Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers

New York: 1851. Second edition. 8vo, original brown cloth paneled in blind and lettered in gilt. (6), 72, (2), xvi, 2, (16), 2 pages; 5 lithographic plates, mostly depicting pioneer gold coins. Spine worn with backstrip partly lacking; very good or so, but with bright unspotted pages. Item #6282

Originally published in 1850, New Varieties “was designed as a convenient and authentic manual for individuals or institutions dealing in the precious metals, and especially those engaged in the California trade, then newly opened.” Ex Heather Hardin-Hudson Library.

Price: $150.00