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The Greatest Treasure-Hunting Stories Ever Told by Charles Elliott

Recapturing the essential romance of classic stories, many of the tales are true - or purport to be.  They encompass all the great themes -- obsession, tragedy, danger, crime, frustration and terrible physical challenge, success and disappointment.  They take place under the sea, in jungles, on desert islands, even in the attics of old houses.  The treasure itself is not always gold and silver and diamonds -- it may be lost documents, the solution to a historical puzzle, or an unexpected archaeological discovery.  What is common to them all is the excitement of the chase and the possibility -- irrational, perhaps, but unavoidable -- that treasure really is there for the finding.  Hardbound, 292 pages.

Preserving America's Past, by National Geographic

Across the land fragments of the past come to life:  A 75-year-old pilot lifts off in a "quivering birdcage" designed when he -- and the air -- age were in childhood.  Apprentice shipwrights in Maine shape the subtle curves of wooden workboats.  Amid the teeming granary of Iowa, a farmstead recaptures the mid-19th-century days when settlers raised log houses and hired roving sodbusters with giant plows to turn the stubborn turf.  Preserving America's Past records these rich and varied fragments of history, as well as dozens of others from historic cities, to vintage cars, sailing ships, and prehistoric crafts.  Hardback, 1983 - 199 full color pages, used, book is in excellent condition with all pages intact, book cover shows wear.  Only 1 copy available.

The Vanishing American Frontier, by Jake Milgram Wein

This book illustrates the paintings and drawings of Bernarda Bryson Shaun who worked for the Public Works of Art Project and later created these beautiful pieces of work for the Resettlement Administration of Franklin Delano Roosenvelt in 1935-1936.  These artworks are a great compliment to the many vintage photos from the same era which are on our website.

New York Times Guide to Coin Collecting by Ed Reiter
Every coin collector has to start somewhere--now! The New York Times provides a wealth of information in one concise yet definitive volume. Every aspect is covered, from the history and origins of coins to the ins and outs of professional and hobbyist collecting. Additional features include profiles of ten historic U.S. coins, a glossary of coin terms, and a detailed bibliography of essential reading. For both seasoned coin collectors and young readers who just picked up their first Statehood Quarter, this book is bound to prove more valuable than a rare mint.

Chariots of the Gods, by Erich Von Daniken

All over the world there are ruins and improbable objects which cannot be explained by conventional theories of archeology or religion.  But supposing you look at them in the light of today's knowledge about space travel.  A remarkable consistency emerges.  They suggest the appearance of beings from other planets in prehistoric times and pose the question - Was God an Astronaut?  Hardbound, copyright, 1968 Used, collectible, fair condition.  Only one copy available.

Mysteries of the Ancient World, National Geographic Society

Evidence of the past lies all around us and often these reminders are strange and perplexing, for they reach out to us from mysterious peoples and from ancient times.  This hardbound book is heavily illustrated with beautiful photographs from around the world.  Hardbound, copyright, 1979.  Excellent condition.  Only one copy available.

The Worlds Last Mysteries, by Reader's Digest
Many world mysteries remain, despite the pace of modern discoveries.  This book delves into the mysteries of the world, some of which have been solved by science and others that remain an enigma as man continues the hunt for truth.  Beautifully illustrated with lots of pictures.  Hardback, published in 1978. Only one copy available.

Prehistoric Avebury, by Aubrey Burl

By far the largest of the many British stone circles, the multiple circles and earthworks of Avebury stand on the Marlborough Downs, eighteen miles from Stonehenge.  A mile away is Silbury Hill which is itself a construction as big as the Egyptian pyramids, and the largest man-made hill in Europe.  This complex of prehistoric remains with its many associated tombs and relics has long fascinated archaeologists and the quarter-million visitors who come to it each year.  275 pages, filled with photographs.  First Edition, hardcover with jacket, 1979.    Only one copy available

Butch Cassidy Was Here - Historic Inscriptions of the Colorado Plateau by James K. Knipmeyer

From overpass walls to bathroom stalls, we humans can’t seem to pass up an opportunity to leave some evidence of our passing through. This urge is hardly a contemporary phenomenon and the beginnings of such activity date back beyond the beginnings of written language.  Spanish missionaries and colonizers, Mormon pioneers, amateur archaeologists, outlaws, miners, and pack mail carriers all have left their mark on southwestern history—their names and dates scratched into rock with knives; carved with chisels; painted on with axle-grease from a wagon, a fire blackened stick, or even the lead of a bullet. Knipmeyer gathers them all together in a narrative survey of the West brought vividly to life with over 200 photographs.

Preserving the Great Plains & Rocky Mountains by Elaine Freed

We are all too familiar with the look of modern America: the suburbs, the strip malls, the glass office towers, and - especially in the West -- the prevalence of urban sprawl.   The area covered by this book includes New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming, a vast and varied section of the country with remarkably diverse geography.  Elaine Freed has covered huge amounts of territory to present this lively and well-illustrated study of the architecture and the preservation history of the great Plains and Rocky Mountain West. Large paperback, over 400 pages.

Unless otherwise noted, only one copy is available

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