The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure By the First Men to Swim at Record Depths Without Lines to the Surface

The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure By the First Men to Swim at Record Depths Without Lines to the Surface by Captain J.Y. Cousteau

1953. 3rd impression. 148 pages. Red pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Contains both monochrome and colour photographic plates. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, tears and chips. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Moderate loss to spine ends.