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SHALLOW WATER DIVING AND SPEARFISHING
by Hilbert Schenck Jr., and Henry Kendall.
Cornell Maritime Press, Maryland (USA), 1954.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 252 pages, mono prints and drawings.
One of the earliest diving texts. Covers ‘helmet diving',
‘mask diving', recirculating equipment, ‘self-contained throw-away diving
equipment', spearfishing, diving science, the ocean and its inhabitants,
deco tables and other chapters. The equipment photos are fascinating.
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A COMPILATION OF THE WORKS
OF SCHENCK & KENDALL; PIONEER AUTHORS OF BOOKS ON SPEAR FISHING, PHOTOGRAPHY
AND THE FIRST DIVE GUIDE PUBLISHED IN THE USA, POSSIBLY THE WORLD.
SHALLOW WATER DIVING;
FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT.
Hilbert Schenck, Jr. and
Henry Kendall
No LCC#. Cornell Martime
Press, Cambridge Maryland, USA, 1950.
Line drawings and photographs,
138 pages, black dust jacket, cover teal cloth, black lettering.
(Considered rare and becoming
difficult to find.)
SHALLOW WATER DIVING AND
SPEAR FISHING
Hilbert Schenck, Jr. and
Henry Kendall. Illustrated by Vincent Vitale.
LCC# 53- 9687. Cornell Martime
Press, Cambridge Maryland,USA. 1954.
Line drawings and photographs,
251 pages, teal dust jacket with picture of helmet diver.
Cover teal cloth, black
lettering.
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
Hilbert Schenck, Jr. and
Henry Kendall
LCC # 53-9688. Cornell Martime
Press, Cambridge Maryland, USA. 1954.
Photographs, line drawings,
110 pages, dust jacket light blue with three photographs of divers.
Cover dark blue, gold lettering
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UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY;
revised and enlarged Second Edition.
Hilbert Schenck, Jr. and
Henry Kendall. Illustrated by John E. Johnson.
LCC# 53-9688 (same as original
edition)
Cornell Martime Press, Cambridge,
Maryland, USA. 1957.
photographs, line drawings,
126 pages, dust Jacket same as original edition, but dark blue cover dark
blue, gold lettering. A complete revision and enlargement of original edition. |
SKIN DIVERS AND SPEAR
FISHERMANS GUIDE TO AMERICAN WATERS.
Hilbert Schenck, Jr. Illustrated
by John E. Johnson.
LCC# 55-10161. 1955.
58 pages line drawings,
reproduced charts, 8-1/2 X 11 soft cover.
Cover blue ink on light
tan paper. Lists all known US manufactures and diving shops.
(Very rare-only one known
to exist.)
The rarest of the books is
the "Guide to spear fishing in American waters," at least so far as I am
concerned. I have never seen another one, and mine is in very
good to excellent condition.
I also recalled that Schenck
had written a number of other engineering book(s) probably from you in
one of our conversations of long ago or recent letters, but never researched
it since I was only interested in his diving books. I was under the impression
that he probably drifted off in to the world of academia or aerospace.
Contribution from Sam Miller,
USA.
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