Hell at 50 Fathoms by Charles Lockwood and Hans Christian Adamson (1962) signed first edition

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Charles Lockwood, Vice-Admiral, USN and Hans Christian Adamson, Col., USAF - Hell at 50 Fathoms: US Navy Submarine Disasters That Led to Modern Survival and Salvage Methods

Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company, 1962. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth binding. ix, 299 pp. Foreword by V. Adm. C. B. Momsen, USN. Illustrated. Very good condition. Immaculate interior. Dust jacket is likewise very good with just a tiny bit of rubbing at either end of the spine (see photos).

This book is signed on the front free endpaper along with a friendly inscription by author Hans Christian Adamson to former White House photographer (and fellow sailor) Robert Knudsen.

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