TOP CHINESE COINS: SILVER COINAGE.
Hong Kong: Champion, 2011. First Edition. Tall 4to, original pictorial boards. (4), viii, 170, (2) pages; heavily illustrated in color. Near fine. More
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GERMAN TALERS 1500-1600.
Frankfurt am Main: 1979. 8vo, original blue leatherette lettered in silver. 422 pages; illustrated. Fine. Davenport Nos. 8901-10063. The only edition published. More
DIE MÜNZEN DES STIFTES QUEDLINBURG.
Hamburg: 2006. Tall 4to, original pictorial boards. 686, (18) pages; illustrated. New. A comprehensive work on the medieval and early modern coinage of Quedlinburg Abbey in the Holy Roman Empire. More
MEDALS BY JOHN PINCHES: A CATALOGUE OF WORKS STRUCK BY THE COMPANY FROM 1840 TO 1969.
London: 1987. 4to, original green boards, gilt; jacket. xiv, 271, (3) pages; illustrated. Fine. Limited edition of 500 copies. More
THE COPPER COINAGE OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA, 1700-1917.
Malmö: 1977. 4to, original pictorial boards. 296 pages; text illustrations; price list laid in. Near fine. A major work. Clain-Stefanelli 11137. More
COINS OF SOUTHERN INDIA.
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
DEMOSTRACION HISTÓRICA DEL VERDADERO VALOR DE TODAS LAS MONEDAS QUE CORRIAN EN CASTILLA DURANTE EL REYNADO DEL SEÑOR DON ENRIQUE IV, Y DE SU CORRESPONDENCIA CON LAS DEL SEÑOR D. CÁRLOS IV. CON UN APÉNDICE DE INSTRUMENTOS QUE JUSTIFICAN EL VALOR DE LAS MISMAS: NOTICIA DE LOS PRECIOS DE LOS GRANOS, CARNES, PESCADOS, JORNALES DE LABRADORES Y ARTISTAS EN AQUEL TIEMPO, Y SU EQUIVALENCIA Á LAS MONEDAS ACTUALES; Y ALGUNOS OTROS DOCUMENTOS ÚTILES CURIOSOS.
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
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MUSIKER MEDAILLEN. [with] MUSIKER MEDAILLEN II.
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
LES JETONS-RECLAME D'EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE (1750–1950). TOME I: GRAVURE, HORLOGERIE & BIJOUTERIE, ARTS ET SPECTACLES, MÉDECINE.
Association des Collectionneurs de Jetons-Monnaie, 2020. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 424 pages; illustrated in color throughout. New, but somewhat bumped in transit. A detailed catalogue of these modern French jetons. More
FORGOTTEN COINS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES. 25th Anniversary Edition (2017)
2017. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 343, (1) pages; illustrated in color. Signed by author on title page. Fine. An expanded and revised edition of the original work by William Anton and Bruce Kesse. More
ENGLISH COPPER, TIN AND BRONZE COINS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 1558-1958.
London: 1970 reprint of the second edition. Thick 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. xx, 648 pages; 50 fine plates. Near fine. Of considerable importance. More
THE NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE. Sixth Series, Volumes VI & VII (London, 1946–1947).
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
WEIGHING COINS: ENGLISH FOLDING GOLD BALANCES OF THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES.
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
SIX 1880 AUCTION CATALOGUES.
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
LES MONNAIES FRANÇAISES DE LA RÉVOLUTION À LA FIN DU PREMIER EMPIRE, 1789 À 1815.
Paris: 1931. Tall 8vo, original card covers printed in red and black. (2), viii, (2), 168 unopened pages; folding table; illustrated. Fine. A significant publication on coins of the French Revolution and the era of Napoleon, much scarcer than the similar works on earlier French coinage written by his brother..... More
Saint Patrick Coinage (for Ireland and New Jersey).
Colonial Coin Collectors Club, 2018. 4to, original black leatherette, gilt; jacket. xxii, 506 pages; illustrated in color. New. The long-awaited work on these poorly understood coins, and the new standard reference. More
FRENCH COINAGE SPECIFICALLY FOR COLONIAL AMERICA.
Ann Arbor: Colonial Coin Collectors Club, 2015. 4to, original black leatherette, gilt; jacket. xviii, 462 pages; illustrated. New. The new standard work, covering the 1670 Gloriam Regni coinage, the 1717 Perpignan coppers and the 1721-22 9 deniers. More
THE SILVER CROWNS OF FRANCE 1641-1973.
Teaneck: 1974. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered in silver; jacket. viii, 259 pages; illustrated. Fine, in shrinkwrap. A significant work. More
MONOGRAPH OF THE SILVER DOLLAR.
Sociedad Numismatica de Mexico, 1969. Reprint. 8vo, original gray printed card covers. (2), 8, (366) pages; illustrations of the obverses and reverses of 512 coins with accompanying text. Previous owner's name and date written on front flyleaf. Near fine. The only decent reprint of this rare book. Especially important for..... More
TOYTO APECH TH XWPA: FESTSCHRIFT FÜR WOLFGANG HAHN ZUM 70. GEBURTSTAG.
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
LES PAPIERS DE CALONNE: DOCUMENTS POUR SERVIR À L’HISTOIRE DE LA CONTRE-RÉVOLUTION. PREMIÈRE SÉRIE: LES FINANCES DES PRINCES EN 1790, 1791, 1792.
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
IRISH GUNMONEY AND THE EMERGENCY ISSUES OF 1689–1691: A CORPUS AND DIE STUDY.
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
ОПИСАНIЕ И ИЗОБРАЖЕНIЕ НѣКОТОРЫХЪ РѣДКИХЪ МОНЕТЪ МОЕГО СОБРАНIЯ.
High-quality reprint of the St. Petersburg, 1886 edition. 4to, original printed card covers. (8), 37, (1) pages; title printed in red and black; 7 very fine reproductions of the original superb plates depicting 44 coins. Fine. A high-quality facsimile reproduction by V. Arefiev of this rare and classic work, of..... More
PORTRAITS OF A PRINCE. COINS, MEDALS, AND BANKNOTES OF EDWARD VIII.
London: Spink, 2009. 4to, original pictorial boards. xx, 679, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. This book weighs more than the estimated 3 pounds and may incur extra international shipping charges. More
MONNAIES DE L’EMPIRE DE RUSSIE, 1725–1894. TRADUCTION FRANÇAISE PAR NADINE TACKÉ NÉE LÉNIVOVA.
Boston: 1973. Reprint. Large 4to, original lettered red cloth. xxxvi, 657, (1) pages; many plates; valuations. Fine. The excellent quality Quarterman reprint of the French translation of Monety Tsarstvovaniia. Indispensable. Clain-Stefanelli 11180*. Grierson 13. More