WORKMAN'S BOOKS SALE 9 SELECTIONS

Workman's Books would like to remind collectors that our ninth bid sale closes in approximately two weeks, beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern Time on Sunday, November 1, 2026. This single-session sale features 850 lots of rare, vintage, and out-of-print books, auction catalogs, magazines and journals, postcards, VHS tapes, DVDs, and related material covering Spanish and Spanish American, Mexican, United States, Canadian, British, Ancient, and World numismatics; banks and banking history; diving and undersea exploration; buried and sunken treasure; metal detecting; underwater archaeology; and privateers, buccaneers, and piracy.

Among the offerings are numerous scarce and desirable works, including signed or inscribed examples associated with David Q. Bowers, Capt. Michael Hatcher, Robert Marx, Roland Morris, Russell Rulau, Edward Rowe Snow, and David Stick.

Lots 78 and 159

Lot 78: Brau, E. Ramirez. COFRESI - HISTORIA Y GENEALOGIA DE UN PIRATA 1791-1825. Impreso en Casa Baldrich, San Juan. 1945. 8vo. (8), 126, (2) pages. original printed card covers. First Edition. Many unopened pages. B&w photos. Spanish text. Ex Charles B. Driscoll Library; Ex Dick Holt Library. general wear, spine worn, head and tail chipped, Good to Very Good. This book is a foundational historical and biographical study that investigates the real-life origins of Roberto Cofresi, Puerto Rico's most famous and heavily romanticized pirate. Written by his descendant, journalist and genealogist Enrique Ramirez Brau, the book meticulously separates Caribbean folklore from factual reality. It relies heavily on family records, local sacramental archives, and official documents to outline the pirate's authentic family lineage, childhood, early maritime career, and the eventual anti-piracy campaigns that led to his capture and execution. Lot weight: 0 lbs 8oz.

Lot 159: Crile, Jane & Barney Crile. TREASURE-DIVING HOLIDAYS - AN AMERICAN FAMILY'S ADVENTURES ON THE FLOORS OF THREE SEAS. Viking Press, New York. 1954. 12mo. xvi, 263, (5) pages. original blue cloth over sea green boards, gilt, protected jacket. Inscribed by the authors. First Edition. Map. B&w photos. English text. Ex Handley Library. cover edges worn, missing last free endpage, Very Good. This book is a mid-century travel memoir detailing the true adventures of Cleveland surgeon Dr. Barney Crile, his wife Jane, and their four children as they explore the burgeoning world of amateur skin and scuba diving. Written with a lighthearted family focus, the book chronicles their underwater excursions through the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the Red Sea as they search for lost shipwrecks, interact with marine life, and pioneer early recreational diving techniques. Lot weight: 1 lbs 4oz. Subject(s): Sunken Treasure.

Lots 248 and 280

Lot 248: Gerber Moser, Pablo. MONEDAS MEXICANAS - COLECCION PRIVADA PABLO GERBER MOSER. Pablo Gerber Moser, Mexico City. 1987. 4to. vi, 154 pages. original green cloth, gilt, jacket. First Edition. B&w coin photos throughout. Spanish text. Fine. This book is a detailed, highly regarded numismatic reference catalog documenting the legendary private coin collection of Pablo Gerber Moser. It features comprehensive photographic plates and descriptions structurally organized by major chronological groups of Mexican currency. The catalog covers everything from Early Colonial issues (such as Carlos and Juana, Pillar, and Macuquina coinage) and the Mexican War of Independence up through the First and Second Empires, the Revolution, and 20th-century proofs. Lot weight: 1 lbs 15oz.

Lot 280: Heiss, Aloiss. MONEDAS HISPANO-CRISTIANAS. TOMOS I, II & III. Juan R. Cayon, Madrid. 1975. 4to. Matching green leatherette, gilt. some cracking along the front cover edges of the spine of each volume (as is typical of this publication), else Fine. This lot includes the following volumes:

(1) Heiss, Aloiss. Monedas Hispano-Cristianas. Tomo Primero. Juan R. Cayon, Madrid. 1975. vii, (6), 433, (2) Pages. 4to. Green leatherette, gilt. Facsimilie reprint of the 1865 edition. Madrid. Tables. Documents. Nos.1-70, A-E b&w line-drawn coin plates.

(2) Heiss, Aloiss. Monedas Hispano-Cristianas. Tomo Segundo. Aragon. Juan R. Cayon, Madrid. 1975. (8), 502, (2) Pages. 4to. Green leatherette, gilt. Facsimilie reprint of the 1867 edition. Madrid. Tables. Nos. 71-143 b&w line-drawn coin plates.

(3) Heiss, Aloiss. Monedas Hispano-Cristianas. Tomo Tercero. Navarra. Juan R. Cayon, Madrid. 1975. 298, (2) Pages. 4to. Green leatherette, gilt. Facsimilie reprint of the 1869 edition. Madrid. Tables. Nos. 144-203 b&w line-drawn coin plates.

The old standard reference on post-Islamic Spain. The coin descriptions include full legends, and there are wonderful line drawings of the coins. A great reference that has not been replaced by more modern references like Cayon and Castan. Lot weight: 13 lbs 4oz.

Lots 404 and 423

Lot 404: Marx, Robert F. ALWAYS ANOTHER ADVENTURE. Tower Publications, Inc., New York. 1967. 16mo. 172, (4) pages. original pictorial card covers. Inscribed by the author. First Paperback Edition. English text. priced, scuffed cover, some minor internal stains, Very Good. This book is an autobiographical chronicle of the early career of Robert F. Marx, a legendary American deep-sea diver, explorer, and pioneer of marine archaeology. The narrative follows his high-stakes underwater expeditions navigating the globe to discover sunken Spanish galleons, uncharted Mayan ruins, and long-lost historical shipwrecks. Marx details the gritty reality of early scuba exploration, charting the incredible dangers of the deep sea alongside the thrill of uncovering priceless artifacts and lost segments of maritime history. Lot weight: 0 lbs 4oz.

Lot 423: Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society. REPORTS OF GOLD - THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEL FISHER MARITIME HERITAGE SOCIETY. Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, Key West. 1986. Large 4to. 22, viii pages. original card covers, pictoral device. First Edition. Tables. Graphs. Color photos. English text. Fine. This book documents the inaugural operations, archeological curation, and preservation efforts of the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society. Published right after the monumental 1985 recovery of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha Spanish galleon, the text details the massive haul of gold bars, silver bullion, weapons, and rare artifacts brought up from the ocean floor. Presented on textured premium stock by Neenah Paper, the publication serves as both a formal financial retrospective and a beautifully illustrated historical log of the team's early deep-sea salvage triumphs. Lot weight: 0 lbs 7oz.

Lots 736 and 738

Lot 736: Christie's - East. THE DRISCOLL PIRACY COLLECTION SOLD TO BENEFIT THE WICHITA PUBLIC LIBRARY. December 12, 2000. 4to. 1-206 Lots. Original pictorial card covers. Public Auction Sale. Sale No. 8475. New York. 73 Pages. color photos throughout. PRL. English text. Fine. This auction sale catalog includes pirate and treasure related literature, documents, broadsides, and maps that are from the collection of author Charles E. Driscoll. In 1951, a respectable newspaperman from Wichita passed away and sold his collection of books to the Wichita Public Library for the sum of $10,000. His name was Charles B. Driscoll, and he was a popular Midwestern columnist, who later corresponded from New York, in the expansively syndicated column 'New York By Day'. Driscoll's contribution to the library in Wichita was one of the more impressive libraries on the subject of pirates ever amassed. This sale includes 206 rare printed books, manuscripts, prints and drawings from this collection, one of the largest ever put together. Lot weight: 0 lbs 11oz.

Lot 738: Christie's - London. SPANISH ART I: TREASURE FROM THE 'MARAVILLAS' AND OTHER WORKS OF ART. May 28, 1992. 4to. 1-260 Lots. original pictorial card covers. Public Auction Sale. Auction Number 4765. London. color and b&w plates throughout. PRL. English text. light pen notations along top of cover, Very Good. This auction catalog contains 86 lots of silver cobs, 30 lots of gold cobs, 12 lots of silver ingots, 15 lots of gold ingots, a bronze signal cannon, a few silver artifacts, and 2 lots of jewelry from the "Maravillas", which sank in 1656 on Little Bahamas Bank. The catalog also includes 4 pages describing Spanish ships and the "Maravillas" salvage. Lot weight: 1 lbs 0oz.

Lots 739 and 796

Lot 739: Christie's - London. COINS, BANKNOTES, COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS AND TREASURE FROM SPANISH SHIPWRECKS. April 28, 1993. 4to. 1-704 Lots. Original pictorial card covers. Public Auction Sale. Auction No. 4960. London. 90 Pages. 8 color plates, 16 b&w plates, and b&w photos. English text. small corner section of pages 21-22 was removed, else Fine. This auction sale catalog includes numismatic material from Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Byzantine Empire, Latin America, Europe, and other foreign countries with the main focus on coins, ingots, and artifacts recovered from the wrecks 'Maravillas', 'San Fernando', and the 1733 Fleet. The sale includes 43 lots of Tumbaga bars, 34 lots of gold and silver cobs from the 'Maravillas' (sank 1656), 3 lots of gold bars from the 'Maravillas', and 13 lots of rosaries and gold jewelry from the 'San Fernando' (1733 Fleet). Lot weight: 0 lbs 13oz.

Lot 796: Seaby, B.A., Ltd. SEABYS COIN AND MEDAL BULLETIN. BOUND VOLUMES 1947 THROUGH 1983. Seaby, B.A., Ltd. 1947-1983. 12mo. Thirty-Six Volumes, 1947-1983. Missing years: 1965, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981. Duplicate years: 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955. 8vo, red cloth, gilt (34 vols), brown printed boards (2 vols). Ex Money Tree 22nd Sale, lots 122, 123 & 124. Fine copies. A solid run of this useful publication with short but significant articles and commentary on ancient, medieval and modern (mostly British) coins, tokens and medals, as well as Seaby's illustrated Listings of coins for sale at fixed prices. Lot weight: 50lb 8oz.

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Sale 9 A Collection of Numismatic and Treasure Books, Auction Catalogs and Magazines (https://workmansbooks.com/downloads/
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