Description
The first edition of Under The Red Sea Sun, signed by Commander Edward Ellsberg.
Octavo, ix, [3], 500pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt, illustration on front cover. Top edge dyed blue. The first printing, with no additional printings noted. Faint rubbing to blue cloth, wear at head of spine. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $3.50 on the front flap, a few closed tears, bright illustrations, a near fine example.
Signed on the half title by “Captain Edward Ellsberg, USNR.”
Commander Edward Ellsberg (1891-1983) was a U.S. Navy officer, engineer, and author renowned for his pioneering work in marine salvage and diving operations. In 1926, Ellsberg raising the sunken submarine S-51, a feat that earned him the Distinguished Service Medal.
