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DIVE IN BOOKS 901. PAINE Ralph D. THE BOOK OF BURIED TREASURE Arno Press NY 1981 [1847] Fine. dj. bw phots. 425pp. 8vo Being a true history of the gold, jewels and plate off pirates galleons etc., which are sought for to this day. £22 902. PAINE Ralph D. LOST SHIPS AND LONELY SEAS Garden City Publishing Company, Inc. New York 1942 [2186] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 412pp. 8vo. The tang of salt spray and the romance of America's mighty Clipper Ships pervade these true stories of mystery and adventure on "blue water". £17 903. PALMER Robert THE BLUE HOLES OF THE BAHAMAS Jonathan Cape. London 1985 [2933] Vg. diver on dj. first edition. ex lib. ep miss. col phots. ack. epilogue. 184pp. 8vo The early chapters of this book provide the first full account of the opening up of the Blue Hole caves on Grand Bahama Island. There follows the gripping story of the 1984 Zodiac Expedition which extended exploration a further 2300 metres and made important discoveries in the field of marine biology, including blind and cave-adapted creatures yet to be identified. £20 904. PALMER Robert DEEP INTO BLUE HOLES The Story of the Andros Project Unwin Hyman. London 1989 [4061] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col photos. 164pp. 8vo Diving into underwater caves on Andros, one of the largest islands of the Bahamas. £25 905. PAPAGRIGORAKIS Emmanuel E. THE UNDERWATER MAN A Complete Diving Manual. Dymock's Book Archade Ltd. 1980 [2553] Fine. dj. first edition. preface. bw & col phots. dias. bibli. index. 334pp. 8vo. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. £28 906. PARK Ruth THE ROAD UNDER THE SEA MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1963 [4548] Fine. colourful dj in mylar. first edition. bw drs. 125pp. 8vo. juvenile. fiction Adventure story of finding an underwater camera with photographs when developed showed a road under the sea. Set in the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. £25 907. PARKER John SBS The Inside Story of the Special Boat Service Headline Book Publishing. Ldn 1997 [4118] Fine. dj. first edition. ack. epilogue. apps. bibli. index. 311pp. 8vo The author has compiled a comprehensive history from the foundation in 1941, with many of its major operations recorded and recalled, often by those who were there. £14 90 8. PARKS James A DAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA Crane Russak, NY 1977 [2018] Fine+ dj. first edition. bw phots. index. bibli. gloss. app. epilogue. 104pp. 8vo Fact filled account of a research dive to the ocean floor. £8 909. PARTRIDGE J.C. & ROGERS S.I. PROGRESS IN UNDERWATER SCIENCE. VOL 14 Underwater Ass. for Scientific Research. Kent 1989 [5243] Fine. card back. first edition. bw illus. new series. 122pp. 8vo. Proceedings of the 22nd Symposium of the Underwater Asssociation. at the British Museum March 18th-19th, 1988 £6 910. PASTOR T. UNDERWATER MISSION Walker Books Ldn 1982 [3280] Fine. first edition. pop up col. 12pp. 8vo The excitement and drama of past and future underwater ventures are brought vividly to life in the action-packed pop up book. Juvenile. £4 911. PELLEGRINO Charles HER NAME TITANIC The Untold Story of the Sinking and Finding of the Unsinkable Ship McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc. New York 1988 [2237] Fine. dj. first edition. preface. ack. notes. bibli. index. bw phots. 269pp. 8vo. this is perhaps the most dramatic account of the sinking of the legendary "unsinkable" Cunard liner - and the incredible, science fiction-like finding of the ship. Includes a vivid portrait of Robert Ballard. £25 912. PEMBERTON Max THE SEA WOLVES Cassell and Co. London 1906 [1296] VG. Cover slightly worn and dmpstn to lwr edge front cov. 7 plates. 334pp. 8vo. Illus blue cloth. minor edgeware to spine. Early printing of this scarce Max Pemberton childrens nautical adventure book of a Spanish woman and her daughter who hunt for sunken treasure. £22 913. PENFIELD Thomas DIRECTORY OF BURIED OR SUNKEN TREASURES AND LOST MINES OF THE UNITED STATES True Treasure Pub. Texas 1971 [4489] Fine. cardback. first edition. intro. bw illus. 134pp. 8vo £16 914. PENNEFATHER John & EDMONDS Carl & LOWRY Chris DIVING AND SUBAQUATIC MEDICNE Diving Medicaal Centre Pub. Australia 1983 [5404] Fine. revised & reprinted. bw & col phots. apps. index. 562pp. 8vo The most comprehensive book written on diving medicine. £33 915. PENROSE Barrie STALIN'S GOLD The Story of HMS Edinburgh and its Treasure. Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1982 [3093] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. ack. intro. index. 222pp. 8vo. rare - all withdrawn. The loss of HMS Edinburgh in the Barents Sea in 1942 whilst carrying 5 tons of Russian Gold in payment of war material and the story of the delicate salvage operation in 1981. £35 916. PETERSON Mendel THE FUNNEL OF GOLD Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1975 [1131] Fine. dj. first edition. index. bibl. Chap ref. bw illus. maps. 481pp. 8vo. The trials of the Spanish Treasure Fleets as they carried home the wealth of the New World in the face of Privateers, Pirates and the Perils of the Sea. £35 917. PETTERSSON Hans THE OCEAN FLOOR New Haven - Yale University Press 1954 [1851] Fine. first edition. index. notes. ex lib. bw phots. 179pp. 8vo The oceans and their history. £18 918. PHILLIPS Ken SHIPWRECKS OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT David & Charles 1988 [1854] Fine+ first edition. bw phots. 160pp. 8vo £9 919. PICCARD Jacques THE SUN BENEATH THE SEA 30 day drift of 1500 miles in the depths of the Gulf Stream Scientific Book Club. 1973 [2015] Fine. dj. bw phots. index. 269pp. 8vo £11 920. PICCARD Jacques & DIETZ Robert S. SEVEN MILES DOWN The Story of the Bathyscaphe Trieste Scientific Book Club. 1963 [2910] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 249pp. 8vo £10 921. PICCARD Professor Auguste IN BALLOON & BATHYSCAPHE Cassell and Co. London 1956 [4985] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus. dias. some pages browning. intro. app. ack. 192pp. 8vo The development of the bathyscaphe for underwater exploration. £25 922. PICKFORD Nigel THE ATLAS OF SHIPWRECK & TREASURE Dorling Kindersely Ldn. 1994 [3375] Fine. dj. first edition. maps. bw & col phots. 200pp. 4to The definitive illustrated guide to the history, location and treasure trove of ships lost at sea. £22 923. PIERCE Albert SCUBA LIFE SAVING Leisure Press Illinois 1985 [2405] Fine+ cardback. first edition. illus. 188pp. 8vo A comprehensive guide to scuba safety and rescue technique. £15 924. PIPRELL Colin & BOYD Ashley J. DIVING IN THAILAND Times Editions. 1994 [1857] Fine+ cardback. first edition. col phots. 215pp. 8vo £13 925. PLATT H.M. PROGRESS IN UNDERWATER SCIENCE. VOL 5 Pentech Press. London 1980 [1858] Fine. dj. first edition. bw illus. new series. 8vo. Proceedings of the 13th Symposium of the Underwater Asssociation. at the British Museum March 23-24 1979. £6 926. PLAYFORD Phillip CARPET OF SILVER The Wreck of the Zuytdorp University of Western Australia Press 1996 [5319] Fine. cardback. first edition. col phots. bw phots. maps. List of maps. ack. abbr. prologue. epilogue. app. index. notes. Ships disappearance, discovery of the wreck, looting of its treasure, hazardous and underwater exploration, and evidence that many people struggled ashore but never returned to civilization. he also explores the intriguing mysteries that remain. Did the survivors join the Aborigines, becoming some of Australia's first European 'settlers'? Who looted the treasure of the Zuytdorp, its fabled 'carpet of silver'? £22 927. POHL Frederik & WILLIAMSON Jack UNDERSEA FLEET Ballantine Books, New York 1983 [1134] Fine. PB. fourth printing. 153pp. 16mo. Divers & sea serpent on cvr. The further adventures of Cadet James Eden of the Sub-Sea Academy in the perilous world of the fathomless deep. Science fiction adventure £7 928. PONTING Clarence THE BLUE ISLAND TREASURE Epworth Press. London 1935 [1859] Vg. Spine dam. reprint. 1 col plate. 127pp. 12mo An adventure by aeroplane in the South Seas. Juvenile. £5 929. POOLMAN Kenneth PERISCOPE DEPTH Submarines at War William Kimber, London 1981 [2299] Vg. dj. ex lib. first edition.ack. bibli. index. 199pp. 8vo. This fast moving narrative describes in authentic detail some of the most dramatic actions in war. £10 930. POPE Dudley DECOY Hamlyn 1985 [1860] Vg. paperback. first edition. 323pp. 16mo A chilling contest to turn the tide of World War 11. £3 931. POTTER John S. Jr. THE TREASURE DIVER'S GUIDE Including locations of sunken treasures, techniques of research, search, and salvage, wreck identification and submarine archaeology. Bonanza Books. New York 1972 [1181] Fine. dj in mylar. Rev 1971. bw photos. 567pp. 8vo. index. index of sunken treasure. index of sunken wrecks. bibli. A bible of sorts for the treasure hunter. £38 932. POTTER John S. JR THE TREASURE DIVERS OF VIGO BAY Doubleday & Company Inc.New York 1958 [3135] Fine. Frogmen on dj in mylar. first edition. map in end papers. bw photos. 480pp. 8vo. The adventures of an irrepressible team of young frogmen in search of the world's greatest sunken riches. £40 933. POULET Guy Newnes Complete Guide to UNDERWATER SWIMMING. Newnes, London 1964 [1861] Vg. first edition. bw & col phots. frd. author's note. diving tables. 291pp. 8vo Comprehensive guide written by an expert with twenty years' experience for beginner and advanced diver. £13 934. POWER Allan THE GREAT BARRIER REEF Summit Books. London 1980 [4857] Fine. cardback. col illus bds. 6th imp. col phots. intro. index. 145pp. 4to Full of lovely coloured photographs. £8 935. POYER D.C. BAHAMAS BLUE St. Martin's Press. New York 1991 [1344] Fine. dj. first edition. Map of Bahamas. 289pp. fiction 8vo. An undersea thriller. £9 936. POYER D.C. HATTERAS BLUE St. Martin's Press. New York 1989 [1343] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. prologue. 227p. 8vo. Fiction A highly authentic thriller about a salvage diver. £9 937. PRATT-JOHNSON Betty 141 DIVES in the protected waters of Washington & British Columbia Gordon Soules Book Pub. Ltd 1980 [1862] Fine. cardback. 3rd printing. bw phots & dia. 398pp. 8vo The Bible for skindivers in the Pacific North West. £15 938. PRESCOTT Dana G. ROUGH PASSAGE True Tales of Ships & Men Arco Pub. Ldn 1961 [1863] Fine. dj. first edition. 240pp. 8vo Includes Titanic, Dumaru and Royal Oak. £10 939. PRICE Willard DIVING ADVENTURE Jonathan Cape. London 1974 [3834] Fine. paperback. 3rd imp. bw illus. 189pp. 16mo Boys adventure. Hal & Roger Hunt go to stay in Undersea City - 200 ft below Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Juvenile. Fiction. £3 940. PRICE Willard SOUTH SEA ADVENTURE Knight Books 1980 [1864] Fine. paperback. 10th imp. bw illus. 190pp. 12mo Boys adventure - Comissioned to bring back a collection of dangerous sea creatures, giant squid, manta or seabat & tiger shark. Juvenile. Fiction. £3 941. PRICE Willard UNDERWATER ADVENTURE The Children's Book Club. Ldn. [3378] Fine. bw & col phots. 205pp. 12mo Boys adventure. Two boys help a marine scientist to explore part of the Pacific sea bed. Juvenile. Fiction. £10 942. PRICE Willard UNDERWATER ADVENTURE Knight Books 1984 [3626] Vg. paperback. 15th imp. bw & col phots. 205pp. 16mo Boys adventure. Two boys help a marine scientist to explore part of the Pacific sea bed. Juvenile. Fiction. £4 943. PRINGLE Patrick FIGHTING MEN Evans Bros. Ltd. Ldn. 1964 [4455] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. intro. bw phots. 191pp. 8vo. True war stories about exploits during both world wars. Examples of courage and determination in face of heavy odds. £21 944. PRINGLE Patrick MODERN ADVENTURES UNDER THE SEA Franklin Watts,Inc.New York 1959 [2467] Vg. spine slightly frayed. exlib. first edition. bw photos. 240pp. 8vo. bibli. The author tells of brave adventurers, some heroic, some foolhardy, who have invented and tried new devices to go deeper and deeper under the surface of the sea - to stay longer and longer. £20 945. PROSPERI Franco LORD OF THE SHARKS Hutchinson of London 1955 [1866] Fine. first edition. bw & col phots. 215pp. 8vo Three Italians enjoying themselves imensely in very novel surroundings. £13 946. PROSPERI Franco VANISHED CONTINENT An Expedition to the Comoro Islands Adventurers Club, London 1959 [3381] Fine. dj. bw & col phots. index. apps. 232pp. 8vo The dangerous adventures of a your Italian Naturalist and his three companions to fascinating places like Madagascar, Zanzibar and other islands off the east Coast of Africa. £19 947. PROUJAN Carl SECRETS OF THE SEA Readers Digest 1979 [1867] Fine. reprint. bw & col phots. maps. dias. glos. 191pp. 4to Aldus encyclopedia of Discovery & Exploration. £4 948. PUGH Marshall COMMANDER CRABB MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1956 [4425] Fine. first edition. bw phots. frd. 166pp. 8vo. Law 0927: "Crabb gained notoriety when he disappeared in Portsmouth harbour in 1956 under mysterious circumstances. This biography also describes his wartime exploits fighting the Italian 10th Light Flotilla from Gibraltar then clearance diving in northern Italy". £15 949. QUARRELL Charles BURIED TREASURE Macdonald & Evans Ltd. London 1955 [1244] Fine. mylar. first edition. bw photos. 212pp. 8vo. index. Buried treasures including, Sutton Hoo Ship Burial, hoards in Scotland, Tobermory and others. £19 950. QUEFFELEC Henri THE KINGDOM UNDER THE SEA Arthur Baker Ltd. Ldn 1959 [5250] Vg. dj. first edition. some foxing. 224pp. 12mo. novel. fiction. Awarded one of the highest French Literary prizes. Translated from the French by Len Ortzen.Fishing story after an unknown fishing bank is discovered. £4 951. QUILICI Folco THE BLUE CONTINENT Adventuring in the Red Sea Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 1954 [1869] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. 169pp. 8vo A first-hand account of adventure and discovery beneath the Red Sea- and of the daring men and women who have explored and expanded the wondrous world of a new continent. £15 952. QUILICI Folco THE BLUE CONTINENT Adventuring in the Red Sea Rinehart & Co. New York 1954 [3634] G. cvr mkd. first edition. bw & col phots. 169pp. 8vo A first-hand account of adventure and discovery beneath the Red Sea- and of the daring men and women who have explored and expanded the wondrous world of a new continent. £11 953. QUINTON Captain. THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN QUINTON Christian Herald, New York. 1912 [5019] VG+ first edition. hard hat diver & octopus on cloth cov.1 off bw plate. nick in top of spine. fwd. 486pp.8vo Being a truthful record of the experiences & escapes of Robert Quinton during his life among the cannibals of the South Seas. £36 954. RACKL Hann-Wolf DIVING INTO THE PAST Archaeology Under Water Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1968 [3394] Fine. first edition. bw phots. index. bibli. 292pp. 8vo. A lively and scrupulously researched account of recent science, from early finds by sponge divers and fishermen to the discoveries of modern expeditions. The author also covers technical advances, new salvage equipment, and the futrue of underwater archaeology. £28 955. RAITT Helen EXPLORING THE DEEP PACIFIC W.W.Norton & co. Inc. New York 1956 [2066] G. first edition. bw phots. map on end papers. bibli. maps charts. 252pp. 8vo. The life and work of an oceanographic ship around the Pacific Islands. £7 956. RANDALL Dr. John E. The Diver's Guide to RED SEA REEF FISHES Immel Pub. 1982 [3952] Vg. one crease on cover. cardback. first edition. 365 col phots. frd. map. intro. gloss. index. 192pp. 8vo A total of 446 of the author's unexcelled photographs are reproduced in this book. £10 957. RAY Carlton and CIAMPI Elgin The Underwater Guide to MARINE LIFE Nicholas Kaye Ltd. London 1958 [5238] Fine. first edition. bw & col phots. bw dias. ack.intro. bibli. index. 338pp. 8vo 3 sections - 1...The sea....2....Flora and Lower Fauna.....3...Animals with Backbones:the Vertibrates. £12 958. RAYMER Com. Edward C. DESCENT INTO DARKNESS Pearl Harbor, 1941: A Navy Diver's Memoir Presidio Press, Novato.CA. 1996 [4076] Fine. first edition. dj has hard hat diver & plastic cov. bw photos. Ack. Preface. epilogue. 214pp. 8vo U.S.Navy salvage divers are asked to rescue the sailors and the marines trapped below the surface at the time of the Pearl Harbour attack. £26 959. READERS DIGEST EXPLORING THE DEEP Travels & Adventures Readers Digest 1994 [1873] Fine. first edition. col phots. 192pp. 4to Part 1 - Ocean World. Part 2 - Diving with Jacques Cousteau. A beautifully illustrated book. £12 960. READERS DIGEST SHARKS - Silent Hunters of the Deep Readers Digest 1986 [3396] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. 208pp. 4to £11 961. REBIKOFF Dimitri FREE DIVING E.P.Dutton & Company, Inc. New York 1956 [4398] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. bw photos. dias. preface. app. index. bibli. 224pp. 8vo. index. bibli. app. Instruction, equipment and everything to know about skindiving. £29 962. REDGRAVE Paul FULL FATHOM SIX Panther Books 1961 [4050] Vg. paperback. first edition. 203pp. 12mo. novel. On the terror filled seas of the grey Atylantic they faced the merciless onslaught of Hitler's U-boat packs. £4 963. REED Don C. NOTES from an UNDERWATER ZOO The Dial Press, New York 1981 [1235] Fine. dj in mylar. diver on dj. first edition. bw photos. ack. 276pp. 8vo The author's occupation is oceanarium diver at San Francisco's Marine World. This is his story. £28 964. REID Captain George H. MARINE SALVAGE A Guide for Boaters & Divers Sheridan House, New York 1996 [1159] Fine. first edition. bw illus. index. bibl. 160pp. 8vo Instruction for towing, salvage rigging etc. £25 965. RICHARDSON Robert ADVENTUROUS BOAT VOYAGES T.Nelson and Sons. NY 1884 [2118] Vg. first edition. 18 bw illus. 256pp. 12mo Includes Lt. Bligh, Capt. Pollard, Capt Ross, Comm Lynch etc. £8 966. RIEDMAN Sarah R. & GUSTAFSON Elton T. FOCUS ON SHARKS Abelard-Schuman. New York 1969 [1876] G. dj. ex lib. small amount of corner missing. first edition. bw phots. index. bibli. tables. 256pp. 8vo This lively and informative account gives readers a close look at currently available data on these despised marauders of the deep. £8 967. RIESEBERG Lt. Harry E. 600 MILLIARDS SOUS LES MERS Les Editions de Paris. Paris 1948 [4494] Vg. hard hat diver on cover. paperback. pages browning. spine part loose. preface. 316pp. 12mo. French Text (I Dive for Treasure) Adventures in underwater treasure hunting, Santa Cruz, Port Royal and diving in a steel sphere and a lot more. £23 968. RIESEBERG Lt. Harry E. I DIVE FOR TREASURE National Travel Club, New York 1942 [5394] Fine. first edition. bw photos. map on front and end papers. 236pp. 8vo Adventures in underwater treasure hunting, Santa Cruz, Port Royal and diving in a steel sphere and a lot more. £45 969. RIESEBERG Lt. Harry E. MY COMPASS POINTS TO TREASURE Collins - London 1961 [1201] Fine. first edition. fly sheet miss. ill.192pp.16mo. A thrilling story of true adventure with salvage of treasure. Juvenile. £16 970. RIESEBERG Lt.Harry E. TREASURE OF THE BUCCANEER SEA The Naylor Company,San Antonio,Texas 1962 [2197] Vg. ex lib. Cvr mkd. first edition. bw photos. 231pp. 8vo A stirring adventure accounting the discovery of the sunken city of Port Royal - the pirates' Babylon - sunk by a tremendous earthquake. Spanish Main and treasure ships. £20 971. RIESEBERG Lt.Harry E. & MIKALOW A.A. Fell's Guide to SUNKEN TREASURE SHIPS of the World A Handbook of World Treasure Ships (Including Submerged Cities) For Modern-Day Salvors and Treasure-Hunters. Frederick Fell Inc.New York 1965 [4309] Fine. dedication. preface. bw phots. first edition. corner worn. 221pp. 8vo Over 1000 exact locations in every part of the world and where to find them. How to recover them. Expert information on both amateur and professional salvage techniques. £38 972. RIPPON Peter THE NEW ZEALAND DIVER'S HANDBOOK Reed Methuen.NZ 1985 [4298] Fine cardback. rev ed. frd. intro. gloss. index. 112pp. 4to. £16 973. ROBERTS Fred M BASIC SCUBA D.Van Nostrand Compnay, Inc. New York 1960 [4458] Fine. some foxing. first edition. corner bumped. bibl. index. charts. bw photos .drs.386pp.8vo Self contained breathing apparatus - its' operation, maintenance and use. £39 974. ROBERTS Glenys TREASURE Viking Press. New York 1986 [1878] Fine+ first edition. bw phots. 198pp. 12mo Richard Knights' Treasure. The true story of his extraordinary quest for Captain Kidds' Cache. £9 975. ROBERTS Howard R. The Beginner's Guide to UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY with a mini-course in basic photographic concepts. David McKay Company, Inc.New York 1978 [3400] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. index. suppliers. bibli. gloss. 150pp. 8vo For beginner ....all is aspects of photography underwater are covered in this book. £14 976. ROBERTSON Dougal SURVIVE THE SAVAGE SEA ELEK London 1973 [1879] Fine. dj. first edition. illus. 223pp. 8vo After their 19 ton schooner had been attacked and sunk by killer whales, the six castaways, with food and water for three days, set out for land - 1000 miles away. 38 days later they were picked up by a Japanese fishing vessel after one of the most astounding survival voyages ever made. £8 977. ROBERTSON Wilfred THE LOST GOLD BARS. Collins - London 1964 [2927] Fine. diver on dj. first edition. fiction. juvenile. 188pp. 12mo Story - A rountine salvage operation is suddenly and violently interrupted when the S.S.Madui is attacked by pirates. £12 978. ROBINSON Jill & FOX A.Dale SCUBA DIVING WITH DISABILITIES Leisure Press Illinois 1987 [1880] Fine. first edition. cardback. bw illus. frd. ack. intro. apps. 124pp. 8vo Jill Robinson, an experienced diver who uses a wheelchair on land has teamed up with an instructor of disabled divers and put together a complete guide which reveals how to make the most of every scuba diving experience. £10 979. ROBSON Frank PICTURES IN THE DOLPHIN MIND Reed Methuen.NZ 1988 [1881] Fine. first edition. cardback. bw phots. 135pp. 8vo The author's personal account of human association with dolphins from Napier Marineland to Monkey Mia, the horrors of Iki Island in modern Jaapan and many more. £6 980. RODEN Hans TREASURE SEEKERS George G.Harrrap & Co. London 1966 [3403] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 208pp. 8vo A chronicle of fortunes lost and hidden and the efforts made to salvage them. £17 981. RODEN Hans TREASURE SEEKERS George G.Harrrap & Co. London 1966 [3405] Vg. dj. first edition. exlib. bw phots. 208pp. 8vo A chronicle of fortunes lost and hidden and the efforts made to salvage them. £14 982. RODRIGO Robert SEARCH AND RESCUE William Kimber, London 1958 [1883] Vg. first edition. bw phots. 202pp. 8vo Magnificent efforts of the RAF Search & Rescue men and their valiant efforts to save lives at sea. £7 983. ROESSLER Carl DIVING & SNORKELING GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA CORAL SEA & GREAT BARRIER REEF Pisces Books, New York 1991 [2471] Fine+ cardback. first edition. col phots. 88pp. 8vo £8 984. ROESSLER Carl DIVING & SNORKELLING GUIDE TO GRAND CAYMAN, LITTLE CAYMAN & CAYMAN BRAC Pocket Books. New York 1984 [1884] Vg. cardback. first edition. col phots. 95pp. 8vo £8 985. ROGERS S. CRUSOES AND CASTAWAYS George G.Harrrap & Co. London 1932 [1888] Vg. first edition. illus. 254pp. colour frontis. map on end papers. 8vo The author accounts stories of men castaway on islands, including: Alexander Selkirk, Richard Falconer's adventures as a prisoner of pirates, the wreck of Wager, the 14 men marooned on Boon Island off the North American coast in 1710, etc. £10 986. ROGHI Gianni & BASCHIERI Francesco DAHLAK Essential Books Inc. N.J. 1957 [2948] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. 40 bw & 11 col phots. app. 279pp. 8vo With the Italian National Underwater Expedition in the Red Sea. £24 987. ROGHI Gianni & BASCHIERI Francesco DAHLAK Nicholas Kaye Ltd. London 1956 [3408] Vg. dj. exlib. first edition. bw & col phots. 279pp. 8vo With the Italian National Underwater Expedition in the Red Sea. £20 988. ROHWER Jurgen AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES 1939 - 1945 Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland 1983 [4178] Fine. dj. first English edition. intro. tablts. indexes. charts. maps. 386pp. 12mo This unique eference work, first published in German in 1968, is the product of decades of meticulous research by the noted naval historian Dr. Jurgen Rohwer. £48 989. ROLT-WHEELER Francis THE WONDER OF WAR AT SEA Lothrop, Lee & Shepard co. Boston. 1919 [1229] Fine. pictoral buckram bds. first edition. pictoral dj in mylar. water stain lower edge first and last page. 38 illus from war photos and sketches. 376pp. 8vo. Naval warfare and submarines. £22 990. ROMANOVSKY Vsevolod CONQUEST OF THE DEEP Studio Vista Ldn. 1965 [3702] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. 191pp. 16mo Diving Experiences. Gives a wealth of information on a wide variety of subjects connected with diving. £12 991. ROMANOVSKY Vsevolod CONQUEST OF THE DEEP Studio Vista Ldn. 1965 [3706] Fine. dj. exlib. first edition. bw phots. 191pp. 16mo Diving Experiences. Gives a wealth of information on a wide variety of subjects connected with diving. £9 992. ROSCOE Ken UNDERSEA EXPLORATION Hamish Hamilton, London [10121] G.Fly sht miss.full of col illus.index. 159pp. 16mo £1 993. ROSENBERG Steve NORHTERN CALIFORNIA & THE MONTEREY PENINSULAR Pisces Books, New York 1987 [1891] Fine+ cardback. first edition. col phots. 96pp. 8vo £8 994. ROSSI Mitchell Sam TRUK LAGOON Windsor Publishing Corp 1988 [1373] Fine. pb. first edition. Pinnacle Books. Novel. 384pp. 16mo The most incredible covert operation in military history is about to be uncovered at the bottom of Truk Lagoon. £7 995. ROSSMAN Parker PIRATE SLAVE Thomas Nelson & Sons. New York 1977 [5450] Fine. first edition. dj. 148pp. 12mo Story of a boy who was made a slave to Arabian pirates. £12 996. ROUGHLEY T.C. Wonders of the GREAT BARRIER REEF Angus & Robertson Publishers 1956 [4796] Vg. rep. 52 natural colour phots. map on eps. preface. gloss. index. 268pp. 8vo £5 997. ROWLANDS Peter THE UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER'S HANDBOOK Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.New York 1983 [1319] Fine. diver on dj. first edition. bw & col photos. ack. useful addresses. bibli. index. 238pp. 8vo. A thoroughly practical book for the vacation photographer and diving enthusiast alike. £28 998. ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY EMERGENCY RESUSCITAION R.L.S.S.. 1976 [1893] Fine. cardback. 5th edition. black, white & red illus.59pp. 16mo £4 999. ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF INSTRUCTION R.L.S.S.. 1952 [1894] Fine. cardback. reprint. bw illus.183pp. 16mo £2 1000. ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY LIFE SAVING AND WATER SAFETY R.L.S.S.. 1973 [1895] Fine. cardback. 3rd edition. illus. 156pp. 16mo £2 1001. ROYAL William R. with BURGESS Robert F. THE MAN WHO RODE SHARKS Dodd, Mead & Company, New York 1978 [3032] Vg. dj. exlib. first edition. bw phots. black cuttin out library marks. frd Eugenie Clark. 253pp. 8vo In dramatic are the highlights of almost half a century of diving adventures by one of the most daring pioneers in the field. Royal rode sharks for science, diving down to untangle the giants and swim them up alive for human cancer research. £14 1002. RUHEN Olaf HARPOON IN MY HAND Angus & Robertson Publishers 1966 [4805] Vg. dj. exlib. first edition. map. bw phots. 183pp. 8vo Whale hunting from little boats in Tonga £4 1003. RUHEN Olaf MINERVA REEF Angus & Robertson Publishers 1963 [3410] Fine. dj. first edition. illus. map on end papers. 200pp. 8vo The wreck of the 20ton cutter "TUAIKAEPAU" in July 1962, sailing from Tonga to Auckland. A true story of survival at sea. These men lived on a reef which was only dry for a few hours at low tide. £8 1004. RUHEN Olaf MINERVA REEF Adventurers Club, London 1963 [3415] G. spine fad. first edition. illus. map on end papers. 200pp. 8vo The wreck of the 20ton cutter "TUAIKAEPAU" in July 1962, sailing from Tonga to Auckland. A true story of survival at sea. These men lived on a reef which was only dry for a few hours at low tide. £6 1005. RULE Margaret THE MARY ROSE The Excavation & Raising of Henry V111's Flagship Conway Maritime Press 1982 [1897] Fine+ dj. first edition. illus end pap. bw & col phots. ref. bibli. index. 224pp. 4to The search for the ship, the hull, the decks, the runing & standing rigging. ordnance, the crew, officers and life on board, salvage and recovery. £16 1006. RUSH Com.C.W. & CHAMBLISS W.C. & GIMPEL H.J. The Complete Book of SUBMARINES World Publishing Company, NY 1958 [1150] Fine.dj torn in mylar.first edition.bw illus.intro.index.160pp.4to. The story of man's conquest of the depths, from the time of the first successful undersea adventureby Alexander the Great to the operation of the nuclear-powered submarines of today. £20 1007. RUTLAND Jonathan THE SEA MacMillan & Co. Ltd. 1980 [1898] Vg. first edition. col phots. 49pp. 4to. Includes - exploring the sea, early diving, submersibles, working under the sea, modern diving. £9 1008. SALE E.V. KELLY The Adventurous Life of Kelly Tarlton. Heinemann Reed. Auckland. 1988 [4411] Fine. Kelly on dj. first edition. author's note. epilogue. ack. index. bw & col phots. 247pp. 8vo This man reached fame in his lifetime...he salvaged the Elignamite, Rothschild jewels from the Tasmania, attempts at the treasures of the General Grant and La Lutine and many more. £28 1009. SALWAY Lance GOLD AND GOLD-HUNTERS Kestral Books 1978 [1901] Vg. dj. first edition. bw phots. 136pp. 8vo Some diving and underwater. £9 1010. SAMMUT Anton DIVING THE MALTESE ISLANDS Submarine Exploration & Archaeology 1986 [2070] Fine+ cardback. first edition. bw phots. maps. 56pp. 12mo Sammut provides a fascinating historical background to many of the dive sites described. £6 1011. SANDBURG Helga & CRILE George ABOVE & BELOW A Journey through our National Underwater Parks. McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc. New York 1969 [1902] Fine. dj. first edition. intro. ack. index. 302pp. 8vo The authors adventures with the land and sea animals in and around the National Underwater Parks from the Everglades, through the Virgin Islands etc. £17 1012. SARSFIELD N.W. DIVING INSTRUCTION Educational Productions Ltd 1953 [1903] Fine. dj. first edition. 148pp. 12mo Highboard diving. £2 1013. SAUNDERS Dave THE COMPLETE SCUBA DIVING GUIDE A.C.Black. Ldn 1987 [1904] Fine+ first edition. col phots. 143pp. 8vo £13 1014. SAUNDERS Dave HERON ISLAND on Australia's Great Barrier Reef Dryad Press Ltd. Ldn 1987 [1829] Fine+ first edition. bw phots. map. gloss. index. bibli. 64pp. 8vo.juvenile. The Island Series. The author's purpose in this book is to explore the uniqueness of a particular island and to convey its' special appeal. £5 1015. SAYER Ian and BOTTING Douglas with the Sunday Times NAZI GOLD The Story of the World's Greatest Robbery - and its Aftermath. Granada Pub. 1984 [2330] Fine. dj. first edition. intro. Author's note. ack. maps. sources. bibli. index. bw phots. 387pp. 8vo. not diving. The Nazis evacuated the Reichsbank treasure in 1945 and it was stolen. After nine years of exhaustive research in Germany, the USA and South America, the authors have finally elucidated the mystery of the missing millions (worth some 2,500,000,000 by today's reckoning) and succeeded where the US investigators of the time failed. £29 1016. SCARR Dee TOUCH THE SEA Avon Books. New York 1984 [2991] Fine. cardback. first edition. intro. bibli. 69 full col phots. 127pp. 8vo. From tidepools to blue water - the diver's essential illustrated guide to handling even the most dangerous sea creatures. £10 1017. SCHENCK Hilbert Jr. and KENDALL Henry. SHALLOW WATER DIVING and SPEARFISHING. Cornell Maritime Press, Maryland. 1954 [2517] Vg. first edition. fly sht miss. cov & spine slightly dirty otherwise clean. dias drs. bw phots. intro. ack. app. bibli. index. 251pp. 8vo. A history of diving science, helmet diving, mask diving.spearfiching, self-contained recirculating diving equipment, self-contained throw-away divng equipment and others. £19 1018. SCHENCK Hilbert Jr. and KENDALL Henry. SHALLOW WATER DIVING and SPEARFISHING. Cornell Maritime Press, Maryland. 1954 [4414] Fine. first edition. torn dj in mylar. dias. drs. bw phots. intro. ack. app. bibli. index. 251pp. 8vo. A history of diving science, helmet diving, mask diving.spearfiching, self-contained recirculating diving equipment, self-contained throw-away divng equipment and others. £23 1019. SCHENCK Hilbert Jr. and KENDALL Henry UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY Cornell Maritime Press, Maryland. 1954 [1123] Fine. dj has diver and plastic cov. bw photos. first edition. intro. ackn. index. bibl. 110pp. 8vo. A complete guide to underwater photography for the ever-increasing shallow water diving fraternity. £36 1020. SCHOFIELD William & CARISELLA P.J. FROGMEN: FIRST BATTLES Branden Pub.Co. Boston 1987 [1907] Fine+ dj. first edition. bw phots. 187pp. 8vo Gives an account of the operation of the Italian Navy Frogmen from 1940 - 43. Striking at dawn they blasted trails of destruction from Cadiz to crete, from Alexandria to Gibralter, leaving in their wake the sunken hulls and twisted wreckage of dozens of ships of the Allied naval forces. £22 1021. SCHROEDER Robert E. SOMETHING RICH AND STRANGE Harper & Row Pub. New York 1967 [1830] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. index. 184pp. 8vo A pioneer night diver and marine biologist reveals the marvelous spectacle of underwater life, the remarkable changes between day and night. £11 1022. SCHROEDER Robert E. SOMETHING RICH AND STRANGE Harper & Row Pub. New York 1967 [3433] G. exlib. first edition. bw & col phots. index. 184pp. 8vo A pioneer night diver and marine biologist reveals the marvelous spectacle of underwater life, the remarkable changes between day and night. £7 1023. SCHULKE Flip UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY FOR EVERYONE Prentice-Hall Inc.N.J. 1978 [1322] Fine. diver on dj in mylar. first edition. bw & col photos. index. bibli. app. 220pp. 8vo. gloss. With the help of this book anyone can learn to capture the wonderful underwater world on film. £22 1024. SERVENTY Vincent AUSTRALIA'S GREAT BARRIER REEF Georgian House, Melbourne 1955 [4815] Fine. dj. first edition. bw phots. index. 87pp. 12mo A handbook on the corals, shells, crabs, larger animals and birds, with some remarks on the reefs place in history £4 1025. SHAND Julia PROGRESS IN UNDERWATER SCIENCE. VOL 10 Underwater Ass. for Scientific Research. Kent 1984 [5244] Fine. card back. first edition. bw illus. new series. 8vo. Proceedings of the 18th Symposium of the Underwater Asssociation. at the British Museum March 23rd-24th, 1984 £6 1026. SHEARD Bradley BEYOND SPORTDIVING Exploring the Deepwater Shipwrecks of the Atlantic Menasha Ridge Press, Alabama 1991 [5348] Fine.cardback. first edition.bw phots. ack. preface. bibli. index. 270pp. 8vo 'Thrill Seekers' exploring an exciting array of shipwrecks lying beyond the 130 foot sport diving limit. £16 1027. SHELFORD Capt. W.O. SUBSUNK The Story of Submarine Escape. George G.Harrap & Co. London 1960 [5529] Fine. first edition. inscribed inside front cov. bw phots. diags. apps. 256pp. 8vo The first half of the books describes successful escapes from sunken submarines from the earliest recorded one in 1859 and the second half is the authors own personal experiences of pioneering many methods of submarine escape, from 1941 when he was appointed to command the RN's Submarine Escape Training Unit. £27 1028. SHELNICK Tom & RAY Cristina ABOVE AND BELOW Adventurers Club, London 1967 [3436] Vg. cvr slight nicked. bw phots. 192pp. 8vo Tom Shelnick professional deep sea diver. £12 1029. SHENTON Edward H. DIVING FOR SCIENCE The Story of the Deep Submersible W.W.Norton & co. Inc. New York 1972 [4469] Fine. dj in mylar. First Edition. bw photos. drg. 267pp. 8vo. bibl. Index. app .gloss. The story of the evolution of an efficient machine capable of taking men to nearly any depth in the world's oceans is as exciting as man's probes into space. £30 1030. SIITERI Helen A. PAPA TOPSIDE The Sealab Chronicle of capt. George F.Bond. USN Airlife Pub. Shrewsbury 1993 [1914] Fine+. first edition. index. 270pp. 12mo. A pioneer in the field of deep-sea diving, George F.Bond helped develop the theory of saturation diving and the techniques and dive tables used by divers....In this edited journal - made public for the first time - Bond offers a lively account of his work with the Navy aquanauts...This is a candid, personal record of Sealabs 1. 11.111, and the FISH experiment, the finale of Bond's career. £18 1031. SILVERBERG Robert SUNKEN HISTORY The Story of Underwater Archaeology Chilton Books, New York 1963 [1216] VG. exlib. first edition. 177pp. 8vo. index. bibli. The story of the new development - underwater archaeology and the men who thrive on danger to explore the mysteries of the past. £22 1032. SILVERBERG Robert SUNKEN HISTORY The Story of Underwater Archaeology Chilton Books, New York 1963 [2462] Fine. dj in mylar. first edition. 177pp. 8vo. index. bibli. The story of the new development - underwater archaeology and the men who thrive on danger to explore the mysteries of the past. £26 1033. SILVERBERG Robert SUNKEN HISTORY The Story of Underwater Archaeology Chilton Books, New York 1964 [4451] Fine. paperback. Bantham Pathfinder editions. nov 64. 132pp. 12mo index. The story of the new development - underwater archaeology and the men who thrive on danger to explore the mysteries of the past. £9 1034. SILVERBERG Robert TREASURES BENEATH THE SEA Scholastic Book Ser. New York 1971 [3146] Fine. PB. juvenile. first edition. 78pp. 12mo. Nine exciting stories of the bold men who risked their lives to bring back priceless treasures from beneath the sea. Hard Hat. £7 1035. SILVERBERG Robert TREASURES BENEATH THE SEA Whitman Pub. Co. Wisconsin 1960 [5013] G. first edition. exlib. juvenile. 92pp. 8vo. Nine exciting stories of the bold men who risked their lives to bring back priceless treasures from beneath the sea. Hard Hat. £10 1036. SILVERBERG Robert THE WORLD OF THE OCEAN DEPTHS World's Work Ltd. 1970 [2022] Vg. dj. first edition. bw phots. 152pp. 8vo Oceanography. £3 1037. SILVESTER Bill THE DOWN-UNDER S.C.U.B.A. DIVER 1957 [2021] G. cov rubbed. cardback. bw phots. 128pp. 8vo £8 1038. SILVESTER Bill with PERRY David & BLACKBURN Greg THE MAGIC OF SCUBA A complete Introductional Guide for the Australian Diver Wedneil Pub. Australia 1987 [5396] Fine. cardback. first edition. bw phots. illus. frd. intro. app. index. 452pp. 8vo £9 1039. SIMMONS James C. CASTAWAY IN PARADISE The Incredible Adventures of True-Life Robinson Crusoes. Sheridan House, New York 1994 [4351] Fine. dj. reprint. bibli. index.249pp. 8vo. The book explores the reality in the myth through these stories of castaways who, because of shipwrecks, perfidious captains, or their own choice, found themselves true life Robinson Crusoes. £24 1040. SIMPSON Colin COME AWAY, PEARLER Angus & Robertson Publishers 1952 [1915] Vg. inside cov spot. first edition. 248pp. 8vo. Juvenile. fiction Fiction. Story of Ty Calvert - young pearl buyer from Paris who becomes a diver - he contends with the violence of men and nature - pearling life in Australia from Arafura Sea to Broome. £18 1041. SIMPSON Colin COME AWAY, PEARLER Angus & Robertson Publishers 1952 [4547] Fine. hard hat diver on colourful dj in mylar. first edition. 248pp. 8vo. Juvenile. fiction Fiction. Story of Ty Calvert - young pearl buyer from Paris who becomes a diver - he contends with the violence of men and nature - pearling life in Australia from Arafura Sea to Broome. £25 1042. SIMPSON Colin LUSITANIA Longman Group Ltd. Ldn 1972 [2297] Fine. dj. first edition. exlib. ill end pap. bw phots. index. sources. bibli. 295pp. 8vo. A story of disaster at sea when the ship was torpedoed by German U-Boat 20. £16 1043. SINGER Steven D. SHIPWRECKS OF FLORIDA Pineapple Press Inc.Sarasota.Florida 1992 [3029] fine. dj in mylar. first edition. exlib. frd. intro. apps. bibli. 368pp. bw phots. drs. 8vo. Over 2100 listings, 140 illustrations, six shipwreck narratives plus sections on: research, search and salvage, wreck identification, artifact conservation and rights to wrecks. £32 1044. SLACK Jack FINDERS LOSERS The Lucayan Treasure Find. Adventurers Club, London 1968 [4241] Fine. dj. first edition. 174pp. 8vo The author's experiences finding and excavating a sunken sixteenth century Spanish galleon off the Bahamas. £19 1045. SLOSKY Bill & WALKER Art GUIDE TO THE UNDERWATER Bonanza Books. New York 1966 [1916] Fine. dj. first edition. bw & col phots. photo data. index. 192pp. 8vo For - Fish collectors, treasure divers, photographers and snorkelers. £13 1046. SLOSKY Bill & WALKER Art GUIDE TO THE UNDERWATER Bonanza Books. New York 1966 [3440] Vg. dj. fly sht miss. first edition. bw & col phots. photo data. index. 192pp. 8vo For - Fish collectors, treasure divers, photographers and snorkelers. £10 1047. SMALL Peter Your Guide to UNDERWATER ADVENTURE Lutterworth Press. Ldn 1957 [1917] Fine. diver on dj. first edition. bw phots. app. bibli.119pp. 12mo This is a book for the serious beginner, going into careful details of equipment and technique, and explaining the Why as well as the How of things whenever possible. What to buy, How to Start, Theory and Practice, Advanced techniques etc. £15 1048. SMITH David & WESTLAKE Michael with CASTANEDA Porfirio THE DIVER'S GUIDE TO THE PHILIPPINES Unicorn Books Ltd. Hong Kong 1982 [1918] Fine. first edition. col phots. Map on end papers. index. gloss. hotels. dive operators. 128pp. 8vo £10 1049. SMITH F. HOPKINSON CALEB WEST:MASTER DIVER Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Boston & New York 1898 [4526] VG. spine a bit loose. fly sheet loose. top and bottom ofbook rubbed. body of book fine. bw Ill by Malcolm Fraser & Arthur I Keller. 378pp. 12mo. Ficton. Green decorated Boards. £36 1050. SMITH F. HOPKINSON CALEB WEST:MASTER DIVER New York International Book & Pub. Co. 1899 [5074] Fine. Special edition limited to 100,000 copies. 378pp. 12mo. Ficton. Ornge decorated Boards. £45 BACK TO CATALOGUE e-mail: trish@diveinbooks.co.uk