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

Auction Details

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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Burgess: Sinkings, Salvages, and Shipwrecks221 - Burgess: Sinkings, Salvages, and Shipwrecks
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Burgess, Robert F. SINKINGS, SALVAGES, AND SHIPWRECKS. American Heritage Publishing Co. 1970. 8vo, 188 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; Dust jacket shows chipp
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Burgess: They Found Treasure222 - Burgess: They Found Treasure
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Burgess, Robert F. & Carl J. Clausen. THEY FOUND TREASURE. Dodd, Mead & Company. 1977. 8vo, 243 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; This book is the sto...
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Campbell: Armada Cannon223 - Campbell: Armada Cannon
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Campbell, Lord Archibald. ARMADA CANNON. Phillimore and Co. 1899. 8vo, 63 pages; Hardcover; This book describes a cannon that was salvaged from the Sp
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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Carrol: Treasures of Galveston Bay224 - Carrol: Treasures of Galveston Bay
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Carrol, Lewis. TREASURES OF GALVESTON BAY. Texian Press. 1991. 12mo, 135 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; This book includes both sunken and land treasures in
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Estimate : 20.00 - 25.00
Sold to stonewalld.. for (10.00 + 1.80BP) = 11.80
 
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Clarke: The Treasure of the Great Reef225 - Clarke: The Treasure of the Great Reef
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Clarke, Arthur C. & Mike Wilson. THE TREASURE OF THE GREAT REEF. Ballantine Books. 1974. 12mo, 278 pages; Softcover; . Subject: History - Sunken...
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Clifford: The Pirate Prince: Discovering the Priceless Treasures of the Sunken Ship Whydah: An Adven226 - Clifford: The Pirate Prince: Discovering the Priceless Treasures of the Sunken Ship Whydah: An Adven
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Clifford, Barry & Peter Turchi. THE PIRATE PRINCE: DISCOVERING THE PRICELESS TREASURES OF THE SUNKEN SHIP WHYDAH: AN ADVENTURE. Simon & Schu...
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Coffman: Atlas of Treasure Maps227 - Coffman: Atlas of Treasure Maps
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Coffman, F. L. ATLAS OF TREASURE MAPS. Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1957. fo, 124 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; Dust Jacket is complete but contains many chi...
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Coffman: (Signed) Atlas of Treasure Maps inscribed by FL Coffman228 - Coffman: (Signed) Atlas of Treasure Maps inscribed by FL Coffman
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Coffman, F. L. (Signed) ATLAS OF TREASURE MAPS. Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1957. fo; Hardcover w/ DJ; Very very rare: signed by the author with dustj...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Conrad: Story of an American Tragedy: Survivor's Accounts of the Sinking of the Steamship Central Am229 - Conrad: Story of an American Tragedy: Survivor's Accounts of the Sinking of the Steamship Central Am
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Conrad, Judy. STORY OF AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY: SURVIVOR'S ACCOUNTS OF THE SINKING OF THE STEAMSHIP CENTRAL AMERICA. Columbus-America Discovery Grou...
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Estimate : 15.00 - 20.00
Sold to espnnews for (10.00 + 1.80BP) = 11.80
 
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Cousteau: Diving for Sunken Treasure230 - Cousteau: Diving for Sunken Treasure
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Cousteau, Jacques-Yves & Philippe Diolé. DIVING FOR SUNKEN TREASURE. Doubleday & Co., Inc. 1971. 8vo, 302 pages; Hardcover; DJ is a Boo...
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Crile: (Signed) Treasure-Diving Holidays: An American Family's Adventures on the Floors of Three Sea231 - Crile: (Signed) Treasure-Diving Holidays: An American Family's Adventures on the Floors of Three Sea
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Crile, Jane & Barney Crile. (Signed) TREASURE-DIVING HOLIDAYS: AN AMERICAN FAMILY'S ADVENTURES ON THE FLOORS OF THREE SEAS. Viking Press. 19...
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Daggett: Diving for the Griffin232 - Daggett: Diving for the Griffin
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Daggett, Charles & K. Shaffer. DIVING FOR THE GRIFFIN. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1990. 8vo, 178 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; . Subject: History - Su...
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Estimate : 15.00 - 20.00
Sold to stonewalld.. for (10.00 + 1.80BP) = 11.80
 
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Daly: (Signed) The Padre Island Story233 - Daly: (Signed) The Padre Island Story
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Daly, Loraine and Pat Reumert. (Signed) THE PADRE ISLAND STORY. The Naylor Company. 1971. 16mo, 52 pages; Softcover; Signed by the author; This bookle
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Estimate : 25.00 - 35.00
Sold to Gmden1 for (20.00 + 3.60BP) = 23.60
 
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Davis: Treasure, People, Ships, and Dreams234 - Davis: Treasure, People, Ships, and Dreams
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Davis, John L. TREASURE, PEOPLE, SHIPS, AND DREAMS. Texas Antiquities Committee and The Institute of Texan Cultures. 1977. 4to, 75 pages; Softcover; S
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Estimate : 15.00 - 20.00
Sold to Gmden1 for (10.00 + 1.80BP) = 11.80
 
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Day: Where Your Treasure Is: Being the Personal Narrative of Ross Sidney, Diver235 - Day: Where Your Treasure Is: Being the Personal Narrative of Ross Sidney, Diver
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Day, Holman. WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS: BEING THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF ROSS SIDNEY, DIVER. Harper & Brothers Publishers. 1917. 12mo, 460 pages; Ha...
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Earle: Treasure Hunt: Shipwreck, Diving, and the Quest for Treasure in an Age of Heroes236 - Earle: Treasure Hunt: Shipwreck, Diving, and the Quest for Treasure in an Age of Heroes
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Earle, Peter. TREASURE HUNT: SHIPWRECK, DIVING, AND THE QUEST FOR TREASURE IN AN AGE OF HEROES. Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press. 2008. 8...
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Edwards: Islands of Angry Ghosts237 - Edwards: Islands of Angry Ghosts
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Edwards, Hugh. ISLANDS OF ANGRY GHOSTS. William Morrow & Company, Inc. 1966. 8vo, 207 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; . Subject: History - Sunken Treasure
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Edwards: Treasures of the Deep: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Captain Mike Hatcher238 - Edwards: Treasures of the Deep: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Captain Mike Hatcher
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Edwards, Hugh. TREASURES OF THE DEEP: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND TIMES OF CAPTAIN MIKE HATCHER. HarperCollins Publishers Pty. 2001. 12mo, 279 pages; S
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Fine: Sunken Ships & Treasure239 - Fine: Sunken Ships & Treasure
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Fine, John Christopher. SUNKEN SHIPS & TREASURE. Macmillan Publishing Company. 1986. 12mo, 119 pages; Hardcover; Pictoral covers. Subject: Histo...
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Fine: Treasures of the Spanish Main: Shipwrecked Galleons in the New World240 - Fine: Treasures of the Spanish Main: Shipwrecked Galleons in the New World
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Fine, John Christopher. TREASURES OF THE SPANISH MAIN: SHIPWRECKED GALLEONS IN THE NEW WORLD. The Lyons Press. 2006. 4to, 184 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ;
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