RICHES FROM WRECKS: THE RECOVERY OF SUNKEN CARGOES
Written by Fergus Hinds
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd.
in 1995
ISBN: 0851746233
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- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SHIPWRECKS
- TREASURE HUNTING
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RICHES FROM WRECKS: THE RECOVERY OF SUNKEN CARGOES
Written by Fergus Hinds.
Stock no. 1826585
1st.
1995.
Hardback.
Large format.
Very good condition.
A topic of fascination to all manner of mariners; by deliberately non-specialist presentation the glamour and fun of real-life treasure hunting may be relished by anyone. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0851746233. SIGNED by the author (with inscription) to verso of half-title page. Spine faded from red to white, title to spine almost invisible. Uneven fading to spine edge on front board, tiny patch to rear board. Contents clean.
Front cover
Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - The Empire Manor's Gold
- Chapter 2 - The Longest Search
- Chapter 3 - To the Empire Manor Again
- Chapter 4 - Historical Resume
- Chapter 5 - First Look at the Glenartney
- Chapter 6 - The Documents
- Chapter 7 - The Previous Searches
- Chapter 8 - Finding Glenartney
- Chapter 9 - The Tin Comes In
- Chapter 10 - H.M.S. Edinburgh
- Chapter 11 - Fo'c'sles in the Air
- Chapter 12 - Sirens of Eastern Seas
- Chapter 13 - The Far East
- Chapter 14 - The Rat Boat
- Chapter 15 - The Chinese Way
- Chapter 16 - Beazley's Best
- Chapter 17 - The Millions Come and Go
- Chapter 18 - Arrest
- Chapter 19 - What's Left?
- Chapter 20 - The Deeps
- Index of Sunken Wrecks
- Index of Ships
- Index