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Charley, probably in th USA, writes:
Hello & thanks for the cool site. What first got me into diving as a 9 or 10 year old in the late ‘50’s, was
another (hardcover) book by Lloyd Bridges besides Mask and Flippers. I know that the book was something like: “Learn How To Scuba Dive” or close to that title, by Lloyd Bridges with (another author). It had a slightly different picture of Lloyd on the front cover, but similar to the picture on Mask and Flippers, in other words, Lloyd is pictured wearing the exact same gear as on Mask and Flippers. In it, Lloyd and an associate author described all of the basics of Scuba Diving, “depths”, etc., very well.  In fact, it was so complete that I used only that book to begin diving and safely.  However, in this book, they stuck to the technical “know how” stuff and didn’t touch upon the history of diving much at all. I don’t seem to be able to find a copy of this book anywhere so it is probably out of print, but I wonder why it’s not listed anywhere I’ve looked so far.
Thankyou Charley. I do not have an answer - perhaps a reader could assist. I would hazard a guess that the co-author would have been Bill Barada, and that Lloyd Bridges contributed little other than his very marketable name at the time, although he was an experienced diver. Can anyone help?

Australian professional diver Andrew Scrace has been in touch with a list of ten classic hard-hat books that he is after. 
UP FOR AIR. Frank Meier. The author also wrote FATHOMS BELOW.
DEEP SEA DIVING. David Masters. 1935. Thomas Nelson and Sons.
DIVING FOR TREASURE AND OTHER ADVENTURES. Lt.Commander G. Williams.
DIVERS AND DIVING. Adam Gowans Whyte. Isaac Pitman publishers, 1938.
DEEP SEA SALVAGE. Adam Gowers Whyte, and Hadfield. 
SHIP ASHORE. Desmond Young. 
TRY ANYTHING TWICE. Desmond Young.
ALL THE BEST YEARS. Desmond Young.
THIS WORLD AND THAT. Thomas Ferris Milne. 1934.
DON'T FORGET THE DIVER. C.A.Chard. (British hard hat diving).
SALVAGING ADVENTURES IN TURKEY. W.A.Doust. 

Holiday greetings, Peter Stone. I have a few items to share.
(1) The English edition of the book Hans Bolin inquires about is:
MILNE, Thomas Ferris. This World and That, The Autobiography of a Diver. Edited by
Frank D. Long. Foreword by ADM Mark Kerr. London, Joseph, 1934.  234 pp.,
frontis., plates, ports., facsim.  LC 34-35638.  (From Submarines, Diving, and the
Underwater World: A Bibliography by Frank J. Anderson)
(2) Concerning the descriptions in your catalog of 20 Years under the Sea and On the
Bottom, most hardcover diving books published since the early 20th century have dust
jackets, except in the case of certain special editions. (I own copies with jackets of both
of these books in their first edition and 1939 edition, respectively, as well as of Man and
the Underwater World and I Like Diving. Jackets and titles vary by edition and country of
origin, of course, jackets varying far more than titles. For example, in the case of James
Duggan, the UK's Man Explores the Sea is the USA's Man Under the Sea, and the jackets
are different. In the case of Hans Hass, the UK's Under the Red Sea is the USA's Manta,
and these jackets differ as well. The same applies to Australia's Divers Luck and the
USA's Pearl Diver's Luck, by Clarence Benham.)
(3) Does anyone know if Guy Gilpatrick had a sister or close friend named Florence? (I
have a 1938 Complete Goggler (with dust jacket) inscribed "To Bob. XMas 1940. Aunty
Florence & Uncle GG.")
Best wishes of the season, David Fenton.

  David Sammons also advises:
This World and That, the Autobiography of a Diver, by Thomas Ferris Milne; edited by Frank D.
Long, foreword by Admiral Mark Kerr. Published, London, H. Joseph [1934]. 
Description:   234 p. incl. front. plates, ports., facsim. 22 cm. LC Call No.:   VM981.M3
Subjects:      Diving, Submarine. Other authors: Long, Frank D., ed. Control No.:   5953519
I read a copy of this book while in saturation during a dive in the North Sea and have been trying to find a copy for my collection.  If you can find a copy that is available I am very interested.
Thankyou David. 

  Hans Bolin from Germany writes:
Hello Peter ! I'm a guy interested in diving and historical diving. I came across a Swedish title " Resor till havets botten" original title  "This World and That"   published in Sweden in  1935. This is a very nice book an biography of the author Milne, Thomas Ferris a RN diver active in England. I don't know if it was published elsewhere , maybe you know ? 
Regards, Hans.
See David Fenton's correspondence above.

  Leon Lyons, author of the superb Helmets of the Deep, advised that he has only a few copies left of the delux edition (the standard edition having sold out a year ago). This is your last opportunity to get hold of a copy, but but be prepared to pay over US$500. Contact me and I will get Leon to contact you direct.

Alexander Becker from Netherlands has added some interesting information on the Hans Hass books - see Author - Hans Hass.

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