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Post by tomcatpc on Apr 6, 2015 18:33:34 GMT -8
Hello I got lucky and for $1 I found this 1968 book at the local antique mall. Mark  |
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Post by sitkadiver on Apr 6, 2015 18:53:27 GMT -8
I'm curious about the photo credit for the cover. The basket harness and straight mouthpiece suggest the photo was taken a few years prior.
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Post by nikeajax on Apr 6, 2015 19:27:50 GMT -8
Hey cool buddy! Can you post some images? Are they all photos, or are there any illustrations? I really like the illustrations they use in most Golden Books, very graphic and dramatic to get kids minds working and excited, unlike today where if they don't use photos, they use horrible "vector graphics"--BLAHYCK  Here's an example of a vector graphic:  and here's an example of a very skilled illustrator, John Polgreen who did a lot of work for Golden:   Jaybird |
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Post by DavidRitchieWilson on Apr 6, 2015 21:52:36 GMT -8
NORTH, Wheeler J., The Golden Guide to Scuba Diving. New York, New York: Golden Press Inc., 1968. The Contents page:  The cover photo is credited to Burton McNeely, AMF Voit. There's a Wikipedia article on the author, Wheeler J. North. David |
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Post by lakediver on Apr 7, 2015 3:53:30 GMT -8
Fantastic little book. I used to carry it with me along with Bill Barada's Let's Go Diving every day to school. They were two very concise works that were reread often in study hall.
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Post by tomcatpc on Apr 7, 2015 8:20:09 GMT -8
I will see if I can post some inside photos in time. Yes, I love these little books, when I find them for $1 or 2 I grab them, starting to gather a few.
Mark
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Post by surflung on Apr 8, 2015 9:45:27 GMT -8
Thank you for your reviews... I just ordered a copy on Amazon!  |
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Post by DavidRitchieWilson on Apr 10, 2015 8:02:40 GMT -8
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Post by SeaRat on Apr 10, 2015 14:45:06 GMT -8
Jaybird, You asked about illustrations in this Golden Guide to Scuba Diving by Wheeler J. North, Golden Press, 1968. It has some really nice ones, including this one on the effect of bottom and shore topography on wave action:  As you can see, the illustrations show things that photos cannot, and are thus absolutely necessary to explaining complex phenomena such as wave action. I have enjoyed this book for many years now, and keep it handy in my library. John |
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Post by nikeajax on Apr 14, 2015 9:27:04 GMT -8
John, thanks for the post: I think those old graphics really simplify things, in a good way, that give it a warmer, more human side, than the cold hard lines created in a computer...
Jaybird
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