 9th edition. bw illus and dias. frd. map. index.app. 138pp. 8vo Shipwrecks on the Victorian West Coast from Point Lonsdale to Portland Australia £12 726. LONGSTAFF Reginald SUBMARINE COMMAND A Pictorial History Robert Hale & Co. London 1984 [1189] Fine. dj. first edition. 264pp. 8vo. index. bibli. bw photos. This book traces the remarkable evolution of the vessels that revolutionized naval warfare. £14 727. LORD Walter THE NIGHT LIVES ON New Thoughts, Theories and Revelations about the Titanic Viking Press. New York 1987 [1775] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 272pp. 8vo More thoughts on the Titanic. £16 728. LORD Walter A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Longmans, Green & Co. London 1956 [2166] Fine. first edition. bw phots. 187pp. 8vo Based on eye witness accounts the author tells of the sinking of the Titanic. (Penguin edition available £6.00) £18 729. LORD Walter A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Penguin Books. London 1987 [2807] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw phots. 187pp. 12mo Based on eye witness accounts the author tells of the sinking of the Titanic. (Penguin edition available £6.00) £6 730. LUMIERE Cornel BENEATH THE SEVEN SEAS Hutchinson of London 1956 [3697] Fine. first edition. bw & col phots. 240pp. 8vo. The author tells us of the perils and adventures, the magic and beauty of underwater diving. He also covers fish, skin diving, self contained diving, spear fishing, reef sight seeing and underwater exploration. £18 731. LURIE Richard UNDER THE GREAT BARRIER REEF Adventure Club 1967 [2859] Fine. dj. exlib. first edition. bw phots. index. 191pp. 8vo Realism is the keynote of this true account of the author's 12 years adventuring, filming and spearing in the vast coral labyrinth which comprises the Great barrier Reef. £7 732. LURIE Richard UNDER THE GREAT BARRIER REEF Jarrolds London 1966 [2860] Vg. dj. first edition. bw phots. index. 191pp. 8vo Realism is the keynote of this true account of the author's 12 years adventuring, filming and spearing in the vast coral labyrinth which comprises the Great barrier Reef. £8 733. LURIE Richard UNDER THE GREAT BARRIER REEF Jarrolds London 1966 [4758] Fine. paperback. feb '66. uncorrected proof copy on proofing paper. bw phots. index. 191pp. 8vo Realism is the keynote of this true account of the author's 12 years adventuring, filming and spearing in the vast coral labyrinth which comprises the Great barrier Reef. £10 734. LYON Eugene THE SEARCH FOR MOTHERLODE OF THE ATOCHA Florida Classics Library, Port Salerno 1989 [4459] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw photos. 296pp plus app. 8vo. fold out map. index. The exciting true story behind the 300 million dollar treasure find. More chapters than Search for the Atocha pub 1985 £19 735. LYON Eugene THE SEARCH FOR THE ATOCHA Florida Classics Library, Port Salerno 1985 [1228] EX. CB. first edition. bw photos. 246pp. 8vo. fold out map. index. The exciting true story behind the 300 million dollar treasure find. £17 736. LYON Eugene THE SEARCH FOR THE ATOCHA Harper & Row Pub. New York 1979 [2332] Vg. dj. first edition. bw photos. half of page 119 miss. 246pp. 8vo. index. The exciting true story behind the 300 million dollar treasure find. £12 737. LYTHGOE John & Gillian FISHES OF THE SEA The coastal waters of the British Isles, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. Blandford Press 1971 [1779] Fine. dj. first edition. col phots. 320pp. 8vo £14 738. McALISTER Hugh SEA GOLD The Story of a Boy who Masters Deep Sea Diving Saalfield Pub.Co. New York 1931 [1197] VG. dj. Hard hat diver on dj and cover. first edition.251pp. pages browning. 8vo. juvenile. one hard hat ill. An early book completely telling the story of diving from marine life to gold. £25 739. McAULAY Lex IN THE OCEANS DARK EMBRACE Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team 3. (USN EODMUPAC Team 21 & 35), Vietnam 1967-71 Banner Books, Australia 1997 [4350] Fine. dj. Auto. first edition. bw photos. 196pp. index. bibli. app. epilogue. 8vo The history of a group of Australians (Clearance Diving Team 3) at war in Vietnam ISBN 1-875593-17-9 £30 740. McCLUSKIE Tom ANATOMY OF THE TITANIC PRC Pub. Ltd. London 1998 [5385] Fine. illus bds. first edition. bw & col phots. intro. index. 160pp. 4to Construction and structure and launch to complete description of all levels of the ship £15 741. McCORMICK Harold W. and ALLEN Tom with YOUNG Captain William E. SHADOWS IN THE SEA The Sharks, Skates and Rays Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. London 1963 [2300] Fine. first edition. bw illus & drs. frd. index. bibli. ack. app. 415pp. 8vo. Sections are:-Shark against Man......Man against Shark....Man and Shark. £14 742. McDIARMID Mac SHARK ATTACK Paragon House. NY 1997 [5383] Fine.illus bds. reprint. col phots. index. 96pp. 4to This book explains the reality behind the killer facade £14 743. McDONALD Kendall DIVE KENT A Diver Guide Underwater World Pub. Ltd 1994 [5593] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw & col phots. maps. index. preface. 144pp. 8vo Over 350 dive sites, harbour maps, local services, a wreck diver's paradise! £11 744. McDONALD Kendall DIVE SUSSEX - A Divers Guide Underwater World Pub. Ltd 1985 [1806] Fine+ cardback. first edition. bw phots. 204pp. 8vo £12 745. McDONALD Kendall GREAT BRITISH WRECKS Volume 3 Underwater World Pub. Ltd 1987 [1805] Fine+ cardback. first edition. bw phots. 196pp. 8vo Includes Coronation, Pine, Andola, UB-81, Louis Sheid, Royal Adelaide and many more. £12 746. McDONALD Kendall MORE THAN SKIN DEEP Pelham Books. Ldn. 1971 [3226] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 220pp. 8vo The author tells of the surge of interest in skin diving. £15 747. McDONALD Kendall THE SECOND UNDERWATER BOOK Pelham Books. Ldn. 1970 [1802] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. index. app. 224pp. 8vo More thrilling stories of Britain's inderwater pioneers at work and play. £14 748. McDONALD Kendall THE SECOND UNDERWATER BOOK Pelham Books. Ldn. 1970 [3293] Fine. auto. first edition. bw phots. index. app. 224pp. 8vo More thrilling stories of Britain's inderwater pioneers at work and play. £18 749. McDONALD Kendall TREASURE BENEATH THE SEA Adventures of the Wreck Detectives in Their Search for Sunken Ships. A.S.Barnes & Co. New York 1974 [3943] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. intro. bw phots. maps. preface. app. bibli. index. 192pp. 4to. Appendix of wrecks around the coasts of Britain. £30 750. McDONALD Kendall THE TREASURE DIVERS. Pelham Books. Ldn. [2177] Vg. dj. fly sht miss. ex lib. first edition. bw phots. index. bibli. 246pp. 8vo The how, why and when of the work involved finding the wrecks around Britain. Underwater archaeology and the dedicated amateur divers who do it. £11 BACK TO CATALOGUE e-mail: trish@diveinbooks.co.uk