Mediolani [Milan]: Prostant in Regia Curia in Aedibus Palatinis, 1750–1752 & 1759. Six volumes, complete. Small folios [28.5 by 21.5 cm], matching contemporary vellum over sturdy boards; spines ruled in gilt with brown spine labels ruled and lettered in gilt; speckled page edges. (16), xii, (2), 304 + (4), 417..... More
London: Cape Horn Trading, 1979. Small square 4to, original green cloth, gilt; silk marker. 206 pages; text illustrations. Fine. Perhaps the most detailed and focused study of a particular type of coin scale. Scarce. More
Written on two sides of a 25 by 20 cm sheet of an unruled double-sheet self-mailer. Folded for mailing; remnant of wax seal, with minor loss from opening. Hand-rated, with strong black and weak red postmarks. Very good. An interesting letter discussing changes to be made to plates engraved by..... More
London: Trübner & Co., 1886. Later 4to, later black half morocco with blue cloth sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; textured blue endpapers; all page edges speckled blue. xi, (1), 159, (1) pages; map printed in color; 1 lithographic plate of coins and 3 fine..... More
London: Society of Antiquaries, 1761–1763. 4to, modern brown half calf with marbled sides; spine with six raised bands, ruled in gilt, with two black spine labels lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers. iv, 161, (1), 12, 216 pages; 42, + 19 + 6 engraved plates, mostly by Francis Perry, of English..... More
Vienna: Bangs. 8vo, later red three-quarter morocco; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; original printed paper covers mostly bound in [two with later vinyl covers bound in]. Includes sales dated: February 27–28, 1880; April 3, 1880; June 5, 1880; June 28–29, 1880; September 17, 1880; and September 28..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2015. Folio (13 by 10 inches), original terra cotta cloth; gilt; jacket. 232 pages; illustrated in color. New. Benjamin Franklin in Terra Cotta discusses the numerous varieties of Nini medallions, methods of distinguishing originals from aftercasts, and the artistic context within which these pieces were created..... More
![MUSIKER MEDAILLEN. [with] MUSIKER MEDAILLEN II. Paul Niggl](/pictures/thumb/6436.jpg?v=1620764584)
Hofheim am Taunus: 1965 & 1987. Two volumes. 4to, original matching tan linen lettered in red; first volume as issued with clear pictorial jacket. 270 + 196 pages; illustrated. Jacket a bit worn, else fine. Important and infrequently available, especially the second volume (published 22 years after the first). Clain-Stefanelli..... More
Cavaillon: Imprimerie Mistral, 1932. 8vo, original printed card covers. (6), xxii, (2), 253, (17) pages; illustrated. Covers a bit worn; very good. The first volume of the papers of Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, the French Contrôleur-Général from 1783 to 1787, which were retained by the British Government after his death in..... More
(Londini): Prelo demum mandabantur, A.D. MDCCXLVI (1746). Part Four of Numismata Antiqua in Tres Partes Divisa: Collegit olim et Aeri Incidi Vivens Curavit Thomas Pembrochiae et Montis Gomerici Comes. Tall 4to, contemporary full tree calf, both boards decoratively bordered in gilt; professionally rebacked in tan calf with a new spine..... More
Two volumes, bound in one. 8vo, later maroon cloth, gilt. 216 + 232 pages; text illustrations; 10 + 9 fine plates. 9 fine plates. Fine. Scarcer post-war volumes. Notable articles include H.A. Cahn on “Flaviana Inedita,” Charles Seltman on “The Ancient Coinage of Malta,” J.G. Milne on “The Coinage of..... More
Madrid: En la Imprenta de Sancha, 1805. 4to, somewhat later full tan Spanish calf; spine with five raised bands, decorated in gilt; red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. xx, 580, (2) pages; blank leaf; 3 engraved plates signed by F. Miranda and J. Brunetti. Previous owner’s label affixed to..... More
Chandigarh: 2015. 4to, original pictorial boards; jacket. (6), ix, (1), 228 pages; illustrated in color. Binding a little worn; near fine. A thorough examination of this specialized area. Distributed in limited numbers. More
London: Printed by Order of the Society and Sold by the Housekeeper at the Society’s House in the Adelphi, 1819. 8vo [25 by 16 cm], 19th-century polished brown half morocco; spine lettered and dated in gilt. 80 pages, as follows: (4), 1–59, (1), 57*, 58*, 59*, (1), (61)–72, complete as..... 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
Cambridge: Cambridge Antiquarian Society, 1886. 8vo, original printed green paper covers. xii, 51, (1), (4) pages; illustrated, with pages 43–51 featuring 16 lithographic depictions of coin designs finely printed on thin paper and mounted on the pages. Near fine. An unusual and rather scarce work, with well-printed illustrations in the..... More
Llanfyllin: Gallatin, 2020. 4to, original pictorial boards. 376 pages; illustrated in color. Errata laid in. New. A thorough and well-illustrated new work on these fascinating issues, with additional contributions by John Rainey, David Greenhalgh and Garry Oddie. More