David H. Davies. About Sharks and Shark Attack. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter, 1964.
(240 x 160 mm) pp. 237, with 64 plates and 10 additional coloured plates. Interior crisp and clean. Fly leaves and pastedowns in a delightful shark pattern. DJ a bit crinkled but protected by mylar and not price clipped. Red publisher's cloth binding with title, author, and publisher on spine in silver. A VERY GOOD copy of a rare to American- or European-trade book.
Not for the faint of heart or scared of the sea, this book claims that sharks are "amongst the few creatures on earth that remain a threat to man" and is full of the author's own photos of sharks and the aftermath(s) of shark attacks. Primarly focuses on the sharks inhabiting the waters around South Africa. Sharks are scary but also misunderstood and hyperbolized villans. #savethesharks