| Title:
The Discovery Of The Titanic by Dr Robert Ballard |
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Description:
This book tells of the authors first hand account of his twelve year quest to find R.M.S. Titanic which was lost on a cold April night in 1912 in the icy waters below the North Atlantic. With the held of dozens of photographs, rare pictures, charts and paintings, Dr Ballard recounts the Titanic’s fateful last night and describes the drama of the expeditions that found and explored her. Here is the final chapter to a story that has captured the imagination for almost 100 years, the dramatic account of the most exciting underwater discovery of our time.
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| Author:
Dr. Robert Ballard is best known for his searches of lost ships but he is also one of the world’s leading marine geologists where he has spent a great deal of time exploring the oceans in submarines. He has been a leading figure in the development of undersea technology such as Argo / Jason systems and has written several books on sea exploration. |
| Binding:
Hardcover. |
| Date
Published:
First published 1987 |
Edition:
This
edition 1988 |
| Jacket
Condition: Very good condition with blue cover with gold guilt on spine with pictured dust jacket which is in good condition and has slight creasing. |
| Book
Condition:
Very Good condition containing 232 pages, most of which contain colour or black & white photographs. Has Christmas message written on inside cover from previous owner. |
| Publisher:
Guild Publishing, London. |
| ISBN:
CN 6237. |
| Size
& Weight: 24.7 cm x 19 cm (H x W). 2.1 cm thick. |
