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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Butterworth: The Treasure Ship: A Tale of Sir William Phipps, The Regicides, and the Inter-Charter P361 - Butterworth: The Treasure Ship: A Tale of Sir William Phipps, The Regicides, and the Inter-Charter P
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Butterworth, Hezekiah. THE TREASURE SHIP: A TALE OF SIR WILLIAM PHIPPS, THE REGICIDES, AND THE INTER-CHARTER PERIOD IN MASSACHUSETTS. D. Appleton and
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Estimate : 35.00 - 50.00
Sold to seasearcher for (25.00 + 4.50BP) = 29.50
 
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Crooker: Tracking Treasure: In Search of East Coast Bounty362 - Crooker: Tracking Treasure: In Search of East Coast Bounty
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Crooker, William S. TRACKING TREASURE: IN SEARCH OF EAST COAST BOUNTY. Nimbus Publishing. 1998. 12mo, 183 pages; Softcover; . Subject: History - Treas
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 15.00
 
 
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Dolinger: Inca Gold: Find it if You Can, Touch it if You Dare363 - Dolinger: Inca Gold: Find it if You Can, Touch it if You Dare
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Dolinger, Jane. INCA GOLD: FIND IT IF YOU CAN, TOUCH IT IF YOU DARE. Henry Regnery Company. 1967. 12mo, 189 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; . Subject: History
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Estimate : 20.00 - 30.00
Sold to Salvor for (15.00 + 2.70BP) = 17.70
 
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Downie: Hunting for Gold364 - Downie: Hunting for Gold
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Downie, Major William. HUNTING FOR GOLD. American West Publishing Company. 1971. 8vo, 412 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; . Subject: History - Treasure Huntin
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Estimate : 20.00 - 25.00
Sold to McCabeJim for (10.00 + 1.80BP) = 11.80
 
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Elliott: The Greatest Treasure-Hunting Stories Ever Told365 - Elliott: The Greatest Treasure-Hunting Stories Ever Told
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Elliott, Charles (ed.). THE GREATEST TREASURE-HUNTING STORIES EVER TOLD. The Lyons Press. 2003. 8vo, 292 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; This anthology includ
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 15.00
 
 
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Furneaux: The Great Treasure Hunts366 - Furneaux: The Great Treasure Hunts
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Furneaux, Rupert. THE GREAT TREASURE HUNTS. Taplinger Publishing Company. 1969. 12mo, 236 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; DJ has chips and tears; While this b
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 8.00 - 10.00
 
 
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Green: Something Rich and Strange: The Story of South Africa's Treasures, Famous and Unknown, Sunken367 - Green: Something Rich and Strange: The Story of South Africa's Treasures, Famous and Unknown, Sunken
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Green, Lawrence G. SOMETHING RICH AND STRANGE: THE STORY OF SOUTH AFRICA'S TREASURES, FAMOUS AND UNKNOWN, SUNKEN AND BURIED, AND SOME PERSONAL E...
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 35.00
 
 
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Groushko: Lost Treasures of the World368 - Groushko: Lost Treasures of the World
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Groushko, Michael. LOST TREASURES OF THE WORLD. Chartwell Books, Inc. 1986. 4to, 191 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; This coffee table book includes archaeolo
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 15.00 - 20.00
 
 
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Groushko: Lost Treasures of the World369 - Groushko: Lost Treasures of the World
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Groushko, Michael. LOST TREASURES OF THE WORLD. Chartwell Books, Inc. 1986. 4to, 191 pages; Hardcover; Pictoral covers; This book is an overview of lo
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 15.00
 
 
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Helm: Treasure Hunting Around the World370 - Helm: Treasure Hunting Around the World
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Helm, Thomas. TREASURE HUNTING AROUND THE WORLD. Dodd, Mead & Company. 1960. 12mo, 288 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; ex Library; . Subject: History - ...
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Knight: The Cruise of the Alerte: in Search of Treasure371 - Knight: The Cruise of the Alerte: in Search of Treasure
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Knight, E. F. THE CRUISE OF THE ALERTE: IN SEARCH OF TREASURE. William Farquhar Payson. 1931. 16mo, 255 pages; Hardcover; Some handwritten notes on se
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 35.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Moore: The Treasure Hunter372 - Moore: The Treasure Hunter
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Moore, Robin & Howard Jennings. THE TREASURE HUNTER. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1974. 8vo, 261 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; . Subject: History - Treasure Hu...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 15.00 - 20.00
 
 
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Rieseberg: Treasure!373 - Rieseberg: Treasure!
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Rieseberg, Lt. Harry E. TREASURE!. Henry Holt and Co. 1957. 12mo, 122 pages; Hardcover; ex Library; Pictoral covers; This book combines land and sunke
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Estimate : 10.00 - 15.00
Sold to seasearcher for (5.00 + 0.90BP) = 5.90
 
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Robillard: A Hundred Years of Remorse: When Treasure Hunting Becomes a Spiritual Odyssey374 - Robillard: A Hundred Years of Remorse: When Treasure Hunting Becomes a Spiritual Odyssey
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Robillard, Marcel. A HUNDRED YEARS OF REMORSE: WHEN TREASURE HUNTING BECOMES A SPIRITUAL ODYSSEY. Les Publications Modus Vivendi Inc. 2002. 12mo, 236
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 15.00
 
 
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Schwartz: Gold and Silver, Silver and Gold: Tales of Hidden Treasure375 - Schwartz: Gold and Silver, Silver and Gold: Tales of Hidden Treasure
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Schwartz, Alvin & David Christiana. GOLD AND SILVER, SILVER AND GOLD: TALES OF HIDDEN TREASURE. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 1993. 8vo, 128 page...
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 15.00
 
 
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Severin: The Jason Voyage: The Quest for the Golden Fleece376 - Severin: The Jason Voyage: The Quest for the Golden Fleece
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Severin, Tim. THE JASON VOYAGE: THE QUEST FOR THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Simon and Schuster. 1985. 8vo, 262 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; . Subject: History - Treas
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Start Price : 5.00 | Estimate : 10.00 - 15.00
 
 
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Verrill: They Found Gold! The Story of Successful Treasure Hunts377 - Verrill: They Found Gold! The Story of Successful Treasure Hunts
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Verrill, A. Hyatt. THEY FOUND GOLD! THE STORY OF SUCCESSFUL TREASURE HUNTS. The Rio Grande Press, Inc. 1989. 12mo, 267 pages; Softcover; This book ove
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 15.00 - 20.00
 
 
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Wilkins: A Modern Treasure Hunter: The Experiences of a Canadian-American Wanderer and Gold Prospect378 - Wilkins: A Modern Treasure Hunter: The Experiences of a Canadian-American Wanderer and Gold Prospect
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Wilkins, Harold T. A MODERN TREASURE HUNTER: THE EXPERIENCES OF A CANADIAN-AMERICAN WANDERER AND GOLD PROSPECTOR, ALSO HUNTER IN LONELY COVES AND PIRA
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 25.00 - 35.00
 
 
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Wilkins: Panorama of Treasure Hunting: Romantic Adventures in Strange Lands and Queer Places379 - Wilkins: Panorama of Treasure Hunting: Romantic Adventures in Strange Lands and Queer Places
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Wilkins, Harold T. PANORAMA OF TREASURE HUNTING: ROMANTIC ADVENTURES IN STRANGE LANDS AND QUEER PLACES. E. P. Dutton & Company. 1940. 8vo, 582 p...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Wilkins: Panorama of Treasure Hunting: Romantic Adventures in Strange Lands and Queer Places380 - Wilkins: Panorama of Treasure Hunting: Romantic Adventures in Strange Lands and Queer Places
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Wilkins, Harold T. PANORAMA OF TREASURE HUNTING: ROMANTIC ADVENTURES IN STRANGE LANDS AND QUEER PLACES. E. P. Dutton & Company. 1940. 8vo, 582 p...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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