Rare and Vintage Books, Magazines, and Auction Catalogs relating to Buried and Sunken Treasure

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Workman's Books is conducting its second bid sale of rare, vintage, and out-of-print treasure-related books, auction catalogs, and magazines. The sale will include over 500 lots of rare, vintage, out-of-print, and rarely seen items on Sunken Treasure, Shipwrecks, Underwater Archaeology, Buried Treasure, Metal Detecting, and many other treasure topics.

Auction Sale Order:
Session 1 Lots 1-381 (2hr 6m)
Books: 1-381
Topics Include: Archaeological Topics; Artifacts; Bibliographies on Treasure; Shipwrecks; Buried Treasure; Sunken Treasure and General Treasure

Session 2 Lots 382-553 (1hr)

Magazines and Magazine Group Lots: 382-490
Topics Include: Metal Detecting; Shipwrecks; Scuba Diving; Sunken Treasure; Buried Treasure; Relic Hunting; Beach combing; and Coinshooting.

***General Note: Some magazines had original address labels attached. Due to issues with privacy, the addresses have been blotted out in the lot photos. The original magazines have not been altered.***

Auction Catalogs and Auction Catalog Group Lots: 491-553
Topics Include: Sunken Treasure
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Arnold: Beneath the Waters of Time: The Proceedings of the Ninth Conference on Underwater Archaeolog1 - Arnold: Beneath the Waters of Time: The Proceedings of the Ninth Conference on Underwater Archaeolog
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Arnold, J. Barto III (ed.). BENEATH THE WATERS OF TIME: THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE NINTH CONFERENCE ON UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY. Texas Antiquities Committee
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Estimate : 25.00 - 35.00
Sold to seasearcher for (15.00 + 2.70BP) = 17.70
 
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Bass: Yassi Ada - Volume 1 - A Seventh-Century Byzantine Shipwreck2 - Bass: Yassi Ada - Volume 1 - A Seventh-Century Byzantine Shipwreck
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Bass, George F. & Frederick H. van Doorninck, Jr. YASSI ADA - VOLUME 1 - A SEVENTH-CENTURY BYZANTINE SHIPWRECK. Texas A&M University Press. ...
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Estimate : 35.00 - 50.00
Sold to seasearcher for (25.00 + 4.50BP) = 29.50
 
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Bush-Romero: (Signed) Under the Waters of Mexico3 - Bush-Romero: (Signed) Under the Waters of Mexico
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Bush-Romero, Pablo. (Signed) UNDER THE WATERS OF MEXICO. Carlton Press, Inc. 1964. 12mo, 184 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; Inscribed by the author; this boo
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to martyUUS for (70.00 + 12.60BP) = 82.60
 
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Clifford: Expedition Whydah: The Story of the World's First Excavation of a Pirate Treasure Sh4 - Clifford: Expedition Whydah: The Story of the World's First Excavation of a Pirate Treasure Sh
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Clifford, Barry & Paul Perry. EXPEDITION WHYDAH: THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S FIRST EXCAVATION OF A PIRATE TREASURE SHIP AND THE MAN WHO FOUND H...
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 25.00
 
 
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de Borhegyi: Ships, Shoals and Amphoras: The Story of Underwater Archaeology5 - de Borhegyi: Ships, Shoals and Amphoras: The Story of Underwater Archaeology
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de Borhegyi, Suzanne. SHIPS, SHOALS AND AMPHORAS: THE STORY OF UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 1961. 8vo, 176 pages; Hardcover w/
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Estimate : 10.00 - 15.00
Sold to TallTrees123 for (5.00 + 0.90BP) = 5.90
 
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du Plat Taylor: Marine Archaeology: Developments During Sixty Years in the Mediterranean6 - du Plat Taylor: Marine Archaeology: Developments During Sixty Years in the Mediterranean
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du Plat Taylor, Joan (ed.). MARINE ARCHAEOLOGY: DEVELOPMENTS DURING SIXTY YEARS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. Thomas Y. Crowell Company. 1966. 8vo, 208 pages;
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 15.00 - 20.00
 
 
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Eiseman: The Porticello Shipwreck7 - Eiseman: The Porticello Shipwreck
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Eiseman, Cynthia Jones and Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway. THE PORTICELLO SHIPWRECK. Texas A&M University Press. 1987. 4to, 126 pages; Hardcover; Thi...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to seasearcher for (35.00 + 6.30BP) = 41.30
 
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Frost: Under the Mediterranean: A Fascinating Story of Travel, Adventure, and Underwater Discovery o8 - Frost: Under the Mediterranean: A Fascinating Story of Travel, Adventure, and Underwater Discovery o
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Frost, Honor. UNDER THE MEDITERRANEAN: A FASCINATING STORY OF TRAVEL, ADVENTURE, AND UNDERWATER DISCOVERY OF MARINE ANTIQUITIES. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 15.00 - 20.00
 
 
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Gawronski: Hollandia Compendium: A Contribution to the History, Archaeology, Classification and Texi9 - Gawronski: Hollandia Compendium: A Contribution to the History, Archaeology, Classification and Texi
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Gawronski, Jerzy and Bas Kist and Odilia Stokvis-van Boetzelaer. HOLLANDIA COMPENDIUM: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION AND
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to SoledadySt.. for (150.00 + 27.00BP) = 177.00
 
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Godard: The First and Last Voyage of the Batavia10 - Godard: The First and Last Voyage of the Batavia
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Godard, Philippe. THE FIRST AND LAST VOYAGE OF THE BATAVIA. Abrolhos Publishing Pty. Ltd. 1993. 4to, 331 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; This large book tells
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Estimate : 100.00 - 135.00
Sold to cobweb for (85.00 + 15.30BP) = 100.30
 
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