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AQUALUNG DIVING
A Complete and Practical Guide to the Underwater World
Ley Kenyon and Werner de Haas.
First published under the title Tauch Mit by Albert Muller
Verlag, AG, Zurich, 1959. Revised edition 1966. First published in England
by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1970.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 348 pages, 120 drawings and 28
mono photographs.
Covers the usual basic training, physiology and medicine;
chapters on underwater photography, cinematography, underwater archaeoogy,
fish and other inhabitants of the sea, diving clubs.
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B.S.A.C. DIVING MANUAL
The British Sub Aqua Club diving manual, a comprehensive
guide to the techniques of underwater swimming. Published 1976. (Many subsequent
editions, and prhaps earlier too).
Hardcover, 506 pages, photos, line drwings.
From internet:
The book covers topics such as training, psychology of
diving, physics, medical, equipment, techniques, the open water, underwater
activities, public relations, BSAC endorsements.
This is an extraordinary guidebook, a guide to a place
which few people ever see - the underwater world beneath the surface of
the sea. Use this book then as your guide to exploring the fabulous world
underwater, for here is the wisdom of two decades of amateur diving,
all presented in one volume to make your diving interesting, happy, and
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COLLINS POCKET GUIDE TO THE UNDERWATER WORLD
Diving in British and European Waters. Ley Kenyon.
Published in 1956, Collins, London.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 256 pages, many mono plates throughout.
The author is a most experienced British diver who has
worked with Cousteau. Of all the British diving books, this one is perhaps
the best in that it covers a great deal of material particularly on underwater
photography, marine life, and archaeology - but surprisingly short on physics
and physiology. The photographs, particularly of equipment, are interesting.
An importaant contemporary work and still a great read. Of high historic
interest.
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DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!.
A Sport Diver's Guide.
David Hodgson.
First published in Great Britain, 1975, William Luscombe
Publisher Limited, London
A bit of this and a bit off that - with pathetic photographs
(a diver returning to the surface surrounded by bubbles!!!!). The
first section covers the usual equipment and techniques; section two shows
us what we can ddo under the sea - archaeology, photography - and a gazette
of major diving locations - the three pages on Australia are amusing to
say the least; section three tells of the sea and ‘the challengee'. Perhaps
of interst in its day but it adds little knowledge today.
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DIVERS AND DIVING
Reg Valentine.
Blandford Press Ltd. Poole, Dorset, UK. 1981.
ISBN 0 7137 0855 7 (hardcover); 0 7137 1128 0 (paper).
167 pages, colour plates, index, bibliography.
Chapters: The Earliest Divers, The Autonomous Diver and
Frogman, Growth of a New Sport, 20th Century Scientific, Police and Military
Divers, Commrcial Diving, The Future.
Certainly not your run-of-the-mile dive instruction book
- more a history, and a forecast. Very interesting. British based of course.
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EXPLORING UNDER THE SEA
J. Gordon Cook
Abelard-Schuman, London, 1964
Hardcover, dust jacket, 160 pages. |
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GUIDE TO UNDERWATER HUNTING
Simon Codrington.
Adlard Coles, London, 1954. |
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MODERN ADVENTURES UNDER THE SEA.
Patrick Pringle.
First published in Great Britain 1959, George G. Harrap
& Co. Ltd.
Hardcover, no dustjacket my copy (and pribably not at
all as boards are embossed), 240 pages, several scattered mono plates.
Pringle is an author (of several books) rather than a
diver, although he may well have been the latter also. (Does this make
sense?). This is more a history book - on the underwater world - covering
a number of chapters on individual pioneers - such as Williamson,
Wookey (bbet you have never heard of him), Dumas, Boutan and many othrs.
He writes of standard dress, open and closed circuits, human torpedoes,
‘war under the waves'. An excellent read, comparable to the recently released
Stars Under The Sea.
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MORE THAN SKIN DEEP.
Kendall McDonald. 1971. |
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OCCUPATION ADVENTURE
Jim Thorne.
Copyright 1961. First published in Great Britain in 1962,
Rober Hale Limited, London.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 156 pages, several mono plates
throughout.
The fly suggests he is an expert underwater photographer,
and has dived beneath th Antarctic ice, a feat which few persons have achieved.
Diving in Florida, New Zealnd and Antarctica. This is a biography of mild
adventure, an interetsing read but thats as far as it goes. [ps]
The Adventurers Club Edition, 1963. Hardback, dustwrapper,
156 pages, 22 mono photos.
While producing two successful underwater films, the
author provided his own dramatic highspots by riding a nine-foot shark
and a 500 lb. sea turtle. He has speared a barracuda and studied its reactions
at close range, explored an undersea passage with an unknown point-of-no-return,
been trapped on a river bottom with his air supply exhausted and demonstrated
an experimental explosive.On his way to the South Pole, he underwent a
harrowing jungle survival test with The Royal New Zealand Air Force. In
the Antarctic he made a historic dive under the ice in spite of the inconceivable
cold,the darkness and threat of killer whales. |
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SCUBA DIVER
The Path to Underwater Adventure
R.B. Matkin and G.F. Brookes.
First published in 1963 by Macdonald & Co. (Publishers)
Ltd, London.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 152 pages, central mono plates,
and drawings.
The usual equipment, technique etc, plus wreck diving,
salvage and photography. A handy book in its day but of no apparent historic
value.
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SKIN DIVING
Peter Bird.
Published by W.& G. Foyle, Ltd., London 1962.
Hardcover. 92 pages.
Includes: What is Skin Diving?, Snorkelling, Aqualung
Safety, Equipment Maintenance, Fishing and Photography, Clubs and Holiday.
From the blurb: Skin Diving is a relatively new sport
in this country. But the appeal of free swimming, in another more colourful
world, a quiet, restful, almost weightless world, is making it one of our
fastest-growing sports. It
is a thrilling sport, with a spice of "safe" adventure,
and this book shows the beginner just how to go about becoming the efficient,
and complete, under-water swimmer. In addition to the step-by-step instructions,
also included are details showing the range of available equipment, and
the centres in this country and abroad
where it can be used and where expert tuition can be
received.
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SKIN DIVING AND EXPLORING UNDERWATER
John Sweeney.
First published in 1956, by Frederick Muller Ltd, London.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 160 pages, small format, several
mono prints throughout.
The book is dedicate 'To Happy-Bottom' for which the
mind boggles. It would be nice to know just who Mr Sweeney is, but we denied
that privilege. Although the book covers the rudimentss of diver training,
it appears to be more of a personal account of diving, with technique thrown
in. Marginally interesting.
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THE HOW-TO BOOK OF SKIN DIVING AND EXPLORING
UNDERWATER
John Sweeney.
Published by McGraw-Hill in 1955. Many printings; not
sure how many revised editions.
Hardcover, 176 pages and has a photo section.
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SKINDIVING WITH BP
James Gleeson.
Publihed by Kenneth Mason for the BP Retail Market Division
of Shell-Max and BP Ltd, in conjunction with the Scout Association.1972.
Hardcover, 72 pages, mono prints and drawings.
Looks like a handy book for these early ays of sport
diving with nine chapters covering the usually expected subjects.
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SKIN DIVING WITH SNORKEL AND AQUALUNG
Jack Atkinson.
Copyright 1962. Published by W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd,
London.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 96 pages, small format, drawings,
two mono plates.
Covers the usual ‘how to dive' topics. Probably a handy
pocket book in its day.
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Left cover: Paperback, in the 'Pocket Sports' series
by the same publisher. No date. |
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SOUTH FROM THE RED SEA
Haroun Tazieff. Translated by Naomi Lewis.
Edition viewed is The Travel Book Club, London, no date
- probably 1950s.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 212 pages, mono plates in four
sections.
The author was with Cousteau when he explored the Red
Sea, on the Calypso.
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SPEARFISHING IN BRITAIN
Kendall McDonald and Phil Smith |
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SUB-AQUA ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY
Leo Zanelli an George Skuse. |
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SWIMMING FREE
On and Below the Surface of Lake, River and Sea.
Geoffrey Fraser Dutton.
William Heinemann Ltd, London. 1972.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 154 pages, mono prints and a few
colour.
I have no idea what this book is about - and here it
is before me. The fly reads:
'What can we do with ourselves', asks the author,' what
is there to do, once we have gone to the botherof learning to swim?. In
this book he tell us.
Well, thats gratifying. Who is thgis guy?
Well, he is a doctor, and lives in th Highlands with
wife and three children and is well known in Scottish mountaineering circles
... and 'discovers th bst communion of mind and matter when floating for
out on the sun-smacked waves...' There is mention of diving. |
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THE MASTER DIVER AND UNDERWATER SPORTSMAN
Captain T.A. Hampton
First published 1955. Adlard Coles Ltd, Southampton,
in association with George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, and John De Graff,
Inc.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 207 pages, many mono photographs
throughout, and drawings.
The author was the Chief Instructor of the British Underwater
Centre at the time. The book is a text to 'Master diver' certificate level.
Current interest is more for the equipment descriptions.
Second edition, published 1962. Adlard Coles Ltd, in
associatiuon with John de Graff (but no mention of George G. Harrap
& Co). The second edition contains 192 pages, less than the first edition,
yet it contains an extra chapter - on Artificial Resperation.
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THE MASTER DIVER AND UNDERWATER SPORTSMAN
T. A. Hampton.
Published by Arco - copyright 1970.
Hardback, dustcover, 192 pages, many photographs.From
eBay:
Covers the use of the three basic types of shallow-water
and deep-sea diving apparatus: aqualung, compressed air apparatus; oxygen
rebreathing apparatus, and standard diving gear. Illustrated with many
photographs. Hardback, 192 pages. Published by Arco - copyright 1970. This
must be the US edition. (Cover right) |
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available.
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THE PRINCIPLES OF DIVING
Mark Terrell.
First published 1965. Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd, London
et al.
Hardcover, no dustjacket on review copy, 240 pages, 27
photographs and drawings, 7 tables .
The usual techniques, equipment, physiology; self-contained
equipment, submarine medicine, underwater fishing, seamanship, underwater
work, future development, et al.
Chapters: The Sea as an enviorment, Safety and Communications,
Diving without apparatus, Diving using Surface Air supply, Deep diving
and self-contained equipment, Submarine Medicine, Underwater fishing, Seamanship
and surface navigation, Underwater navigation, searching and surveying,
Underwater work, Future developments. (Collection of Christopher Deane). |
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THE UNDERWATER HANDBOOK
Edmund Bourke.
Frederick Muller Ltd, London. 1963.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 260 pages, mono illustrations,
glossary, bibliographydeco tbles, index.
I think Burke may be an American, hence its listing in
this section. Maybe I'm wrong. This is a good read, even after forty years.
The history of diving is interesting, and 'The Wirld's best Diving Areas'
is open to debate. Would have been popular book in its day.
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THE UNDERWATER WORLD
The Complete Guide to all phases of safe underwater fun
in oceans, rivers and laakes.
John Tassos.
First printing March 1959, Prentice-Hall, Inc. New Jersey.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 242 pages, two sections of mono
plates.
The book goes beyond the basics of diving instruction
and looks at ‘a new approach to angling' (for example), underwater photography,
‘just looking', wreck exploration, shell collecting - ie, things to do
underwater. Not of particualr historic value. |
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THE WORLD UNDERWATER
Ed. Kendal McDonald, with a foreword by the Prince of
Wales.
First published 1973 by Pelham Books, UK.
Hardback, dustjacket, ilustrated.
"This is the third in the series of thrilling stories
fromthe men who proble into the secrets of the world beneath the sea: divers
from the BSAC and the Royal Navy tell stories of wrecks, icy water and
sharks. |
No cover
available.
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THIS IS SPORT-DIVING TECHNIQUE,
A Handbook for Beginners.
Duilio Marcante
Nautical Publishing Co, publishers, Hampshire, UK - ISBN:0245528628.
1977. Hardcover, 7¾" x 8", with dust jacket 144 pages. "Sport-Diving
involves learning to live, work, and play in a foreign environment. This
book explains, with the aid of full colour photographs and drawings, the
basic techniques for underwater swimming without equipment, with snorkel
gear, and with scuba. Also included are sections on how to swim correctly,
use of fins and other equipment, maintenance of gear, possible medical
problems and first aid.
Note: Listed here under British publications, but may
have been originally published elsewhere. |
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UNDERWATER SWIMMING
An Advanced Handbook.
Ed. Leo Zanelli. |
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UNDERSEA WORLD.
Ley Kenyon. 1956. |
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UNDERWATER DIVING - BASIC TECHNIQUES
Peter Dick and David Sisman
Published in 1986 by Pelham Books Ltd, London. Hardcover,
dustjacket, 144 oages, mono drawings, charts, glossary, index.
"Underwater Diving is presented in two volume: Basic
Techniqiues and Advanced Diving. This first volume introtrocuces the complete
beginner to the sport and takes the novice through all the basic training
up to the following standards - BSAC, SAA, PADI, CMAS. [ps] |
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UNDERWATER DIVING MANUAL
Official Instructions on Underwater Swimming Techniques.
George F. Brookes and Alan V. Broadhurst, First Class
Divers of the British Sub-Aqua Club.
First published privately under the title ‘Diving
Manual' by the BSAC, 1959. This edition 1962.
Hardcover, dustjacket, 240 pages, a few mono photos,
drawings and charts.
Obviously the main training manual for BSAC divers. Covers
the usual equipment, techniques and physiology; also rescue methods, activities.
I'd say there would be quite a few of these around, so its historical value
as a book is limited.
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UNDERWATER SPORT ON A SMALL INCOME
Barry J. Kimmins.
Hutchinson, London, 1956.
Paperback, 128 pages, mono prints.
This is a new one to me - I had not heard of it before,
which is surprising as it is an English title and Hutchinsons & Co.,
have a Sydney office, so the book should have been distributed in Australia
also - but, perhaps not. It is one of the first of the 'popular' amateur
diving 'how-to' books - popular in the sence that it was readily available
to the British divers at least. The basic equipment is as expected - twin
hose regs, full face mask, small Siebe Gorman Aqualungs, rubber suits and
sweaters. It centres on the activity of spearfishing as would b expected
for the time, but also includes underwater photography which would have
been in its infancy. A quick read shows the book as having been competently
written. It would have been a most useful volume in its day. [ps]
Also came out as a hardcover, exactly same details as
above. It probably has a dustjacket, although I do not have one. [ps]
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UNDERWATER SWIMMING
Michael Brennan
First published by Arco Publications 1962. (British)
Hardcover, dust jacket, 155 pages, many mono drawings,
eight page centre mono photo spread.
A bit of this, and a bit of that.... The fourteen page
chapter on ‘How It All Started' is interesting ... then it gets ino the
basics of diver training. There is even a chapter on dive holidays, and
the diving regulations, clubs and air fill stations in several European
countries. Of moderate historical interest.
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UNDERWATER SWIMMING.
H.E.Dobbs.
A Collins Nutshell Book. William Collins Sons & Co,
London and Glasgow, 1966. Hardcover, dust jacket, 160 pages, mono prints
and drawings. A concise book, obviously, covering 'Early Aquaphiles', diving
physics, snorkel diving, the underwater hunter, Aqualung diving, diving
expeditions, underwater photography, home-made equipment, and underwater
science.
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UNDERWATER SWIMMING - AN ADVANCED HANDBOOK
Edited Leo Zanelli
Approved by the Britsih Sub-Aqua Club.
First published 1969, Kaye and ward Limited, London.
Hardcover, dust jacket, 128 pages. A few mono photographs
and drawings.
(Christopher Deane Collection). |
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Newnes Complete Guide to
UNDERWATER SWIMMING
Guy Poulet and Robert Barincou.
First published in France under the title, 'Connaissance
et Technique de la Plongee', by Editions Doneul, Paris, 1962.
This edition by George Newnes Lts, London, 1964.
Translater from the French by Douglas Burton. English
technical adviser: Mike Busuttili.
Hardcover, dustjackt, 310 pages, mono prints with some
colour, charts, drawings, dive tables, translation of diving words into
several other languages.
Contains the usual instruction for recreational scuba,
including marine life, underwater photography |
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YOUR GUIDE TO UNDERWATER
ADVENTURE
Peter Small.
Lutterworth Press, London, 1957. |
