The Darkness Beckons: The History and Development of Cave Diving
by Farr, Martyn; Stone, Dr. Bill, Foreword
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0906371872
- ISBN 13
- 9780906371879
- Seller
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Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Diadem Books, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 9 7/8" x 8", 304 pages, extensively illustrated with maps and cross-sections, and colour and black and white photographs; glossary, accident analysis, list of longest and deepest dives, bibliography. This second edition on cave diving brings the story up to date with accounts of the developments that have taken place since its original publication in 1980. Apart from activity in traditional areas much of the new exploration has taken place in clear water caves in Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, South Africa and Australia, areas of interest to open water divers as well as cavers. This new material is added as a postscript, pages 281-304, at the end of the book, which is otherwise a rebind of the edition first printed in 1991. Hb in dw, short tear to upper edge of dw, otherwise a near fine copy. .
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- Bookseller
- Trinder's Fine Tools (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008129
- Title
- The Darkness Beckons: The History and Development of Cave Diving
- Author
- Farr, Martyn; Stone, Dr. Bill, Foreword
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0906371872
- ISBN 13
- 9780906371879
- Publisher
- Diadem Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
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Trinder's Fine Tools
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Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk
About Trinder's Fine Tools
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