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DIVING SCIENTIFICALLY AND PRACTICALLY CONSIDERED.
A Diving Manual and Hand Book of Submarine Appliances,
Etc.
Robert H. Davis.
Published by Siebe, Gorman & co. Ltd., London; no
date, but probably 1917 – 1918, and is believed to be the precursor to
‘Deep Diving & Submarine Operations', possibly the second edition.
Hardcover, 271 pages, many illustrations printed on glossy paper in red
cloth binding. |
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DEEP DIVING AND SUBMARINE OPERATIONS. Sir
Robert H. Davis. 1935.
A Manual for Deep Sea Divers and Compressed Air Workers.
Compiled and edited by Robert H. Davis. (Managing Director
of Siebe, Gorman & Co.,Ltd , London.
DEEP DIVING AND SUBMARINE OPERATIONS.
Introduction dated 1935; no other date indicated. Possibly
the first edition. The Saint Catherine Press, London.
Hardcover, no dust jacket, 230 pages, many mono photographs,
drawings, colour chart of the British Isles on inside endpaper, double-double
spread mono drawing of underwater activity loosely included, errata sheet.
Twenty-four chapters - physics and physiology of diving to escape from
disabled submarines. It appears from an indication on the contents page
that Part II includes The Secrets of the Deep, and covers Treasure Recovery,
Salvage of Sunken Ships, Diver's Yarns and Adventures, A history of Diving.
(Part 1, C.Deane collection).
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Later editions combined Parts I and II. |
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BREATHING IN IRRESPIRABLE ATMOSPHERES
And in Some Cases, Also Under Water.
Including A Short History of Gas and Incendiary Warfare
from Early Times to the Present Day, The Physiology of Respiration Breathing
at High Altitudes, Resuscitation, The Evolution of Breathing Apparatus,
Modern Gas Masks and Other Respiratory Apparatus with Accounts of Some
Mine Rescue and Recovery Operations, etc.
Robert H. Davis.
Published by Siebe Gorman & Co, Ltd. (This iss advised
by a sticker over existing printing at the bottom of the title page). No
date. After the author had written 'Deep Diving and Submarine Operations'.
Hardcover, gold embossed lettering on front board, 386
pages, mono photographs, charts |
More to come......
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