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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Delgado: Adventures of a Sea Hunter: In Search of Famous Shipwrecks141 - Delgado: Adventures of a Sea Hunter: In Search of Famous Shipwrecks
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Delgado, James P. ADVENTURES OF A SEA HUNTER: IN SEARCH OF FAMOUS SHIPWRECKS. Douglas & McIntyre. 2004. 12mo, 230 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; This b...
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Duffy: Shipwreck & Empire: Portuguese Maritime Disasters in a Century of Decline142 - Duffy: Shipwreck & Empire: Portuguese Maritime Disasters in a Century of Decline
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Duffy, James. SHIPWRECK & EMPIRE: PORTUGUESE MARITIME DISASTERS IN A CENTURY OF DECLINE. Harvard University Press. 1955. 12mo, 198 pages; Hardco...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 25.00
Sold to illiterate.. for (10.00 + 1.80BP) = 11.80
 
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Easton: Terror on the Coast: The Wreck of the Schooner Codseeker143 - Easton: Terror on the Coast: The Wreck of the Schooner Codseeker
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Easton, Alan. TERROR ON THE COAST: THE WRECK OF THE SCHOONER CODSEEKER . Nimbus Publishers Ltd. 1993. 12mo, 41 pages; Softcover; . Subject: History -
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Ellsberg: On the Bottom144 - Ellsberg: On the Bottom
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Ellsberg, Cmdr. Edward. ON THE BOTTOM. The Literary Guild of America, Inc. 1929. 12mo, 324 pages; Hardcover; ex Library; The author’s account of the r
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Eunson: The Wreck of the General Grant145 - Eunson: The Wreck of the General Grant
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Eunson, Keith. THE WRECK OF THE GENERAL GRANT. A. H. & A. W. Reed. 1974. 12mo, 168 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; . Subject: History - Shipwrecks
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Farb: Shipwrecks: Diving the Graveyard of the Atlantic146 - Farb: Shipwrecks: Diving the Graveyard of the Atlantic
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Farb, Roderick M. SHIPWRECKS: DIVING THE GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC. Menasha Ridge Press. 1985. 8vo, 373 pages; Softcover; The most comprehensive book
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Fay: The Story of the Mary Celeste147 - Fay: The Story of the Mary Celeste
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Fay, Charles Edey. THE STORY OF THE MARY CELESTE. Dover Publications Inc. 1988. 12mo, 261 pages; Softcover; . Subject: History - Shipwrecks
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Foster: Rabaul's Forgotten Fleet148 - Foster: Rabaul's Forgotten Fleet
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Foster, Monica & Peter Stone. RABAUL'S FORGOTTEN FLEET. Oceans Interprises. 1994. 8vo, 146 pages; Softcover; . Subject: History - Shipwrecks
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Frye: The Search for the Santa Maria149 - Frye: The Search for the Santa Maria
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Frye, John. THE SEARCH FOR THE SANTA MARIA. Dodd, Mead & Company. 1973. 12mo, 174 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; . Subject: History - Shipwrecks
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Estimate : 15.00 - 20.00
Sold to illiterate.. for (20.00 + 3.60BP) = 23.60
 
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Gannon: Operation Drumbeat: The Dramatic True Story of Germany's First U-Boat Attacks Along the Amer150 - Gannon: Operation Drumbeat: The Dramatic True Story of Germany's First U-Boat Attacks Along the Amer
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Gannon, Michael. OPERATION DRUMBEAT: THE DRAMATIC TRUE STORY OF GERMANY'S FIRST U-BOAT ATTACKS ALONG THE AMERICAN COAST IN WORLD WAR II. Harper ...
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