COINAGE OF THE AMERICAN CONFEDERATION PERIOD.
New York: ANS, 1996. 8vo, original maroon cloth, lettered in silver. xii, 346, (2) pages. Fine. The proceedings of the 11th Coinage of the Americas Conference. More
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THE BRASHER DOUBLOON.
Beverly Hills: 1947. Original color lobby card [11 by 14 inches], printed on card stock. Folded horizontally across lower third; folds and perforations from staples in upper corners, with upper right corner having small bit of resulting loss. Very good or so. A color advertising card intended for display in..... More
CATALOGUE OF THE SIXTY-SIXTH SALE. FOREIGN CROWNS, FOREIGN SILVER MEDALS, ANCIENT GOLD AND SILVER COINS, RARE U.S. GOLD, SILVER, U.S. CENTS, HALF CENTS, CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY, ETC., INCLUDING MANY RARE AND INTERESTING SPECIMENS IN FINE CONDITION.
New York: Elder Auction Rooms, September 27–28, 1912. 8vo, original printed card covers. 81, (3) pages; 1794 lots; frontispiece halftone plate; halftone “Extra Plate” loosely laid in, as issued. Once folded; small marginal repair to blank back of first plate. Very good. A notable sale of ancient Greek coins, American..... More
W.W.C. WILSON COLLECTION. SECOND DAY’S SALE. CANADIAN COINS AND MEDALS. CATALOGUED BY WAYTE RAYMOND.
New York: Anderson Galleries, (Nov. 17), 1925. Cover title cited. 4to, original printed tan card covers. 29–50, (2) pages; lots 368–765a; text illustrations; 2 halftone plates of Franco-American jetons; 1 halftone plate of Montreal Side View tokens. Finely produced reprints of the 7 photographic plates occasionally encountered with this catalogue..... More
EASTMAN’S TREATISE ON COUNTERFEIT, ALTERED AND SPURIOUS BANK NOTES, WITH UNERRING RULES FOR THE DETECTION OF FRAUDS IN THE SAME, TOGETHER WITH A HISTORY OF ANCIENT MONEY, CONTINENTAL CURRENCY, BANKS, BANKING, BANK OF ENGLAND, AND OTHER VALUABLE INFORMATION AS TO MONEY, WITH HINTS TO BUSINESS SUCCESS.
St. Louis: Printed by M. Niedner, No. 43 Pine Street, 1859. Third Edition—Enlarged. 8vo, original printed tan paper covers. 54, (6) pages. Spotted, as often seen; very good or so. An unabashed laissez-faire capitalist, Harvey Gridley Eastman built his fortune, after a false start or two, by providing for “the..... More
NUMISMATIC BACKGROUND AND CENSUS OF 1802 HALF DIMES: A CLASSIC AMERICAN RARITY.
Dallas: Heritage, 2017. First printing. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 64 pages; illustrated in color. New. NLG Extraordinary Merit, 2017. A specialized study of this important rarity. More
THE DRAPED BUST HALF DOLLARS OF 1796-1797: NUMISMATIC BACKGROUND AND CENSUS.
Dallas: Heritage, 2012. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 338 pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. An important recent work. More
WHEATON COLLEGE COLLECTION OF GREEK AND ROMAN COINS.
New York: ANS, 1981. 4to, original russet cloth, gilt. (10), 32, (2) pages; 32 fine plates. Near fine. Ancient Coins in North American Collections, Volume 3. Important. More
THE ARTHUR S. DEWING COLLECTION OF GREEK COINS.
New York: ANS, 1985. Two volumes. 4to, original matching orange cloth, gilt; slipcase. xii, (2), 194; (4) pages, 142 fine plates. Near fine. American Numismatic Society, Ancient Coins in North American Collections No. 6. Important. Daehn 1364. Kroh 10 (five stars). More
PRIVATE GOLD COINS AND PATTERNS OF THE UNITED STATES.
New York: Arco, 1981. Small 4to, original black cloth, jacket. xiv, (2), 406 pages. Pricing Supplement 1982 included. Fine. [with] Kagin’s. THE KAGIN COLLECTION. San Francisco, (1992). 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 8 pages; illustrated. Fine. A standard work on the subject. Combines a detailed history of the subject with..... More
U.S.IANA (1650–1950): A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY IN WHICH ARE DESCRIBED 11,620 UNCOMMON AND SIGNIFICANT BOOKS RELATING TO THE CONTINENTAL PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
New York: 1962. Revised and enlarged edition. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. 652 pages. Fine. One of the most important bibliographies of U.S.-focused Americana. Ex John J. Ford library. More
PRICED CATALOGUE OF THE STATE AND CITY REVENUE AND TAX STAMPS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Weehawken: 1940. 8vo, original blue cloth printed in dark blue. iii, (1), 138 pages; illustrated. Spine faded; else near fine. Inscribed by the author to Sylvester Colby on front flyleaf. More
A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS.
Pelham: 2018. 72nd (2019) edition. Deluxe leatherbound limited edition. Tall 8vo, original red calf, gilt; spine with four raised bands, lettered and decorated in gilt; all page edges gilt; red marker. 463, (1) pages; illustrated in color. New. Copy 111 of only 250 issued, with presentation leaf signed by Senior..... More
LA CORRESPONDANCE DE NICOLAS-CLAUDE FABRI DE PEIRESC AVEC LELIO PASQUALINI (1601–1611) ET SON NEVEU POMPEO (1613–1622).
Paris: 2012. 8vo, original printed card covers. xvii, (1), 326, (2) pages. Fine. More
THE NORTHWEST GUN.
Chadron: Museum Association of the American Frontier, 1992 reprint. 4to, original printed card covers. x, 85, (1) pages; illustrated. Near fine. More
PRINTED CATALOGUES OF FRENCH BOOK AUCTIONS AND SALES BY PRIVATE TREATY 1643–1830 IN THE LIBRARY OF THE GROLIER CLUB.
New York: 2004. 4to, original gray cloth and tan boards, gilt. 305, (1) pages. Near fine. More
ÉTUDE SUR LES MESSAGERIES ET LES POSTES D'APRÈS DES DOCUMENTS MÉTALLIQUES ET IMPRIMÉS. PRÉCÉDÉE D'UN ESSAI NUMISMATIQUE SUR LES PONTS ET CHAUSSÉES.
Paris: 1925. 4to, original printed card covers. (4), iv, 540, (4) pages; 4 plates; text illustrations. Unopened pages. Fine. Clain-Stefanelli 16440. More
THE COINAGE OF EL PERÚ.
New York: ANS, 1989. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt. xv, (1), 250 pages; text illustrations. Fine. Vol. 5 in the Coinage of the Americas Conference series, and perhaps the most difficult to locate. More
AMERICA'S COPPER COINAGE, 1783-1857.
New York: ANS, 1985. 8vo, original printed orange cloth. x, 186, (4) pages. Fine. The proceedings of the first Coinage of the Americas Conference, featuring articles by Adams, Breen, Clain-Stefanelli, Loring, Cohen, Newman and others. An important collection for collectors of half cents and large cents. More
FEDERAL HALF DIMES, 1792-1837.
Manchester: JRCS, 1998. Tall 8vo, original blue cloth lettered in silver. ix, (1), 293, (1) pages; numerous coin enlargements. Fine. The standard work. More
WHITE GOLD: STUDIES IN EARLY ELECTRUM COINAGE.
New York: ANS, 2020. 4to, original black boards, gilt; jacket. (10), 707, (3) pages; 3 folding tables; illustrated in color. New. A landmark publication on the topic of the earliest coinage, bringing together current scholarship from more than two dozen researchers and covering every aspect of these pieces. Includes a...... More
DIOCLETIANUS: DER RÖMISCHE KAISER AUS DALMATIEN.
Wetteren: 1991. 4to, original red cloth, gilt. 343, (3) pages; well-illustrated. Fine. Important and rarely offered. More
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A COLLECTION OF VIGNETTES / 1858. [Title page cited.]
1858. A collection of 78 engraved vignettes compiled by various sources, mostly but not entirely American, affixed to pages and bound using the exquisite but completely unrelated binding for a volume of the Regulations for the Establishment and Government of the Royal Military Asylum, 1803. 12mo, contemporary crimson straight-grained morocco..... More
JETONS COLONIAUX CANADIENS. UN CATALOGUE CHARLTON STANDARD.
Toronto: 2019. Dixième édition. 8vo, original spiral-bound pictorial card covers. xxxix, 2–250 pages; illustrated. New. The first French-language edition of Canadian Colonial Tokens: A Charlton Standard Catalogue. More
LA MONEDA CIRCULANTE EN EL TERRITORIO ARGENTINO 1574–2019.
Buenos Aires: 2019. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 763, (1) pages; illustrated. New. A comprehensive guide to Argentinian coins, with valuations. The final edition, published shortly before the author’s death in September 2019. More