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Jack Collins Book on 1794
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January 21, 2006
Announcement: Auction Sale 99: On March 9, 2006,
George Frederick Kolbe/Fine Numismatic Books will conduct their
99th sale of rare and out of print numismatic literature. Featured
are 705 lots on a great variety of topics.
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Announcements: On January 12th, 2006,
a Rare Numismatic Book Auction will be held in New York City at
the Waldorf-Astoria for the benefit of the American Numismatic
Society Library Chair Endowment.
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Ford II & Smith Library Sales
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January 31, 2005
Announcement: John J. Ford, Jr. Library, Part II.
Saturday June 4, 2005 at the Long Beach Coin Expo.
August 27, 2004
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Auction - Results
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JOHN J. FORD, JR. LIBRARY SALE NEWS
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May 1, 2003
Auction 91th sale of George Frederick Kolbe/Fine Numismatic
Books, closing on June 19, 2003.
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February 26, 2003
Auction results: the 90th sale of George Frederick
Kolbe/Fine Numismatic Books, closing on February 20, 2003. Over
300 bidders participated and 90% of the 1200 lots in Kolbe Sale
90 sold, bringing a total of nearly $135,000.
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January 10, 2003
Auction 90 features 1200 lots
of works on a wide range of numismatic topics, among them a number
of important 16th and 17th century numismatic books. American
works in the sale include books and catalogues from the New Netherlands
Coin Co. Library. Among the many sale highlights are: An Exceptional
1925 Browning on Early Quarter Dollars of the United States;
Very Fine Sets of Yeoman Red Books and Blue Books;
Mazzini's Monumental 5 Volume Monete Imperiale Romane;
two Original 1869 Maris Works on 1794 Cents; Walter Breen's Annotated
1950 Bolender Silver Dollar Book; Two Original Handwritten Letters
by Sylvester Crosby; an Original 1923-1929 Set of the McClean
Collection of Greek Coins; a Fine, Annotated Set of Dalton
& Hamer on 18th Century Tokens; An Original Set of Corpus
Nummorum Italicorum; A Fine Selection of Numismatica Americana,
Including Numismatic Correspondence from the Walter P. Nichols
Files. Printed catalogues may be obtained by sending $15.00.
November 19, 2002
George Frederick Kolbe/Fine Numismatic Books reports that "Our
November 14th, 2002 auction produced results considerably above
expectations. The market for good books on ancient coins - or
for key works in all fields for that matter - continues to be
strong, and American rarities in the sale often brought record
prices. 350 bidders participated in the auction; nearly 200 bid
sheets arrived between November 12th and the 14th alone, via fax,
email and telephone.
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September 18, 2002
The upcoming November 14, 2002 auction conducted by George Frederick
Kolbe/Fine Numismatic Books will be the most important offering
of rare and out of print American numismatic literature to come
to market since the firm's 1998-2000 sales of the landmark Harry
W. Bass, Jr. Library. The auction features a quarter million dollars
of important works on a wide range of topics, including ancient
numismatics, Renaissance medals, and standard works on medieval
and modern foreign coins and medals, particularly those of the
Latin and Spanish American world. In the American field, over
two dozen Chapman brother and Thomas Elder auction catalogues
featuring original photographic plates are included. Many of these,
from the Denis Loring library, are classic large cent sales. A
number of standard works on large cents are also included, among
them being Judge Joseph Sawicki's copy of Clapp's 1931 The United
States Cents of the Years 1798-1799, and Chapman's work on 1794
cents.
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April 26, 2002
The June 14, 2002 88th auction sale by George Frederick Kolbe/Fine
Numismatic Books will feature Part Two of the John F. Bergman
library, comprising 873 lots of notable works on ancient, foreign
and American numismatic topics. Rare works on American numismatics
from the Jeff Hosford library are also featured, as well as an
important consignment of classic sale catalogues and works on
ancient coins, and works on American paper money from the library
of J. Roy Pennell, Jr. Many standard works on a wide range of
numismatic subjects will be found in the 1242 lot sale catalogue,
which is estimated to bring over $150,000. The catalogue is accessible
at the firm's web site: www.numislit.com or illustrated catalogues
may be obtained by sending $20.00 to Kolbe.
Sale highlights include a handsome set of the first 103 volumes
of The Numismatist, 1888-1990, uniformly hardbound throughout
(volumes 1-6 are in reprint); two handsomely illustrated sixteenth
century works on coins (Panvinio's 1557 Fasti et triumphi Romanorum
and Strada's 1553 Epitome); 1849 and 1850 Eckfeldt & Du Bois
works featuring actual samples of California '49er gold; a very
fine five volume set of Mazzini's Monete Imperiale Romane; a superb
set of George Hill's 1930 Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance;
a handsome set of the prefered 1832-1737 French edition of Van
Loon's Medallic History of the Netherlands; a handsome, inscribed
set of the classic 1892 catalogue of the collection of Manual
Vidal Quadras y Ramón; John Bergman's numismatic literature
research files; a 1920 Elder catalogue of the Henry Miller sale,
featuring 28 photographic plates; a complete reprint set of A
Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum, and a complete
set of The Roman Imperial Coinage.
March 26, 2002
The March 22, 2002 auction sale of "Important Numismatic
Books" conducted by George Frederick Kolbe/Fine Numismatic
Books brought a total of nearly $248,000. The 1406 lots featured
surplus works consigned by the Amercan Numismatic Society, the
John S. Davenport Library, and other important properties. Included
were consignors from Australia, Denmark, Ecuador, Israel, Italy,
Puerto Rico, Yugoslavia, and sixteen states in the U. S.
Over 350 bidders combined to purchase nearly 90% of the lots
offered in the sale. But a few highlights follow (prices quoted
include the 10% buyers' premium):
The rare 1855 edition of John S. Dye's Bank Note Plate Delineator
brought $2,640; a unique notebook on Vermont coppers, compiled
by Edward Barnsley, was actively pursued, selling for $6,600 on
a $2,500 estimate; a complete set of the Numismatic Chronicle,
158 volumes from 1836 to 1996, realized $13,750; antiquarian works
on coins and medals were in great demand, and a 1636 numismatically-illustrated
work on the lives of the Caesars brought $4,950 on a $1,500 estimate;
a set of Koehler's 729-1765 Münz-Belustigung (Historical
Coin Amusement), an early numismatic periodical, garnered a winning
bid of $3,575; the magnificent 1694-1727 ten volume catalogue
of ancient Roman coins in the Farnese Museum by Father Pedrusi
was estimated to bring $2,500 but sold for $4,400; a fine copy
of the first Ars Classica sale, the famous Pozzi collection, brought
$660; the famous catalogue of the Hermann Weber collection of
Greek coins sold for $1,815; a rare 1857 two volume catalogue
by B. de Koehne of coins of the ancient Greek colonies in Russia
brought $1,980 on a $1,000 estimate; one of the earliest substantially-illustrated
works on 18th century British tokens, the 1795-1797 Virtuoso's
Companion, went for $687; one of the highlights of the sale, Adolfo
Herrera's 56 volume 1899-1910 Medallas Españolas, comprising
over 2,900 rubbings of medals in a edition limited to only twelve
sets, brought $12,650 on a $7,500 estimate; a very rare sample
book, circa 1911, of medals available from the Lauer manufacturing
firm of Germany realized $687 in heavy bidding; the John Davenport
numismatic archives, offered in two lots, realized $4,950, and
annotated copies of many of his works generally brought good prices;
Christian Lange's classic work on the coins and medals of Schleswig-Holstein,
estimated at $650, went for $1,100; a set of Numismatic Fine Arts
auction catalogues brought $770 on a $350 estimate; the extensive
collection of coin rubbings of British and British colonial coins
prepared by W. W. Woodside was avidly pursued and finally sold
for $2,640 on a $1,000 estimate; Walter Breen's U. S. Rare Coin
Portfolio realized $770; a special interleaved copy of John Ford's
re-issue of Browning's famous 1925 work on U. S. quarter dollars
brought $715; Edward Maris' famous 1869 work on 1794 large cents
went for $1,100. According to George Kolbe, the sale (except perhaps
for the 1998-2000 Harry Bass Library auctions) was one of the
most successful and highly competitive the firm has conducted
in many years.
Those who wish to learn more about the sale may view the catalogue for the next few weeks at the firm's web site: www.numislit.com and can also review a complete prices realized list there. A limited number of copies of the illustrated catalogue with a printed prices realized list may be obtained by sending $20.00 to George Frederick Kolbe/Fine numismatic Books, P. O. Drawer 3100, Crestline, CA 92325. Part two of the John Bergman library and important American numismatic works from the library of Jeff Hosford will be featured in the firm's June 14, 2002 sale.