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Published in Pelican Books, 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1142\"\u003eISBN: No ISBN \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1432\"\u003eCondition: Second-hand paperback. General vintage wear to cover and edges, including rubbing, creasing, corner wear, edge wear and age toning to pages. There is visible wear and chipping to the spine and cover edges. Binding appears intact. Please see photos for the exact copy available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1434\" data-end=\"1860\"\u003eDennis Gabor’s \u003cstrong data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1473\"\u003eInventing the Future\u003c\/strong\u003e is a thoughtful mid-century work on science, society and the future of civilisation. Written by a physicist and inventor, the book considers nuclear war, overpopulation, automation, leisure, social change and humanity’s ability to shape what comes next. Part futurism, part social criticism and part scientific reflection, it captures the anxieties and possibilities of the early 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49445868798175,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_6965.jpg?v=1779617300"},{"product_id":"the-master-diver-and-underwater-sportsman-captain-t-a-hampton","title":"The Master Diver and Underwater Sportsman - Captain T. A. Hampton","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"1060\"\u003eAuthor: Captain T. A. Hampton\u003cbr data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"558\"\u003ePublisher: Adlard Coles Limited, in association with George G. Harrap \u0026amp; Company Limited and John De Graff Inc.\u003cbr data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"671\"\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"691\"\u003eEdition: First published 1955\u003cbr data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"723\"\u003eISBN: No ISBN stated\u003cbr data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"746\"\u003eCondition: Second-hand hardcover without dust jacket. Blue cloth boards show shelf wear, rubbing, edge wear, corner wear, fading and darkening to the spine, with some marks and handling wear to the cloth. Pages show age toning, light foxing and general vintage wear. Please see photos for the exact copy available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1442\"\u003eThe Master Diver and Underwater Sportsman is a mid-century guide to diving, underwater sport and early recreational underwater practice. Covering diving equipment, training, underwater photography, marine life, deep diving, coastal diving, underwater work and related sporting techniques, it offers a detailed look at the world of diving before the modern recreational scuba boom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1691\"\u003eIllustrated throughout with diagrams, photographs and fish drawings, this 1955 hardcover will appeal to collectors of vintage diving books, maritime history, underwater sport, old technical manuals and mid-century adventure or sporting literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1978\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003cbr data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"1713\"\u003eCaptain T. A. Hampton was a writer on nautical and underwater subjects. 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