The Aqualung Twins
and the Vanishing People

by Frederick B. Falkner
Illustrated by Donna Little

Dent First Edition

Description: Hardback book published by J. M. Dent & Sons (UK) in 1957. The copyright states 'First published 1957' and no further printings are indicated. Inscribed 'Here's the second book Jill hope you like it Laguna Beach Cal Apr 16/58' by the author on the half title page. The aqualung twins find a hidden lost undergound occupied Aztec city in Mexico. I was not able to find any other autographed copies for sale of any title in this series. Aqualung is, of course, what we now call scuba equipment.

From the Front Flap: The second 'Aqualung' book* is not a story of underwater discovery but of the hidden secrets of the land of Mexico. The twins, Grant and Pamela, go with their parents for a visit to a small village on the Mexican coast where their Uncle Harry lives and studies the lost cities of the Axtecs.... The twins make friends with a pair of Mexican children, with whom they go bathing and exploring. The discovery of a strange man lying unconscious on the ground, dressed only in a feathered loincloth, and a mysterious cave guarded by Aztec statues, leads to a series of adventures, involving first the disappearance of Uncle Harry and then of the twin's father. The four children decide to find the two missing men at all costs when adult search parties have failed.

Knowing that the cave leads to under-ground water, the twins take the aqualung equipment, their rubber suits worn as protection in cold water, and their water-proof flashlights. When dressed in full panoply they 'looked like inhabitants of another planet'. And so indeed did they appear to be when they burst upon the startled people of the hidden Aztec city, where Father and Uncle Harry are held prisoner....

* The first was The Aqualung Twins find Chinese Treasure, which the London Evening News said 'Will satisfy the most sceptical teenager; it is written with true knowledge of aqualung swimming.'

Condition: Binding - good, top and bottom of spine bumped, corners bumped, minor spine lean, page edges age darkened and a bit soiled, one page has a folded over corner. Dust Jacket - good, quite a bit of chipping along the edges, the edges have been reinforced by a previous owner with tape (not yellowed so hopefully it is archival quality), moderate soiling, not price clipped (but no price listed), in dust jacket protector.

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