Pavia: Varesi, 2017. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 463, (1) pages; illustrated. New. The first volume in the important MIR series. Illustrates and describes over 700 coin types. Provides information on rarity and value, as well. More about MONETE ITALIANE REGIONALI. STATO PONTIFICIO. VOLUME I: DALLE ORIGINI A LEONE X (1521
Berlin: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, 1970. First edition. Two volumes. 4to, original green cloth, gilt, with matching plate folder. xxiv, 312 pages, text figures, maps; 16 pages, 56 fine plates of coins. Near fine. Antike Münzen und geschnittene Steine, Band II. Clain-Stefanelli 2224*. Daehn 3010: “A comprehensive study of the coinage... More about THE COINAGE OF GELA
New York: Oct. 21, 1959. Tall 8vo, original pictorial card covers. (16) pages; 356 lots; plate supplement laid in, as issued. Heavily annotated in more than one hand (see comments), giving prices for all lots, buyer initials or names on many lots, and annotations on the condition, provenance or future... More about THE DR. JAMES O. SLOSS COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES LARGE CENTS PLUS SELECTIONS FROM ANOTHER...
Monaco: Gadoury, 2018. 8vo, original ivory leatherette, gilt. 376 pages; illustrated throughout in color. New. The latest edition of the standard work on French royal coins of Louis XIII through Louis XVI. More about MONNAIES ROYALES FRANÇAISES 1610–1792
Sweden: Uppsala University, 2018. Two volumes. 4to, matching red cloth printed in silver. 256, 12 pages; 71 high-quality halftone plates. Covers the entirety of the coinage of Akragas, including bronze coins and fractionals. Provenance information is frequently provided, and both the historical background and the catalogue itself are excellent. More about THE COINAGE OF AKRAGAS C. 510–406 BC. VOLUME I: TEXT AND PLATES AND VOLUME II: CATALOGUE
Kettering: 1989, 1985, 1991 and 1996. Four volumes. Small 4to, original matching maroon cloth, gilt. (20), 387, (1); xv, (3), 379, (1); xvi, (2), 469, (1); xviii, (2), 580 pages; illustrated throughout. Fine. A collected, rearranged version of the first sixty-three issues of this important publication, individually issued from 1974 to 1995. More about THE GOBRECHT JOURNAL. COLLECTIVE VOLUME NUMBERS ONE-FOUR
Monte Carlo: Editions Victor Gadoury, 2005. 8vo, original printed card covers. 87, (1) pages; illustrated. New. More about MONNAIES ET MÉDAILLES DE LA CAMPAGNE D'ÉGYPTE. AN VI (1798)-AN X (1801
Monte Carlo: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2007. Deuxième edition. 8vo, original blue leatherette, gilt. 736 pages; illustrated. New. More about MONNAIES ET JETONS DES COLONIES FRANÇAISES
Monaco: Editions Gadoury, 2014. First edition. 8vo, original green leatherette, gilt. 638, (2) pages; illustrated in color. New. A newly published reference on French essais and pièforts, illustrated in color and with a price guide. More about ESSAIS MONÉTAIRES & PIÉFORTS FRANÇAIS 1870-2001
Monaco: Editions Victor Gadoury, 2008. Large 4to, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. 252, (2) pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. An important recent publication. More about MÉDAILLES FRANÇAISES DES XV, XVI, XVII SIÈCLES
Cincinnati: 2005. 4to, original pictorial boards, gilt. x, 381, (1) pages; illustrated, often in color. New. A useful biographical dictionary of world engravers, rarely acknowledged in the standard encyclopedias, and histories of artists, sculptors, and engravers. More about THE INTERNATIONAL ENGRAVER’S LINE. PAPER MONEY AND POSTAGE STAMP ENGRAVERS AND THEIR WORK FROM...
Port Clinton: 2004. Second edition. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 262 pages; illustrated. Errata sheet laid in. New. More about U.S. ESSAY, PROOF AND SPECIMEN NOTES
Port Clinton: 1993. Small 4to, original green cloth, lettered in silver; jacket. x, 437, (1) pages; illustrated. Small tears to jacket; near fine. A useful work featuring an important section comprising biographies of American bank note engravers, rarely acknowledged in the standard encyclopedias, and histories of artists, sculptors, and engravers. Out of print. More about THE ENGRAVER’S LINE. AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PAPER MONEY & POSTAGE STAMP ART
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 about THE CHARLTON STANDARD CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN COINS, TOKENS AND PAPER MONEY. 36th Anniversary...
Port Clinton: 1988. Oblong 8vo, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. v, (1), 378 pages; numerous illustrations. New; still in shrink-wrap. A brand-new copy of this highly sought standard work, long out of print. More about AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF U.S. LOANS 1775-1898
New York: FCI/Doubleday, 1988. 4to, original black cloth; jacket. xiv, 754 pages. Well-illustrated throughout. Fine. Probably the greatest single attempt to discuss all U.S. coinage, including colonial and private coinages, in a single volume. While some have focused on the textís occasional errors and the volumeís production problems, it would..... More about WALTER BREEN'S COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF U.S. AND COLONIAL COINS
1973. reprint. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. (2), 160 pages; 60 plates. Fine. Clain-Stefanelli 14547. Engel et Serrure 5790. Grierson 262. More about SOUVENIRS NUMISMATIQUES DE LA RÉVOLUTION DE 1848. RECEUIL COMPLET DES MÉDAILLES, MONNAIES ET...
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, April 28, 2018. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; original pictorial covers bound in. 82 pages; 500 lots; illustrated. PRL bound in. New. More about IMPORTANT NUMISMATIC LITERATURE. SALE 149
Kalamazoo: Chambers, 1945. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo, original matching maroon cloth, gilt; dust jackets. xxxvi, 761, (3) + (352) pages [second volume irregularly paginated]. Dust jackets sunned and a bit worn; first volume fine; second volume with cracked hinges; else near fine. The scarce first editions, including material in... More about THE POSTAGE STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY OF CANADA: A HANDBOOK FOR PHILATELISTS
Atlanta: Whitman, 2006. 4to, original pictorial boards; jacket. 576 pages; profusely illustrated in color. Slight tears to jacket; near fine. The standard work. Foreword by Q. David Bowers. Out of print. More about EARLY U.S. GOLD COIN VARIETIES: A STUDY OF DIE STATES, 1795-1834
2013. Third edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. 363, (1) pages; illustrated in color. Bookplate signed by the author on front pastedown. New. The latest edition of this standard reference on New Orleans gold coins. More about GOLD COINS OF THE NEW ORLEANS MINT 1839–1909
Atlanta: Whitman, 2007. 4to, original pictorial boards; jacket. vi, 132, (6) pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. More about 100 GREATEST AMERICAN STAMPS
Leiden: Brill, 1999. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. x, 234 pages; 5 plates. Jacket a bit worn; near fine. An interesting cultural study of the employment of Westerners in the Japanese Mint in Meiji Japan and their eventual removal from these positions. More about THOMAS WILLIAM KINDER & THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL MINT, 1868–1875
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 about EARLY UNITED STATES QUARTERS, 1796-1838
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 about EARLY QUARTER DOLLARS OF THE UNITED STATES MINT