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V27 2024 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 27, Number 48, December 1, 2024, Article 2

Alan Workman's seventh numismatic literature sale closes January 4, 2025. Here are some selected lots. -Editor

Lot 68: Borrell, Pedro J. THE QUICKSILVER GALLEONS - THE SALVAGE OF THE SPANISH GALLEONS NUESTRA SENORA DE GUADALUPE AND EL CONDE DE TOLOSA. Underwater Archaeological Recovery Commission, Dominican Republic. 1984. 8vo. 122 pages. original pictorial card covers. B&w and color photos and illustrations throughout. English text. Fine. This book tells how two Spanish Galleons, the 'Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe' and 'El Conde de Tolosa', sank in 1724 off the coast of the Dominican Republic.. and the salvage of them in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Many of the artifacts recovered are illustrated. Lot weight: 0 lbs 11oz. Subject(s): Sunken Treasure.

Lot 81: Breen, Walter. WALTER BREEN'S COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF U.S. AND COLONIAL COINS. FCI Press, Inc/Doubleday, New York. 1988. 4to. xiv, 754 pages. original black cloth, gilt, jacket. Tables. Glossary. Bibliography. b&w coin photos throughout. English text. Fine. Drawing on a lifetime of research, America's top coin historian presents the most comprehensive guide to U.S. coins ever published. It covers every conceivable aspect of American numismatics. The definitive numismatic reference book for the advanced collector, with over 4,000 illustrations. Lot weight: 5 lbs 0oz. Subject(s): United States Coinage.

Lot 133: Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc. THE RESEARCH COIN COLLECTION. Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc., New York. 1988. 4to. 48, (16) pages. original printed card covers, spiral binding. 16 B&w coin plates. English text. Fine. This auction catalog describes the 237 silver cobs in the 'Atocha' research collection, including some of the best and rarest coins salvaged. Each coin is illustrated. Lot weight: 1 lbs 1oz. Subject(s): Spanish American Coinage, Sunken Treasure.

Lot 138: Clifford, Barry & Peter Turchi. THE PIRATE PRINCE - DISCOVERING THE PRICELESS TREASURES OF THE SUNKEN SHIP WHYDAH. Simon & Schuster, New York. 1993. 8vo. (2), 222, (4) pages. original red cloth over blue boards, gilt, jacket. Signed by the author. Frontispiece, map. Appendices. B&w and color photos. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. This book is a first-person account of a modern-day treasure hunter's struggles to find and salvage the legendary pirate ship, 'Whydah', which sank off Cape Cod in 1717. Lot weight: 1 lbs 3oz. Subject(s): Sunken Treasure.

Lot 166: Craig, Alan K. SPANISH COLONIAL GOLD COINS IN THE FLORIDA COLLECTION. The University of Florida Press, Gainesville. 2000. 4to. xiv, (2), 94, (2) pages. original dark tan cloth over ochre boards, gilt, jacket. Inscribed by the author to David Baker. Map. Tables. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. 16 color coin plates. B&w photos and line illustrations. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. This is a catalog of the gold cobs in the State of Florida Collection that were recovered from the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet wrecks and handed over to the state as part of their division from the salvors. A history of the salvage operations, the minting processes, the mints, and the coins are covered in this work. Lot weight: 1 lbs 2oz. Subject(s): Spanish American Coinage.

Lot 184: Cussler, Clive & Craig Dirgo. THE SEA HUNTERS II. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York. 2002. 8vo. (2), xviii, 443, (3) pages. original blue cloth over blue boards, gilt, jacket. Signed by the author. Maps. B&w photos. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. This book, a sequel to the author's first non-fiction book, describes the search for a multitude of sunken ships and aircraft, most of which sank during the Civil War or in the 1900s. However, it does include one chapter about his search for LaSalle's ship, 'L'Aimable', which he may have located off Matagorda Island, Texas. It will require excavation to confirm the finding. Lot weight: 1 lbs 13oz. Subject(s): Underwater Archaeology.

Lot 225: Egghart, Christopher et al., Elizabeth A. Moore & Bernard K. Means [editors]. THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF VIRGINIA'S FIRST PEOPLES. Archaeological Society of Virginia, Richmond. 2020. 4to. vi, 301, (3) pages. original pictorial card covers. Maps. Tables. Diagrams. Bibliography. Color site and artifact photos. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. This volume focuses on Virginia's pre-European Contact past. Lot weight: 1 lbs 15oz. Subject(s): Native American Artifacts.

Lot 292: Gurney, Robert, with Gordon Nichols & John Lorenzo. COUNTERFEIT PORTRAIT EIGHT-REALES - THE UN-REAL REALES. Swamperbob Associates, Hope Mills. 2014. 4to. 600, (4) pages. original pictorial card covers. Tables. Diagrams. Glossary. Bibliography. b&w coin photos throughout. English text. Fine. The new standard reference on these intriguing counterfeits, which circulated in considerable quantities in the Americas. Lot weight: 3 lbs 12oz. Subject(s): Spanish, Spanish American Coinage.

"The catalogs are available for download as a pdf or they can be purchased through Lulu for $15. Details are below. There is a pretty wide variety in this one (733 lots) and there should be enough for the coin and paper money collectors outside of the treasure and history related books."

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
WORKMAN'S BOOKS SALE 7 ANNOUNCED (https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n41a05.html)