GEORGE FREDERICK KOLBE
FINE NUMISMATIC
BOOKS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2005
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. All
absentee bids must be sent to the American Numismatic Society,
care of Librarian Francis D. Campbell.
Sixty highly desirable lots are featured in the sale, estimated
at nearly $50,000. Some sale highlights include: a personal tour
of Library treasures by A. N. S. Librarian Frank Campbell; ; a
complete original set of Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Sammlung von
Aulock; a very fine example of the Chapman brothers’ landmark
1882 auction of the collection of Charles Bushnell, handsomely,
bound, with all 12 fine phototype plates; Sylvester Sage Crosby’s
1869 American Numismatic Society membership and 1876 honorary
member medals, the latter in silver; many key works on ancient
Greek and Roman coins; a fine, plated copy of Henry Chapman’s
1916 sale of Clarence Bements colonial and United States coins;
a suberb example of the deluxe leatherbound edition, photographically-illustrated,
of B. Max Mehl’s legendary 1941 W. F. Dunham sale;several
works by Julius Meili including his rare book on Brazilian paper
money; and W. Elliot Woodward’s 1869 American Numismatic
Society bronze membership medal.
The catalogue may be viewed at the A. N. S. website: www.numismatics.org
or at our web site: www.numislit.com. Please remember that ALL
BIDS MUST BE SENT TO THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY.