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London: Diadem Books, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 9 7/8" x 8", 304 pages, extensively illustrated with maps and cross-sections, and colour and black and white photographs; glossary, accident analysis, list of longest and deepest dives, bibliography. This second edition on cave diving brings the story up to date with accounts of the developments that have taken place since its original publication in 1980. Apart from activity in traditional areas much of the new exploration has taken place in clear water caves in Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, South Africa and Australia, areas of interest to open water divers as well as cavers. This new material is added as a postscript, pages 281-304, at the end of the book, which is otherwise a rebind of the edition first printed in 1991. Hb in dw, short tear to upper edge of dw, otherwise a near fine copy. .

Mt. Gambier: Cave Books, 1991. 1st ed. thus. Nice copy. quarto. hardback with dust jacket 180pp., colour & b/w plates, maps, text ills., appends., bibliog., index, Updated from the 1980 edition. This is the definitive work on Cave Diving published in Australia under the auspices of the Cave Divers Association of Australia. Copiously illustrated with maps, cross-sections, & diagrams. Much technical detail. Becoming uncommon. Neat ownership stamp o/w Ôas newÕ

Diadem Books Ltd. London. 1980. Diadem Books Ltd. London. 1980. First edition. Hardback with DW. Large square 8vo. Frontispiece + Illustrated throughout in colour and b/w. A lovely clean and sound copy in very slightly worn wrapper.