Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of History, 1980. 4to, original printed card covers. xi, (1), 65, (1) pages; numerous text illustrations, one in color. Near fine. An excellent historical overview. More
London: Spink, 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. vi, (2) 314 pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. Where did our currency come from? What messages did the marks on coins convey? From wealth brought in by ships to treasure seized during wartime, this oblique look at 2,000 years of Britain’s coins..... More
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: 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
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
Paris: Veuve Bouchard-Huzard, 1871. 4to, contemporary green cloth, paneled in blind; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers. (4), 71, (1) pages; 23 text illustrations; 3 full-page engraved plates with tissue guards. Some foxing. Very good or better. A rare work on English coin minting techniques, with numerous useful..... More
Virginia Beach: 1993. 4to, original tan cloth, gilt; jacket. vi, 234 pages; numerous illustrations. Jacket has some tears, else fine. A well-preserved copy of this important and popular work. More
Iola: Krause, 2008. Fifth edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. 495, (1) pages; illustrated in color and black & white. New. The latest edition of this standard work. Voted as one of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society's "One Hundred Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature." This book weighs more than the..... More
Sequim: 2008. 4to, original pictorial boards. xxxix, 406, (1) pages; illustrated throughout; color coin enlargements. Fine. A significant work on the subject, with a highly useful guide to prices. More
Palm Harbor: 2007. Fourth edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. 237, (1) pages; numerous illustrations. Inscribed by the author. Fine. More
Kettering: 1991. 4to, original maroon textured cloth, gilt. xvi, (2), 469, (1) pages; illustrated throughout. New. The collected edition of Issues 34 to 48 of this important publication on Liberty Seated coinage, with articles arranged by denomination. More
Manchester: JRCS, 1998. Tall 8vo, original blue cloth lettered in silver. ix, (1), 293, (1) pages; numerous coin enlargements. Fine. The standard work. More
Murrieta: 2013. Fifth edition. 8vo, original black boards, gilt; jacket. xxx, 702, (4) pages; illustrated. Fine. The latest edition of this standard reference. More
No publication information: 2010. 4to, original pictorial boards. 388 pages; very well illustrated, often in color. Fine. An important recent work, illustrated with specimens from many of the finest collections, including the Eric P. Newman (ex Col. E.H.R. Green) collection. More
Bloomington: 1991. 4to, original maroon leatherette, gilt. Blank leaf, (296) pages, blank leaf; fine enlarged halftone text illustrations of large cents throughout. Near fine. An essential work on large cents. More
Bloomington: 1991. 4to, original green leatherette, gilt. Blank leaf, (386) pages, blank leaf; fine enlarged halftone text illustrations of large cents throughout. Near fine. An important work, illustrating the finest known pieces of each of the Sheldon varieties covered as well as their known die states. More
London: Spink, 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. (6), 495, (3) pages; illustrated in color. New. A brand new guide to ancient Greek coins, covering the coins of Greek Italy, mainland Greece, the Black Sea region, Asia Minor, the islands, North Africa and the Levant, and Celtic issues as well. The..... More
Toronto: 1993. Square 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. 184 pages; illustrated. Fine. Volume III in the Canadian Numismatic History series published by the J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation. More
Toronto: J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation, 1983. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt; jacket. xi, (1), 117, (1) pages; illustrated. Ex John J. Ford, Jr. Library. Some wear to jacket; near fine. More
Willowdale: J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation, 1988. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt; jacket. 156, (4) pages; illustrated. Ex John J. Ford, Jr. Library. Fine. More
Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1960. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt. ix, (1), 74 pages; 5 plates. Fine. A less-frequently seen work on colonial counterfeiting. Clain-Stefanelli 13347. Davis 922. More
London: 1976. Small 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. (14), 151, (11) pages; 8 fine plates. Ex David Griffiths, with his bookplate. Jacket a bit worn, else near fine. An outstanding volume examining these intriguing issues, of interest to British numismatists as well as those of the New World. Clain-Stefanelli..... More
Wien: Österreichische Forschungsgesellschaft für Numismatik, 2020. 4to, original blue cloth lettered in silver and decorated in silver and gold. (4), 312, (4) pages; 20 color plates. New. An extraordinary new publication with the potential to revolutionize the field of Axumite numismatics. Essential. More
Al-Karak: 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 160 pages; extensively illustrated in color. New, but board edges damaged in transit. Discounted from $100 retail. Describes over 700 Nabataean coins struck between approximately 100 BC and AD 100, providing a typology and detailed sequencing in addition to extensive numismatic information. More
Al-Karak: 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 160 pages; extensively illustrated in color. New. Describes over 700 Nabataean coins struck between approximately 100 BC and AD 100, providing a typology and detailed sequencing in addition to extensive numismatic information. More