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Davis, Robert H. Hill, Leonard E.
Breathing in Irrespirable Atmospheres and, in Some Cases, Underwater.
Publisher: The Saint Catherine Press Ltd, London;
Date of Publication: 1948
Stock Code: 2546
Quarto, xi, 386, generously illustrated with photographs and diagrams, many full-page. Publisher’s original brick-red cloth; titled in gilt to spine and upper board; white end-papers. Toning and surface soiling to cloth. Finger-marks to a few leaves, otherwise a clean copy, free of annotations or inscriptions. Very good. An uncommon and compelling guide to the history, science, and practical considerations of breathing apparatus. The book contains discussion and photographs of gas mask, fire retardant suits, breathing equipment used on Everest, iron lungs, balloons, and primitive Scuba (or, as this author calls it - SCOBA) equipment. The author was the managing director of the company which, in 1948, held the British license to manufacture the Aqua-Lung. £125.00