30067
ALLEN, Gerald
MARINE LIFE OF THE PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEANS, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and all of Southeast Asia

Singapore. 1996. Periplus. 1st Ed. 96 PP with over 350 colour photos. FEP: Map of South east Asia and the Western Pacific. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 30.5 x 23. 9625930167
Marine plants, sponges, corals, anemones and jellyfish... Crustaceans, molluscs... Fishes, mammals and marine reptiles.
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$30

57076
ANDREWARTHA, Barry (editor)
SPORTDIVING IN AUSTRALIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC - No. 16

Melbourne. 1989. Mountain, Ocean & Travel Publications. Issue No. 16, October/November 1989. 114 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 27.7 x 21.
Diving "Investigator Group", South Australia, by Peter Stone. Siebe: the father of modern diving, by Nick Baker.
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$10

57082
ANDREWARTHA, Barry (editor)
SPORTDIVING IN AUSTRALIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC - No. 42

Melbourne. 1994. Mountain, Ocean & Travel Publications. Issue No. 42, FEbruary/March 1994. 122 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 27.7 x 21.
Diving Fiji Northern region. Diving the Grotto of the Third, Isle of Pines, New Caledonia, by Raphael Christian Fournier.
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$10

57083
ANDREWARTHA, Barry (editor)
SPORTDIVING IN AUSTRALIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC - No. 55

Melbourne. 1996. Mountain, Ocean & Travel Publications. Issue No. 55, April/May 1996. 122 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 27.7 x 21.
Diving Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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$10

57075
ANDREWARTHA, Barry & STONE, Peter (editors)
SKINDIVING IN AUSTRALIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC, 12/4

Melbourne. c. 1982. Australian Sports Publications. Vol. 12, No. 4, Issue for October/November 1982. 96 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Very good. 27.2 x 20.4. 0868950017
Special "Dive Papua New Guinea": Milne Bay, Rabaul, Port Moresby, with Bob Halstead... Ron and Valerie Taylor Diary. Diving in Bali, by John H. Harding.
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$15

65292
ARCHAEOLOGY
Izuchenie Pamyatnikov Morskoy Archeolegii - Vyp 6 / STUDY ON THE MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY - Volume 6

St Petersburg. 2009. North-western Institute for Heritage / Institute for the History of Material Culture - Russian Academy of Sciences. Vol. 6. 228 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Russian text, cyrillic script with English abstracts. Near fine. 20 x 14.5. 9785903030088
10 articles. Pages 93 to 109: underwater archeological research ... Russian battleship of the 18th century "St. Alexander", by O.A. Zolotarev and V.D. Kobets. ... .Pages 199 to 227: The relics of the Peter Epoch on Solomon Islands (Archaeological Investigations on the place of Wreck of La Perouse's vessels), by A. Yu. Epatko.
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$50

47655
AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE FOR MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY (AIMA)
THE BULLETIN OF THE AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE FOR MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY - Special Publication No.11

Fremantle. 2004. Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology & AIMA / Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology. 1st Ed. IX, 166 PP with 30 figures (drawings, maps, plans and photos) and hundreds of b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 1876465247
Laperouse and the Loss of the Astrolabe and the Boussole (1788): Reports of the 1986 and 1990 investigations of the shipwrecks at Vanikoro, Solomon Islands.
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$40

56141
AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE FOR MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY (AIMA)
THE BULLETIN OF THE AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE FOR MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY - Special Publication No.14

Fremantle. 2008. Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology. 1st Ed. Special Publication Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology No. 12. (2), X, 64 PP with 10 tables, 45 b/w figures (engravings and paintings, maps and plans, drawings and photos) and 2 figures with b/w drawings and 11 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 9781876465032
Shipwreck salvage in the Northern Territory: The wreck of the Brisbane as a case study in site salvage and material culture reuse, by David Steinberg.
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$45

58232
BALDER, A. P.
SPORT DIVING - The Complete Manual for Skin and Scuba Divers

Sydney. 1978. Cassell Australia. Revised and updated edition of the 1968 original. XII, (2), 337 PP with tables and figures. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 21 x 14. 0726904554
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$10

19287
BALLARD, Robert
HIGH-TECH SEARCH FOR ROMAN SHIPWRECKS [in National Geographic Magazine - Volume 193, No.4]

Washington. 1998. N.G.S. April 1998. Contains article from P.32 to 41 with 1 map & 13 colour illust. Soft cover. Fine. 25.4 x 17.5.
Dives in the Mediterranean Sea, on board the U.S. Navy submarine NR-1. Studies of shipwrecks found in deep sea (2600 foot).
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$5

68045
BALLARD, Robert & ARCHBOLD, Rick
EXPLORING THE "BISMARCK"

Toronto. 1991. Madison Press Book. 1st Ed. 64 PP with bw and colour illust. Title spread: "Bismarck". Half-title page: Stern of the "Star Hercules". Illustrated endpapers. Pictorial laminated boards, dj (inside: "Bismarck" poster). Near fine. 28.8 x 22.2. 0340549076
Life of the "Bismarck", search and discovery of the wreck. Exploration by the "Argo", a deep-sea camera sled.
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$10

30376
BALLARD, Robert D. & ARCHBOLD, Rick
LOST LINERS

Sydney. 1997. Allen & Unwin - Madison Press Book. 1st Australian edition. 223 PP with paintings by Ken Marschall as well as bw & colour illust. Title spread: sinking by the bow. EPS: Map of the North Atlantic, & inset map of the Ionian Sea. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Fine. Oblong: 28.4 x 30.2. 1864484594
Lusitania, Olympic, Titanic, Britannic, Normandie, Queen Mary, Andrea Doria...
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$25

30606
BALLARD, Robert D., McCARTER BRIDGE, Linda & al. (editors)
THE OCEAN REALM

Washington. 1978. National Geographic Society. 1st Ed. 200 PP with over 210 colour illust. Title spread: Cluster of tube sponges in the Caribbean Sea. Eps: Bathymetric charts of the Oceans. Hard cover, device on front cover, dj. Fine. 26 x 18. 0870442511
The shallow shores by H. Robert Morrison. The ocean depths by Robert D. Ballard...
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$10

44198
BALLARD, Robert D., McCONNELL, Malcolm
ADVENTURES IN OCEAN EXPLORATION - From the Discovery of the Titanic to the Search for Noah's Flood

Washington. 2001. National Geographic Society. 1st Ed. 288 PP with nearly 210 b/w and colour illustrations. Half title page: Alvin. Title spread: 2 passengers submersible inspecting the Cayman Wall. Hard cover, title on front cover and spine, dj. Fine. 31.2 x 24. 0792279921
The Mysterious Sea... Science beneath the sea... The Museum of the Deep.
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$20

19828
BAPTIST, Captain C. N. T.
SALVAGE OPERATIONS

Stanford Maritime. London. 1979. 1st Ed. (4), 155 PP with 1 facsimile of document (Salvage Agreement), 1 table and 15 maps & plans, plus 16 pages with 28 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 24.2 x 16.2. 0540073784
Principle of marine salvage, salvage companies, wartime salvage tugs. 15 examples of salvage operations after stranding, grounding, fire...
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$30

71773
BERTHOLD, Robert
The AUSTRALIAN SCUBA DIVERS Illustrated Dictionary

Robert Berthold Photography. Sydney. 1992. 1st Ed. Foreword by J.T. Baker, AIMS. 224 PP with 240 photos (over 160 in full colour). Pictorial card cover. Dedicatory note on title page dated and signed by the author. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 0646075268
Quick reference guide to Marine plants and animals, biological terms... From Abalone and Absolute pressure to Zooxanthellae and Zostera.
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$35

37836
BEURDELEY, Cecile
L' ARCHEOLOGIE SOUS-MARINE - L'Odyssée des Trésors

Paris. 1991. La Bibliotheque des Arts. 1st Ed. 222, (2) PP with 39 colour and 131 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, dj, slipcase (plain). French text. Near fine. 26.5 x 22.7. 2850471607
Chapter 1: Navigation and divers during the Antique period. Chapter 2: First diving equipment...
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$45

65767
BLANDIN, Gaston
CHIRURGIEN SUR LA "CIRCE". L' Aventure d'un Chirurgien navigant Nantais à bord d'une Frégate Royale du XVIIIe Siècle

Spezet, Bretagne. 1996. Ouest Editions / Universite inter-âges de Nantes. 1st Ed. Preface by Jean-Pierre Kernéis. 254, (2) PP with 9 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner on Page 1. French text. Very good. 21 x 14.8. 2908261456
Historical novel.
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$15

63845
BRITNELL, Jett & McCALLUM
VANUATU: Pacific Rim of Fire (in Fisheye View)

San Francisco ?. 1990. Fisheye View Scuba Magazine. Reprint from Volume 4, No. 2, October/November 1990. (8) PP with 1 sketch map and 10 photos colour. Pictorial soft cover.
Diving in Vanuatu, and on the wreck of the troop ship President Coolidge.
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$10

37364
BROWN, Joseph E.
THE GOLDEN SEA - Man's Underwater Adventures

London. 1974. Cassell. 1st UK Ed. 214 PP with b/w or colour illustrations (diving location maps & photos). Cloth cover, dj (chipped). Near fine. 32 x 22. 0304295043
The incredible story of Man's adventures in the sea (treasures won and lost, sunken cities, dangers, etc...).
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$15

56592
BUCKLES, Guy
THE DIVE SITES OF THE RED SEA

London. 1997. New Holland. 1st Ed. 173 PP with colour illust. (maps & photos). Title page: A Spanish Dancer. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 24.2 x 16.5. 185368905X
Comprehensive coverage of diving and snorkelling.
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$20

71738
BULLIMORE, Tony
SAVED

Little, Brown and Company. London. 1997. 1st Ed. (12), 237 PP with 1 sketch map "The route of the Vendée Globe race, plus 16 pages with 5 b/w and 27 colour photos. Eps: Map of the Southern Ocean. Hard cover, dj. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Near fine. 24 x 16. 9780316641500
Extraordinary tale of survival on board "Exide Challenger" and rescue in the Southern Ocean by H.M.A.S. Adelaide.
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$20

58055
BURCHELL, David
MY WORLD, An Autobiography

Adelaide. 1988. Author. 1st Ed. Foreword by Sir James G. Hardy. VI, 253 PP with 3 plans and 61 b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dedicatory note on title page signed by the author. Fine. 25.5 x 18. 0731647572
Scuba diving. Diving on H.M.A.S. Perth sunk in 1942 in Sunda Strait...
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$50

48631
BURCHELL, David
ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE - An Autobiography

Melbourne. 1967. Heinemann. 1st Ed. 136 PP, plus 16 pages with 31 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on top outside edges. Dedicatory note on title page signed by the author. Near fine. 21.8 x 14.
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$20

22125
BYRON, Tom
SCUBA DIVERS GUIDE TO NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES COAST

Aqua Sports Publications. Sydney. 1995. Revised 3rd edition of the 1983 original. 220 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial card covers. Fine. 20.4 x 13.5. 0949490016
From Tweed Heads and Byron Bay to Sydney, and Lord Howe Island: 142 dive Locations. Stories on 75 shipwrecks, from Adolphe and Avalon to Yarra Yarra.
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$30

19274
CAMERON, Robert
AFTERMATH OF AN AIR CRASH [in Australian Geographic, No. 6, April-June 1987]

Sydney. 1987. A.G.S. Contains article between pages 86 and 95 with 1 map, 3 colour illust. & 13 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.8 x 21.
Undersea search and recovery in the Tasman sea of the wreck of a Pel-Air jet, that crashed outside Botany Bay after take off, on 10th October 1985.
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$10

31362
CARRIER, Rick & Barbara
DIVE - The Complete Book of Skin Diving

New York. 1955. Wilfred Funk. 1st Ed. (8), 294 PP with tables and over 176 figures (drawings, sketches and b/w photos). Cloth cover, gilt title on spine (sunned). Some foxing. Good. 23.8 x 16.5.
How it all began. The watery world. Physiological problems of diving... Photography underwater. The unexplored sea.
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$15

45332
CLARKE, Arthur C.
THE COAST OF CORAL

New York. 2002. Ibooks. Paperback reprint of the 1955 original, with a 2001 introduction. (12), 264, (7) PP with 2 sets of 3 maps, plus 16 pages with 24 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 13.5. 0743435079
Dives on the Great Barrier Reef in 1955. Chapter 18: on pearls and pearling in the Torres Strait.
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$15

36546
COCKCROFT, Barry
FATAL CALL OF THE RUNNING TIDE - Lifeboat Rescues and Sea Dramas

London. 1995. Hodder & Stoughton. 1st Ed. X, 198 PP, plus 16 pages with 20 b/w and 16 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Fine. 24.2 x 15.8. 034063524X
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$10

60957
COLEMAN, Neville
DISCOVER UNDERWATER AUSTRALIA

Sydney. 1994. National Book Distributors and Publishers. 1st Ed. 168 PP with colour illustrations (8 sketch maps and 174 photos). Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Small rubbed patch on back part of dust jacket. Near fine. 31 x 27.2. 1864360070
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$25

22092
COLEMAN, Neville
THE UNDERWATER AUSTRALIA DIVE GUIDE

Melbourne. 1987. Nelson Publishers. 1st Ed. VIII, 271, (7 adv.) PP with bw and colour illust. Pict. card cover. Fine. 24.5 x 19. 0170069192
Information on diving sites of Queensland, New South Wales... Northern Territory. Chapters on underwater wildlife & hazards, medical services...
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$5

71758
COLEMAN, Neville
THE UNDERWATER AUSTRALIA DIVE GUIDE

Nelson Publishers. Melbourne. 1987. 1st Ed. VIII, 271, (7 adv.) PP with bw and colour illust. Pictorial stiff cover. Dedicatory note on page I signed by the author. Near fine. 24.5 x 19. 0170069192
Information on diving sites of Queensland, New South Wales... Northern Territory. Chapters on underwater wildlife & hazards, medical services...
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$15

63687
COLMAN, Mike & CROPP, Ben
BEN CROPP: Blood in the Water

Park Street Press. Sydney. 2006. 1st Ed. 240 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Top corner of first leaf clipped, o/wise near fine. 27.6 x 23.2. 1876624671
An autobiography told to Mike Colman: spearfishing, shark hunting, diving on shipwrecks, movie producer ... shipwreck museum of Port Douglas.
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$20

31974
COUSTEAU, Fondation & PACCALET, Yves
MISSIONS PACIFIQUES

Paris. 1991. Robert Laffont. 1st Ed., in the Planète Océan series. (8), 132 PP with colour photos. Title spread: Calypso at anchor in a lagoon. Eps: Atoll. Cloth cover, dj. French text. Fine. 29.3 x 22.5. 2221068351
Works of the Cousteau Society Inc., in the Pacific Basin. From Alaska to Cape Horn, and from California to the Great Barrier Reef. Dives in the Pacific Islands...
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$80

13796
COUSTEAU, J. Y. & DUMAS, Frédéric
THE SILENT WORLD

London. 1953. Hamish Hamilton. 6th Impression. XI, 148 PP, plus 1 diagram of the Fountain of Vaucluse and 64 pages with 84 b/w & 20 colour photos. Fp: Author and family. Cloth cover. Foxing, o/wise very good. 24 x 16.
Undersea discovery and adventure by the first men to swim at record depths without lines to the surface.
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$10

59250
COUSTEAU, J. Y. & DUMAS, Frédéric
THE SILENT WORLD

London. 1953. Hamish Hamilton. 4th Impression. XI, 148 PP, plus 1 diagram of the Fountain of Vaucluse and 64 pages with 84 b/w & 20 colour photos. Fp: Author and family. Cloth cover. Free fly of front end paper missing. Foxing, o/wise very good. 24 x 16.
Undersea discovery and adventure by the first men to swim at record depths without lines to the surface.
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$5

35437
COUSTEAU, Jean-Michel & RICHARDS, Mose
COUSTEAU'S AUSTRALIA

Sydney. 1993. Reader's Digest. 1st Australian edition. 176 PP with 1 map and 120 colour photos. Half title page: A leafy sea dragon. Title spread: Aerial view near Mt. Trafalgar, Western Australia. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.5 x 23.5. 0864385382
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$10

16423
COUSTEAU, Jean-Michel & RICHARDS, Mose
COUSTEAU'S PAPUA NEW GUINEA JOURNEY

Sydney. 1989. Reader's Digest. 1st Australian edition. 224 PP with 170 colour illust. (photos, maps). Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 30.5 x 22.5. 0864381034
The 1988 expedition using the Calypso and Alcyone to explore the rich aquatic and land environments as well as the diverse cultures of Papua New Guinea.
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$10

61292
DAVIES, Joan, HICKS, Norman, FLOYD, Mike... (editors)
THE LIFE-BOAT. The Journal of the Royal National Life-boat Institution - Volume XXXIV - No. 378

London. 1956. Royal National Life-boat Institution. Volume XVVIV, No. 378, December 1956. 321-380 PP with 15 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 23.5 x 15.
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$10

34299
DAWSON, Major A. J.
BRITAIN'S LIFE-BOATS - The Story of a Century of Heroic Service

London. 1923. Hodder and Stoughton. 1st Ed., with an Introduction by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, and a Foreword by Joseph Conrad. XIII, 279 PP with 1 plan, plus the Introduction, 1 large folded chart and 32 pages with 82 b/w photos. Hard cover, device on front cover (RNLI Flag). Foot of spine damaged and professionally repaired. Foxing. Good. 22.6 x 14.2.
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$20

61320
DAWSON, Major A. J.
BRITAIN'S LIFE-BOATS - The Story of a Century of Heroic Service

London. 1923. Hodder and Stoughton. 1st Ed., with an Introduction by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, and a Foreword by Joseph Conrad. XIII, 279 PP with 1 plan, plus the Introduction, 1 large folded chart and 32 pages with 82 b/w photos. Hard cover, device on front cover (RNLI Flag). Occasional foxing. Very good. 22.6 x 14.2.
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$25

52256
DEACON, Christine A. & Kevin
AUSTRALIA DOWN UNDER, Exploring Australia's Underwater World

Sydney. 1986. Doubleday. 1st Ed. 272 PP with 8 colour maps, 4 b/w illustrations & many colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 30 x 22. 0868242411
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$10

58259
DEAN, Martin, FERRARI, Ben, OXLEY, Ian, REDKNAP, Mark & WATSON, Kit
ARCHAEOLOGY UNDERWATER - The NAS Guide to Principles and Practice

London. 1995. Nautical Archaeology Society. Reprint with corrections of the 1992 original. X, 332 PP with over 150 b/w illustrations (graphs, maps, drawings by Ben Ferrari, photos...). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24 x 19. 1863132255
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$20

68946
DENMEAD, Doug
SKINDIVERS AND SHIPWRECKS

Melbourne. 1973. Author. 1st Ed. 96 PP with 1 map & b/w illust. (drawings, photos). Pictorial stiff cover (lightly rubbed and a little loose). Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page. Very good. 21.5 x 13.5. 0909853401
Diving on the shipwrecks off the Southwest coast of Victoria and in Port Phillip Bay.
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$15

63453
DIERKS, August & PRAGER, Hans Georg
IN STÜRMEN ZU HAUSE - Bergungsmotorschiff SEEFALKE und seine Gefährten

Herford, Germany. 1980. Koehler. 1st Ed. 144 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, house flags & funnels, plans, profiles, photos), and 10 colour photos. FEP: Plans of the Seefalke. REP: profile of 10 tugboats. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with repaired tears. German text. Near fine. 20 x 20. 3782202155
"Seefalke", tugboat and salvaging
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$25

64387
DIOLE, Philippe
4,000 YEARS UNDER THE SEA, Excursions in Undersea Archaeology

London. 1957. Pan Books. Paperback edition. 192 PP plus 8 pages with b/w photos and a map of the Mediterranean. Pict. soft covers a little browned. Paper ageing. Signature of previous owner on half-title page. Good. 17.8 x 11.
Detailed account of survey & searches in the Mediterranean: Dionysos, Mandia, Cherchel, Narbonne, Saint Tropez.
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$5

32965
DIOLE, Philippe
L'AVENTURE SOUS-MARINE

Paris. 1953. Editions Albin Michel. 1st Ed. 267 PP, plus 32 b/w plates. Pictorial card cover. Covers lightly creased, ageing of paper on edges. Near fine. French text. 19.2 x 14.3.
The Undersea adventure.
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$20

33887
DIOLE, Philippe
THE UNDERSEA ADVENTURE

New York. 1954. Readers Union / Sidgwick and Jackson. Reprint of the 1953 original. 183 PP, plus 16 pages with 29 b/w photos. Hard cover. Good. 19.7 x 12.2.
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$5

70639
DIVING
RAN DIVING MANUAL - ABR 155 - Volume 2: Regulations and Practical Diving

Canberra. 1980 / 1983. Department of Defence (Navy) 1st July 1980 original ABR 155 (updated 1983). Volume 2, Chapters 8 to 18. (4), XIV, 248 PP (14 of them large folded) with tables and b/w or colour figures (drawings, flages, graphs ...). Pages with 4 punch holes contained in a special ring binder. Covers of binder somewhat soiled. Contents fine. 32 x 25.
Last updated pages (1983), inserted on 5 July 1984.
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$100

70640
DIVING
RAN DIVING MANUAL - ABR 155 : Volume 3: Specialised Diving Techniques and Equipment & Volume 4: Diving Equipment , Description and Maintenance

Canberra. 1980 / 1983. Department of Defence (Navy). 1st July 1980 original ABR 155 (updated 1983). Volume 3, Chapters 19 to 23: (4), XIV, 114 PP with tables and b/w figures (drawings, photos ...). Volume 4, Chapters 24 to 29: (6), XIV, 194 PP (3 of them large folded), with tables and b/w figures (drawings, photos, sketches). Pages with 4 punch holes contained in a special ring binder. Covers of binder a little soiled. Contents near fine. 32 x 25.
Last updated pages (1983), inserted on 5 July 1984.
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$150

57067
DIVING
SCUBA DIVER (August/September 1988)

Sydney. 1988. Scuba Diver / Yaffa Publishing Group. August/September 1988 issue. Edited by Liz CONRAD. 80 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27. 2 x 21.
The President's Power (wreck of President Coolidge, off Santo) / Vanuatu - for the thinking Diver, by Andrew Green. Seas of the Sunshine State. Oman - high voltage diving, by Roly Parsons...
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$10

57070
DIVING
SCUBA DIVER (August/September 1992)

Sydney. 1992. Scuba Diver / Yaffa Publishing Group. August/September 1992 issue "Wreck Diving Special". Edited by Cathie HOLLOWAY & Cassie WELSH. 80 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27. 2 x 21.
Scuba sites: Point Lonsdale, Victoria, by David King. Wrecks, by Max Gleeson, Andrew Green, David King, Mark Warwick
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$10

57066
DIVING
SCUBA DIVER (December 1987 / January 1988)

Sydney. 1987. Scuba Diver / Yaffa Publishing Group. Bicentenary Special issue. Edited by Martin COLEMAN. 88 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27. 2 x 21.
Excavating HMS Sirius, with Graeme Henderson. Albany, a dive into W.A.'s deep south, by Jeff Mullins... Claws, Murray River Crayfish, by Attlia Bikscos...
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$10

57068
DIVING
SCUBA DIVER (February/March 1990)

Sydney. 1990. Scuba Diver / Yaffa Publishing Group. February/March 1990 issue. Edited by Simon LANE. 80 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27. 2 x 21.
No rest at "Wreck Reef" (wreck of Cato and HMS Porpoise of Matthew Flinders), by Frank Richards. Guam and Saipan, Micronesia.
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$10

57071
DIVING
SCUBA DIVER (February/March 1994)

Sydney. 1994. Scuba Diver / Yaffa Publishing Group. February/March 1994 issue. Edited by Cathie HOLLOWAY. 84 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27. 2 x 21.
Scuba sites: Lizard Island, by Cathie Holloway. Ningaloo Marine Park. Fiji's Luscious Isles, by Cassie Welsh.
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$10

57072
DIVING
SCUBA DIVER (June/July 1994)

Sydney. 1994. Scuba Diver / Yaffa Publishing Group. June/July 1994 issue. Edited by Cathie HOLLOWAY. 84 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27. 2 x 21.
Scuba sites: Rottnest Island, by Peter and Margy Nicholas. Diving New Caledonia and Vanuatu, by Andrew Green and Cathie Holloway. Beyond Bali, by Ann Storie.
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$10

57073
DIVING
SKINDIVING AUSTRALIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC

Melbourne. c. 1975. Australian Sports Publications. Annual issue. Edited by Barry ANDREWARTHA. 80 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Lower margin of leaf 69/70 chipped. Foxing. Very good. 27.2 x 20.4. 0868950017
Australia: Kangaroo Island, King Island, Solitary Islands, Sydney Harbour... Pacific: New Zealand. Simpson Harbour, PNG. Kapingamarangi atoll, Micronesia
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$15

57074
DIVING
SPORTDIVING IN AUSTRALIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC - No. 3

Melbourne. 1987. Mountain, Ocean & Travel Publications. Issue No. 3, August/September 1987. Edited by Barry ANDREWARTHA & Peter STONE. 112 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Covers lightly rubbed. Very good. 27.7 x 21.
Diving under Sargassum Weed, by Rudie H. Kuiter. Dive and Travel show "Oceans 87".
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$10

57078
DIVING
SPORTDIVING IN AUSTRALIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC - No. 24

Melbourne. 1991. Mountain, Ocean & Travel Publications. Issue No. 24, February/March 1991. Edited by Barry ANDREWARTHA. 114 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 27.7 x 21.
Diving in the deep water cave of Pannikin, South Australia, by Andrew Wright. Diving in Antarctica, by Jonathan Chester... Diving on the wreck of the Trial, Monte Bello Islands, W.A., by Mark Warwick.
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$10

57079
DIVING
SPORTDIVING IN AUSTRALIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC - No. 33

Melbourne. 1992. Mountain, Ocean & Travel Publications. Issue No. 33, August/September 1992. Edited by Barry ANDREWARTHA. 122 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 27.7 x 21.
First British ironclad monitor Cerberus, Port Phillip Bay, by Bill and Peter Boyle. ... Rust in Peace (shipwrecks of WWII in the Pacific), by John McLennan.
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$10

57080
DIVING
SPORTDIVING IN AUSTRALIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC - No. 36

Melbourne. 1993. Mountain, Ocean & Travel Publications. Issue No. 36, February/March 1993. Edited by Barry ANDREWARTHA. 122 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 27.7 x 21.
Ningaloo, by Heather Falconer & Pip O'Dell. Norfolk Island, by Becca Saunders...
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$10

57081
DIVING
SPORTDIVING IN AUSTRALIA & THE SOUTH PACIFIC - No. 39

Melbourne. 1993. Mountain, Ocean & Travel Publications. Issue No. 39, August/September 1993. Edited by Barry ANDREWARTHA. 114 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 27.7 x 21.
The Banda Islands, by Valerie Taylor. Diving Ulladulla, by Tony Karacsonyi.
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$10

71760
EDMONDS, Carl, LOWRY, Christopher & PENNEFATHER, John
DIVING AND SUBAQUATIC MEDICINE

Diving Medical Centre. Sydney. 1976. 1st Ed. with a foreword by Bart McKenzie. 398 PP with tables and figures (very few with colour). Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Stamp of previous owner at lower corner of front endpaper, o/wise near fine. 23.5 x 16. 0959719105
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$20

61220
EDMONDS, Carl, LOWRY, Christopher & PENNEFATHER, John
DIVING AND SUBAQUATIC MEDICINE

Sydney. 1976. Diving Medical Centre. 1st Ed. with a foreword by Bart McKenzie. 398 PP with tables and figures (very few with colour). Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine. Covers slightly damaged (effects of water and speckles). Front endpaper with name of previous owner and scribble. 2 other pages with scribbles. A very good working copy. 23.5 x 16. 0959719105
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$5

62265
ELLIS, William S.
THE COAST GUARD, Small Service with a Big Mission (in National Geographic)

Washington. 1974. National Geographic Society. Reprint from the July 1974 issue. 113-138, (3) PP with 27 colour photos. Pictorial sotf cover. Folder punch holes close to spine, o/wise fine. 25.4 x 17.7.
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$5

58234
EMPLETON, Bernard E., HILL, Robert W. & LANPHIER, Edward H. (editors)
THE NEW SCIENCE OF SKIN AND SCUBA DIVING

Chicago. 1980. Association Press / Follett Publishing. 5th revised edition. XI, (3), 302 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23 x 18.5. 0695813463
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$10

44134
FIELDING, Ann & ROBINSON, Ed
AN UNDERWATER GUIDE TO HAWAI'I

Honolulu. 1993. University of Hawaii Press. 4th printing of the 1987 original. 156 PP with 2 maps and over 220 colour photos. Cloth cover, dj. Fine. 23.4 x 16. 824811046
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$25

33033
FIELDING, Ann & ROBINSON, Ed
AN UNDERWATER GUIDE TO HAWAI'I

Honolulu. 1987. University of Hawaii Press. 1st Ed. 156 PP with 2 maps and over 220 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 23.4 x 16. 0824811046
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$25

46617
FOUCHER-CRETEAU, Jean
PERLES REQUINS ET CORAUX

Paris. 1955. Librairie des Champs-Elysées. 1st Ed. 56 PP, plus 110 pages with 62 b/w & 32 colour illustrations. Soft cover, dj. Dedicatory note on preliminary page, dated Abidjan 12/1/71 and signed by the author. Near fine. French text. 28 x 22.5.
Diving and filming expedition in the Red Sea in April 1954.
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$100

47165
GAWRONSKI, J. H. G. (editor)
AMSTERDAM PROJECT - Jaarrapport van de Stichting VOC-SCHIP "AMSTERDAM" 1986/Annual Report of the VOC-SHIP AMSTERDAM Foundation, 1986

Amsterdam. 1987. Foundation VOC ship Amsterdam / Stichting VOC-schip Amsterdam 1st edition limited to 2000 copies. Report No. 3 by Foundation Voc Ship Amsterdam. (2),100, (10 advertisements) PP with tables and b/w illustrations (plates, drawings and plans and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. Text in Dutch and English. 29.5 x 21. 9071690024
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$25

17762
GESNER, Peter
PANDORA, An Archaeological Perspective

Brisbane. 1991. Qld. Museum. 1st Ed. XII, 59 PP with b/w & colour illustrations (maps, charts, paintings & photos). Pictorial soft cover. Newspaper clipping "The Pandora Story," by Shirley Twist , tipped in on rear endpaper. Very good. 21 x 21. 0724244824
"Pandora" and its historical background on the last voyage, the wreck, its discovery & the excavation on it.
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$15

51746
GLEESON, Max & ELLIOTT, Mae
S.S YONGALA, Dive to the Past

Sydney. 1987. Turton & Armstrong. 1st Ed. 80 PP (2), with b/w & colour illust. Fp: Map of North Qld. coast. Hard cover, dj. Dedicatory note opposite title-page signed by both authors. A near fine copy. 21.5 x 15. 0908031319
History of the Yongala, built 1903, and wrecked in March 1911 off Cape Bowling Green with 120 lives lost. Diving on the wreck...
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$30

69850
GLEESON, Max & ELLIOTT, Mae
S.S YONGALA, Dive to the Past

Turton & Armstrong. Sydney. 1987. 1st Ed. 80 PP (2), with b/w & colour illust. Fp: Map of North Qld. coast. Hard cover, dj. Light foxing, dust jacket with small chip at top of spine, o/wise very good. 21.5 x 15. 0908031319
History of the Yongala, built 1903, and wrecked in March 1911 off Cape Bowling Green with 120 lives lost. Diving on the wreck...
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$20

17617
GREEN, Jeremy
LOOKING FOR KHUBILAI KHAN (in Geo Magazine)

Sydney. 1984. Australasia's Geographical Magazine. Volume 5, No.4, December 1983-January 1984. Includes article from P.58 to 69 with 1 map and 14 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 23 x 20.3.
Applying a recently developed colour sonar system which detects large objects buried under sand, Japanese maritime archaeologists are probing Japan's Bay of Imari for Khubilai Khan's sunken fleet.
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$10

49804
GREEN, Jeremy, GAINSFORD, Matthew & STANBURY, Myra (editors)
DEPARTMENT OF MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY, WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MARITIME MUSEUM - A compendium of projects, programmes and publications 1971-2003

Fremantle. 2004. Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology. 1st Ed. Special Publication No. 9. Foreword by Graeme Henderson. XII, 133 PP with tables, 2 b/w and 55 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.8 x 16.8. 1876465301
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$10

58561
HAISMAN, Sylvie
THIS BARREN ROCK: A True Tale of Shipwreck and Survival in the Southern Seas, 1875

Sydney. 2010. ABC Books. 1st Ed. (XII), 238, (3) PP with 1 location map of the Crozet Islands and b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 13.5. 9780733325557
Wreck of the Shaw Savill & Co. "Strathmore" in 1875 on Grande Ile, Crozet Islands.
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$30

48095
HALSTEAD, Bob
M/V TELITA & MINISUB (in Paradise)

Port Moresby. 1987. Air Niugini. Issue No. 65, Nov-Dec 1987. 38 PP with b/w or colour illustrations. Contains article between P. 9 and 14 with 18 colour photos, and between P. 23 and 26 with 16 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28.5 x 21.
Building of the M/V Telita, dive support vessel. Dives on the wreck of a Japanese mini submarine, New Hanover.
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$10

64293
HARDY, A. C.
WRECK S.O.S. - A story of how ships are wrecked, how they are repaired and what exists to save them

London. 1944. Crosby Lockwood. 1st Ed. 147 PP with 2 pages of graphs & 9 pages of line drawings, plus 16 pages with 29 b/w illustrations. Fp: "A salvage steamer at work". Orig. blue cloth cover, gilt title spine, dust jacket (price-clipped). Dust jacket has a few nicks, chips, book has a little light foxing and ageing of paper. An otherwise near fine copy and scarce in this condition. 21.5 x 14.
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$40

61828
HORNER, Dave
THE TREASURE GALLEONS, Clues to Millions in Sunken Gold and Silver

London. 1973. Robert Hale & Co. 1st UK edition of the 1971 US original. XXVIII, 259 PP with text illustrations, plus 32 pages with 53 b/w illustrations (paintings, photos, charts). Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Very good. 22.3 x 14.5. 0396063780
"Trinidad" off Southern California, "Las Cinque Chagas" in the Azores, "Nuestra Senora de Atocha" off Florida...
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$25

52925
HOSTY, Kieran
THE MELANCHOLY WRECK OF THE DUNBAR (in Signals No. 79)

Sydney. 2007. Australian National Maritime Museum. No. 79, June-August 2007. 48 PP. Contains article pages 34 to 39 with 1 b/w and 6 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.7 x 21.
Wrecked off Sydney Heads, August 1857.
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$10

69498
HOSTY, Kieran
VASA 1628, Strange Fate of a King's Warship (in Signals No. 57)

Sydney. 2001. Australian National Maritime Museum. Issue No. 57, December 2001 - February 2002. 40 PP. Contains article pages 25 to 28 with 1 b/w and 9 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.6 x 21.
Exhibition held 15 November 2001 to 27 January 2002 on her fate in 1628 ... her remarkable salvage and restoration.
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$10

30815
HOUOT, Georges & WILLM, Pierre
TWO THOUSAND FATHOMS DOWN

London. 1955. Hamish Hamilton & Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st UK Ed. 256 PP with 8 diagrams, plus 16 pages with 2/6 bw photos. Eps: Cutaway drawing of the F.N.R.S. 3. Cloth cover (marked and worn). Some foxing. Good reading copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
The dives of the Bathyscaphe, first independent deep-water submarine to descend deeper than William Beebe and Otis Barton.
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$5

17725
HOUOT, Lt. Cmdr. G.S.
FOUR YEARS OF DIVING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (in National Geographic Magazine, Volume CXIII, No.5, 1958)

Washington. 1958. N. G. S. Volume CXIII, No.5, May, 1958. Contains article between P.715 and 731 with bw & colour illustrations. Soft cover. Very good. 25.2 x 17.5.
Globe-eyed sharks, fish with stilts, undersea deserts, avalanches, powerful currents... Story of the French bathyscaphe pilot and his trips to the black abyss...
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$10

49606
HOUOT, Lt. Comdr. Georges S.
DEEP DIVING BY BATHYSCAPHE OFF JAPAN (in National Geographic Magazine, Volume 117, No.1, 1960)

Washington. 1960. NGS. Volume 117, No.1, January 1960. Contains article between P.138 and 150 with 5 bw & 8 colour illustrations (1 map, 1 plan & 6 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.2 x 17.5.
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$10

53823
ILLSLEY, John Sherwood (compiler)
A DATABASE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY and Related Topics with Author and keyword Indexes

Bangor, Wales. 1989. Akadimias Software / University College of North Wales. 1st Ed. Booklet: (4), 24 PP, plus 6 floppy discs (5.25) in IBM PC 360K format. Booklet format: 20 x 14.6. Booklet and floppy discs contained in a plastic box. With Compliments note signed by the author loosely inserted. Very good. Box format: 14 x 15.5.
9300 citations sorted into 45 subject groups.
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$100

11508
ISY-SCHWART, Marcel
LA CROISIERE BLEUE, Joyaux de la Mer de Corail

Paris. 1968. Robert Laffont. 1st Ed. 190 PP with 1 map in text plus 32 pages with 35 b/w photos plus 4 pages with colour photos. Pict. soft cover. French text. Very good. 21.5 x 13.8.
The sailing cruise around New Caledonia and the atolls of Ouvéa & Beautemps-Beaupré, of an adventurer, photographer, scuba diver in 1967.
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$35

56590
JACKSON, Jack
THE DIVE SITES OF THE PHILIPPINES

London. 1995. New Holland. 1st Ed. 176 PP with colour illust. (maps & photos). Title page: Pterois Volutans. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 24.2 x 16.5. 185368516X
Comprehensive coverage of diving and snorkelling.
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$20

20252
JEFFERIS, Roger & McDONALD, Kendall
THE WRECK HUNTERS

New York. 1966. A.S. Barnes & Co. 1st Ed. 255 PP with 5 line drawings, and 60 bw illust. Fp: The Wreck Hunter. REP: maps of wrecks from the Needles to North Foreland. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Map of FEP not present (renewed FEP ?). Very good. 21.5 x 14.5.
Accounts of amateur aqualung divers of Great Britain and their search for sunken wrecks around the English coast. P.237 to 246: Wreck List.
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$10

68335
JEFFERY, W. & AMESS, J.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE CONFERENCE ON MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY

Adelaide. 1983. South Australian Department of Environment and Planning. 1st Ed. VI, (2), 452 PP with 47 figures and 91 b/w plates. Soft cover, illustrated front. Stamps of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on front cover and title page. Stamp of "Australian Maritime College" on title page and last page. Very good. 29.7 x 21. 724346686
47 papers presented in March 1982: Maritime Archaeology in Australia, and developments in each state - Maritime Archaeology in other countries - Research and Survey - Site management and protection...
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$50

53625
JOLLY, Dick
WRECK, RESCUE AND SALVAGE

Whittles Publishing. Dunbeath, Scotland. 2007. Reprint of the 2006 original. VI, 154 PP with 32 b/w illustrations (1 document, 13 headpieces and 18 photos) and 27 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24 x 17. 190444542X
Reminiscences of deep-sea tug and commercial salvage.
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$45

16531
KAHARL, Victoria A.
WATER BABY

New York. 1990. OUP. 1st Ed. XII, 356 PP plus 32 pages with b/w & colour photos. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 24 x 16. 0195061918
Deep-sea exploration with Alvin, the world's first deep-diving submarine.
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$10

41363
KONSTAM, Angus
THE HISTORY OF PIRATES

The Lyons Press / Mariners' Museum, Virginia. 1999. 1st Ed., with an introduction by David Cordingly. 192 PP with location maps, maps and b/w or colour illustrations. Half title page: Jolly Roger. Title spread: Battle between the pirate ship Royal Fortune and HMS Swallow. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 30.5 x 23. 1558219692
A full-colour chronicle of thievery, murder, and torture on the high seas.
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$20

56363
KOSTER, Douglas A.
OPERATION VICTOR SEARCH

Lavenham, Suffolk. 1979. Terence Dalton Ltd. 1st Ed. Foreword by Captain J. G. B. Morrow. XII, 172 PP with 69 b/w illustrations. Eps: Chart of Search Area off Pembrokeshire coast. Hard cover, dj. Very good. 23.2 x 18. 0900963956
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$15

37913
LANG, Denise V.
FOOTSTEPS IN THE OCEAN - Careers in Diving

New York. 1987. E. P. Dutton. 1st Ed. XV, 144 PP with 35 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 0525671935
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$20

60871
LARN, Richard
UNIDENTIFIED ARTEFACTS 1 (in The International Journal of NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY and UNDERWATER EXPLORATION)

London. 1984. The Council for Nautical Archaeology / Academic Press. Reprinted from Volume 13, No. 2, May 1984. 113-119 PP with 7 figures with 12 b/w photos. Soft cover. Fine. 24.5 x 17.2.
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$5

64057
LARUE, Pierre
LA DIEPPOISE: une patate de grande classe (in Cols Bleus)

Paris. 1998. Cols Bleus, Hebdomadaire de la Marine et des Arsenaux. Issue No. 2437, 11 & 18 April 1998. 36 PP. Contains article pages 8 to 10 with 7 colour photos). Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
La Diéppoise: minesweeper sunk in 1988 to become a diving site in the lagoon of New Caledonia.
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$10

56040
LARUE, Pierre
LA FIN DE LA DIEPPOISE (in Subaqua)

Marseille. 1991. Fédération Française d' Etudes et de Sports Sous-Marins. Issue No. 119, Nov.-Dec. 1991. 100 PP. Contains article pages 28 to 33 with 4 b/w photos, and colour illustrations (1 sketch chart and 7 photos). Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
La Diéppoise: minesweeper sunk in 1988 to become a diving site in the lagoon of New Caledonia.
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$10

70018
LAXON, W. A.
THE CURRIE LINE OF MELBOURNE

Melbourne. 2003. Nautical Association of Australia. 1st Ed. 61, (3) PP with 25 b/w illustrations (2 newspaper clippings, 2 portraits and 21 photos of ships). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 0959907963
Shipmaster & shipowner. Salvage expert... Shipping line taken over by British India in early 1913.
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$30

32055
LAYTON, Thomas N.
THE VOYAGE OF THE FROLIC - New England Merchants and the Opium Trade

Stanford, Ca. 1997. Stanford University Press. 1st Ed. XVI, (2), 227 PP with 39 figures (2 maps, facsimile of documents, drawings and photos). Title spread: Frolic under sail. Cloth cover, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 0804729093
Custom-built Baltimore clipper for the Opium trade between Bombay and China. Wrecked with Chinese goods, on the Mendocino coast, North of San Francisco, in the early years of the Gold Rush.
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$20

38115
LEECH, Graeme
THE FIRST BOAT PEOPLE (in The Australian Magazine)

Sydney. 1998. Nationwide News / The Weekend Australian. The Weekend Australian, July 18-19 1998. Contains article pages 16 to 21 with 5 colour photos, by Marco del Grande. Soft cover. Fine. 31 x 25.3.
When Europe's Ice Age cavemen were making paintings of animals, someone in Australia painted a picture of a boat on a sandstone rock in the north Kimberley. It could be the first painting portraying ocean travel.
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$10

59288
LEEK, Bob
SAIL TRADERS OF PORT PHILLIP AND VICTORIA - Volume II

Newport, Victoria. 2009. Scuttlebutt Press. 1st Ed. 155 PP with 15 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. New. 20.7 x 14.7. 9780980590210
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$30

59289
LEEK, Bob
SAIL TRADERS OF PORT PHILLIP AND VICTORIA - Volume III

Newport, Victoria. 2010. Scuttlebutt Press. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 15 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.7 x 14.7. 9780980590227
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$30

53989
LEEK, Bob
SHIPWRECKS AND INCIDENTS RELATING TO THE PORT OF ST HELENS AND UP TO EDDYSTONE POINT

Newport, Victoria. 2006. Scuttlebutt Press. 1st Ed. 58 PP with 20 b/w illustrations, plus 2 pages with 6 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 0975175477
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$15

65279
L'HOUR, Michel & VEYRAT, Elisabeth
LA MER POUR MEMOIRE - Archéologie sous-marine des épaves Atlantiques

Paris. 2005. Somogy éditions d'Art & Buhez 1st edition. Forewords by Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, Jean-Luc Massy & Eric Morin. 368 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. FEP: Rocky landscape off Brittany. REP: Location map and map of French Brittany and Normandy. Hard cover, title in blind on front board and spine. French text. Fine. 29 x 25.5. 2850568317
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$80

66702
L'HOUR, Michel & VEYRAT, Elisabeth
UN CORSAIRE SOUS LA MER: Les épaves de la Natière, Archéologie sous-marine à Saint-Malo - Volume 2: Campagne de Fouille 2000

Saint Malo. 2001. Edition Adramar. 1st edition. Volume 2: 108 PP with b/w illustrations (charts, maps, plans and photos) and 8 colour plates with 1 drawing and 37 photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 29.5 x 21.2. 29511562411
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$35

66703
L'HOUR, Michel & VEYRAT, Elisabeth
UN CORSAIRE SOUS LA MER: Les épaves de la Natière, Archéologie sous-marine à Saint-Malo - Volume 3: Campagne de Fouille 2001

Saint Malo. 2002. Edition Adramar. 1st edition. Volume 3: 108 PP with b/w illustrations (charts, maps, plans and photos) and 8 colour plates with 1 chart, 4 drawing and 41 photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 29.5 x 21.2. 2951156242X
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$35

66704
L'HOUR, Michel & VEYRAT, Elisabeth
UN CORSAIRE SOUS LA MER: Les épaves de la Natière, Archéologie sous-marine à Saint-Malo - Volume 4: Campagne de Fouille 2002

Saint Malo. 2003. Edition Adramar. 1st edition. Volume 4: 132 PP with b/w illustrations (charts, maps, plans and photos) and 8 colour plates with 1 plan and 38 photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 29.5 x 21.2. 29511562438
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$35

42252
LIMBURG, Peter R. & SWEENEY, James B.
VESSELS FOR UNDERWATER EXPLORATION

New York. 1973. Crown Publishers. 2nd Ed. (6), 154 PP with 105 b/w illust. (engravings, paintings, photos, sketch plans...). Fp: Research Submarine Deep Quest. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 28.5 x 22. 0517505347
Oceanographic submersibles since prehistoric time: underwater breathing contraptions to diving bells, and submarines.
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$20

58128
LIPPMANN, John
OXYGEN FIRST AID

Melbourne. 1999. J.L. Publications. January 1999 reprint of the April 1995 revised Asia-Pacific edition (original of August 1992). 160 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (drawings and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. 21 x 15. 0646235656
A guide to the provision of oxygen in scuba diving accidents and other emergencies.
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$5

58127
LIPPMANN, John
OXYGEN FIRST AID

Melbourne. 1995. J.L. Publications. Revised Australasian edition of April 1995 (original of August 1992). 160 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (drawings and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. 21 x 15. 0646235656
A guide to the provision of oxygen in scuba diving accidents and other emergencies.
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$5

36479
LONEY, Jack
AN ATLAS HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN SHIPWRECKS, (State by State, Including Maps & Diving Notes)

Sydney. 1981. A. & A.W. Reed. 1st Ed. 120 PP plus 8 pages with 17 colour photos & many b/w illust. & charts. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with lightly sunned spine and a few small creases, o/wise near fine. 25.8 x 18.2. 0589503006
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$25

17562
LYON, Eugene
THE TROUBLE WITH TREASURE (In National Geographic Magazine)

Washington. 1976. NGS. Volume 149, No.6, June 1976. Article: P. 787 to 805. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.4 x 17.5.
The wreck of the Spanish galleon Atocha sunk off Florida in 1628.
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$10

71688
McCARTHY, M. (editor)
SHIPWRECKS OF AUSTRALIA'S WEST COAST

Western Australian Museum. Perth. 2012. 1st Ed. 304 PP with b/w and colour ilustrations. Inside folded back cover: location and reference map with keys and insets. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24 x 16.5. 9781920843762
Agincourt ... Batavia ... to Zuytdorp, SS Zvir.
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$35

21286
McCARTHY, Mike
EXCAVATION OF THE BARQUE DAY DAWN

Perth. 1980. W.A. Museum. 1st Ed. 58 PP with b/w illustrations. Illustrated card cover. Near fine. 22 x 17. 0724482237
The excavation and identification of the wreck of an ex-American whaling ship in Cockburn Sound.
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$20

43266
McHUGH, Evan
THE SHIPWRECK COAST (in Qantas, The Australian Way)

Sydney. 2002. Qantas. Issue No. 111, September 2002. Contains article between P. 88 and 92 with 2 b/w and 8 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.
Beyond the West Australian coastline lie scores of shipwrecks, remnants of 400-year seafaring heritage that allow divers to plunge into the past.
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$10

64417
McINNES, Allan
THE WRECK OF THE "CHARLES EATON"

Brisbane. 1983. Royal Historical Society of Queensland. Reprint. 21- 50 PP with b/w illustrations (1 map and 3 photos). Soft covers a little soiled and reinforced, o/wise near fine. 21.4 x 13.5.
Paper read to the RHSQ on 24 February 1983. Shipwrecked , 15 August 1834, on Detached Reef, Torres Strait, on a passage from Australia to Canton.
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$20

56598
MACINNIS, Joe
UNDERWATER MAN

Toronto. 1974. McClelland and Stewart Limited. 1st Australian Sports Publications edition. Foreword by Pierre Elliott Trudeau. (2), 142 PP with b/w photos14 . Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 0771036272
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$10

69001
McKEE, Alexander
HOW WE FOUND THE MARY ROSE

London. 1982. Souvenir Press. 1st paperback edition. 144 PP with b/w illustrations (plans, sketches, photos), plus 16 pages with 37 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner on half title page, ex-library stamps on half title page, title page & rear endpapers, shelf number at lower corner of front cover. Contents clean and still a very good copy. 23 x 17.5. 0285625446
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$10

66975
MACKEN, Jim
THE WRECK OF THE HAZARD & Other True Sea Stories of Broken Bay

Sydney. 1994. Author. 1st Ed. IV, 56 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 map, drawings, engravings, facsimile of documents and photos. Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the author on title page. Small rubbed spot on title page, o/wise fine. Oblong: 21 x 29. 0646219898
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$25

10297
McQUARRIE, Peter
STRATEGIC ATOLLS, Tuvalu and the Second World War

Christchurch. 1994. Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies & USP. 1st Ed. (XV), 187 PP with 15 maps and plans, and 43 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 15. 0958330050
Coastwatching during N.Z. control. Arrival of U.S. Forces after Pearl Harbour. Rescue of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, ...
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$40

33675
MALSTER, Robert
SAVED FROM THE SEA - The story of life-saving services on the East Anglian coast

Lavenham. 1974. Terence Dalton. 1st Ed. 296 PP with 138 b/w illust. FEP: Map of the Suffolk & Essex lifeboat stations. REP: Map of the Norfolk lifeboat stations. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 23.2 x 17.8. 0900963328
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$20

43119
MARRIOTT, John
DISASTER AT SEA

London. 1987. Ian Allan. 1st Ed. 176 PP with 30 maps & plans, and 49 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on cloth spine, dj (price-clipped). Fine. 23.5 x 15.7. 0711017379
Lloyds of London. The British Search and Rescue Organisation. Shipwrecks: Victoria and Camperdown, Andrea Doria and Stockholm, Titanic... The 1979 Fastnet Race.
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$10

67259
MARSDEN, Peter
SEALED BY TIME - The Loss and Recovery of the Mary Rose

Portsmouth, UK. 2003. The Mary Rose Trust Ltd. 1st Ed. XIV, 194 PP with 18 headpieces and 140 b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 22 colour plates. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. 30.2 x 21.5. 0954402901
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$35

68333
MARX, Robert F.
SHIPWRECKS IN FLORIDA WATERS. A Billion Dollar Graveyard

Chuluota, Florida. 1985. The Mickler House, Publishers. 1st Ed. X, 147 PP with 25 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 23 x 15.2. 0913122513
List of 373 shipwrecks in Florida waters between P. 5 and 134.
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$30

35560
MASTERS, David
CRIMES OF THE HIGH SEAS

London. 1936. Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st Ed. 280 PP, plus 8 plates with 12 b/w photos. Fp: Ships laid up in the River Dart during the great slump. Cloth cover. Some foxing, covers rubbed at hinges, short note on front endpaper, o/wise very good. 22.2 x 14.
Underwriters against shipowners or operators trying to cheat them through fraudulent fires, shipwrecks...
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$10

35970
MATZ, Erling
VASA

Stockholm. 2006. Vasa Museum. English edition, translated from the Swedish original by Interverbum. 48 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (photos, drawings, maps). Inside back cover: Location map of the Vasa Museum. Illustrated soft cover. Near fine. 24 x 16.7. 9185268372
Her fate in 1628, her remarkable salvage and restoration.
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$15

69734
MEDLAND, J. C.
SHIPWRECKS OF THE WIGHT

Freshwater, Isle of Wight. 1986. West Island Printers. 1st Ed. 70 PP with 1 map in colour "The Coastal Waters of the Isle of Wight" and b/w illustrations (5 sketches, 20 engravings and 56 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.5 x 21. 0951149806
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$20

32816
MIDDLETON, Ned
TEN YEARS UNDERWATER

London. 1988. Immel Publishing. 1st Ed. 129, (7) PP with 1 plan, 6 maps, 12 b/w and 77 colour photos. FEP: Preparing for a diving expedition. REP: table with personal diving statistics. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 27 x 19. 0907151434
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$40

58568
MOITESSIER, Bernard
EN BAGARRE AVEC LES REQUINS DANS LES EAUX DE L'ÎLE MAURICE (in L' Aventure Sous-Marine, techniques et exploration)

Paris. 1969. L'Aventure Sous-Marine. Issue No. 75, Special Summer 1969. 183-246 PP. Contains article from P. 192 to 197 with 2 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 27 x 21
Diving and sharks in Mauritius waters.
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$5

46020
MOORE, Robin & JENNINGS, Howard
THE TREASURE HUNTER

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 1974. Prentice-Hall. 1st Ed. X, 261 PP with 1 sketch map, plus 16 pages with 1 map, 2 charts with Insets, and 26 b/w photos. Eps: Map of Central America, the Caribbean and Northern South America. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Near fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 139305297
Howard Jennings: modern adventurer and full-time treasure hunter.
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$10

43185
MORDHORST, Jan
RETTEN, WAS ZU RETTEN LIST: Dramatische Schiffsbergungen

Herford. 1994. Koehler. 1st Ed. 137 PP with sketches, plans , maps, 26 colour and 90 b/w photos. Eps: Salvage of the Estrella. Hard cover, dj. Fine. German text. 27.5 x 21.5. 3782206045
Saved - Dramatic salvage: Tanker Aquarius in the Indian Ocean... Cargo ship Estrella... Tug boat Wotan...
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$25

68692
MORRIS, Roland
ISLAND TREASURE, The Search for Sir Cloudesley Shovell's Flagship "Association"

London. 1969. Hutchinson of London. 2nd impression (March 1969) of the 1969 original. (8), 232 PP with 5 maps/charts & many b/w illustrations. Library binding, cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Library stamps on title page, numbers at foot of spine. Free fly of front endpaper cut. Contents clean and a very good reading copy. 22.5 x 14.5. 090894006
Diving on wrecks found near St. Mary's Island in the Scilly Group, including on the HMS Association, which foundered in 1707.
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$15

56596
MORRISON, Hugh & SINCLAIR, Steve
INTERNATIONAL SCUBA DIVER - The Essentials of SCUBA Theory

Perth. 1984. Lion Fish Publications. 1st Ed. Foreword by Stan Bugg. VI, 191 PP with tables and figures (drawings & photos). Pictorial soft cover. Back cover with a crease. Very good. 21.5 x 14.0. 0949665010
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$10

10560
MULLER, Kal
UNDERWATER INDONESIA, A Guide to the World's Greatest Diving

Singapore. 1992. Periplus Editions. 1st Ed. 285 PP with colour illustrations (maps & photos). FEP: Map of Sumatra to Papua New Guinea. Fp: Bunaken Island, Sulawesi. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Near fine. 22.5 x 14. 0945971141
An excellent dive guide: sites & dive options such as living aboard or ashore.
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$20

52058
NAYLER, G. A.
SHIPWRECKS ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST

Author. Geelong. c. 1975. 1st Ed. 96 PP with 11 location maps, 2 drawings and 80 b/w photos. Pictorial stiff covers with light wear. Near fine. 21.5 x 13.5.
Southern coast of Victoria.
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$15

62362
NOALL, Cyril
THE STORY OF CORNWALL'S LIFEBOATS

Truro, Cornwall. 1970. Tor Mark Press. 1st Ed. 48 PP with b/w illustrations (1 map, 1 cut-away, 3 sets of plans, engravings and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 21.6 x 14.
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$10

48716
NOALL, Cyril & FARR, Grahame
CORNISH SHIPWRECKS Illustrated

Truro, Cornwall. c. 1965. Tor Mark Press. 1st Ed. 32 PP with 47 b/w photos. Fp: American liner "Paris". Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.5 x 14
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$10

70524
NORTON, Trevor
STARS BENEATH THE SEA - The Extraordinary Lives of the pioneers of diving

London. 1999. Century. 1st Ed. (6), 282 PP with drawings, tail pieces, and 36 b/w photos. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Previous owner's sticker on FFEP, o/wise a fine copy. 22.2 x 14. 0712680721
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$25

62435
O'BRIEN, T. Michael
GUARDIANS OF THE EIGHTH SEA - A History of the U.S. Coast Guard on the Great Lakes

Washington. 1976. US Government Printing Office. 1st Ed. Foreword by Truman R. Strobridge and Preface by James S. Gracey. XI, 97 PP with b/w illustrations (headpieces, engravings, maps, paintings and photos). Soft cover, illustrated front. Very good. 26 x 20.
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$15

34093
O'NEILL, Richard
SUICIDE SQUADS OF WORLD WAR II. Axis and Allied Special Attack Weapons of World War II: their Development and their Missions

Sydney. 1981. Lansdowne Press. 1st Australian edition. 296 PP with 6 maps, 18 tables, 60 diagrams and sketch-plans, and 130 b/w photos. FEP: Map of Japanese waters. REP: Map of the Channel and North Sea. Hard cover, dj. Foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 23.8 x 15.5. 0701816104
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$10

52189
PALMER, M. E.
VOYAGE OF HMS SIRIUS: October 1788-May 1789 (in Navigation, the Journal of the Australian Institute of Navigation)

Sydney. 1982. The Australian Institute of Navigation. Vol. 6, No. 3, December 1982. X, 1021- 1121, (1) PP. Contains article between P.1079 and 1090 with 3 b/w illustrations. Soft cover. 24 x 17.5.
When the new settlement at Sydney Cove was facing starvation.
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$15

71158
PARSONS, Ronald (compiler)
SHIPPING LOSSES AND CASUALTIES CONCERNING AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (in 2 volumes)

Goolwa, S.A. 2003. Author. 1st Ed. Volume I: (6), 200 PP with 4 b/w illustrations. Volume II, (2), 201- 398 PP. Soft cover, staples, cloth tape on spine. Faint foxing. Near fine. Scarce. 29 x 21. 0909418705
Volume I: from Aagot and Aagtekerke to Juverna and J. W. Alexander. Volume II: from K9 and Kadina to Zvir and Zwarte Zwaan.
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$100

46024
PERKES, Dan
TWENTIETH-CENTURY SHIPWRECKS - A Pictorial History

Chicago. 1983. Contemporary Books. 1st Ed. VIII, (2), 127 PP with 3 maps and 140 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Covers rubbed at hinges and front edges. Very good. 28 x 21.8. 0809255758
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$15

18405
PETERSON, Mendel
REACH FOR THE NEW WORLD (in National Geographic Magazine)

Washington. 1977. N.G.S. Vol. 152, No. 6, December, 1977. Includes article P.724 to 765 with 1map, 1 b/w photo and 45 colour illustrations (photographs by David L. Arnold and Paintings by Richard Schlecht). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25.4 x 17.5.
Wrecks off Bermuda & other Caribbean islands or on the lost city of Port Royal (Jamaica).
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$15

19516
PICKFORD, Nigel
THE ATLAS OF SHIPWRECK & TREASURE - The History, Location, and Treasure-trove of Ships Lost at Sea

Sydney. 1994. Reader's Digest. 1st Australian Edition. 200 PP with b/w & colour illust. (engravings, maps & photos). Gazetteer: P.120-159. Shipwrecks Listing: P.160-200. Illustrated title page, half title page & endpapers. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Light foxing on the inside of dust jacket flaps, top of dust jacket has light shelf wear, o/wise a fine copy. Large format: 31.5 x 26. 086438615X
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$45

63025
PILON, Jacques & LE MARCHAND, Daniel
LES ABEILLES

Dieppe, France. 1983. Comité d'Entreprise Les Abeilles. 1st Ed. 133, (3) PP with b/w illust. (drawings, map, plans and photos). Pictorial laminated boards. French text. Fine. 30.5 x 22.7.
Pictorial history of "Les Abeilles", a tugboat company founded in 1864. Tugboats, deep sea towing, salvage...
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$45

62604
[POSTER]
HISTORIC SHIPWRECKS: Admella, Dunbar, Loch Ard

Melbourne. 2007. Australia Post. Poster in colour. Fine. Poster format: 84 x 59.5.
Admella: 6.8.1959, 89 lives lost - Loch Ard: 1.6.1878, 49 lives lost - Dunbar: 20.8.1857, 120 lives lost.
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$5

66370
POSTER
SHIPWRECKS: A Fragile Link with the Past -

Canberra & Sydney. c. 1994. Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories & Department of Planning. Poster: S.S. Bombo, coastal trader (50 Tons, 154'), wrecked Port Kembla Harbour Entrance. Colour photo by John Fowden (Winner of the 1992 Shipwreck NSW Amateur Photographic Competition). Fine. Large oblong format: 47 x 67.
S.S. Bombo, off Port Kembla.
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$5

62603
[POSTER]
SHIPWRECKS: A Fragile Link with the Past - 3 Posters

Canberra & Sydney. c. 1994. Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories & Department of Planning. 3 posters in colour. Fine. Format: 82 x 47
1 - Have you seen this face?: Bellarine jug from the Vergulde Draeck. 2 - S.S. Bombo, off Port Kembla. 3 - tug Valiant, off Barenjoey Head.
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$10

66367
POSTER
SHIPWRECKS: A Fragile Link with the Past - Tug Valiant

Canberra & Sydney. c. 1994. Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories & Department of Planning. Poster. Tug Valiant sunk 1981, off Barrenjoey Head. Colour photo by Alan Johnson (winner of the 1991 Shipwreck NSW Amateur Photographic Competetion). Fine. Large format: 82 x 47.
Tugboat Valiant sunk off Barrenjoey Head.
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$5

63109
PURCHASE, Peter
THE ALBATROSS NECKLACE - The Last Voyage of the Zuytdorp

Perth. 2013. Dune Publishing. Reprint of the 2012 original. VI, 408 PP with 1 chart on double page (journey of the Zuytdorp 1711-12, 2 b/w illustrations and 2 colour photos- head of each major part). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.7 x 14.5. 9780957736412
Historical novel. Published in 2012 to mark the tricentenary of the June 1712 wreck of the VOC ship "Zuytdorp" on the cliffs north of Kalbarri, Western Australia.
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$35

38088
REID, Robert
DEEP DOUBTS (in The Australian Magazine)

Sydney. 1998. Nationwide News / The Weekend Australian. The Weekend Australian, November 7-8 1998. Contains article pages 24 to 33 with 8 colour photos. Soft cover. Fine. 31 x 25.3.
What happened to Tom and Eileen Lonergan when they were left to their fate on the Barrier Reef.
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$10

69499
RICHARDS, Bill & TERRY, Martin
WELCOME BATAVIA & COMMERCE AND CONQUEST: The Story of the V.O.C. (Dutch United East India Company) (in Signals No. 49)

Sydney. 1999. Australian National Maritime Museum. Issue No. 49, December 1999 - February 2000. 40 PP. Contains 3 articles pages 4 to 9 with 3 b/w and 10 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (Batavia at Lelystad, Netherlands). Fine. 29.6 x 21.
Exhibition held in 2000.
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$10

60120
RINGER, R. James
PHIPS' FLEET- Sir William Phips's ship found at Baie-Trinité, Saint Lawrence (in National Geographic Magazine)

Washington. 2000. N.G.S. Volume 198, No. 2, August 2000. 124 PP. Contains article from P. 72 to 81 with 1map and 13 colour illustrations (photos by Bill Curtsinger). Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.4 x 17.5.
Shipwreck following the attempted attack on Québec of 1690.
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$5

53501
ROBIN, Bernard
SURVIVAL AT SEA. A practical manual of survival and advice to the shipwrecked, assembled from an analysis of thirty-one survival stories

London. 1981. Stanley Paul & Co. 1st English edition with a foreword by Alain Bombard. Edited and translated from the 1977 French original by Richard Simpkin. (6), 233, (7 bibliography & index) PP with 26 maps and many drawings. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 21.5 x 13.7. 0091430917
Survival stories by: Richard Hakluyt..., Guillaume Bontekoe... William Bligh...
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$10

44363
RODEN, Hans
SCHATZSUCHER - Chronik der versunkenen und vergrabenen Schätze un der zu ihrer Bergung angestellten Versuche

Jugenheim/Bergstrasse. 1963. Koehlers. 1st Ed. 244 PP with 14 maps and 55 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. German text. Near fine. 20.6 x 14.
Treasure and treasure hunters.
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$5

47593
RULE, Margaret
HENRY III's LOST WARSHIP / THE SEARCH FOR MARY ROSE (in National Geographic Magazine, Volume 163, No. 5, 1983)

Washington. 1983. National Geographic Society. Volume 163, No. 5, May 1983. Contains article between pages 646 and 675 with 2 maps and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.5 x 17.6.
The excavation and raising of Henry VIII's flagship.
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$5

18855
RULE, Margaret
THE MARY ROSE

London. 1982. Ring Publications. 1st Ed. 60 PP with b/w and colour illust. Inside back cover: The lifting after 437 years under water. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 27.5 x 21.
The excavation and raising of Henry VIII's flagship.
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$5

18080
RULE, Margaret
THE MARY ROSE, The Excavation and Raising of Henry VIII's Flagship

London. 1986. Conway Maritime Press. Reprint of the 1983 revised edition (original of 1982). 240 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Fp: A watch bell found in 1982 and cast in 1510. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 26.3 x 19.3. 0851773826
The raising: after 437 years and 11 years of excavations written by the archaeological director of the project.
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$15

30603
SAMMON, Rick
RHYTHM OF THE REEF - A Day in the Life of the Coral Reef

London. 1996. Swan Hill Press. 1st Uk Ed. of the 1995 US original. 120 PP with 1 map of threatened Coral Reefs, 1 drawing (formation of Reef Types) and 117 colour photos. Title spread: glassy sweepers. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.8 x 25.6. 1853107417
Sunrise on the reef: Red Sea. Diving at midday: Truk Lagoon...
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$15

20520
SAUNDERS, Roy
THE RAISING OF THE "VASA", The rebirth of a Swedish galleon

London. 1962. Oldbourne. 1st Ed. 88 PP plus 36 pages with 38 bw photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, very good dust jacket. Ex-library copy with stamps of the Tasman Maritime and Folk Museum on endpapers and title-page. Still a very good copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
Sunk in Stockholm harbour within minutes of the start of her maiden voyage, 10th August 1682. Lifted to the surface 24th April 1961. Museum since then.
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$15

68413
SAUNDERS, Roy
THE RAISING OF THE "VASA", The rebirth of a Swedish galleon

London. 1962. Oldbourne. 1st Ed. 88 PP plus 36 pages with 38 bw photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine. Former owner's signature on FFEP plus 2 University of Tasmania stamps and one on the inside back cover. Contents are near fine. 22.2 x 14.5.
Sunk in Stockholm harbour within minutes of the start of her maiden voyage, 10th August 1682. Lifted to the surface 24th April 1961. Museum since then.
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$10

42790
SCHROEDER, Robert E.
SOMETHING RICH AND STRANGE

New York. 1965. Harper & Row. 1st Ed. VII, 184 PP, plus 32 pages with 19 colour and 38 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj. Signed by the author on half title page. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.5.
A pioneer night diver and marine biologist reveals the marvelous spectacle of underwater life, the remarkable changes between day and night.
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$15

55557
SHREEVES, Karl, WOHLERS, Bob, RICHARDSON, Drew...
PADI - Open Water Diver Manual

Santa Ana, Ca. & Sydney. 1998. PADI / Southwood Press. Reprint of the 1995 edition. VI, 272 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. One crease on spine. Fine. 24.2 x 17.3. 1878663178
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$10

58762
SHREEVES, Karl, WOHLERS, Bob, RICHARDSON, Drew...
PADI - Open Water Diver Manual

Santa Ana, Ca. & Sydney. c. 1991. PADI / Macarthur Press. 3rd printing of the 1990 original. VI, 272 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 24.2 x 17.5.
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$15

56142
STANBURY, Myra (editor)
THE BARQUE EGLINTON - wrecked Western Australia 1852: the history of its loss, archaeological excavation, artefact catalogue and interpretation

Fremantle. 2003. Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology. 1st Ed. A.I.M.A. Special Publication No. 13 / Special Publication Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology No. 6. XVI, 233 PP with 24 tables and 109 b/w figures (maps and plans, drawings and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 01876465182
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$45

58761
STONE, Peter
DIVE AUSTRALIA - A Guide to Scuba diving locations and services in Australia

Yarram, Victoria. 1990. Oceans Publications. 3rd edition of the 1982 original. 288 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, location maps, photos...). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.5 x 15.3. 0731683471
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$15

50599
STONE, Peter (compiler)
DIVE AUSTRALIA 1986-1987. A directory of Dive Locations, Dive Shops and Services in Australia

Yarram, Victoria. 1985. Oceans Enterprises. 2nd edition of the 1982 original. (10), 420, (2) PP with b/w illust. (drawings, location maps, photos...). Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner with some drawings on inside front cover. Very good. 21.4 x 15.5. 0949839019
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$10

68699
STONE, Peter, DISCOMBE, Reece & POWER, Allan
THE LADY AND THE PRESIDENT - The Life and Loss of the S.S. President Coolidge

Yarram, Victoria. 1997. Oceans Enterprises. 1st Ed. (8), 298, (14) PP with b/w illust. (head pieces, tail pieces, plans, photos), plus 8 pages with 16 colour photos. Title page: "The Lady", and profile of the "President". Eps: President Coolidge sinking. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Address of previous owner at top of title page, o/wise fine. 24.8 x 18.8. 0958665729
Luxury Liner cruising between San Francisco and the Orient, requisitioned in 1941, transformed as a troopship, sinking off Luganville 26 October 1942. Now a popular diving site.
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$50

42791
TAYLOR, Herb
UNDERWATER WITH THE NIKONOS & NIKON SYSTEMS

New York. 1977. Amphoto. 2nd printing in October 1977 of the original. 160 PP with 13 drawings, and 137 b/w photos, plus 12 pages with 17 Colour photos. Hard cover, dj (rubbed). Note on front endpaper, scoring on pages 61/62. Internally very good. 23.4 x 15.5. 817424016
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$45

35550
TAYLOR, J. R. W.
GOLD FROM THE SEA - Epic Story of the Recovery of Niagara's Bullion

Sydney. 1943. Australasian Publishing. 6th Australian edition (March 1943) of the September 1942 original. 271 PP, plus 17 b/w photos by J. M. Leonard. Fp: Fore-Deck and Bridge-deck of the Claymore. Title-page: Vignette with the Claymore. Eps: Sketch of mooring plan by Chief Diver Johnstone. Cloth cover. Bookplate on verso of front endpaper. Spine sunned, top and bottom of hinges weak. Very good. 22.3 x 15.
Copy with frontispiece and plate opposite page 14 misbound.
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$15

46309
TAYLOR, J. R. W.
GOLD FROM THE SEA - The Epic Story of the Niagara's Bullion

Sydney. 1947. Australasian Publishing. Reprint of the September 1942 original. 224 PP, plus 17 b/w photos by J. M. Leonard. Fp: R.M.S.Niagara. Eps: Sketch of mooring plan by Chief Diver Johnstone. Cloth cover. Top corner of half title page cut, o/wise good. 20.5 x 13.5.
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$15

62869
TAYLOR, Peter
SHIPWRECKS - A Practical Guide to Research and Discovery

Melbourne. 2013. Scuttlebutt Press. 1st Ed. IX, 179 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (drawings, engravings, plans and photos). Pictorial soft cover. New. 29.4 x 20.7. 9780980590241
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$40

17622
THROCKMORTON, Peter (editor)
HISTORY FROM THE SEA - Shipwrecks & Archaeology, From Homer's Odyssey to the Titanic

Sydney. 1987. Reader's Digest. 1st Australian edition. 240 PP with b/w & col. illust. (maps, graphs, paintings, photos). Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Fine. 29.7 x 23.5. 0864380445
Story of underwater archaeology examining the human history over 4000 years.
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$15

53696
THROCKMORTON, Peter (editor)
HISTORY FROM THE SEA: Shipwrecks and Archaeology. - From Homer's Odyssey to the Titanic

London. 1987. Mitchell Beazley Publishers. 1st Ed. 240 PP with b/w & colour illustrations (maps, graphs, paintings, photos). Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Fine. 29.7 x 23.5. 0855336145
Story of underwater archaeology examining the human history over 4000 years. Chapter 7: Eastern Horizons (Arab Dhows, by Stephen Rogers. Chinese Junks, East Indiamen , by Jeremy Green)...
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$15

60590
TILLMAN, Albert A.
SKIN AND SCUBA DIVING IN UNDERWATER EDUCATION - A Training Text for Institutions of Higher Learning

Dubuque, Iowa. 1974. Wm. C. Brown Company / Under Sea Industries.. 16th printing of the 1962 original. X, 149 PP with tables and b/w illustrations. Soft cover, illustrated front. Covers slightly rubbed. Underlining Some underlining in the table of contents and in text with a few markings, o/wise good. 27.2 x 21. 0697071065
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$10

62452
TRIBOUILLIER, Anne-Laure & ANGLEVIEL, Fréderic
Chroniques d'un Navire de Commerce: TACITE, 1869-1873 (in Le Petit Journal)

Nouméa. 2002. Musée de l'Histoire Maritime de Nouvelle-Calédonie / Mairie de Nouméa. Issue: Friday 7th of June 2002. 8 PP with b/w illustrations. French text. Fine. Format: 42 x 29.5. 2951868804
Exhibition held 7th June to 3rd November 2002. Windjammer sunk 10 October 1873 on arrival in New Caledonia. Wreck discovered in 1998.
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$15

69621
WAKE-WALKER, Edward, DEANE, Heather & PURCHES, Georgette
LIFEBOAT!: Royal National Lifeboat Institution

London. 1989. Ian Allan Ltd. 1st Ed. 56 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Inside front cover: map of the British Isles with location of Lifeboat stations. Inside back cover: profiles of 15 Lifeboats in the RNLI Fleet. Pictorial front and back card covers. Fine. 28.5 x 21. 0711018359
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$20

30821
WALDRON, T. J. & GLEESON, James
THE FROGMEN - The Story of the Wartime Underwater Operators

London. 1952. Evans Brothers. 5th reprint of the 1950 original. 191 PP with 5 line illustrations, plus 8 pages with 10 b/w photos. Cloth cover (soiled). Spine sunned and frayed, foxing. Good reading copy. 23 x 14.5.
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$5

60968
WANE, Greg
AGROUND IN THE RIP - The Wreck of the SS Time at Port Phillip Heads

Wallington, Vic. 2010. Author / Two Dogs Books - Boutique Publishers. 1st Ed. IX, 10- 96 PP with 1 map and inset, plus 16 pages with 37 b/w photos. Title page: SS Time leaving Melbourne in 1948. Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the author on title page. Fine. 23 x 15.4. 978098066315
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$25

67173
WANE, Greg
WRECKED ON BRUNY ISLAND - Three of Tasmania's finest ships were lost at Adventure Bay in 1909 during two weeks of fierce storms

Wallington, Vic. 2010. Author / Two Dogs Books - Boutique Publishers. 1st Ed. VIII, 9-88 PP with 1 engraving, 1 map, 4 charts, 3 portraits and 20 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the author on title page. Fine. 23 x 15.4. 978098066322
Wooden ketch "Priscilla" and steamer S.S. "Sea Bird": 12th June 1909. Barque "Natal Queen": 24th June 1909.
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$25

20453
WARWICK, Mark
CLIPPERS (in Sportdiving in Australia & the South Pacific)

Melbourne. 1993. Mountain, Ocean & Travel Publications. No. 37, April/May 1993. Includes article from P.96 to 103 with 2 maps & 8 bw photos. Pict. soft cover. New. 27.5 x 21.
The clipper ship saga.
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$15

66263
WARWICK, Sam & ROUSSEL, Mike
SHIPWRECKS OF THE CUNARD LINE

Stroud, Gloucestershire. 2012. The History Press. 1st Ed., with a foreword by John Chatterton. 167 PP, (1 publication) with 6 location maps, b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Oblong: 23.5 x 25.5. 9780752454771
Includes a "Cunard Line Fleet" list.
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$40

71612
WILLIAMS, Captain Sir John
SO ENDS THIS DAY - An Autobiography

Globe Press. Melbourne. 1981. 1st Ed. (12), 226, (6 index) PP, plus 32 pages with 60 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. A fine copy. 24.2 x 15.8. 095936711X
He started before the mast on sailing ships, migrated to Australia where he worked for the ports of Townsville & Melbourne. Marine salvage, Chairman of the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission, Australian National Line.
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$40

19835
WILLIAMS, David L.
SALVAGE!, Rescued from the Deep

London. 1991. Ian Allan. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, plans, photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 22.7 x 15. 0711019630
Treasures, recoveries from oceans depths (such as a Soviet submarine with a submersible dumb barge from the Glomar Explorer)...
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$20

62255
WILLIAMS, Des
FATHOMS, Official Journal of the Victorian Sub-Aqua Group - 1982 (7 issues)

Melbourne. 1982. VSAG / Victorian Sub-Aqua Group. 7 issues: April to December 1982. A total of 150 pages with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover, staples. Good run. 20.7 x 16.8.
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$10

62256
WILLIAMS, Des
FATHOMS, Official Journal of the Victorian Sub-Aqua Group - 1983 (5 issues)

Melbourne. 1983. VSAG / Victorian Sub-Aqua Group. 7 issues: March to July 1983. A total of 110 pages with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover, staples. Covers with creases. Good run. 20.7 x 16.8.
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$10

62257
WILLIAMS, Des
FATHOMS, Official Journal of the Victorian Sub-Aqua Group - 1984 / 1989 (4 issues)

Melbourne. 1984 to 1989. VSAG / Victorian Sub-Aqua Group. 4 issues: October 1984 to June / July 1989. A total of 107 pages with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover, staples. Covers with creases. Good. 20.7 x 16.8.
October 1984, December 1984, February 1985, December 1989.
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$10

62254
WILLIAMS, Des
FATHOMS, Official Journal of the Victorian Sub-Aqua Group - 1979-1981 (14 issues)

Melbourne. 1979 to 1981. VSAG / Victorian Sub-Aqua Group. 14 Issues: November 1979 to December 1981. A total of 252 pages with b/w illustrations. Soft cover, illustrated front, staples. Good run. 20.7 x 16.8.
1979: November and December. 1980: April, May & October. 1981: February, March, April, June, August, to December.
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$10

65989
WILLIAMS, Mark
DEEP SEA TREASURE

London. 1981. Heinemann. 1st Ed. (XII), 180 PP with 63 bw and colour illust. (maps, drawings, photos...). Fp: scuba diver with coins. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Ex-library copy with 4 stamps, pocket on front endpaper and sellotape marks on endpapers. Internally very good. 24 x 16. 434866601
Story of the professional and amateur divers whose tenacity awakened history and treasure hunting beneath the sea.
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$15

47450
WILLIAMS, Robyn
RAISING THE BATAVIA (in The Australian Way)

Melbourne. 1992. Australian Airlines Ltd. Issue for November 1992. Contains article between pages 10 and 13 with 7 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.
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$10

40517
WILSON, Ian
UNDISCOVERED: The Fascinating World of Undiscovered Places, Graves, Wrecks, and Treasure

London. 1993. Chancellor Press. Reprint of the 1987 original. 192 PP with head pieces and b/w illust. (maps & plans, paintings & photos). Title page: The British Egyptologist Howard Carter opening the golden shrine of the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. Pictorial laminated boards. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 25.5 x 17.5. 1851522999
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$10

22445
WILSON, Roberta & James Q.
WATCHING FISHES, Life and Behaviour on Coral Reefs

New York. 1985. Harper & Row. 1st Ed. XII, 275 PP with tables, 3 maps & 36 drawings by Roberta Wilson, plus 32 pages with 63 colour plates. Cloth cover, devices in blind on front cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 6015371
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$30