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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Sprague: Three Men from Maine - Sir William Pepperrell, James Sullivan, Sir William Phips and A Bit 321 - Sprague: Three Men from Maine - Sir William Pepperrell, James Sullivan, Sir William Phips and A Bit
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Sprague, John Francis & Bertram E. Packard. THREE MEN FROM MAINE - SIR WILLIAM PEPPERRELL, JAMES SULLIVAN, SIR WILLIAM PHIPS AND A BIT OF OLD EN...
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Stemm: Oceans Odyssey: Deep-Sea Shipwrecks in the English Channel, the Straits of Gibraltar and the 322 - Stemm: Oceans Odyssey: Deep-Sea Shipwrecks in the English Channel, the Straits of Gibraltar and the
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Stemm, Greg & Sean Kingsley (eds.). OCEANS ODYSSEY: DEEP-SEA SHIPWRECKS IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ...
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Stemm: Oceans Odyssey 2: Underwater Heritage Management & Deep-Sea Shipwrecks in the English Channel323 - Stemm: Oceans Odyssey 2: Underwater Heritage Management & Deep-Sea Shipwrecks in the English Channel
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Stemm, Greg & Sean Kingsley (eds.). OCEANS ODYSSEY 2: UNDERWATER HERITAGE MANAGEMENT & DEEP-SEA SHIPWRECKS IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL & ATLA...
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Stemm: Oceans Odyssey 3. The Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck, Straits of Florida: A Merchant Vessel from324 - Stemm: Oceans Odyssey 3. The Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck, Straits of Florida: A Merchant Vessel from
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Stemm, Greg & Sean Kingsley (eds.). OCEANS ODYSSEY 3. THE DEEP-SEA TORTUGAS SHIPWRECK, STRAITS OF FLORIDA: A MERCHANT VESSEL FROM SPAIN'S 16...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 40.00
Sold to seasearcher for (20.00 + 3.60BP) = 23.60
 
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Stemm: Oceans Odyssey 4. Pottery from the Tortugas Shipwreck, Straits of Florida: A Merchant Vessel 325 - Stemm: Oceans Odyssey 4. Pottery from the Tortugas Shipwreck, Straits of Florida: A Merchant Vessel
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Stemm, Greg & Sean Kingsley & Ellen Gerth (eds.). OCEANS ODYSSEY 4. POTTERY FROM THE TORTUGAS SHIPWRECK, STRAITS OF FLORIDA: A MERCHANT VESS...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 40.00
Sold to ColonelSlim for (20.00 + 3.60BP) = 23.60
 
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Stirling: Treasure Under the Sea326 - Stirling: Treasure Under the Sea
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Stirling, N. B. TREASURE UNDER THE SEA. Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1957. 12mo, 354 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; ex Library; Missing first free endpape...
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Storm: Seaweed and Gold327 - Storm: Seaweed and Gold
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Storm, Alex. SEAWEED AND GOLD. True Canadian Treasure Hunting Adventures. 2002. 12mo, 192 pages; Softcover; This book describes the author's suc...
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Storm: Canada's Treasure Hunt328 - Storm: Canada's Treasure Hunt
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Storm, Alex and Brian Shaw. CANADA'S TREASURE HUNT. Greywood Publishing Limited. 1967. 16mo, 152 pages; Softcover; This book recounts the histo...
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Estimate : 25.00 - 35.00
Sold to seasearcher for (20.00 + 3.60BP) = 23.60
 
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Sullivan: Treasure Hunt: The Sixteen-Year Search for the Lost Treasure Ship Atocha329 - Sullivan: Treasure Hunt: The Sixteen-Year Search for the Lost Treasure Ship Atocha
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Sullivan, George. TREASURE HUNT: THE SIXTEEN-YEAR SEARCH FOR THE LOST TREASURE SHIP ATOCHA. Florida Classics Library. 1993. 12mo, 150 pages; Softcover
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Taylor: Spoils from the Sea: The Life and Adventures of Diver J. E. Johnstone330 - Taylor: Spoils from the Sea: The Life and Adventures of Diver J. E. Johnstone
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Taylor, James. SPOILS FROM THE SEA: THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF DIVER J. E. JOHNSTONE. Australasian Publishing Company. 1949. 12mo, 240 pages; Hardcove
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Tippin: In Search of the Golden Madonna: The Treasure Finders of the RV Beacon331 - Tippin: In Search of the Golden Madonna: The Treasure Finders of the RV Beacon
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Tippin, G. Lee & Herbert Humphreys, Jr. IN SEARCH OF THE GOLDEN MADONNA: THE TREASURE FINDERS OF THE RV BEACON. Daring Publishing Group, Inc. 19...
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Turner: The Gilt Dragon Incident332 - Turner: The Gilt Dragon Incident
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Turner, Harry. THE GILT DRAGON INCIDENT. Paterson Brokensha Pty. Ltd. 1963. 12mo, 235 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; This book, written prior to the discover
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Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to illiterate.. for (25.00 + 4.50BP) = 29.50
 
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Vanderbilt: Treasure Wreck: The Fortunes and Fate of the Pirate Ship Whydah333 - Vanderbilt: Treasure Wreck: The Fortunes and Fate of the Pirate Ship Whydah
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Vanderbilt, Arthur T. II. TREASURE WRECK: THE FORTUNES AND FATE OF THE PIRATE SHIP WHYDAH. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1986. 12mo, 164 pages; Hardcover
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Estimate : 15.00 - 20.00
Sold to cobweb for (10.00 + 1.80BP) = 11.80
 
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Vesilind: Lost Gold of the Republic: The Remarkable Quest for the Greatest Shipwreck Treasure of the334 - Vesilind: Lost Gold of the Republic: The Remarkable Quest for the Greatest Shipwreck Treasure of the
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Vesilind, Priit J. LOST GOLD OF THE REPUBLIC: THE REMARKABLE QUEST FOR THE GREATEST SHIPWRECK TREASURE OF THE CIVIL WAR ERA. Shipwreck Heritage Press.
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Volker: In the Wake of the Golden Galleons335 - Volker: In the Wake of the Golden Galleons
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Volker, Roy & Dick Richmond. IN THE WAKE OF THE GOLDEN GALLEONS. OroQuest Press. 1976. 12mo, 149 pages; Softcover; This book tells the story of ...
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Wagner: (Signed) Pieces of Eight: Recovering the Riches of a Lost Spanish Treasure Fleet signed by R336 - Wagner: (Signed) Pieces of Eight: Recovering the Riches of a Lost Spanish Treasure Fleet signed by R
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Wagner, Kip & L.B. Taylor, Jr. (Signed) PIECES OF EIGHT: RECOVERING THE RICHES OF A LOST SPANISH TREASURE FLEET. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. 196...
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Walton: The Spanish Treasure Fleets337 - Walton: The Spanish Treasure Fleets
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Walton, Timothy R. THE SPANISH TREASURE FLEETS. Pineapple Press, Inc. 1994. 8vo, 256 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; . Subject: History - Sunken Treasure
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Ward: (Signed) Shipwreck in the Florida Keys 1733338 - Ward: (Signed) Shipwreck in the Florida Keys 1733
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Ward, Carl. (Signed) SHIPWRECK IN THE FLORIDA KEYS 1733. Diggy Pod. 2014. 8vo, 218 pages; Softcover; inscribed by the author. Subject: History - Sunke
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Weller: Sunken Treasure on Florida Reefs: The 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet339 - Weller: Sunken Treasure on Florida Reefs: The 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet
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Weller, Robert 'Frogfoot' . SUNKEN TREASURE ON FLORIDA REEFS: THE 1715 SPANISH PLATE FLEET. Robert Weller. 1987. 12mo, 78 pages; Softcover; ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to Gmden1 for (30.00 + 5.40BP) = 35.40
 
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Weller: (Signed) Sunken Treasure on Florida Reefs: The 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet340 - Weller: (Signed) Sunken Treasure on Florida Reefs: The 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet
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Weller, Robert 'Frogfoot' . (Signed) SUNKEN TREASURE ON FLORIDA REEFS: THE 1715 SPANISH PLATE FLEET. Robert Weller. 1987. 12mo, 78 pages; So...
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