The Silent World
by Cousteau, J.Y. and Dumas, Frederic
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good- : bumped top corners, age wear/soiling to boards, toning/foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, gift inscription on FFEP/no DJ
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Harper and Brothers, 1953. first edition. hardcover. very good- : bumped top corners, age wear/soiling to boards, toning/foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, gift inscription on FFEP. Text clean, binding tight./no DJ. 8vo 266pp. 48 pp. b/w photos, 16 pp. of color photos. stated first edition (A-C Harper Brothers code). Cousteau and Émile Gagnan designed, built, and tested the first "aqua-lung" in the summer of 1943, off the southern coast of France. In the opening chapters, Cousteau recounts the earliest days of scuba diving with his diving companions Frédéric Dumas and Philippe Tailliez. The aqualung allowed for the first time untethered, free-floating extended deep water diving, and ushered in the modern era of scuba diving. Later chapters include excursions diving to shipwrecks.
Became the basis for the popular 1956 documentary film
scarce first edition
. #00821.
Became the basis for the popular 1956 documentary film
scarce first edition
. #00821.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 738
- Title
- The Silent World
- Author
- Cousteau, J.Y. and Dumas, Frederic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good- : bumped top corners, age wear/soiling to boards, toning/foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, gift inscription on FFEP
- Jacket Condition
- no DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- exploration, ocean, first edition, nonfiction
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
small online used bookstore based in Chattanooga, TN. Little bit of everything, but lots of modern first editions.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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