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[h=3]DIVE BOOKS OF SIR AUTHUR C CLARKE[/h]
Sir Authur C CLARKE
Was a very active recreational diver during the infancy of SCUBA diving.
He published eight (8) books in eleven years they are as follows:
1955 Coast of coral
1956 Reefs of Taprobane
1958 Boy beneath the sea
1960 Challenge of the sea
1960 First five fathoms
1961 Indian Ocean adventure
1964 The treasure of the great reef
1964 Indian Ocean treasure
During his early of years exploring/diving and publishing I had numerous correspondence exchanges with Sir Arthur. I have been fortunate to have his complete production of diving books all of which Sir Authur personally inscribed to me. Possibly the only inscribed full set in the US and possibly one of the few inscribed sets in the world.
I published an article about Sir Authur and his diving books in my Times Press Recorder news paper column "Dive Bubbles" which appeared in the May 30, 2001 edition-- You might possibly find the article in the news paper's archives. It should be noted Dive Bubbles was the first regularly scheduled and dedicated dive column in any US news paper according to the editor.
One can only speculate how many great diving books Sir Authur would have produced if he had continued his interest in the underwater world rather that outer space
SDM
Sir Authur C CLARKE
Was a very active recreational diver during the infancy of SCUBA diving.
He published eight (8) books in eleven years they are as follows:
1955 Coast of coral
1956 Reefs of Taprobane
1958 Boy beneath the sea
1960 Challenge of the sea
1960 First five fathoms
1961 Indian Ocean adventure
1964 The treasure of the great reef
1964 Indian Ocean treasure
During his early of years exploring/diving and publishing I had numerous correspondence exchanges with Sir Arthur. I have been fortunate to have his complete production of diving books all of which Sir Authur personally inscribed to me. Possibly the only inscribed full set in the US and possibly one of the few inscribed sets in the world.
I published an article about Sir Authur and his diving books in my Times Press Recorder news paper column "Dive Bubbles" which appeared in the May 30, 2001 edition-- You might possibly find the article in the news paper's archives. It should be noted Dive Bubbles was the first regularly scheduled and dedicated dive column in any US news paper according to the editor.
One can only speculate how many great diving books Sir Authur would have produced if he had continued his interest in the underwater world rather that outer space
SDM