Mediolani [Milan]: Prostant in Regia Curia in Aedibus Palatinis, 1750–1752 & 1759. Six volumes, complete. Small folios [28.5 by 21.5 cm], matching contemporary vellum over sturdy boards; spines ruled in gilt with brown spine labels ruled and lettered in gilt; speckled page edges. (16), xii, (2), 304 + (4), 417..... More
London: Printed by Order of the Society and Sold by the Housekeeper at the Society’s House in the Adelphi, 1819. 8vo [25 by 16 cm], 19th-century polished brown half morocco; spine lettered and dated in gilt. 80 pages, as follows: (4), 1–59, (1), 57*, 58*, 59*, (1), (61)–72, complete as..... More
Written on two sides of a 25 by 20 cm sheet of an unruled double-sheet self-mailer. Folded for mailing; remnant of wax seal, with minor loss from opening. Hand-rated, with strong black and weak red postmarks. Very good. An interesting letter discussing changes to be made to plates engraved by..... More
Paris: Veuve Bouchard-Huzard, 1871. 4to, contemporary green cloth, paneled in blind; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers. (4), 71, (1) pages; 23 text illustrations; 3 full-page engraved plates with tissue guards. Some foxing. Very good or better. A rare work on English coin minting techniques, with numerous useful..... More
Bruxelles: Fr. Gobbaerts, 1877. 4to [31 by 23 cm], original red half morocco with double gilt fillets; spine with five raised bands, ruled, and richly decorated in gilt, with presentation lettering to I. Diegerick (see comments); marbled sides and endpapers; top page edges gilt. (4), 378 pages; 42 engraved plates..... More
Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, no stated printing or imprint. Newman 1-P-20. 16mo, original blindstamped brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt, without price. 32 pages; 10 engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, with plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, plate..... More
Crestline: George F. Kolbe, 1990. Tall 4to [29.5 by 23 cm], original red half calf with gray cloth sides; spine with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; printed in red and black. Frontispiece; 418, (2) pages; 21 additional plates. Untrimmed; pictorial endpapers mounted in place. New. One of..... More
1837–1865. A complete set of twelve volumes: Liberty Seated Half Dimes, 1837–1873. Liberty Seated Half Dime Proofs, 1837–1873. Liberty Seated Dimes, Volume I: 1837–1860. Liberty Seated Dimes, Volume II: 1860–1891. Liberty Seated Dime Proofs, 1837–1891. Liberty Seated Quarters, Volume I: 1838–1865. Liberty Seated Quarters, Volume II: 1866–1891. Liberty Seated Quarter Proofs..... More
Paris: Imprimebat Michael Vascosanus sibi, Roberto Stephano, ac Iohanni Roigny, affinibus suis, 1542. Cum privilegio Regio. Colophon: Finis libri quinti & ultimi, Gulielmi Budæi Parisiensis, Consiliarii Regii, supplicúmque libellorum in Regia magistri, de Asse & partibus eius, diligenter cum reliquis ab ipso authore antequam vita defungeretur, & recogniti & aucti..... More
Paris: 2–11 mai 1898. Tall 4to, recent cream linen, ruled and lettered in red; original printed card covers bound in. Superb frontispiece portrait of Hoffmann; viii, 210, (2) pages; 2892 lots; 12 fine phototype plates, mainly depicting ancient Greek and Roman coins. Minor spotting; original card covers somewhat discolored; near..... More
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
Chandigarh: 2015. 4to, original pictorial boards; jacket. (6), ix, (1), 228 pages; illustrated in color. Binding a little worn; near fine. A thorough examination of this specialized area. Distributed in limited numbers. More
A set of this extensive seven-volume catalogue, compiled by Eduard Fiala, Josef Scholz, Otto Voetter, and Eduard von Zambauer and published between 1895 and 1917. As follows: 1. Münzen und Medaillen des österr. Kaiserstaates. Prag: K. u. K. Hofbuchdruckerei A. Haase. — Selbstverlag, 1895. (6), 411, (1) pages; 6250 listings; 8..... More
München: Aus den Abhandlungen der k. bayer. Akademie der Wiss. 1890. 4to, original cloth-backed printed boards. Fine engraved frontispiece of the author; 274 pages; 14 fine plates of coins. Covers a bit discolored; text and plates appear never to have been opened. Near fine, overall. A remarkably nice copy of..... More
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
Paris: 1870. Thick 4to, modern blue cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. (6), ii, 548 pages; 68 engraved plates of coins. Repairs to card covers. Near fine. Still important both for the coinage of the Celtic tribes of the Iberian peninsula and for the Roman Provincial issues. Clain-Stefanelli..... More
Londini: Ex Officina J. Nichols, 1782. 4to [30 by 24.5 cm], contemporary mottled brown tree calf; spine with five raised bands, ruled and richly decorated in gilt; red morocco spine label, gilt; marbled endpapers; all page edges green. xi, (1), 354, (2) pages; 68 well-engraved plates, mostly depicting ancient Greek..... More
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. Covers dusty, with label residue. Interiors nearly fine. Antike Münzen und geschnittene Steine, Band II. Clain-Stefanelli 2224*. Daehn 3010..... More
Philadelphia: S.T. Freeman & Sons, June 19–24, 1916. 4to, original gilt-printed white paper covers. 199, (1) pages; 3792 lots. Hand-priced in red ink. Covers taped and spine and coming loose; text block very good or better. Adams 15, rated A overall. Primarily focused on world coinage of the early modern..... More