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Wagner: Pieces of Eight. Recovering the Riches of a Lost Spanish Treasure Fleet

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Wagner: Pieces of Eight. Recovering the Riches of a Lost Spanish Treasure Fleet
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Wagner, Kip & L. B. Taylor Jr. PIECES OF EIGHT. RECOVERING THE RICHES OF A LOST SPANISH TREASURE FLEET. Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., London. 1967. 8vo. (2), 221, (3) pages. Original tan cloth, lettered in blue, gilt central device, jacket. First UK edition. Frontispiece, color photo. Mapped end papers. Maps. Diagrams. color and b&w historical, salvage, coin and antiquities photos throughout. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. This book is story of the finding and partial salvage of the '1715 Fleet' of 10 sunken Spanish galleons off Vero Beach, Florida in the 1960's.. as told by the original salvor. Kip Wagner's story started the underwater treasure hunting craze in Florida. This is one of the most collectible of all sunken treasure books in the US. Lot weight: 1 lbs 5oz. Subject(s): Sunken Treasure.