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WORKMAN'S BOOKS SALE 7 SELECTIONS, PART THREEHere are more selected lots from Alan Workman's seventh numismatic literature sale, which closes January 4, 2025. The catalogs are available for download as a pdf or they can be purchased through Lulu for $15. -Editor 
Lots 14 and 17 Lot 14: Anton, William T. & Bruce Kesse. FORGOTTEN COINS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES - A MODERN SURVEY OF EARLY ENGLISH AND IRISH COUNTERFEIT COPPERS CIRCULATING IN THE AMERICAS. Krause Publications, Iola. 1993. 4to. 112 pages. original brown pebbled embossed cloth, gilt. Tables. 10 b&w coin plates. English text.Fine. Lot weight: 1 lbs 11oz. Subject(s): United States Coinage.
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Lot 17: Armstrong, Douglas R. PRACTICAL CONSERVATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS - A LAYMAN'S GUIDE TO THE STABILIZATION, PRESERVATION, AND REPAIR OF ANTIQUE ARTIFACTS. Signum Ops, Merritt Island. 2012. 4to. iii, 236, ix, (2) pages. original pictorial card covers. Appendices. Bibliography. B&w photo plates. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. Master conservator Douglas R. Armstrong imparts his many years of first-hand, practical experience in the field of marine artifact conservation within the pages of 'Practical Conservation of Archaeological Objects'. This newly updated version for 2012 includes his methods of cleaning coins recovered from a number of shipwrecks, in particular the inventory of the Chanduy Reef Capitana, and the Consolacion in Ecuador. This is a manual of proven methods that all collectors, be they archaeologists or treasure hunters, at land or at sea, will find indispensable when restoring and conserving a wide range of objects, ranging from buttons, cannon, sword handles, or glassware, to pieces of eight. The author was the first craftsman to handle many objects hereto untouched by conservators of the day, not the least of which are delicate pistols, one of the first wrought iron guns, the original Tumbaga bars of the Bahamas, and a bronze saker made for King Henry VIII. The book is richly illustrated with before and after photos of these projects and is fully indexed. The technology and tools used are described in great detail. Truly, this is a manual that every conservator needs at hand. Lot weight: 1 lbs 10oz. Subject(s): Artifact Conservation.
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Lots 20 and 25 Lot 20: Armstrong, T.L. & Tommy Gore. THE RAINBOW CHASERS TRICENTENNIAL YEARBOOK SECOND EDITION. Signum Ops, Merritt Island. 2015. 4to. 241, (7) pages. original pictorial card covers. Second edition. Maps. Appendices. Bibliography. B&w historical, coin and artifact photos throughout. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. In 1715, the Spanish treasure fleet, bound for home, was passing through the Bahama Channel when a hurricane destroyed all of the ships, save one. More than a thousand lives were lost, and seventeen million pesos in registered specie and bullion went to the bottom. This tragedy occurred along a stretch of shore now celebrated as the Treasure Coast of Florida, so named for the vast bounty of gold and silver, which continues to be found there. Three centuries later, The Rainbow Chasers Tricentennial Yearbook is a review of that disaster with emphasis on the fleet's salvage over the last six decades. The book contains many first-hand recollections of people involved in the ongoing adventure, more than twenty maps, and over two hundred photos. An analysis of the coastal venue, the ships involved, the storm track, and previously unpublished narratives round out the story. At least two of the 1715 Fleet ships seemingly disappeared without a trace and somewhere in the wreckage a parcel of jewelry, especially crafted for Queen Isabella, has yet to be found. Where is it? The hunt continues! Lot weight: 1 lbs 9oz. Subject(s): Sunken Treasure.
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Lot 25: Arroyo, Carmen & Dale A. Seppa [editor]. COINS OF HAITI 1803 - 1970. Almanzar's Coins of the World, San Antonio. 1970. 12mo. 52, (4) pages. original pictorial card covers. Appendices. B&w photos throughout. English and Spanish text. Fine. This book is a comprehensive price guide to the coinage of Haiti from 1803 through 1970. Lot weight: 0 lbs 3oz. Subject(s): Haitian Coinage.
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Lots 26 and 33 Lot 26: Aspen, Nelson Page. A HISTORY OF BERMUDA AND ITS PAPER MONEY - STERLING AND DECIMAL. Wm. T. Cooke Publishing inc., Devon. 1980. 8vo. 119, (1) pages. original red leatherette, gilt, jacket. Mapped endpages. Glossary. Color photos throughout. English text. some minor stains on title page else, Fine. This book is an illustrated and descriptive history and guide to the paper money issued in Bermuda beginning with the reign of George V through the current decimal system. It covers descriptive information for each type of note with color photo where possible. Lot weight: 1 lbs 0oz. Subject(s): Bermudian Paper Money.
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Lot 33: Bahn, Paul G. [editor]. 100 GREAT ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES. Barnes & Noble Books, New York. 1995. 4to. 256 pages. original blue cloth, lettered in silver, jacket. Bibliography. Maps. B&w and color photos and illustrations throughout. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. Amazing discoveries such as the tomb of Tutankhamen, the buried city of Pompeii, the cave of Lascaux, and the Terracotta Army may be the headline grabbers, but archaeology is not just about rich burials and treasure, or pharaohs, emperors, and kings. The real thrill of archaeology is the way in which it has unearthed the everyday lives of our ancestors, ordinary people not unlike ourselves. Any given discovery—from a fragment of fossilized bone to a shard of pottery—has the potential to radically alter our picture of the past. This beautifully illustrated volume presents 100 of the world's greatest archaeological discoveries—from rock art to tattooed ice maidens, from mammoth bone houses to Assyrian palaces, from fossil hominids to writing systems, and from caves to shipwrecks. And with the growing battery of tools and techniques, who knows what will be revealed about our past in the years ahead? Lot weight: 3 lbs 5oz. Subject(s): Archaeological History.
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Lots 42 and 51 Lot 42: Bancroft, Caroline. COLORFUL COLORADO - ITS DRAMATIC HISTORY. Johnson Books, Boulder. 1993. 12mo. 94, (2) pages. original pictorial card covers. Maps. B&w photos throughout. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. The whole magnificent sweep of Colorado history is told in a sprightly condensation. Lot weight: 0 lbs 6oz. Subject(s): Colorado History.
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Lot 51: Bateson, Donald. SCOTTISH COINS. Shire Publications, Oxford. 1999. 12mo. 32 pages. original pictorial card covers. b&w coin photos throughout. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. Few people realize that the thistle on the modern British five pence is a reminder of what was once a separate Scottish coinage. King David I was the first Scottish monarch to issue his own coins, in the twelfth century. For over two hundred years, only silver pennies were minted but from the fourteenth century a succession of new types and values appeared, including gold nobles, unicorns, ducats, unites, silver ryals, merks and dollars. Minor coins include billion placks, hardheads and nonsunts as well as copper turners and bawbees. Superb portraits are to be found on the coins of James VI and Charles I. The Scottish coinage was one of endless change and variety, among the most interesting of medieval Europe, and was only bought to an end following the Act of Union in 1707. Lot weight: 0 lbs 3oz. Subject(s): British Coinage.
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Lots 53 and 63 Lot 53: Beater, Jack. PIRATES AND BURIED TREASURES ON FLORIDA ISLANDS. Pineapple Press, Palm Beach. 2021. 12mo. iv, 101 pages. original pictorial card covers. Reprint edition. line illustrations throughout. English text. The David Baker Library. Fine. A timeless collection of pirate stories from Florida originally written in the late 1950s, this book includes stories of well-known and lesser known pirates and buccaneers and the treasure they left behind. From the tale of Gasparilla, the Pirate of Boca Grande, to the tale of the capture of the Mary Anders, these swashbuckling tales of thrilling adventure on the high seas and treasure hunts on land are a delightful part of the history of the Sunshine State. Lot weight: 0 lbs 5oz. Subject(s): Florida Pirate History, Buried Treasure.
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Lot 63: Bischoff, William L. [editor]. THE COINAGE OF EL PERU. The American Numismatic Society, New York. 1989. 8vo. xv, (1), 250 pages. original red cloth, gilt. Tables. Graphs. References. B&w photos throughout. English text. Fine. This book is an anthology of 14 papers presented at the Coinage of the Americas Conference at The American Numismatic Society, New York October 2-30, 1988. The prime focus of each paper being some aspect of the coinage of Peru from the 16th century to the present. Lot weight: 1 lbs 9oz. Subject(s): Peruvian Coinage.
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