Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1923. 8vo, original printed card covers. viii, 9-98, xii unopened pages. Fine. Published in the Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science series. Builds on the previous work by Clarence Gould published in the same series. Clain-Stefanelli 13331. Davis 77. More
New York: ANS, 2016. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. 137 pages; illustrated in color. New. Numismatic Studies 30. More
Atlanta: Whitman, 2014. 4to, original pictorial boards. viii, 280 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. An exceptional work, with a Foreword by C. John Ferreri. The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks..... More
Atlanta: Whitman, 2015. 4to, original pictorial boards. xvi, 448 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. Foreword by Anne E. Bentley. The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued by American banks from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the..... More
Washington, D.C. Oct. 28-29, 1969. 8vo, original printed card covers. (2), 50 pages; 1409 lots. Original prices realized list laid in. Fine. A significant sale of this material, from an era when few were collecting early American paper money. Highlights included New Hampshire 7 shillings notes of Dec. 25, 1734..... More
(Wakefield): 1984. First edition. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. iv, 51 duplicated typescript leaves; illustrated, including paper money. Fine. Special Hardbound Edition. Scarce. Sullivan 649. More
Toronto: Charlton Press, 1988. 8vo, original red leatherette, gilt. Collectors Limited Edition, signed by W.K. Cross and J.E. Charlton and hand-numbered 777 of 1000 copies. Limitation leaf; (8), 2–33, (6), xxvi, (13), xxiv, 218, (6), xv, (1), 239, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. The deluxe limited edition of this standard reference..... More
Dated 3 September 1845. On double-sheet stationary [20 by 25 cm] of Danforth, Bald, Spencer & Huffy, but with “Bald” struck out in most instances. Folded into a stampless cover with a New York postmark dated 3 September 1845 for 5 cents. Generally fine and preserved within a custom-made acid-free..... More
Ho Chi Minh City: 2014. First edition. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 233, (3) pages; illustrated in color. New. The only edition of this very useful guide to Lao coins and paper money issued from the 16th century to the present. Illustrated in color and with price guidelines, along with..... More
Paris: Florange & Ciani, 1927. 4to, original printed card covers. 14, (2), (4), 121, (1) pages; 1754 lots. Unopened. Fine. An important work on the paper money of Russia during this pivotal period of its history. The main work is preceded by an extract, ìLa monnaie de nÈcessitÈ en Russie,î..... More
New York: ANS, 1949. 8vo, original printed card covers. vi, 175, (1) pages; 19 fine plates. Fine. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 114. The essential work on the subject. Clain-Stefanelli 13624*. More
Colombo: Ceylon Government Press, 1939. 8vo, original black cloth; spine and upper cover lettered in gilt. viii, 68 pages; 8 (of 9) halftone plates depicting coins and paper money. Professionally recased in the original binding, with new endpapers. Pages lightly toned; lacking first plate, which should depict a Kredit Breif..... More
Amiens: dÈcembre 1917. Cinquième edition. 8vo, original printed wraps. 78, (2) pages. Wrinkled and a bit spotted; very good or so. A highly interesting catalogue of paper money issues emitted by localities during the First World War, published while the war was still raging. While denoted as the fifth edition..... More
Sudbury: 2014. Field edition. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 574 pages; illustrated in color. Signed by the author. New. The most recent edition of this highly useful guide to Confederate Treasury Notes, giving estimations of rarity, full descriptions of varieties, and indications of value. Significantly expands, updates, and corrects the Criswell..... More
New York: ANS, 1939. 16mo, original printed card covers. Frontispiece; (4), 52 pages; 1 plate. Fine. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 86. The original work on the subject. Davis 438. More
London: Spink, 2009. 4to, original pictorial boards. xx, 679, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. This book weighs more than the estimated 3 pounds and may incur extra international shipping charges. More
Anderson, 1977. 1977 reprint of the 1862 edition. 4to, original green cloth, gilt. 168 pages; a few illustrations and diagrams. Fine. An infrequently seen reprint of this rare publication. More
Boston and Washington: Heath (no printer's imprint), 1873 [incorrect patent date of July 12, 1867, stated on cover]. Fourth edition. Small 4to, original green cloth, front cover lettered and decorated in gilt. (2), 41, (1) pages; frontispiece; 11 engraved plates of bank notes or elements, comprising impressions of genuine and..... More
Boston and Washington: Heath, 1870. Third edition, first printing. Newman 3-P-1. 16mo, original blindstamped russet cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. 44 pages; text illustrations of four Heath microscopes; 2 unnumbered fractional currency plates; 13 engraved plates mostly depicting bank note design elements, numbered 2-9, 11–14 and 17, plate..... More
Boston and Washington: Heath, 1870. Third edition, first printing. Newman 3-P-1. 16mo, original blindstamped green cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. 44 pages; text illustrations of four Heath microscopes; 2 unnumbered fractional currency plates; 13 engraved plates mostly depicting bank note design elements, numbered 2-9, 11–14 and 17, plate..... More
Boston and Washington: Heath, 1870. Third edition, second printing. Newman 3-P-2 (variant). 16mo, original blindstamped russet cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. 40, (2) pages; unnumbered folding plate showing both sides of a counterfeit $100 First National Bank of Boston note in green and black; unnumbered folding plate showing..... More
Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, first printing, second issue. Newman 1-P-1.5. 16mo, original blindstamped dark brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. 26, (2) pages; 8 engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, Plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, Plate 4 printed..... More
Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, second printing. Newman 1-P-2. 16mo, original blindstamped brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. 31, (1) pages; 8 engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, plate 4 printed in red ink..... More
Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, tenth printing. Newman 1-P-10. 16mo, original blindstamped dark brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. 32 pages; 10 finely engraved plates including 8 plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, with plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, plate..... More
Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, twelfth printing. Newman 1-P-12. 16mo, original blindstamped dark brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. 32 pages; 10 engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, with plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, plate 4 printed in red..... More