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Diving for Sunken Treasure by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Philippe Diolé is a vintage nonfiction account of underwater exploration, shipwrecks, and maritime treasure hunting. It connects the challenges of underwater excavation with the history of Spanish galleons, Caribbean trade, and cargoes lost at sea, offering an engaging read for diving enthusiasts, maritime-history readers, and Cousteau collectors.
Contents explore reconnaissance among coral reefs, treasure-hunting equipment, excavation, pirates, gold and silver shipments, hurricanes, and maritime disasters. Includes appendices, a glossary, and an index. Part of The Undersea Discoveries of Jacques-Yves Cousteau series.
Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1971. Stated First Edition in the United States of America. Translated from the French by J. F. Bernard. Hardcover in blue cloth with silver-colored spine lettering.
Condition: Good. Boards show scattered spotting, surface scuffs, and light edge and corner wear. Page edges are toned with foxing; preliminary leaves show noticeable spotting and discoloration. The photographed text pages are generally clean, and the binding appears intact. No dust jacket included. Please review photographs for details.
SKU D-7
Diving for Sunken Treasure 1971 First Edition Jacques-Yves Cousteau Shipwrecks
$35.00
Contents explore reconnaissance among coral reefs, treasure-hunting equipment, excavation, pirates, gold and silver shipments, hurricanes, and maritime disasters. Includes appendices, a glossary, and an index. Part of The Undersea Discoveries of Jacques-Yves Cousteau series.
Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1971. Stated First Edition in the United States of America. Translated from the French by J. F. Bernard. Hardcover in blue cloth with silver-colored spine lettering.
Condition: Good. Boards show scattered spotting, surface scuffs, and light edge and corner wear. Page edges are toned with foxing; preliminary leaves show noticeable spotting and discoloration. The photographed text pages are generally clean, and the binding appears intact. No dust jacket included. Please review photographs for details.
SKU D-7