Popular E Commerce, Inc. Catalog No. 1
Featuring Books on the Great Southwest and Piracy History...
...From Astonishing Tales of Pirates to Zuni Katcinas...
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Books on Piracy,
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Note: The “S” and the “H” at the end of the Item
Number denote whether the book is a “H”ard cover or “S”oft cover.
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50.00 |
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SW4H |
60.00 |
RARE |
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12.00 |
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40.00 |
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65.00 |
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15.00 |
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15.00 |
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15.00 |
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15.00 |
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15.00 |
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30.00 |
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20.00 |
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50.00 |
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40.00 |
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40.00 |
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5.00 |
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50.00 |
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40.00 |
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24.50 |
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12.00 |
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12.50 |
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12.50 |
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SW27H |
90.00 |
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15.00 |
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12.00 |
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12.00 |
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10.00 |
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20.00 |
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22.50 |
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12.00 |
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12.00 |
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15.00 |
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15.00 |
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Amsden, Charles Avery
Navaho Weaving, its Technique and History.
First published in 1934. It is a detailed and comprehensive study of
the techniques of primitive weaving, from the building of the loom with
materials at hand to the cleaning, carding and handling the raw wool from the
sheared sheep.
It is a remarkable accounting of a primitive people developing a
most sophisticated skill. At the time this book was first published in 1934, no
non-Navajo Indian or Whiteman had ever developed the ability so beautifully
displayed in this extraordinary art form. No book has ever so carefully
described this most ancient of crafts. Heavily illustrated.
7 color plates of masterpieces. Bibliography. Index. 460 pages. Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW1S
$17.50
Applegate, Frank Guy
Indian Stories from the Pueblos: Tales of New Mexico and Arizona.
First published in 1929.A wonderful
anthology of gentle and whimsical folk tales of the Pueblo Indians of the
Southwest. While the author was not an Indian, his skill as a narrator
brings to the reader a most persuasive picture of the Indians in New Mexico and
Arizona as they worked and lived in the early days of the 20th century. A
classic collection of whimsy and irony, beautifully told in the Indian manner. Nicely illustrated. Indexed. Includes Artwork on endpapers. Hardcover
only. 198 pages.
Item Number: SW2S
$15.00
Bourke, John Gregory
Medicine Men of the Apache
This is a paper from the Ninth Annual report of the Bureau of
American' Ethnology. A rerun of our 1970 reprint, with a new publisher's preface
and a new scholarly introduction by Alan Ferg, an
anthropological authority at the Arizona State Museum at Tucson. Mr. Ferg has also
prepared a new index, referring only to this particular paper. This is a
firsthand account of Native American mysticism, along with numerous
authoritative comparisons with occultism and mysticism of other cultures
6 beautiful color plates on front and back endpapers; magnificent
bibliography; excellent index. 8 1/2" x 11” 187 pages, illustrated. Hardcover only.
Item Number: SW4H
$22.50
Bradlee, Francis M. U.
Piracy in the West Indies and its Suppression
First published in 1923. Pirate treasure
fans will find this an incomparable source of factual information about. Marine "crime and
punishment." Above all else, it is fascinating reading. It is
factual and informative about pirates and their tall, speedy ships rare and
entertaining source book on the subject of high seas piracy, and of course,
stolen treasure. Difficult to stop
reading, once started. A classic marine encyclopedia of ships, treasure and pirates.
360 pages of text includes 8 pages of index, 8 pages of front matter (some
new), 64 pages printed one side with 32 beautiful engravings (mostly of
ships).Size 6" x 9". Softcover only.
Item Number: SW5S
$12.00
Bunzel, Ruth Leah
Zuni Katcinas.
First published in 1932 as part of the 47th Annual Report of the
Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology, 1929/1930.The most
authoritative, detailed and interesting study ever published about the religion
and mythology of the Zuni Indians of New Mexico. Zuni Katcinas
are living representations, unlike the Hopi Katcina
"Dolls." Not included in the first edition, but included here, are 36
full color plates, located after years of search in the B.A.E. archives. The
Rio Grande Press reprinted this title in 1972 and again in 1973; it has been
out of print since 1975. No change except for an updated Publisher's Preface.
358 pages, size 81/2" x 1 1 ", fine library
binding
Item Number: SW6H
$40.00
Darley, Alex
Passionists
of the Southwest; a Revelation of the Penitents.
First published in 1893. One of the rarest, and perhaps the best, source accounts of the self-mutilating, self flagellating, religious sect often called "The Brothers of Light." When the Spanish conquistadors came to the New World as settlers, after Hernando Cortes and Vasquez de Coronado had come and gone, the colonizing of the New World began in earnest. The Indians were conquered, and the newcomers brought with them from the Old World some of their extreme religious practices, including the actual act of crucifixion. A strange fragment of American history, but attested to with actual photographs. Illustrated. New index. Hardcover only. 134 pages with new front material and a summary of their story
Item Number: SW8H
$17.50
Dow, George Francis and Edmonds, John Henry
Pirates of the New England Coast, 1630-1730
First published in 1923 by the Marine
Research Society of Salem, Mass.
There is scarcely a sandy beach on New England's long and deeply
indented coastline that has not connected with it some traditional tale of the
landing of pirates or their buried treasure.
Many of these half-forgotten tales may have had an origin in the
operations of early smugglers or in the evasion of the British Navigation Acts,
but it is undoubtedly true that pirates did frequent this coast, beginning with
the early days of its settlement and during their periodical appearances,
robbed and destroyed shipping at will. A narrative summation text that seems
unbelievable, but all of it is true. It
is a classic of the sea, and ships, and pirates, and treasure. 496 pages,
lavishly illustrates, of which 12 pages are a detailed index of places, names
and events. Some maps. Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW9S
$15.00
Ellms, Charles
The Pirates' Own Book.
First published in 1837. This is the
classic of classics in the literature of pirates, piracy and pirate
treasures. For all its age, it reads
remarkably well and leaves little to the imagination. No other book preserves
so extended an account of piracy, in both ancient and modern times, in all
parts of the world, and the awakened public interest in the subject makes it desirable
that a new edition should be placed on the market for present-day readers. This edition is a facsimile of the 1924
edition. 488 pages, with original index. Considerable art. Size 6" x 9".
Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW10S
$15.00
Esquemeling, John
The Buccaneers of America
First published in several succeeding
parts between 1645 and 1685. An explanatory note follows:
"... The first edition of this History of the Buccaneers was
received with such general applause by most people as to encourage me towards
obliging the public of this second impression, under the title Buccaneers of
America, though within the space of three months of time. This I have completed with the same cuts and
maps, and all the other embellishments which the former had, and yet rendered
it by the closeness of its character more easy to be purchase, as being
comprehended in a fewer number of sheets of paper. Unto this second edition I have also added
other bold exploits and attempts, performed of late years by the same
Buccaneers . . ."
This edition is a facsimile reprint of the 1685 English language
edition, with the original engravings, maps, charts and sketches, and edited by
William S. Stallybrass with an introductory essay by
Andrew Lang. 480 pages. Considerable art. Index. Many maps. Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW11S
$15.00
Gosse, Philip
The History of Piracy.
First published in 1932. The material
required for such a record as that contained in this book compelled the author
to cast his net far and wide and in many of the by waters of history and
literature. There have been few books
written which have attempted to deal with this subject as a whole, and these
few contained many gaps which could only be filled by research into all sorts
of unlikely sources, Students of the subject believe this is the finest book
ever published on how piracy came to be, and when, and who the pirates were,
whence they came, and when they departed from the nautical scene. Simply
stupendous reading if you're into lost, hidden and/or sunken treasure. An excellent annotated
index; 16 full page engravings; 384 pages; 6" x 9". Four appendices. Detailed bibliography.
Soft cover only at present time.
Item Number: SW12S
$15.00
Gosse, Philip
The Pirates' Who's Who
Giving Particulars of the Lives &
Deaths of the Pirates & Buccaneers. First published
in 1924. An
alphabetical listing of almost every "pirate" known to history, with
a brief account of what is known about each one. It is almost an encyclopedia of the subject,
but withal fascinating reading. For book
lovers interested in the fascinating subject of sea piracy, here is a feast to
enjoy and refer to again and again.
Indispensable for students and scholars of the subject, it is as
authentic in scholarship as it is in readership. If you are into reading about pirates and
ships and stolen treasure, this book is for you. Illustrated with 5 plates, all masterpieces;
340 pages; 6" x 9" in size. Soft cover only at this
time.
Item Number: SW13S
$15.00
Hardy, Lieut. R. W. H., Royal Navy
Travels in the interior of Mexico
Takes place in Baja California and around the Sea of Cortes, in
1825, 1826, 1827 and 1828.First published in 1829.One of the rarest
bibliographic titles we have ever republished. This is a classic study of a
type of travel book popular at the beginning of the 19th century, particularly
tales of high adventure in the New World. Like most British journalists then,
Lieut. Hardy was a skilled writer with a fascinating subject. The book was
extremely popular during his lifetime, but is not well known these days. It is
still an exceptional reading item for the armchair adventurer. A new scholarly introduction. New index.
New map: 606 pages. Hardcover only.
Item Number: SW14H
$30.00
Hollister, Uriah S.
The Navajo and His Blanket
First published in 1903. Our information culled from old records is
that author Hollister had this book printed and published in Denver, but before
he had sold more than 250 or so of the 500 printed, a fire in the building
where the books were stored destroyed all that were left. If this account is
correct, and there is reason to believe that it is, not many copies of that
first edition are around. Book collectors believe this to be one of the most rare of the early books dealing with Navajo weaving.
Well illustrated, with 10 vivid color plates. 176 pages.
8 1/2" x 11". Hardcover only.
Item Number: SW15H
$20.00
James, George Wharton
Indian Basketry and How to Make Baskets
First published in 1903; two volumes in
one.
An elaborately illustrated, nicely written study of the art of basket making,
as practiced by American aborigines, and as copied by hobby loving newcomers.
Publication of this book caused the creation of hundreds of basket making
"clubs" all over the United States, and the fad lasted for nearly 10
years after publication of this rare work. This is an excellent handbook on the
subject, even today, and basket making has once again become a revived and widespread
art form. Bibliography. Index.
Lavish illustrations. Enlarged in
size from original to 8 1/2 " x 11". 424
pages. Hardcover only.
Item Number: SW16H
$40.00
James, George Wharton
Indian Blankets and their Makers.
First published in 1892. A superb analysis of the art and technique of primitive hand
weaving. A classic book devoted to a classic subject. A meticulous study
of an art form that at the time the book was written seemed to be destined for
oblivion. Fortunately, the advent of trains, motorcars and eventually,
airplanes brought thousands upon thousands into awareness of the incredible
beauty of Indian "blankets" (now referred to most generally as
"rugs"). Yesterday's weaving
was somewhat stolid, but Indian weaving today is brilliant with color and alive
with quality. Lavishly illustrated, with 48 color plates.
Huge bibliography. Index. Enlarged in reproduction to 8 1/2" x 11". 352 pages. Hardcover only at this time.
Item Number: SW17H
$40.00
Roberts, Helen Heffron
Basketry of the San Carlos Apache Indians.
First published in 1929 as Part 11, Vol.
XXXI, of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History. The San Carlos
Apaches of central Arizona have been artistic basket makers for centuries.
Along with Arizona's Papago and Pima Indians, San
Carlos Apaches have developed a magnificent resurgence of this ancient art with
contemporary baskets of rare beauty. This book describes classic San Carlos
basketry for all the years up to 1929a superb study of the craft and its
symbolism. Lavishly illustrated. 104
pages. No color. 8 1/2 " x 11 ". Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW18H
$10.00
Ladd, Richard S.
Treasure Maps and Charts in the Library of Congress
A Descriptive List Compiled In 1964 by Richard & Ladd, then
Reference Librarian, Map Division, Library of Congress, with a Foreword by
Walter W. Ristow, Chief of the Map Division. Last
published in a revised edition in 1973 (now out of print),
by the Library of Congress, this is a handbook, or manual, of subject material
available today for reference only at the Library of Congress. Much sought
after by treasure hunters, this reference manual is now available again as a
reprint by the Rio Grande Press.
Item Number: SW19S
$5.00
MacNutt, Francis A.
(translator) (2 volumes)
Fernando Cortes: His Five Letters of Relation to the Emperor
Charles V of Spain.
First published in 1908. The first translation of these letters written by Cortes to the
Emperor, describing in minute detail his reduction of the Aztec empire and the
destruction of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City).
His account of la triste noche
(sad night), the retreat of the conqueror and his 900 or so soldiers before a
horde of perhaps 100,000 savage warriors is a masterpiece of tale telling. We included as new front matter translator MacNutt's account of what happened to the corpse of Cortes
after he died. The Sepulture of Fernando Cortes. This
is almost as interesting as was the life and times of the Conquistador. A hew
scholarly essay by Dr. John Greenway provides some astonishing insights into
the conquest, after 450 years. New map. Bibliography. Some art. 895 pages in 2 volumes.
Item Number: SW20H
$50.00
Mason, Otis Tufton
Aboriginal American Indian Basketry
It primarily studies in Textile Art Without
Machinery. First published as a separate book, in 1904; originally, a portion
of the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year ending June 30,1902. Also published as Document No. 484
of the House of Representatives, 57th Congress, 2nd Session, 1903.
Original title: Aboriginal American Basketry.
A massive, authentic, definitive study of the art of
basket making as practiced by American aborigines. A
masterwork on the subject; nothing else ever-published compares. Reprinted in larger format by The Rio Grande Press in 1970 and
again in 1972. This 1984 edition is in size 6" x 9", 688
pages, of which 392 pages are detailed and descriptive text, lavishly
illustrated; 248 pages of black and white engraved plates, 48 of which are
repeated in full, original color, the repetition for technical printing
reasons. Hardcover only.
Item Number: SW21H
$40.00
McKenna, James A.
Black Range Tales: Sixty Years Adventure in the Great Southwest
First published in 1936.For the sheer pleasure of reading, few books
can beat this one. Here is a rip roaring anthology of prospectors, cattle
rustlers, horse thieves and outlaws, all set in the up thrusting Black Range mountains of southwestern New Mexico. From his bed in a
nursing home run by Catholic sisters, "Uncle Jimmy" told his stories
and one of the good ladies wrote them down.A charming
tale of old New Mexico; a homespun collection of highfalutin' days at the turn
of the century. Some linoleum art. New
index. Locator map. 336
pages. Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW22H
Item Number: SW23S
$12.00
Mitchell, John D.
Lost Mines of the Great Southwest.
First published in 1933. The first of the
author's treasure hunting duo (see above).At the height of the Great Depression
in 1933, a lot of people read this book and wished they could afford to take a
chance on finding some of the treasure the author describes so well. Not a
chance. Still, who knows? This is some of the thousands of legends about the
hidden treasures of the Indians and the Spaniards of the Southwest. There probably is never any gold or treasure
at the foot of the rainbow, but it is always fun to search. Some
art. Map. New index. 202 pages. Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW24S
$10.00
Mitchell, John D.
Lost Mines and Buried Treasure Along the Old Frontier.
First published in 1954. This is a sequel
to an earlier title (see below) by the same author. Here, author Mitchell
describes and locates buried treasure locales in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada,
Southern California, Mexico and even one place in Texas. Never one to shortchange the reader, the
author has collected a lot of forgotten stories and given them a new life. It is fascinating reading, and a good pointer
for gold and silver hunting. Nothing guaranteed by the publisher, who has tried
to follow Mitchell's maps himself. Some
art. New index. Maps. 335 pages. Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW25S
$12.00
Paine, Ralph D.
The Book of Pirate Treasures
First published in 1911 under the title of
The Book of Buried Treasure. Only the cover title has been changed:
Sunken treasure is not the same thing as "buried" treasure. A most informative and reliable book dealing
with treasures beneath the sea, pirates, plunder, gold, jewels, silver and
incredible adventure. Treasure caches of
enormous value hidden under unmarked and uncharted waters, or buried on
unmapped islands and remote seacoasts. Lots of clues for the treasure hunting
enthusiast; seek, and ye shall find ... 472 pages, of which 8 are a new
detailed index; 30 pages of art. Size 6" x 9".
Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW26S
$15.00
Prince, L. Bradford
Spanish Mission Churches of New Mexico.
First published in 1915. When first
published, this book was lavishly illustrated with black and white photos of
the ancient churches, as they were all that time. We found that the Museum of
New Mexico fine art oil paintings of these it structures dating mostly in the
1920's; these paintings we photographed in full color and reproduced them in
this book. We also took color photos of those same churches as they are today,
and included them, in the color folios as a comparison to the oil paintings of
the same structures as they were in the 1920's..On
endpapers, beautiful color reproduction of Gerald Cassidy's superb painting,
"At the End of the Santa Fe Trail", showing
Santa Fe plaza c. 1848 or so. Included is a map showing location of the Spanish
Mission churches, a new index a new introduction by Marc Simmons, Ph.D., a
noted New Mexican Historian. A brief sketch of the
artists by the then curator of the Museum of New Mexico. Altogether, 535 pages. 8 1/2" x 11".
Item Number: SW27H
$50.00
Pyle, Howard (Editor)
The Buccaneers and Marooners of America
It is a True Account of Four Notorious Pirates, i.e., Capt. Edward
Teach; Capt. William Kidd; Capt. Bartholomew Roberts, and Capt. John Avery. First published in 1905. Quoting from the
book's introduction: “Besides the merits
of this Piece for its curiosity, another point of no less esteem is the truth
and sincerity wherewith everything seemeth to be
penned. No greater ornament or dignity can be added unto History
Truth. All other embellishments, if this
be failing, are of little or no esteem ...He writeth
not by hearsay, but as an eyewitness ...Unto all and every ore of the bold and
hazardous attempts which he relateth. And those he deliverith with such Candour of
Stile, such plainness of words ... so hugely void of Pasrion
or irrational Reflections as that he stronglv buh all along to the credit of what he saith.
“ Engraved
plates; 420 pages; Table of Contents serves as index. Size
6" x 9". Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW28S
$15.00
Reichard, Gladys A.
Navajo Shepherd and Weaver.
First published in 1936. This is an excellent and absorbing account of
the art and technique of primitive weaving, as developed and practiced by the
Navajo women. Following Gladys's guidelines, using equipment constructed from
local natural sources, it is possible (but not very practical) to build a
similar loom and with the book as a manual, and weave a rug as the Indians do. Gladys
did it, in the summer of 1935; few have had the patience or the talent to try
the same thing since then. With weaving, the author tells a captivating story
of Indian life as it was in the mid 1930's. Locator map.
280 pages. Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW29S
$12.00
Reichard, Gladys A.
Spider Woman: A Story of Navajo Weavers and Chanters.
First published in 1934.In this, the first book of her trilogy,
author Reichard takes her title from the idea that
the weaver of blankets or rugs was in the Indian perspectives sort of spider,
weaving, weaving, and weaving. Author Reichard spent
the first summer after her graduation from college with a Ph.D. alone in an
Indian Hogan on the reservation near Gallup.
Here she learned the ways of the Navajo women in their rugmaking. Here she came to know the plants that produced
the native dyes that made the rugs so colorful. Here along, through that first
summer, the author started a career in anthropology that lasted a lifetime.
This title and Navajo Shepherd and Weaver supplement each other, and could well
have been published as a single book. Beautifully and
lavishly illustrated. New index. Locator map. 344 pages.
Item Number: SW30S
$12.00
Ruxton, George
Frederick
Life in the Far West.
First published in 1849. Author Ruxton, a son of Britain, was not only a keen observer but
a talented and careful writer. He spent several months with the Mountain Men of
the western U.S., and he writes of their hunting and trapping with
extraordinary perception and skill. In this book, he uses the trappers' and
hunters' vocabulary, one of the few historic accounts dealing with this kind of
literal language. This is prime source material on the fur trade of the early
19th century, and on the mountain men that paved the way for
civilized social behavior. One of the greatest of American
adventure stories. No art. No index. 330 pages.
Hardcover only.
Item Number: SW32H
$20.00
Schwatka, Frederick
In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers: Travels Among the Tarahumara Indians of Chihuahua and Sonora in 1888-1889.
First published in 1893.An exceedingly rare travel book in its first edition. Author Schwatka wrote many books on the arctic regions; this is the only book he ever wrote on the near tropics of northern Mexico. His publisher at the time commissioned Schwatka to go into Mexico and bring back a manuscript on the Indians of the area. A professional reporter for a New York newspaper, Schwatka wrote about what he saw, not really about what was or what might have been. Still, it's a fascinating account of a most interesting journey, and it is written with skill and care. 8 color photos on endpapers. New introduction. New index. 419 pages. Hardcover only.
Item Number: SW33H
$22.50
Summerhayes, Martha
Vanished Arizona. Recollections of
the Army Life of a New England Woman 1870-1900.
First published in 1908, it is Perhaps
the best known and most loved of the Arizona classics at the turn of the
century. We reprinted this book in a library edition in 1970, adding a sorely
needed index, but it went out of stock in 1975 and was unavailable until we published
a second indexed library edition in 1979, which went out of stock in 1984. We
are bringing it back again, this time as a soft cover edition for the popular
market, still indexed. Without an index this splendid title is nearly useless
to serious readers. Some minor changes have been made in the front matter. A
locator map has been added, along with a book review, (1949), by the late Frank
Lockwood. 388 pages, size 6" x 9"; 28 illustrations; indexed. Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW34S
$12.00
Verrill, A. Hyatt
They Found Gold: The Story of Successful Treasure Hunters
First published in 1936, the last title in the pirate treasure trilogy
by the same authors in this fascinating book, the author offers a list of
known, historically authentic, lost, hidden and sunken treasures in the waters
around the world, but the focus is on the American seas. What is more, 'the author provides a list of
treasures known to have been recovered or salvaged up to 1936. This is one of the most informative and
interesting titles in the treasure hunting bibliography, and its author was an
expert on the subject. Introduction by treasure hunter and
publisher Karl von Muellerof Seundo,
Colorado. Chapter titles provide detailed index. 296 pages includes new front matter, 268 pages of text, 16 pages of
art printed one side only. Size 6" x 9". Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW35S
$12.00
Verrill, A. Hyatt
In the Wake of the Buccaneers
First published in 1923. It is the first of a trio of related books on
pirates and piracy, and pirate treasure. Of all the daredevil spirits who
sailed the Spanish Main, the buccaneer were the most
picturesque and "romantic." Villains they were, black-hearted
cutthroats beyond denial, yet there is something about them that despite their
evil deeds compels a sneaking admiration. Exceptionally well researched, this
is a factual account of seagoing adventurers of yesteryear. Chapter titles
provide synopses of that chapter's subject. 426 pages, includes 33 pages of art
and photos. Size 6" x 9". Soft
cover only.
Item Number: SW36S
$15.00
Verrill, A. Hyatt
The Real Story of the Pirate
First published in 1923 as the second
title in a trio of related books on pirates and piracy, and pirate treasure. In this title
the author tells the true story of the pirate, devoid of fiction, romance,
rumor and tradition; he includes the facts which are obtainable only from
unquestioned historical accounts and contemporaneous works. Pirate stories are
full of interest, romance and adventure. It is truth, stranger than fiction.
The author's research is broad; his results make absorbing reading. Table of
Contents summarizes each chapter. 412 pages includes 4
engraved plates printed one side only. Size 6" x
9". Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW38S
$15.00
Williams, Robert
Memoirs of a Buccaneer
First published in 1900. We quote:
" . . . This tale necessarily depends for its interest riot
so much on elaborate delineation and analysis of individual character and
copious conversation... as on the constant succession of varied incidents ...
with a view ... to attaining the necessary local coloring, the author has
borrowed freely from Dampier, Defoe, Esquemeling,
Walter and other old voyagers and writers. In rummaging these storehouses of
(pirate treasure) information, he has broken the Eighth Commandment without
compunction, believing with the buccaneers that in a good cause the end may
justify the means . . ." A classic in its own right, this rare title is
wonderfully told and vastly entertaining. The idiom belongs to yesterday, but
then, so do pirates and so does piracy on the high seas. Here is a tale full of
the sound and fury of great adventure. No art. 320 pages.
Size 6" x 9". Soft cover
only.
Item Number: SW41S
$12.00
Wilson, Neill C.
Silver Stampede: The Career of Death Valley's Hell Camp, Old Panamint
First published in 1937. The title tells
it all. A lively recounting of the great silver rush to Death Valley,
California, in the 1870's.Prospectors came from far and wide to hunt raw silver
in the strangest natural environment in the American West. Author Wilson says
there is still more silver ore in the ground in and near Death Valley than was
ever taken out during the stampede days. Modern silver hunters take note. 16
pages of halftone photos, 358 total. Index. Soft cover only.
Item Number: SW42S
$12.00
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