THE FIRST MEDALS OF AMERICA: COMITIA AMERICANA AND ASSOCIATED MEDALS
2020. 4to, original pictorial boards. 100 pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. More
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COLONIAL HISTORY IN YOUR HANDS
2020. 4to, original pictorial boards. 597, (1) pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. A well-illustrated overview discussing not only the more widely collected colonial coins, but also the French, Spanish, and other foreign coins that circulated widely during the pre-Federal era. Tokens and imitative pieces are also discussed. More
60TH PUBLIC AUCTION SALE.
New York: December 3–4, 1968. 8vo, recent white linen, ruled and lettered in red; original printed card covers. (2), 116 pages; 758 lots; 16 plates. Prices realized list bound in. Fine. One of three copies we recently had bound of what John W. Adams has called “a strong candidate for..... More
A GUIDE BOOK OF PEACE DOLLARS
Pelham: Whitman, 2020. Fourth Edition. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. x, 278 pages; illustrated in color. New. Foreward by Steve Roach, Coin World Editor-at-Large. More
A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS. MEGA RED. 6TH EDITION.
Pelham: Whitman, 2020. Sixth edition. Edited by Q. David Bowers. 8vo, original printed card covers. 1502, (2) pages; illustrated in color. New. Expanded deluxe edition of the best-selling "Red Book". Features valuable essays on collecting and investing in rare coins, tokens, medals, more historical information, extensive grading instructions with enlarged..... More
UNITED STATES PROOF COINS. VOLUME IV: GOLD.
Fullerton: 2018. Two volumes, complete. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; housed in original slipcase, as issued. (6), 1031, (1) pages; nearly 2000 illustrations, generally in color. New. Numismatic Literary Guild 2019 Book of the Year. A massive and groundbreaking work that will remain the standard reference on varieties of United..... More
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A.B. DURAND.
New York: C. Scribner’s Sons, 1894. 4to [29.5 by 23.5 cm], contemporary green three-quarter morocco with marbled sides; rebacked spine with five raised bands, dated and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges gilt; other page edges untrimmed. Magnificent engraved frontispiece portrait of A.B. Durand by Alfred Jones, with..... More
GOLD COINS OF THE CARSON CITY MINT, 1870–1893.
Dallas: 2001. 8vo, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. xii, 204 pages; illustrated. Signed by author and editor (James L. Halperin) on title page and hand-numbered 199 of 500 on front flyleaf. Fine. The current edition and out of print. More
AMERICAN NUMISMATIC LITERATURE: AN ANNOTATED SURVEY OF AUCTION SALES, 1980-1991.
Lincoln: Quarterman, 1992. 4to, original black cloth, gilt. xii, 218, (2) pages. Near fine. An essential reference, with erudite and astute commentary. More
CATALOGUE OF THE ENGRAVED WORK OF ASHER B. DURAND. EXHIBITED AT THE GROLIER CLUB.
New York: Gilliss Press, 1895. 12mo, original printed card covers. 103, (1) pages. Fine or nearly so. A notable early Grolier Club exhibition catalogue, featuring 237 detailed descriptions, of which numbers 178–210 describe bank note vignettes. More
CATALOGUE OF THE LARGE AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT, FOREIGN, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN COINS AND MEDALS OF THE LATE THOMAS CLENEAY, ESQ., OF CINCINNATI.
Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, December 9–13, 1890. 4to, modern white linen and boards; upper cover lettered in gilt in original style. 114 pages; 2777 lots; 12 fine tinted photographic plates with tissue guards; prices realized list bound in. Light marginal chipping to price list. Fine. Adams 32, rated A+ overall..... More
A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS. CATALOG AND PRICE LIST—1616 TO DATE...
Racine: 1946. First (1947) edition, first printing. 12mo, original red cloth, gilt. 254, (2) pages; text illustrations. Binding well-preserved, with rather sharp corners and with gilt strong on the front cover and only slightly rubbed on the spine; mild spotting to page edges and occasional signs of storage in a...... More
UNITED STATES CLASSIC GOLD COINS OF 1834–1839.
2020. 4to, original black leather, gilt; inset color illustration of half eagle. xiii, (1), 352 pages; illustrated in color throughout. Signed and hand-numbered by author on title page. New. The Deluxe Edition of the new standard work on the series. No. 27 of 75 copies. More
UNITED STATES CLASSIC GOLD COINS OF 1834–1839.
2020. 4to, original pictorial boards. xiii, (1), 352 pages; illustrated in color throughout. Signed by author on title page. New. The new standard work on the series. More
THE IMPORTANT NUMISMATIC COLLECTION FORMED BY THE LATE W.W.C. WILSON, MONTREAL, CANADA. UNITED STATES & CANADIAN COINS, EARLY AMERICAN & CANADIAN HISTORICAL MEDALS, MEDALS PRESENTED TO NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN CHIEFS, FOREIGN COINS & MEDALS.
New York: Anderson Galleries, November 16–18, 1925. Crown 4to, original printed card covers. Frontispiece; 92, (2) pages; 1260 lots; text illustrations; 2 halftone plates, one of them double. Hand-priced throughout. Very good. Adams 9 (rated A+ overall, and for early medals, U.S. medals and Canada in particular). Raymond attempted to..... More
CONFEDERATE AND SOUTHERN STATE CURRENCY: A DESCRIPTIVE LISTING, INCLUDING RARITY.
Pass-A-Grille Beach: 1957. (10), 277, (1) pages; illustrated. [with] Criswell, Grover C., Jr., and Clarence L. Criswell. CONFEDERATE AND SOUTHERN STATE BONDS: A DESCRIPTIVE LISTING, INCLUDING RARITY. St. Petersburg Beach, 1961. (14), 310 pages; illustrated. Two volumes. 8vo, original matching mottled white cloth, gilt. Both volumes inscribed by Grover Criswell..... More
FEUCHTWANGER’S PRACTICAL TREATISE ON SOLUBLE OR WATER GLASS, (SILICATES OF SODA OR POTASH,) ITS APPLICATION TO ARTIFICIAL STONE AND TO RENDER WOOD FIRE AND ROT-PROOF; CONTAINING THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR ITS USE IN PAINTS, SOAP, PAPER, CEMENTS AND CALICO PRINTING.
New York: Published by L. Feuchtwanger & Co., No. 180 Fulton Street, 1875. Third edition. 12mo, original embossed green cloth, gilt; professionally rebacked with new endpapers. iv, (iii)–vi, (5)–152, (2), ix, (3) pages. Occasional spotting or discoloration. Moderate overall wear. Very good. Dr. Lewis Feuchtwanger (1807–1876) is best known to..... More
2019 MAIL BID SALES 152 AND 153. IMPORTANT NUMISMATIC LITERATURE.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Two mail bid sales bound together. SALE 152. NUMISMATIC LITERATURE OF NORTH AMERICA. April 27, 2019. 92, (2) pages; 441 lots; illustrated. [bound with] SALE 153. July 13, 2019. 97, (1) pages; 500 lots. 4to, original cream cloth printed in red; original pictorial covers bound..... More
WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF U.S. PAPER MONEY.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2009. 4to, original pictorial boards. vi, 882, (12) pages; illustrated. Fine or nearly so. A highly useful single-volume reference on the topic. More
PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN: A HISTORY OF COIN-OPERATED PIANOS AND ORCHESTRIONS.
New York: Bonanza Press, 1966. First Edition. Second printing. 4to, original cloth-backed boards; jacket. viii, 248 pages; illustrated. Fine. The author's first book on this subject. More
A TUNE FOR A TOKEN: A CATALOGUE OF TOKENS AND MEDALS RELATING TO AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CIRCA 1850–1930.
Token & Medals Society, 1975. First Edition. 4to, original printed green card covers. 79, (1) pages. Fine or nearly so. Considered Volume 15, No. 2, Part II of the TAMS Journal. More
COINS AND COLLECTORS.
Johnson City: Windsor Research Publications, 1964. First edition. Third printing, 1965. 8vo, original yellow cloth printed in black; jacket. 214, (2) pages. Jacket a bit worn, with taped tear. Volume near fine. The author's first book, informative and entertaining. More
COLLECTING RARE COINS FOR PROFIT.
New York: Harper & Row, 1975. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. ix, (1), 326 pages; illustrated. Minor spotting to page edges, else near fine. Published by a major mainstream publisher, this Bowers publication did much to draw additional collectors to the hobby. More
THE TREASURE SHIP S.S. BROTHER JONATHAN: HER LIFE AND LOSS 1850–1865.
Wolfeboro: Bowers and Merena, 1999. 4to, original pictorial boards. 415, (1) pages; illustrated. Small corner bump, else fine. A fascinating telling of the human story behind the sunken treasure from this Gold Rush vessel. More
VIRGINIA TOKENS.
Virginia Numismatic Association, 2015. Revised second edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. (4), xviii, 570 pages; illustrated in color. Fine. The greatly expanded second edition, listing over twice as many tokens as the first edition. More