The Master Diver and Underwater Sportsman - Captain T. A. Hampton

Author: Captain T. A. Hampton
Publisher: Adlard Coles Limited, in association with George G. Harrap & Company Limited and John De Graff Inc.
Format: Hardcover
Edition: First published 1955
ISBN: No ISBN stated
Condition: 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.

The 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.

Illustrated 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.

About the Author:
Captain T. A. Hampton was a writer on nautical and underwater subjects. The Master Diver and Underwater Sportsman is one of his best-known works, documenting early diving practice, underwater recreation and the equipment used by divers in the mid-twentieth century.