# Illustrated Treasure Books **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 1, 2001, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrated-treasure-books/67234 "2001-06-01T17:18:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Risser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Risser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risser)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2001, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrated-treasure-books/67234/1 "2001-06-01T17:18:14Z")
Does anyone remember those hyper-illustrated kids books that supposedly held clues to some buried treasure the author had laid out. Does anyone know the history there? Was it found? This was like 10 years ago. I was reading about the Beale Papers and I started thinking about them. Anyone? Peter ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2001, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrated-treasure-books/67234/2 "2001-06-01T20:36:30Z")
Perhaps you’re thinking of _The Eleventh Hour_ by Graeme Base? ---
**Author:** ![Risser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Risser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risser)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2001, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrated-treasure-books/67234/3 "2001-06-01T22:27:08Z")
Yeah, that sounds right. Didn’t he have a follow-up book too? What’s the dope on that. Or, I can do a Google search with what you’ve given me so far… Thanks! Peter ---
**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2001, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrated-treasure-books/67234/4 "2001-06-02T03:21:35Z")
VERY contrived way to sell books. Treasure found. Nice illo’s. I’ve even though about selling out myself! ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2001, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrated-treasure-books/67234/5 "2001-06-02T08:48:38Z")
The first one I remember was [Masquerade](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0894803697/qid=991471383/sr=1-15/ref=sc_b_15/102-2116828-2245719) by Kit Williams. The treasure was a bejewelled gold rabbit. He also published [another](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/039453817X/qid=991471553/sr=1-4/ref=sc_b_4/102-2116828-2245719) wherein the task was to figure out the title, and the treasure was a jewelled box with a golden queen bee on the lid. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2001, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrated-treasure-books/67234/6 "2001-06-02T08:49:43Z")
I should add that I believe both of these were found several years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2001, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrated-treasure-books/67234/7 "2001-06-02T17:16:36Z")
The first book was the Seventh Guest, the second book was the 11th Hour. I should know because I deciphered both with my best friend while in grade school. Very, very cool books. –Tim ---
**Author:** ![Risser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Risser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risser)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2001, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illustrated-treasure-books/67234/8 "2001-06-04T15:39:32Z")
Masquerade by Kit Williams is DEFINITELY the one I was thinking of. 7th Guest and 11th Hour are others as well, but Masquerade is the one. Thanks! Peter