Treasure Auction #2:
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Engraved print of the Potosí mountain, Dutch, dated 1702, perfect condition. 11¾" x 9¾". This black-and-white engraving shows in minute detail the mountain of Potosí, with spired building on top, from a distance, with soldiers and buildings in the foreground valley; but here's the fun part: One large building in the foreground and all the distant buildings on the other side of the mountain are windmills (from a Dutch engraver after all), and the trees in the foreground are all palm trees (as the engraver was probably told that palm trees are all over South America, without regard to elevation). An opening in the foreground windmill reveals silver bars inside, stacked like cordwood! Below the picture is the legend in Dutch and Latin, as well as the engraver's name Pet(er) Schenk. Penciled comments by a Dutch dealer on the paper frame show that this was actually copied from a ca.-1680 engraving by C. Allard. A perfect companion-piece for the collector of Potosí cobs! |
$500-$1,000 |
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Engraved print of the Potosí mountain, Italian?, probably 1700s, in ornate wooden frame. About 10" x 7½", the frame about 14½" x 11¾". Ironically, this print appears to have been copied from the same ca.-1680 Dutch original as above, as the angle and some details (like the building on top of the mountain and the windmills in the background and palm trees in the foreground) are the same, except this one is in portrait format as opposed to landscape, and it is probably a bit newer. The engraver is unknown except by his initials "G.M.T." below the print on the left. At top is the legend in Italian. Like the above, the print itself is in perfect condition (no tears or stains), although the baroque frame is a little cracked (perhaps how it was made). | $350-$500 |
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Original 16 mm film from the early 1970s entitled Treasure Salvors of the Florida Keys, with DVD copy for modern viewing. Metal canister is 12½" in diameter. This is an original color film (16 mm), about a half hour long, written by Joseph Keyerleber and produced by Mel Fisher and his company in the early 1970s to attract investors in the search for the Atocha by providing an overview of their work to that point. The film starts with narrative about the 1733-Fleet disaster against a background of Spanish guitar music, then alternates with dialogue between Fisher and his divers, starting with their original operation on the 1715 Fleet in Vero Beach, Florida, and then their move to Key West to search for the Atocha, during which time they salvage a 1733-Fleet ship (with cameo performances by Tom Gurr and Mendel Peterson), with numerous underwater scenes. What is probably most fascinating is all the footage of Mel's family, particularly his children in their younger days (like Kim and Taffi Fisher as adolescents, but also their older brother Dirk, who was killed four years later when their salvage boat capsized). Considering the penniless state of Treasure Salvors at the time, this film is impressively done from a technical point of view. Also included is the original metal canister containing the film and a DVD copy of the film so you can watch it now. | $200-$500 |
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Large lot of documents concerning the Real Eight Co. Big sheaf of papers from the late 1960s to early 1970s from a Mr. John A. Neal, Jr., concerning his involvement with the Real Eight Co., in particular an ongoing dispute regarding his divulgence of information (specifically latitude and longitude numbers) in the search for the Maravillas (1656) in the Bahamas, including a photocopy and translation of an entire folio from the Spanish archives regarding the shipwreck and a sample contract for a lease from the Bahamian government, as well as correspondence regarding Real Eight affiliate Robert Marx, who—quite suspiciously—found the Maravillas site right when Mr. Neal's contract with Real Eight expired. Could it be that this gentleman, John Neal, should be credited with the finding of the Maravillas?! Also included is a short (8 pages), unpublished narrative by Mr. Neal entitled Blind Man's Gold, which presents his amusingly disgruntled perspective, in addition to several salvage contracts and letters (some important names: Harry Cannon, Walt Holzworth and State agent Tommy Gore), plus a 7-page pamphlet entitled Beachcomber's Guide to the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet by Sea Siren Treasure Salvors, Ltd. Really a wealth of material for collectors of Real Eight memorabilia, and a curious glimpse of the "treasure fever" that inflicted people in the 1960s (and still does today!). | $100-$200 |
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Lot of six Real Eight Co. stock certificates redeemed in the 1970s. Each about 12" x 8" Starting in the early 1970s, the Real Eight Co. "went public" and offered shares in their company as a way to "keep going" in their salvage efforts. These stock certificates were issued to investors, their names and number of shares (ranging here from 2 to 100) being printed on each numbered certificate. These certificates (designed and printed by the Columbian Banknote Company) bear color borders/backgrounds in red, green or blue and show two Mexican cob 8 reales (one fully dated 1715) above "REAL EIGHT CO., INC." at top. Each certificate is dated from 1972 to 1975 and is in perfect condition except for all the signatures and stampings on the back to indicate transfers and redemptions. Sold as a lot of six documents only. | $175-$275 |
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Allen, Geoffrey & David. Clive’s Lost Treasure. (1978), C-1090, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 104 pp, illus. This well-illustrated book tells the story of the search for and salvage of treasure from the Dodington, an East Indiaman, off the coast of South Africa. The gold was never officially found, and this book opens some avenues as to what could have happened to it. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $35 - $50 |
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Allen, Geoffrey & David. The Guns of Sacramento. (1978), C-1100, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 81 pp, illus. This book describes the raising of 40 bronze cannons from the Portuguese galleon Sacramento off South Africa. Pedigreed to the New Zealand Shipwreck Museum of the late Kelly Tarlton. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $30 - $40 |
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Bascom, Willard. Deep Water Ancient Ships—Treasure Vault of the Mediterranean. (1976), C-1290, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 226 pp, illus. This is an introduction to, and summary of, the idea of searching in deep water for treasure that might have survived for thousands of years. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $20 - $30 |
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Bass, George F. (ed.). Ships and Shipwrecks of the Americas. (1996), C-1340 American ed. (first published in London in 1988), SC, 272 pp, illus. This is a history of shipwrecks in North and South America based on underwater archaeological discoveries. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $25 - $35 |
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Belcher, Bill. Shipwreck on Middleton Reef. (1979), C-unlisted, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 190 pp, illus. This book tells the story of a Tasmanian man’s survival after being lost on the Middleton Reef due to shipwreck. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $25 - $40 |
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Berg, Daniel & Denise. Tropical Shipwrecks. (1989), C-unlisted, 1st ed., SC, 159 pp, illus. A vacationing diver’s guide to the Bahamas and Caribbean. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $10 - $20 |
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Blair, Clay. Diving for Treasure. (1961), C-1440, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 240 pp, illus. This book tells the story of not a treasure galleon but the richest merchant shipwreck yet discovered in the Western Hemisphere. Pedigreed to the New Zealand Shipwreck Museum of the late Kelly Tarlton. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $30 - $50 |
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Boer, Susan Dudnick. The Treasure of the Quicksilver Galleons. (1982), C-1480, 1st ed., SC, 32 pp, illus. This is a catalog (with a fictional background story) for the exhibit of artifacts from the Conde de Tolosa and Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe that sank in 1724 off the Dominican Republic coast. From the Dave Crooks library of treasure books. | $25 - $40 |
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Briggs, Peter. Buccaneer Harbour, The Fabulous History of Port Royal, Jamaica. (1970), C-unlisted, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 123 pp, illus. This book tells the story of England’s struggle to establish a colony at Port Royal, Jamaica, and of the buccaneers who made it rich. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $20 - $35 |
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Broxam, Graeme and Michael Nash. Tasmanian Shipwrecks Volume 1, 1797-1899. (1998), C-unlisted, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 342 pp, illus. This is a comprehensive account of the circumstances of shipwrecks in Tasmanian waters from 1797 to 1899. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. |
$65 - $85 |
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Broxam, Graeme and Michael Nash. Tasmanian Shipwrecks Volume 2 1900-1999. (2000), C-unlisted, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 402 pp, illus. A comprehensive account of the circumstances of shipwrecks in Tasmanian waters from 1900 to 1999, in complement with Volume 1. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $65 - $85 |
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Burchell, David. The Bells of Sunda Strait. (1971), C-unlisted, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 135 pp, illus. This book tells the story of the author's recovery of a ship’s bell and other relics from the cruiser Perth that sank in the Sunda Strait, west of Java, on March 1, 1942. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $45 - $60 |
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Burgess, Robert F. They Found Treasure. (1977), C-1730, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 243 pp, illus. This book relates the story of nine famous treasure hunters and their challenges in finding and recovering sunken treasure: Art McKee, Kip Wagner, Tom Gurr, John Baker, Robert Marx, Robert Sténuit, Mel Fisher, Eugene Lyon and Duncan Mathewson. Pedigreed to the New Zealand Shipwreck Museum of the late Kelly Tarlton, and hand-signed by Mel Fisher ("I know you'll find some big lumps, Kelly"). From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $125 - $150 |
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Burgess, Robert F. Sunken Treasure: Six Who Found Fortunes. (1988), C-1720, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 333 pp, illus. The story of Art McKee, Kip Wagner, Robert Marx, Burt Webber, Barry Clifford and Mel Fisher...and their successful sunken treasure hunts. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $25 - $40 |
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Burgess, Robert F. and Carl J. Clausen. Gold, Galleons & Archaeology. (1976), C-1690, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 195 pp, illus. This tells the story of the sinking and salvage of the 1715 Spanish Fleet, which sank in a hurricane off Vero Beach, Florida, and spilled millions of dollars in gold, silver and jewels just offshore. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $35 - $50 |
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Burgess, Robert F. and Carl J. Clausen Gold, Galleons & Archaeology. (1976), C-1690, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 195 pp, illus, owner's bookplate. As above. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $35 - $50 |
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Byron, Kenneth W. Lost Treasures in Australia and New Zealand. (1964), C-1810, 1st Australian ed., HC, DJ, 232 pp, illus. Classic book about treasure ships lost in Australia and New Zealand, including the Batavia, Gilt Dragon, Zuytdorp, General Grant, Elingamite, and Niagara. Many more lesser-known wrecks are also described. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $45 - $60 |
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Byron, Kenneth W. Lost Treasures in Australia and New Zealand. (1965), C-1810, 1st British ed., HC, DJ, 232 pp, illus, owner's name in pen on first free frontispiece. Classic book about treasure ships lost in Australia and New Zealand, including the Batavia, Gilt Dragon, Zuytdorp, General Grant, Elingamite, and Niagara. Many more lesser-known wrecks are also described. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $45 - $60 |
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Byron, Kenneth W. Treasure Ships and Tropic Isles. (1985), C-1820 SC, 118 pp, illus. The true story of the wrecks of the Port au Prince in Tonga in 1806 and of the Eliza in Fiji in 1808. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $25 - $35 |
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Campbell, Lord Archibald. Armada Cannon. (1899), C-1905. 1st ed., HC, 63 pp, illus, some loose pages and staining on cover. This book describes an impressive cannon (manufactured by Benvenuto Cellini) that was salvaged from the Spanish galleon Florencia in Tobermory Harbor (Scotland). From the Dave Crooks library of treasure books. |
$40 - $50 |
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Clarke, Arthur C. Indian Ocean Treasure. (1964), C-2180, 1st ed., HC, DJ (torn), 147 pp, illus. A condensed version of The Treasure of the Great Reef, which tells the story of Clarke’s accidental finding of an early 18th-century wreck off the coast of Sri Lanka and its subsequent salvage. | $25 - $35 |
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Clarke, Arthur C. with Mike Wilson. The Treasure of the Great Reef. (1964), C-2190, 1st ed., SC, 209 pp, illus. As above but not condensed and paperback. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $10 - $20 |
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Clifford, Barry. The Black Ship—The Quest to Recover an English Pirate Ship and its Lost Treasure. (1999), C-2230, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 311 pp, illus. This is the story of the excavation by the author of the Whydah, which sank off of Cape Cod in 1717. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $25 - $40 |
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Coffman, F.L. Atlas of Treasure Maps. (1952), C-2290, 1st ed., HC (oversized), 124 pp, illus. This classic reference features 41 beautifully done nautical charts showing 3,047 known (or suspected) wreck sites in the Western Hemisphere and British Isles (including the longitude and latitude). It also includes some land-treasure sites on the maps. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $125 - $150 |
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Concerned Citizens for the National Museum, Inc. (Philippines). Saga of the San Diego. (1993), C-1037 1st ed., SC, 95 pp, illus. This is an anthology of nine articles about the warship San Diego that wrecked in 1600 off the Philippine coast. Several articles deal with the ceramics and artifacts recovered. From the Dave Crooks library of treasure books. | $40 - $50 |
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Cousteau, Jacques-Yves. Diving for Sunken Treasure. (1971), C-2400, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 302 pp, illus. This well-known text relates the author’s unsuccessful hunt for the sunken Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, and references William Phips’ prior salvage efforts on that wreck. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $20 - $30 |
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Cousteau, Jacques-Yves. Diving for Sunken Treasure. (1971), C-2400 SC, 302 pp, illus. As above but in softcover. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $10 - $20 |
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Craig, Dr. Alan. Florida Archaeology—Gold Coins of the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet: A Numismatic Study of the State of Florida Collection. (1988), C-2420, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 83 pp, illus. A numismatic study and popular account of the gold coins of the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet owned by the State of Florida. Autographed by the author. From the Dave Crooks library of treasure books. | $60 - $75 |
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Craig, Freeman. Coinage of El Peru. (1988), C-2450, 1st ed., SC, 24 pp, illus. An offprint from the American Numismatic Society's "Coinage of the Americas Conference" of 1988, this pamphlet and its accompanying 36 color slides and box cover overview the coins produced in Peru from the time of the conquistadors to 1826. | $30 - $45 |
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Crile, Jane & Barney. Treasure Diving Holidays—The Adventures of a Family Under the Sea. (1954), C-2480, 1st ed., HC, DJ (corner clipped), XL, 256 pp, illus. The story of the Crile family of Cleveland, Ohio, and their adventures treasure-hunting in the Caribbean during the 1950s and 1960s. The Criles teamed up with Art McKee and Mendel Peterson to salvage the HMS Looe. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. |
$40 - $60 |
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Crile, Jane & Barney. Treasure Diving Holidays—The Adventures of a Family Under the Sea. (1954), C-2480, 1st ed., HC, DJ (small tears), 256 pp, illus. As above. | $25 - $40 |
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Croall, James. Fourteen Minutes—The Last Voyage of the Empress of Ireland. (1978), C-unlisted, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 240 pp, illus. This book discusses the account of the wreck of the Empress of Ireland, with other articles on the same shipwreck laid in. Pedigreed to the New Zealand Shipwreck Museum of the late Kelly Tarlton. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $30 - $45 |
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Crooks, David S. Bibliography of Important Shipwreck Auction Catalogs. (2004) 1st ed., SC, 81 pp. A list of auction catalogs that contain only shipwreck material or have significant sections devoted to shipwreck material. An invaluable checklist for buyers in this sale! Limited edition of 100 copies. From the Dave Crooks library of treasure books. | $10 - $20 |
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Daley, Robert. Treasure—The Story of the Most Successful and Most Tragic Treasure Hunt of Modern Times. (1977), C-2550, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 192 pp, illus. The story of Mel Fisher’s successful search for the sunken Spanish galleon Atocha, sunk near Key West, Florida, in 1622. It also includes details of some of the early salvage efforts. Signed by Mel Fisher. From the Dave Crooks library of treasure books. | $60 - $75 |
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Daley, Robert. Treasure—The Story of the Most Successful and Most Tragic Treasure Hunt of Modern Times. (1977), C-2550, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 341 pp. illus. As above but without the signature. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $25 - $35 |
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Dash, Mike. Batavia’s Graveyard. (2002), C-2580, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 381 pp. An fascinating narrative about the sinking of the Batavia off the west coast of Australia in 1629, and the mutiny that continued after the catastrophe. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $20 - $30 |
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De Burgh, W. J. and Graeme Henderson. The Last Voyage of the James Matthews. (1979), C-unlisted, 1st ed., SC, 37 pp, illus. From slave ship to trading brig, the story of this ship and its voyage to colonial Western Australia as told from the diary of one of its passengers. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $10 - $15 |
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Denmead, Doug. Skindivers and Shipwrecks. (1973), C-unlisted, 1st ed., SC, 96 pp, illus. A contemporary update (at the time) of recent wrecks for the benefit of the non-diving public to become aware of the submarine world of the wreck-divers. Pedigreed to the New Zealand Shipwreck Museum of the late Kelly Tarlton. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $30 - $40 |
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Denmead, Doug. Skindivers and Shipwrecks. (1973), C-unlisted, 1st ed., SC, 96 pp, illus. As above but without the pedigree. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $20 - $30 |
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Dethlefsen, Edwin. Whidah: Cape Cod’s Mystery Treasure Ship. (1984), C-2690, 1st ed., SC, 171 pp, illus, loose spine, well-used condition. The first book about the search for the Whydah (misspelled in the title). The Whydah was a pirate ship that sank off the Cape Cod coast in 1717. In 1984, when this book was published, the wreck still had not been found. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. |
$20 - $30 |
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Doak, Wade. The Elingamite and its Treasure. (1969), C-2780, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 192 pp, illus. The author's own story about finding and salvaging the Elingamite with Kelly Tarlton. The Elingamite sank in 1902 off the New Zealand coast with a cargo of gold and silver. Autographed by the author. From the Dave Crooks library of treasure books. | $40 - $50 |
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Doak, Wade. The Elingamite and its Treasure. (1969), C-2780, 1st ed., HC, DJ, XL, 192 pp, illus. As above but without the signature. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $30 - $40 |
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Driscoll, Charles B. Pirates Ahoy! (1941), C-2840, 1st ed., HC, 340 pp. While this book is primarily about pirates, it does include the story of the sinking of the Thetis off the coast of Brazil. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $45 - $60 |
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Earle, Peter. The Wreck of the Almiranta: Sir William Phips and the Hispaniola Treasure. (1979), C-2930, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 260 pp, illus. A scholarly work describing the sinking of the Nuestra Señora de la Concepción off the coast of Hispaniola in 1641, and the salvage by both William Phips in 1687 and more recently by Burt Webber. Pedigreed to the New Zealand Shipwreck Museum of the late Kelly Tarlton. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $35 - $50 |
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Ellsberg, Capt. Edward. On the Bottom. (1966), C-unlisted, 22nd printing, HC, DJ, XL, 324 pp. The author’s account of the raising of the US Navy’s S-51 submarine. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $25 - $40 |
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Falcon-Barker, Ted. Devil’s Gold. (1969), C-3080, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 159 pp, illus. The story of the author's search for and salvage of the Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, sunk in 1641 north of Hispaniola. Pedigreed to the New Zealand Shipwreck Museum of the late Kelly Tarlton. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $35 - $50 |
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Farb, Roderick M. Shipwrecks: Diving the Graveyard of the Atlantic. (1985), C-unlisted, 1st ed., SC, 264 pp, illus. The most comprehensive book about North Carolina shipwreck-diving on more than 70 different shipwrecks dating from 1800 through contemporary times. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $10 - $20 |
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Garrett, Charles. The New Treasure Recovery from Land and Sea. (1990), C-3360 2nd ed., SC, 466 pp, illus. This book discusses many facets of metal detecting near or in the water. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $10 - $15 |
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Gentile, Gary. Andrea Doria: Dive to an Era. (1989), C-unlisted, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 160 pp, illus. The complete story of the Andrea Doria from its sinking through the author’s twenty-two expeditions to the wreck. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $25 - $35 |
| 560 |
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Gibbs, James A., Jr. Pacific Graveyard. (1950), C-unlisted, 1st ed., HC, 192 pp, illus. A narrative of the ships lost where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. |
$25 - $40 |
| 561 |
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Godard, Philippe. The First and Last Voyage of the Batavia. (1993), C-3470, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 331 pp, illus. This large book tells the story from beginning to excavation of the V.O.C. ship Batavia, which was wrecked on the Western Australian reefs in 1629. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $125 - $150 |
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Grissim, John. The Lost Treasure of the Concepción. (1980), C-3650, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 207 pp, illus. This popular book recounts the salvage of the Concepción by William Phips in 1687, and then tells the story of Burt Webber’s search for, recovery, and salvage of this ship in the late 1970s. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $20 - $30 |
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Grocott, Terence. Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Eras. (1997), C-unlisted, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 430 pp. A chronicle of shipping disasters (1500) during the last great war of the age of sail, based almost exclusively on the reporting of the time. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $25 - $40 |
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Hardcastle, Nate. Deep Blue—Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure and Survival. (2001), C-unlisted, 1st ed., SC, 321 pp. This book offers thirteen of literature’s greatest stories about the ocean and the people who have risked its wrath from pirates to scuba divers. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $15 - $25 |
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Hatcher, Michael, with Antony Thorncroft. The Nanking Cargo. (1987), C-3880, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 176 pp, illus. The story of the search for and salvage of the Geldermalsen, a Dutch Indiaman that sank in 1752 off the coast of Singapore. Michael Hatcher salvaged the wreck in 1985, yielding an astounding cargo of Chinese porcelain and gold. Signed by Capt. M. Hatcher. From the Dave Crooks library of treasure books. | $75 - $100 |
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Haydock, Tim. Treasure Trove—Where to Find the Great Lost Treasures of the World. (1986), C-3920, 1st ed., SC, 160 pp, illus. A compact book devoted to treasures on land and at sea. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $15 - $25 |
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Heden, Karl E. Directory of Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes. (1966), C-unlisted, 1st ed., HC, DJ, 116 pp. This guide pinpoints the locations of approximately 1,500 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes region of North America. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $25 - $45 |
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Helm, Thomas. Treasure Hunting Around the World. (1960), C-3950, 3rd printing, HC, DJ, 288 pp, illus. This book encompasses both sunken and land treasures, including sections on the Hussar, Laurentic, and Concepción. From the Bruce Prior Library of Treasure Books. | $40 - $55 |
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