• 1980 first edition hardcover with dust jacket

• Ex‑library copy with call numbers, sleeve, and one stamp on back pastedown

• Dust jacket shows tears, chipping, edge wear

• Cocked and shaken spine; bumps and chipping to head, toe, and corners

• Clean, unmarked text pages

• Signed and dated 1981 by Burt Webber Jr., central figure in the Concepcion salvage

• Solid reading copy with notable provenance despite wear

• Treasure‑hunting, shipwreck‑history interest

• Scarce signature; uncommon in any condition

 

Ships securely in cardboard box with packing materials

 

A weathered first edition carrying the signature of the treasure hunter who lived the tale.

 

A book born from saltwater and persistence, The Lost Treasure of the Concepcion carries the pulse of a real hunt—storms, divers, and the stubborn shimmer of a dream beneath the waves. This first edition has lived a working life, its jacket worn and its spine loosened, yet inside the pages remain clean and steady. What sets it apart is the ink of Burt Webber Jr., dated 1981, a signature from the man who chased the Concepcion’s secrets across the Caribbean. Even in its weathered state, this copy feels close to the story—handled, borrowed, read, and returned again—an artifact of the era when treasure hunters were still charting the unknown with grit and hope.

For readers and collectors who value shipwreck history, treasure‑hunting narratives, and signed salvage‑era material even when the book shows the marks of its journey.

 

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Book conditions are:

            Ex-library. Dust jacket exhibits call numbers, tears, chipping, curl, scuffing, soiling, Christmas gift label. Boards and spine exhibit light to moderate soiling. Slight bow to boards. Head, toe, corners are bumped and chipped. Light soiling to page block edges. Light scuffing to board edges. Cocked spine. Shaken spine. Pencil markings on top left corner of front pastedown. Shadowing to top portion of front flyleaf. Signature on half-title page: Burt D. Webber Jr 1981. Small scuff mark on last printed page. Library stamp and borrower’s sleeve on back pastedown. I didn’t notice any defects or intrusive markings to the interior pages. Please see photos.