Paris: 1869. Congrès archéologique de France (XXXVe session, séances générales tenues à Carcassonne, a Narbonne, a Perpignan et a Béziers en 1868...). Small 8vo, somewhat later white cloth-backed mottled boards; green spine label, gilt. lxv, (1), 411, (1) pages; illustrated throughout; 2 folding plans [Des Méloizes’s article is found on..... More
Toronto: Macmillan, 1939. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt; printed jacket. Frontispiece; xii, (2), 382, (4) pages. Previous owner’s signature, else a fine copy in a somewhat dusty but very well-preserved jacket. A very nice copy of a scarce title, rarely seen in the original jacket. Canadian Numismatic Bibliography, page 555..... More
London: July 26, 1950 [sale not held]. Crown 4to, original printed card covers. 49, (1) pages; 423 lots; 11 fine plates. Near fine. A rare catalogue. Focusing on British coins, the entire collection was purchased en bloc by Spink prior to the auction. The sale, therefore, never took place and..... More
Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019. 24th edition. Edited by Francesco Pastrone. 8vo, original red leatherette, gilt. 608 pages; illustrated in color. New. The standard reference and price guide to French coinage from the Revolution to the present. Includes sections on Corsica, Saarland and Monaco, as well as information on essais..... More
Lancaster & London: CNG, 2021. 8vo, original gray leatherette, lettered and decorated in silver. xii, 332 pages; illustrated in color. New. A useful and well-illustrated guide to the subject, listing 684 types and providing much information. One of the few works in English on this fascinating subject. More
Regenstauf: Gietl Verlag, 2011. 7. Auflage. 12mo, original pictorial boards. 649, (23) pages; illustrated. New. The latest edition of this standard catalogue of Swiss and Liechtenstein coins. More
Los Angeles: 2021. English translation directed by John Saunders and Hugo Vanhoudt. Four volumes, complete. 4to, original matching red cloth lettered in white. 1722 pages total; text illustrations; 121 color plates, plus occasional unnumbered full-page color enlargements. New. The first translation into English of Gerard van Loon’s enormously important Beschryving..... More
London: Spink, 2017. Second edition. Square 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 84 pages; illustrated in color. New. Focuses on the English, Dutch, French and exiled Jacobite use of medals as a form of propaganda during the period from the expulsion of James II to the destruction of the Jacobite movement..... More
London: Spink, 2018. Square 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 136 pages; illustrated in color. New. A highly readable examination of the roles played by money in warfare, from being symbols of nation and empire to being liquid commodities irrespective of state. Primarily focused on the British experience, though noting other..... More
London: Spink, 2021. 56th edition. 8vo, original pictorial boards; silk marker. xvi, 606 pages; illustrated in color. New. The most recent edition of the standard guide to pre-decimal English and British coins. More
London: Spink, 2020. Seventh edition. 8vo original pictorial boards. xv, (1), 597, (1) pages; illustrated. New. The latest edition of this comprehensive guide to all English silver coins of the period since the Commonwealth, listing varieties and prices, as well as providing commentary on rarity and provenance. More
London: Spink, 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. xxii, 642 pages; illustrated in color. New. A comprehensive guide to all English gold coins of the period from the Commonwealth to the reformation of the coinage in 1816, listing varieties and prices, as well as providing commentary on rarity and provenance. More
London: Spink, 2016. 4to, original gray boards, gilt; jacket. xvii, 1007, (1) pages; illustrated in color. New. A comprehensive history of this honor, conferred specifically for service to the Sovereign and to other members of the Royal Family. Based on research conducted with access to the official archives. More
London: Spink, 2018. Second edition. 4to, original cream cloth; jacket. xiii, (2), 640 pages; illustrated in color. New. A revision of Galloway’s groundbreaking work on the history of this significant honor, now the most important one given in recognition of overseas service to British interests. Published to coincide with the..... More
London: Spink, 2019. Crown 4to, original pictorial boards. vii, (1), 368, (6) pages; illustrated in color. New. The latest work by Stevens, being a companion volume to his catalogue of the Presidency Coinage of the East India Company. An exceptional account of the historical background to these coins. More
New York: American Numismatic Society, 2019. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. xii, (2), 354 pages; illustrated in color. New. A highly anticipated study of this popular series of medals depicting some of the most famous architectural landmarks of Europe. Studies in Medallic Art, Volume 4. More
London: Spink, 2017. 4to, original pictorial card covers. xiv, 288 pages; well illustrated in color throughout. New. From the publisher: An overview of the historical events during which Giuseppe Garibaldi rose from obscurity to leadership of the Italian inification movement or "Risorgimento." utilising the Anthony P. Campanella Collection of medals..... More
N.p. Colonial Coins Collectors Club, 2019. 4to, original black leatherette, gilt; jacket. viii, 318 pages; illustrated in color. New. The most comprehensive work ever published on the subject, providing both historical background and a carefully written die study. More
Exeter: Token Publishing, 2021. 8vo, original pictorial boards. viii, 248 pages; illustrated in color throughout. Includes the price guide. New. From the publisher: "The newly updated edition…now includes a range of sovereign denominations from Quarter-Sovereign to Five-Sovereigns." More
Paris: 4–8 mai 1929. 4to, later brown quarter morocco; spine lettered in gilt; original printed card covers bound in. (4), 42 pages; lots 1404–1854; 8 fine plates numbered 20–27, with tissue guards. Fine. An attractively bound copy of this scarce and important sale. Clain-Stefanelli 8978. Grierson 290. Ex Richard E...... More
Llanfyllin: 1999. 4to, original green cloth, gilt. 264 pages; well illustrated throughout. Fine. An indispensable work on nineteenth-century British tokens, including issues made for colonies including Canada. More
London: British Museum, 1930. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. viii, (2), 206 pages; table; 8 fine plates. Fine. First and only edition. Useful and scarce. A charming publication, useful and scarce. Ex Richard E. Margolis Library. More
Hong Kong: Xinjiang Art and Photo Press, 1991. 4to, later black half morocco with blue cloth sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; blue textured endpapers; all page edges speckled blue. 234, (12) pages; illustrated in color. Bilingual (Chinese and English). Near fine. A finely bound copy of..... More
Rockford: World Exonumia Press, 2003. 4to, original pictorial boards. (4), 476 pages; illustrated throughout. New, in shrink-wrap with price guide. The final edition of the standard reference on the subject. More
No publisher information: (2013). First edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. 341, (1) pages; illustrated. New. The most extensive modern reference work on the subject in the English language. One of only 60 copies printed. More