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Men Under The Sea
by Larsen, Egon
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Phoenix House, 1955. Gilt title on red cloth boards which have a faded spine else clean. Internally there is a small contemporary name and date to front endpaper, light foxing to closed edges else clean and unmarked. 27 plates including coloured frontispiece and 21 line drawings. A fascinating work on underwater exploration from history to the present with the author's ideas for the future. From 17th century diving bells to an experimental thermal power station in Abidjan in the Ivory coast. **** NOT EX LIB **** B2B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Goldring Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001620
- Title
- Men Under The Sea
- Author
- Larsen, Egon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Phoenix House
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- DIVING, SEA, UNDERWATER EXPLORATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naval / Sailing / The Sea;
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About the Seller
Goldring Books
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
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