Description
The Deepest Days, A remarkable odyssey of undersea adventure and of the longest, deepest dive ever made – by the chief diver for Man-in-Sea project.
Robert Sténuit
Robert Sténuit is a Belgian journalist, writer, and underwater archeologist. In 1962 he spent 24 hours on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea in the submersible ‘Link Cylinder’ developed by Edwin Link, thus becoming the world’s first aquanaut. This book is a firsthand account of the early days of saturation diving and ‘man-in-sea’ experiments.
Hardback with dust jacket in plastic cover which has split slightly at the top of the spine.. ex Library copy – cataloguing number is on the lower spine. Reg Vallintine bookplate on inside front cover. The front endpaper has been removed and the top corner of the half title page is clipped. ‘Glasgow Public Libraries’ stamps are on both sides of the following page. Similar stamps are on the Introduction page and last page.The back endpaper is discoloured by transferred ‘sellotape residue’ from the opposite page. Inside pages are in good condition.
222 pages
Black and white photographs
145 mm x 210 mm (5.75 in x 8.25 in)
1966, Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, London