HISTORISCHE NUMISMATISCHE LITERATUR-BELUSTINGUNGEN: DARINNEN SORGFÄLLTIGE BESCHREIBUNGEN ALLERHAND MERKWÜRDIGER UND RARER NUMISMATISCHER WERKE, AUFSÄTZE, VERSTEIGERUNGS-VERZEICHNIßE UND VERSCHIEDENER BEMERKUNGEN, DIE IM XVII JAHRHUNDERT IM DRUCK AUßERHALB DES RUßISCHEN KAYSERREICHS ERSCHIENEN, DIE SICH AUF FUßISCHE MÜNZEN, MEDALLIEN UND GELDUMLAUF BETREFFEN, UND JETZO INM EINER PRIVAT-SAMMLUNG IN PHILADELPHIA BEFINDEN.
Philadelphia: 2004. 4to, original pictorial card covers. Color frontispiece plate; title printed in red and black; (28), 33, (1), (44) pages printed on tinted stock; 13 additional plates in printed in color. In German and Russian. Fine. [with] SUPPLEMENTUM. Philadelphia, 2008. 4to, original pictorial card covers. Color folding frontispiece plate; title printed in red and black; (12) pages printed on tinted stock; 9 additional plates in color. In German. Fine. [with] SUPPLEMENTUM II. Philadelphia, 2009. 4to, original pictorial card covers. Color frontispiece plate; title printed in red and black; (22) pages printed on tinted stock; 6 additional plates in color. In German, English and Russian. A prospectus is also included. Fine. [with] SUPPLEMENTUM III. Philadelphia, 2012. 4to, original pictorial card covers. Color frontispiece plate; title printed in red and black; (4), 58, (2) pages; illustrated; 28 additional plates in color on tinted stock. In German, English and Russian. Fine. Item #6014
A remarkable compilation, focusing on works relating to Russian coins and medals printed outside of Russia during the 18th century (the Rossica). Present here are the main work, and all three supplements. The copy of the main work is one of five printed in color out of a total of 15 printed at the time. The first two supplements are each one of 5 copies printed in color out of total editions of 15. The third supplement is one of 10 copies printed in color (no black and white copies were produced). On the verso of the main title page, the title is given in Russian and in English, the latter of which follows: “Historic & Numismatic Remarques which contain carefuilly collected and describer various curious and rare numismatic works, articles, auction catalogues and pertinent observations which appeared in print in the XVIII century outside the borders of the Russian Empire, that pertain to Russian coins, Medals and Monetary Circulation and are now conserved in a private collection in Philadelphia.” Arefiev’s Belustigungen consitutes some of the best serious scholarship on Russian numismatic literature yet published. While a catalogue of a private library, it is essential for anyone interested in the subject. Kolbe 1043.
Price: $300.00