New York: Jan. 10, 2009. 4to, original silver cloth, stamped in green; original printed card covers bound in. 72 pages; 100 lots; prices realized list bound in. Fine. The regular hardcover edition. More
New York: June 15, 1984. Small 4to, original brown cloth printed in copper; decorative spiderweb dust wrapper. 68, (4) pages; 350 lots. Interior printed in black and copper ink. Prices realized list laid in. Fine. The Hardbound Presentation Edition. One of 250 copies in this format, printed on acid-free paper..... More
New York: June 15, 1984. Small 4to, original dark green full morocco, stamped in copper and black. 68, (4), (2) pages; 350 lots; prices realized list bound in. Fine. The leatherbound edition of this important sale, number 21 of only 42 copies issued (though some numbers over 42 were assigned..... More
Crestline: Mar. 10, 2001. 4to, original silver cloth, stamped in red; original printed card covers bound in. 79, (1) pages; 1117 lots; prices realized list bound in. Fine. Hardcover edition. More
Crestline: November 7, 1992. 4to, original light tan cloth, lettered in black; original printed card covers bound in. 51, (1), (2) pages; 993 lots; prices realized list bound in. Fine. The hardbound edition. More
Crestline: October 12, 1996. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 96 pages; 2118 lots; prices realized list bound in. Fine. The hardbound edition. More
Long Beach, California: Oct. 17, 1992. Small 4to, full black levant morocco, stamped in gilt; gilt-printed title label on marbled background mounted to front cover as issued; original card covers bound in at rear. 111, (1) pages; 222 lots; prices realized list bound in. Fine. The leatherbound edition of a...... More
Baltimore: July 30, 1993. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; original card covers bound in. 59, (1) pages; 300 lots; prices realized list. Fine. The hardbound edition of a major Kolbe sale, featuring a number of classic works. More
Toronto: 1994. 4to, original printed card covers. xiv, 150 pages; frontispiece; 37 full-page figures. Near fine. One of only 200 copies issued. More
Colchester: John Drury, 1977. 8vo, brown cloth. (6), xx, 558, (4), iv, 189, (1) pages. Fine. Reprints the 1801 Bibliotheca Numaria by Lipsius and the 1867 supplement by Leitzmann. Essential for the 18th and early 19th centuries. More
(London): 1993. Tall 4to, original reddish brown half morocco; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt. xviii, (2), 449, (1) pages; facsimile illustrations. Fine. Special Leatherbound Library Edition. One of only 30 copies issued, signed by the authors. Landmark bibliographic reference works, indispensable to serious numismatists of all stripes..... More
London: Baldwin & Spink, 1993. 4to, russet cloth; gilt. xviii, (2), 449, (3) pages. Fine. A thorough and useful bibliography, focusing on non-numismatic periodicals. Worth the price for the index to the Gentlemanís Magazine alone. More
London: Baldwin & Spink, 1986. 4to, original orange cloth, gilt. xvii, (1), 420, (2) pages. Corner bump; near fine. A thorough and useful bibliography. Volume I of the Encyclopedia of British Numismatics. More
(London): 1986. Tall 4to, original reddish brown half morocco; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt. xvii, (1), 420 pages; facsimile illustrations. Fine. Special Leatherbound Library Edition. One of only 50 copies issued, signed by the authors. Landmark bibliographic reference work, indispensable to serious numismatists of all stripes. More
Detroit: Gale Research, 1967. Facsimile reprint. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt. xxxii, 560 pages. Fine. An indispensable source of information on the vendors, and a number of the same players, active on the American numismatic auction scene in the 19th and early 20th century. More
London: Spink, 1979. Small 8vo, original printed card covers. vii, (1), 72 pages. Near fine. A very useful bibliography, one of the few available on the subject. More
Geneva: 10 novembre 1999. 4to, later black leatherette, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 30 pages; 680 lots. Fine. More
Rome: 1997. 4to, original red boards, gilt; jacket. (2), 816 pages; illustrated; 2508 detailed listings; price guide and errata laid in. Inscribed by the author. Fine. A monumental “catalogue of a private collection of books, magazines, articles, and various writings from the sixteenth to the twentieth century related to the..... More
Descriptions by William Blades; introduction by Henry Morris. Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1996. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt; accompanying tan card covered folder with medal reproductions; housed together in brown cloth slipcase. 32, (4) pages; title printed in russet and black; 4 gold-tinted medal illustrations; 17th-century trade card reproduced..... More
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1988. 8vo, original black quarter morocco with printed paper-covered sides. 57, (3) pages [certificate for 1000 shares of Bird & Bull Press (San Serriffe branch) bound in as pages 29–32]. Two San Serriffe 25 Corona notes and the original prospectus laid in. With custom-made folder..... More
North Hills: Bird and Bull Press, 1970. Facsimile reprint on foolscap paper; hand-sewn binding in custom folding cardstock box. 52 pages. Box sunned; else fine. One of 300 copies. Interesting and detailed discussion of paper trade between workers and owners, especially regarding the introduction of labor-saving machines. More
Oslo: 1999. 8vo, original orange boards with red interior pages. unpaginated. Fine. More
2001. 4to, original spiral-bound printed card covers. 60 pages. Fine. More
Congress: 2001. 4to, original spiral-bound printed card covers. (2), i, (1), ii–iv, (1), 66 pages. Correspondence affixed to inside front cover. Fine. A later printing featuring corrections and additions. More
Copenhagen: Ordenshistorisk Selskab, 1999. 8vo, original printed pictorial blue card covers. 321, (1) pages. Near fine. An excellent work on this prolific and highly regarded early numismatic author, with an introduction by Christian Dekesel. More