GOOD MONEY: BIRMINGHAM BUTTON MAKERS, THE ROYAL MINT, AND THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN COINAGE, 1775–1821.
Ann Arbor: 2008. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. 345, (3) pages; illustrated in color. Fine. More
Ann Arbor: 2008. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. 345, (3) pages; illustrated in color. Fine. More
Ottawa: 1933. First edition. Tall 8vo, original printed card covers. xlix, 495, (1) pages. Spine sunned; near fine. More
New York: 1968. reprint. Two volumes. 8vo, original matching original brown cloth, gilt. xcii, 577, (1); (9), 578-1127, (1) pages; 8 plates. Fine. An important and underappreciated work on colonial Canadian numismatics, in a useful bilingual format. This book weighs more than the estimated 3 pounds and may incur extra..... More
Exeter: W.C. Featherstone, c. 1841. 8vo, original pebbled brown cloth, gilt. Title printed in red and black; lithographic illustration of Shilstone Cromlech on title; 96, (8) pages; 7 lithographic plates as printed on 6, with Plates 5 and 6 devoted to coins and trademen’s tokens. Binding stained at fore-edge, but..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1860. 8vo, original brown embossed cloth, gilt. Frontispiece medallion plate engraved via medal ruling machine; xix, (2), 22–412 pages; text illustrations; folding statement; 27 plates of coins printed in relief with metallic tints, on a dark brown background. Inscribed, dated and signed by Snowden on..... More
Bruxelles: 1946. 8vo, original printed card covers. 182 pages; 5 fine hinged plates with tissue guards. Cover a bit sunned; near fine. A scarce and important volume covering the volatile war years. Most interesting for commentary on the Society and its activities as well as for obituaries and reports on..... More
Leningrad: 1962. Third, revised, edition. 8vo, original tan cloth, gilt. 221, (3) pages; text illustrations; 1 double-sided folding plate. Near fine. The third edition, substantially revised. Clain-Stefanelli 11201*. More
St. Louis: c. 1905. Thin 16mo, original printed card covers. 36 pages plus covers. Fine. Very scarce. Originally owned by F.E. Ellis, Burdette G. Johnson and D.A. Sutherland purchased the firm in 1907 and Johnson became sole owner the following year. More
London: Spink, 2012. Small 4to, original pictorial boards. xiv, 360 pages; illustrated in color throughout. Fine. More
London: Spink, 2017. Crown 4to, original pictorial boards. viii, 554, (6) pages; illustrated in color. New. A thorough and well-illustrated catalogue, with prices. A companion volume to the author’s “The Uniform Coinage of India, 1835 to 1947.”. More
New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. xxvi, 372, (2) pages; illustrated. New. Numismatic Studies, No. 35. From the publisher: "A Monetary History of Central America takes a comprehensive approach to analyze the political, economic, and sociological events which influenced the evolution of coinage and..... More
Beverly Hills: February 11–12, 1991. 4to, original pictorial card covers. (10), 120 pages; 1767 lots; illustrated throughout and on 6 color plates. Near fine. Irving Goodman formed exceptional collections of Russian, Chinese and Asian coins at a time when there was little “Western” market activity in these areas. The importance..... More
London: 1730. Second collected edition. Printed at Dublin. Reprinted and Sold by A. Moor in St. Paul’s Church-yard, and the Booksellers of London and Westminster. 8vo [19.5 by 13.5 cm], contemporary full brown calf, sides bordered in blind with crenulated Cambridge panels with floral sprays at corners; professionally rebacked; spine..... More
London: Spink, 2002. By Peter Woodhead. Crown 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. xiv, 305, (5) pages; 58 plates. Fine. More
Wien: Veröffentlichungen Instituts für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte, 2015. 4to, original purple cloth, gilt. 522, (6) pages; illustrated. Fine. A festschrift published in celebration of Wolfgang Hahn’s 70th birthday. Includes articles on Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Sasanian, medieval and modern coins and medals, reflecting the vast range of Hahn’s own interests. More
Monaco: Editions Gadoury, 2014. First edition. 8vo, original green leatherette, gilt. 638, (2) pages; illustrated in color. New. The standard reference on French essais and pièforts, illustrated in color and with a price guide. More
Bound volume of three offprints by Temple on this subject: “Notes on Currency and Coinage among the Burmese” (reprinted from The Indian Antiquary for 1919); “Notes on Currency and Coinage among the Burmese” (reprinted from The Indian Antiquary for 1927–1928); and “On Certain Specimens of Former Currency in Burma” (reprinted..... More
London: 1956. Crown 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. xlix, (3), 165, (7) pages; frontispiece; 23 plates. Light wear to jacket, else fine. Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication, No. 1. More
London: John Hearne, 1846. Second edition. 12mo, original green cloth, decorated in blind; professionally rebacked in green cloth, gilt. Frontispiece medallion plate engraved via medal ruling machine; xix, 112 pages; 1 additional medallion plate engraved via medal ruling machine. Cover has some wear; plates with mostly marginal staining; else near..... More
Peterborough: 2022. Third edition. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 294 pages; illustrated in color. New. The expanded third edition of this important reference on these intriguing and complicated issues. Includes updated pricing and new information on mint practices and metallurgy. More
Pavia: Varesi, 2017. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 463, (1) pages; illustrated. New. The first volume of the important new standard work on the coins of the Papal states, from its origins until 1521. Illustrates and describes over 700 coin types. Provides information on rarity and value, as well. More
Pavia: Varesi, 2018. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 575, (1) pages; illustrated in color. New. The second volume of the important new standard work on the coins of the Papal states, covering 1521–1621. Out of print. More
Pavia: Varesi, 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 558 pages; illustrated in color. New. The third volume of the important new standard work on the coins of the Papal states, covering 1621–1724. More
Bologna: 1967. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. 407, (1) pages; maps; illustrations. Near fine. No. 506 of 1000 copies printed, signed by the author. Clain-Stefanelli 10404. More
Hamburg: 1947. 8vo, later black cloth and marbled boards; title page printed in blue and black. 90 pages; 3 plates. Previous owner's bookplate on inside cover; near fine. Rarely offered. Clain-Stefanelli 590. More