sir robert davis (9 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Bon. Edition 1994. Tome 3. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Edition 1994. Volume 3. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Looks unused except a little rubbing to edges of books in slipcase. Number 295 of 1500.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 5.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. 'A Manual for Deep Sea Divers and Compressed Air Workers'. Green cloth No dustwrapper. Some friction by spine.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). A smart copy of this illustrated study into the development of breathing apparatus for irrespirable atmospheres. Illustrated throughout. A detailed study into the development of breathing apparatus for irrespirable atmospheres, including underwater. With a history of gas and incendiary warfare, the physiology of respiration, breathing at high altitudes, resuscitation, modern gas masks and other respiratory devices, and more. With accounts of some mine rescue and recovery operations. Written by Sir Robert Henry Davis, an English inventor and director of the Siebe Gorman company. His main invention was the Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus, an oxygen rebreather that was destined to allow British submarine crews to escape when their ship started to sink. With a foreword by Sir Leonard Erskine Hill, a British physiologist. Dated from the British Library. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with a sticker to the front board and library ink mark to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Library bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed. book.

7th Ed. Royal 8vo. xvi + [ii] + 694pp. + [xxiv] Index. Vignette title page, folding diagrammatic plate, over 600 figures including many from photos., colour folding chart at rear. Ownership signature, original cloth, some minor marking, corners sl. bumped, sl. shaken, in lightly soiled and chipped d/w. repaired in parts to verso, spine lightly browned with sl. loss at tail. Information on every facet of diving, chambers, diving bells, rebreathers, scuba gear, heavy gear, armored diving suits etc. US$223.

HARDCOVER. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. 4to in brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front cover, 386pp, plates in colour and (mainly) b/w, illustrations in text, index etc. Errata leaf tipped in (as issued). With substantial sections on the history of gas warfare, physiology of respiration, breathing at high altitudes, resuscitation, breathing apparatus, gas masks, mine rescue etc . [CONDITION: A well preserved FINE clean and tight unmarked copy (hint of sunning to spine, pages very slightly tanned). A nice copy ] . . __NOTE Due to size and/or weight posting to some destinations outside the UK will cost more than the shipping price shown. If so, orders made by card will only be completed after you have approved any extra cost. . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Ninth Edition. Limited edition #64 of 1500 copies. Bright blue clean cloth has bright gilt titles on spines & front covers. Text's are tight, clean and intact. Profusely illustrated with B/W photographs & drawings. Part 1 impression of underwater activity fold out. Part 2 has a color fold out map at rear of text. NF dust jackets have protected the texts well. NF Sip case. In those days the divers dress weighed nearly 200 pounds out of water. Dressing the diver. Physics and Physiology of deep diving. Diving for treasure. Salvage of sunken ships. Nautical, Diving, Submarine ; B/w Photograph Illustrations; 8vo; 690 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Fourth Edition. RARE. Signed By the Author With Inscription to previous owner. A clean tightly bound hardcover copy without jacket bound in green cloth over board, with gilt titles. Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the boards. A really nice copy overall. ; Signed by Author.