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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Stick: (Signed) Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast201 - Stick: (Signed) Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast
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Stick, David. (Signed) GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC: SHIPWRECKS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. The University of North Carolina Press. 1975. 8vo, 276 pages
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 25.00
 
 
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Taylor: Caliban's Shore: The Wreck of the Grosvenor and the Strange Fate of Her Survivors202 - Taylor: Caliban's Shore: The Wreck of the Grosvenor and the Strange Fate of Her Survivors
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Taylor, Steven. CALIBAN'S SHORE: THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR AND THE STRANGE FATE OF HER SURVIVORS. W. W. Norton & Company. 2004. 8vo, 297 pa...
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Estimate : 10.00 - 15.00
Sold to stonewalld.. for (5.00 + 0.90BP) = 5.90
 
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Thomas: The Wreck of the Dumaru: A Story of Cannibalism in an Open Boat203 - Thomas: The Wreck of the Dumaru: A Story of Cannibalism in an Open Boat
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Thomas, Lowell. THE WRECK OF THE DUMARU: A STORY OF CANNIBALISM IN AN OPEN BOAT. P. F. Collier & Son Corporation. 1930. 12mo, 271 pages; Hardcov...
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Townsend: Texas Treasure Coast204 - Townsend: Texas Treasure Coast
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Townsend, Tom. TEXAS TREASURE COAST. Eakin Press. 1979. 12mo, 83 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; This book covers a multitude of lost treasures along the east
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Estimate : 20.00 - 25.00
Sold to Gmden1 for (10.00 + 1.80BP) = 11.80
 
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Townsend: Texas Treasure Coast205 - Townsend: Texas Treasure Coast
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Townsend, Tom. TEXAS TREASURE COAST. Eakin Press. 1996. 12mo, 166 pages; Softcover; . Subject: History - Shipwrecks
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Estimate : 10.00 - 15.00
Sold to stonewalld.. for (15.00 + 2.70BP) = 17.70
 
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Turner: Shipwrecks & Salvage in South Africa206 - Turner: Shipwrecks & Salvage in South Africa
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Turner, Malcom. SHIPWRECKS & SALVAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA. New Holland Books. 1999. 4to, 224 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; . Subject: History - Shipwrecks
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Uncle Hardy: Notable Shipwrecks: Being Tales of Disaster and Heroism at Sea207 - Uncle Hardy: Notable Shipwrecks: Being Tales of Disaster and Heroism at Sea
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Uncle Hardy,. NOTABLE SHIPWRECKS: BEING TALES OF DISASTER AND HEROISM AT SEA. Cassell & Company, Limited. 1898. 12mo, 278 pages; Hardcover; Pict...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Weddle: The Wreck of the Belle, the Ruin of La Salle208 - Weddle: The Wreck of the Belle, the Ruin of La Salle
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Weddle, Robert S. THE WRECK OF THE BELLE, THE RUIN OF LA SALLE. Texas A&M University Press. 2001. 8vo, 327 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; Number 48: Ce...
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Wilson: Great Sea Disasters: The World's Worst Sea Disasters209 - Wilson: Great Sea Disasters: The World's Worst Sea Disasters
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Wilson, Neil. GREAT SEA DISASTERS: THE WORLD'S WORST SEA DISASTERS . Parragon Plus. 1999. 4to, 96 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; . Subject: History - S...
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Woolridge: The Wreck of the Maid of Athens210 - Woolridge: The Wreck of the Maid of Athens
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Woolridge, Emily. THE WRECK OF THE MAID OF ATHENS. The Macmillan Company. 1953. 12mo, 141 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; ex Library; . Subject: History - Shi
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