Selections from the Holland Wallace Library Part III and other Consignments Sale 5

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Workman's Books is conducting its Fifth sale and Part III of Selections from the library of long-time dealer, collector, and author, Holland Wallace. The sale will include rare, vintage, and out-of-print numismatic books, auction sale catalogs, dealer fixed price lists, and numismatic journals with subject matter focusing on the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central & South America, Europe, Portugal, Spain, Spanish colonial, Islamic, and Asain numismatics. The selections for this sale include important works and sales by Album, Bailey, Breton, Bruns, Burzio, Calbeto, Calico, Cayon, Chapman, Christie's, Christensen, Douglas, Elder, Ferrari, Gadoury, Glendining, Grove, Leroux, Low, Medina, Ponterio, Pradeau, Pridmore, Prober, Schulman, Sellschopp, Sotheby's, Stack's, Superior, and many others. Accompanying the Wallace library is a sizeable consignment of books, catalogs, magazines, maps, and ephemera on shipwrecks, sunken treasure, lost treasure, treasure hunting, lost mines, and treasure in the American West. The sale will begin October 22, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST. Be sure to register!

Auction Sale Order:
Session 1: Lots 1-622 (10hr +)
Books: Lots 1 to 329
Auction Catalogs & FPLs: Lots 330 to 527
Numismatic Journals: Lots 528 to 591
Magazines: Lots 592 to 610
Maps: Lots 611 to 619
Shipwreck Memorabilia: Lot 620
Newspapers: Lot 621
Original Manuscripts: Lot 622

ALL BIDDERS! Please be aware of postage costs! I have endeavored to include at the end of each lot description the weight in pounds and ounces of the lot offered to aid in estimating postage costs.

Within continental United States shipment by USPS Media Mail:
Uninsured sample approximate rates as follows:
5lb - $10
10lb - $15
20lb - $20
50lb - $45

INTERNATIONAL - USPS Priority Parcel:
Sample approximate rates As Follows:
Up to 4lb - $65
4lb to 10lb - $85
10lb to 15lb - $100
15lb to 20lb - $120
20lb to 25lb - $140

Price may also be higher for oversized books. ***INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS*** please contact us for a quote before bidding if you have any questions.
Shipments are subject to your payment and our scheduling and it may take a week to be sent.

References Cited:
'American Numismatic Auctions' by Martin Gengerke, 11-2009 Edition
Cited as: Gengerke sale #[Page # or UL - unlisted] (example: )

'Fixed Price Lists & Prices Paid For Lists of United States Coin Dealers 1940-49' by Remy Bourne
'Fixed Price Lists & Prices Paid For Lists of United States Coin Dealers 1950-59' by Remy Bourne
'American Numismatic Periodicals 1860-1960 Vol II' by Remy Bourne
Cited as: Bourne P - Periodicals, L - Dealer Lists volume #[section-page number] (example: Bourne P2[1960-130])

'United States Numismatic Literature Volume I. Nineteenth Century Auction Catalogs' by John W. Adams
Cited as: Adams sale#: sale grade Adam's sale comments. (example: Adams 94: A- Oxford pound, 1826 5 sovereign pattern, AU 1806 25 cents, Breton 673, Excellent European)

'Numismatic Bibliography' by Elvira Eliza Clain-Stefanelli
Cited as: Clain-Stefanelli: #

References Used:
George Frederick Kolbe sale catalogs
Kolbe-Fanning Sale catalogs
David Sklow Sale catalogs
Charles Davis Sale catalogs
The Money Tree Sale catalogs
Frank and Laurese Katen Sale catalogs
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Nickell: Discovered. The Secret of Beale's Treasure201 - Nickell: Discovered. The Secret of Beale's Treasure
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Nickell, Joe. DISCOVERED. THE SECRET OF BEALE'S TREASURE. Virginia Historical Society. July, 1982. 8vo. (2), 283-394, (6) pages. Richmond. first...
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No author stated: Treasure Hunters Blue Book 1970-71. Book 1202 - No author stated: Treasure Hunters Blue Book 1970-71. Book 1
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TREASURE HUNTERS BLUE BOOK 1970-71. BOOK 1. Eight States Associates. 1971. 12mo. Non-Paginated pages. First edition. original blue printed card covers
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No author stated: Treasure Ships of the Great Lakes203 - No author stated: Treasure Ships of the Great Lakes
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TREASURE SHIPS OF THE GREAT LAKES. Maritime Research & Publishing. 1981. 4to. (4), 72, (4) pages. Detroit. first edition. original printed card ...
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No author stated: The Bukhara State Architectural-Artistic Museum-Reserve204 - No author stated: The Bukhara State Architectural-Artistic Museum-Reserve
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THE BUKHARA STATE ARCHITECTURAL-ARTISTIC MUSEUM-RESERVE. Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 2004. fo. 223 (1) pages. Toshkent
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No author stated: Numismatic References on the Coinage of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire205 - No author stated: Numismatic References on the Coinage of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire
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NUMISMATIC REFERENCES ON THE COINAGE OF TURKEY AND THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. This lot includes the following books: (1) Sultan MahMud II Zamaninda Darp Edil
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Noe: The Coinage of Metapontum Parts 1 to 3206 - Noe: The Coinage of Metapontum Parts 1 to 3
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Noe, Sydney P. & Ann Johnston. THE COINAGE OF METAPONTUM PARTS 1 TO 3. The American Numismatic Society. 1984, 1990. 4to. ix, (1), 120; ix, (1), ...
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Olin: Treasure. The Business & Technology207 - Olin: Treasure. The Business & Technology
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Olin, Philip S. TREASURE. THE BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY. Philip S. Olin. 1991. 8vo. (2), 188, (2) pages. Alachua. first edition. original blue card ...
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Olin: Treasure. The Business & Technology208 - Olin: Treasure. The Business & Technology
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Olin, Philip S. TREASURE. THE BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY. Key Lime Publishing, Inc. 1998. 8vo. (2), 190, 188, (2) pages. Micanopy. revised edition. o...
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Ortiz y S.: Casas de Moneda de la Nueva Vizcaya. Ciudad de Durango, Villa de San Felipe de Chihuahua209 - Ortiz y S.: Casas de Moneda de la Nueva Vizcaya. Ciudad de Durango, Villa de San Felipe de Chihuahua
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Ortiz y S., Manuel Angel. CASAS DE MONEDA DE LA NUEVA VIZCAYA. CIUDAD DE DURANGO, VILLA DE SAN FELIPE DE CHIHUAHUA, 1810-1821. TALLER MONETARIO DE SAN
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Osborn: Amateur Gold-Finders' Guide210 - Osborn: Amateur Gold-Finders' Guide
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Osborn, H.S. AMATEUR GOLD-FINDERS' GUIDE. Frontier Book Company. 1976. 12mo. (1), 37, (2) pages. Ft. Davis. reprint of 1910 original. original r...
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Owens: California Coiners and Assayers211 - Owens: California Coiners and Assayers
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Owens, Dan. CALIFORNIA COINERS AND ASSAYERS. Bowers and Merena Galleries, Inc. 2000. 8vo. (2), 448, (2) pages. Wolfeboro. Original pictorial boards. b
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Palmer: Pillar and Portrait Four Reales of the New World212 - Palmer: Pillar and Portrait Four Reales of the New World
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Palmer, Jr. , Darwin B. & Alcedo F. Almanzar. PILLAR AND PORTRAIT FOUR REALES OF THE NEW WORLD. Almanzar's Coins of the World. 1982. 12mo. 7...
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Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc.: Treasures of the Spanish Main213 - Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc.: Treasures of the Spanish Main
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Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc. TREASURES OF THE SPANISH MAIN. Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc. 1967. oblong 12mo. 40 pages. New York. first edition. original
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Parker: Guaracha Trail. True Adventures of an American Fortune hunter in Old Mexico214 - Parker: Guaracha Trail. True Adventures of an American Fortune hunter in Old Mexico
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Parker, George. GUARACHA TRAIL. TRUE ADVENTURES OF AN AMERICAN FORTUNE HUNTER IN OLD MEXICO. Pennant Books. 1951. 12mo. (6), 218 pages. New York. penn
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Penrose: Stalin's Gold. The Story of HMS Edinburgh and Its Treasure215 - Penrose: Stalin's Gold. The Story of HMS Edinburgh and Its Treasure
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Penrose, Barrie. STALIN'S GOLD. THE STORY OF HMS EDINBURGH AND ITS TREASURE. Little, Brown and Company. 1982. 8vo. xiii, (3), 223, (3) pages. Bo...
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Peterson: The Treasure of the Concepcion (signed by Burt Webber)216 - Peterson: The Treasure of the Concepcion (signed by Burt Webber)
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Peterson, Mendel. THE TREASURE OF THE CONCEPCION. John G. Shedd Aquarium. 1980. 12mo. (2), 46 pages. Chicago. first edition. original pictorial card c
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Pfost: The Lost Ship of the Desert. The True Story217 - Pfost: The Lost Ship of the Desert. The True Story
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Pfost, Bill. THE LOST SHIP OF THE DESERT. THE TRUE STORY. Bill Pfost. No Date. 4to. (2), 22, (2) pages. Indio. first edition. original white printed c
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Plant: Greek, Semitic, Asiatic Coins and How to Read Them218 - Plant: Greek, Semitic, Asiatic Coins and How to Read Them
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Plant, Richard J. GREEK, SEMITIC, ASIATIC COINS AND HOW TO READ THEM. Scorpion Publishers. 1979. 8vo. x, 257, (1) pages. Amherst. original maroon clot
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Porrua: Primeras Memorias de La Casa de Moneda de Mexico219 - Porrua: Primeras Memorias de La Casa de Moneda de Mexico
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Porrua, Miguel Angel (ed.) PRIMERAS MEMORIAS DE LA CASA DE MONEDA DE MEXICO. Casa de Moneda. 1989. 4to. 149 pages. Original green cloth, leather tide
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Potter: The Treasure Divers of Vigo Bay220 - Potter: The Treasure Divers of Vigo Bay
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Potter, John S., Jr. THE TREASURE DIVERS OF VIGO BAY. Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1958. 8vo. (2), 480, (2) pages. New York. first edition. origina...
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