Edwards, Hugh
Horner, David
1115. Lot of five books: Islands of Angry Ghosts (1966, Fine, ex lib, 207 pp); Wreck on the Half-Moon Reef (1970, VF, 193 pp); Sharks and Shipwrecks (1975, 2nd ed, VG, ex lib, 126 pp); Australian and New Zealand Shipwrecks & Sea Tragedies (1978, VG, ex-lib, 135 pp); and Treasures of the Deep (2000, SC, mint, 279 pp). All HC, DJ except for last, which is SC. Five excellent and very informative narratives by Australia’s premier shipwreck author, the first book covering the Batavia wreck off Western Australia in 1629; the second book about the Zeewyk wreck of 1727 on the same coast; the third book a collection of stories (and some rather graphic photos) concerning dangerous salvages on the Batavia (1629), the Vergulde Draeck (1656), the Zuytdorp (1712), the Elingamite (1902), the Niagara (1940), the Perth (1942), among others; the fourth book about various wrecks off Australia and New Zealand; and the fifth book focusing on Michael Hatcher and his successful salvages of porcelain cargoes in the South China Sea and elsewhere (with lots of photos). Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring Treasure Library. Estimate: $80 - $120
1120. Lot of three books: Shipwrecks, Skin Divers and Sunken Gold (1965, 3rd ed, HC, DJ, VF, 241 pp); The Treasure Galleons (1990 reprint of a 1971 original, SC, VF, 259 pp); and Shipwreck (1999, HC, DJ, mint, 295 pp). Three popular and important treasure books by well-known treasure author Dave Horner that provide extensively researched historical backgrounds and stories of salvage efforts of many famous Spanish galleons, including the Atocha, the Capitana and the Maravillas. Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring Treasure Library. Estimate: $75 - $110
Godard, Philippe
1122. The True Story of the Grosvenor East Indiaman (1960). HC, F, 268 pp with foldout chart at end. This book describes the wreck of the Grosvenor off the coast of South Africa in 1782, the desperate trek of the survivors to civilization, and the various salvage efforts. Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring Treasure Library. Estimate: $25 - $40
1116. First and Last Voyage of the Batavia (1993). HC, DJ, mint, 332 pp. This large “coffee table”-style book tells the story from beginning to excavation of the V.O.C. ship Batavia, which was wrecked on a reef off Western Australia in 1629. Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring Treasure Library. Estimate: $100 - $150
Howden Smith, Arthur D. 1121. Porto Bello Gold (1924). HC, VG, 330 pp. A classic pirate yarn, the inspiration for many a pirate enthusiast over the decades. Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring Treasure Library. Estimate: $35 $50
Kirby, Percival R.
Klare, Normand E.
Goodwin, William B. 1117. The Lure of Gold (1940), autographed. HC, Fine, 215 pp. This classic book covers the voyages of Columbus and the subsequent loss of five ships in the Caribbean. Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring Treasure Library. Estimate: $75 - $110
Grissim, John 1118. The Lost Treasure of the Concepción (1980), autographed. HC, DJ, VF, 207 pp. 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. Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring Treasure Library, personally inscribed to Tom Sebring by Burt D. Webber, Jr., in 1981. Estimate: $35 - $50
1123. The Final Voyage of the Central America 1857 (1992). HC, DJ, mint, 278 pp. The story of the final voyage of the S.S. Central America (1857), the saga of a Gold Rush steamship, the tragedy of her loss in a hurricane off the North Carolina coast, and the treasure recovered from the wreck. Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring Treasure Library. Estimate: $25 - $40
Lonsdale and Kaplan 1124. Guide to Sunken Ships in American Waters (1964). HC, DJ, VG, 189 pp. Lengthy lists and brief histories of hundreds of shipwrecks in U.S. waters, one of the classics. Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring Treasure Library, with former owner’s signature and 1967 date in front. Estimate: $40 - $60
Lyon, Eugene
Groushko, Michael 1119. Lot of two books: Treasure—Lost, Found and Undiscovered (1990), and Lost Treasures of the World (1993). HC, DJ, VF, 128 pp and 192 pp. Two large, lavishly illustrated, coffee-table books that present topics of archaeology, buried treasure and sunken treasure. The shipwrecks covered in these books include the following: 1715 Fleet, H.M.S. Edinburgh, Mary Rose, Spanish Armada shipwrecks, H.M.S. Association, Titanic, Atocha, Concepción, Kronan, Geldermalsen, and Hollandia. Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring Treasure Library. Estimate: $40 - $60
1125. Lot of two books: The Search for the Atocha (1979, HC, DJ, 246 pp) and Search for the Mother Lode (1989, SC). VF. Both books in this lot tell the story of how good archival research located and identified the sunken Spanish galleon Atocha, salvaged by Mel Fisher in the 1970s and 1980s. The author was the researcher who found the “key” to locating the Atocha wreck site in the archives in Seville, Spain, after Mel had spent 10 years searching the entire length of the Florida Keys without success. Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring Treasure Library. Estimate: $35 - $50
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