Author: Jacques Cousteau, with Frederic Dumas. Published by The Reprint Society, Hamish Hamilton Ltd. London, UK., 1954. Printed and Bound in England by Hazell Watson and Viney Ltd. A Very Good Condition HARDCOVER Book, clean inside, tight spine. Good Condition Unclipped Dust Jacket, with minor tears along top-edge.THE SILENT WORLD, is filled with amazing stories, as only the famous Captain Jaques Cousteau could tell! They are stories of the deep, the hidden, the unknown, and along with all the wonderful photographs, they leave us breathless, forgive the pun! There are 44 pages of illustrations, including 12 in full-colour. A new era of undersea exploration began in 1943 when the young French naval officers Jacques Cousteau, Philippe Tailliez, and the great civilian diver Frederic Dumas, plunged into the Mediterranean with the first aqualung, co-invented by Jacques Cousteau. In this fascinating report, Jacques Cousteau and Frederic Dumas tell what it is like to be “menfish” swimming in the deep twilight zone with sharks, mantas, morays, whales, and octopi. They tell of exploring sunken ships and of the treasures they brought up. For more info on Jacques Cousteau, and his wonderful worldwide mission, please see: www.cousteau.orgGC&C Stock #1816
