1940 UW Photo book-Flex Du Pont

[Sam Miller III]

From my library ...
1940 UW Photo book-Du Pont

Undersea with Helmet and Camera
A.Flex Du Pont (of the Du Ponts !)
New York
Dodd, Mead & Company
1940
Hard cover with dust jacket -86 pages
Illustrated with UW photos taken by author

My copy inscribed
To Mabelle L Price
With best wishes
A. Flex Du Pont
Feb 5,1941

A rare book that offers z glimpse into the trials and tribulations of a pre Cousteau bubble machine UW photographer -- There is always the possibility that other copies will appear on the used book market -- be on the look out for a copy

Sam Miller, 111
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@Akimbo

 

[northernone]

Thank you for bringing it to my awareness. Sounds like a fascinating read.

Here's a source for purchasing a reproduction for ~20$ with global free shipping:
Under Sea with Helmet and Camera; Experiences of an Amateur - Primary Source Edition : A Felix 1879-1948 Du Pont : 9781295061594

 

[Sam Miller III]

Thank You! Great find !

I note several differences in the books
1) Publication date -- 1940 the reproduction book is 1948 -- 2 editions ?
2)Original hard cover with jacker vs soft cover
3) Original No ISBN reproduction 2 ISBN numbers

I would suggest all interested in UW photography purchase a copy for their dive library

SDM