TÜRKIYENIN ANTIK DEVIRDEKI MESKÛKÂTINA DAIR BIBLIYOGRAFYA.
Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi, 1949. 8vo, later red cloth, gilt. xii, 243 pages. Spine a bit sunned; near fine. A scarce numismatic bibliography. Clain-Stefanelli 1798. More
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CATALOGUE DES MONNAIES BYZANTINES QUI COMPOSENT LA COLLECTION DE M. SOLEIROL.
Metz: Imprimerie S. Lamort, rue du Palais, 1853 (paper covers dated 1854). Small 4to, original printed paper covers. 326, (2) pages; 1035 listings (plus bis listings). Untrimmed and fine. A very scarce catalogue. Claude-Camille Rollin may have been involved in the production of this work, as Chez M. Rollin is..... More
BIBLIOTHECA MUNSELLIANA: A CATALOGUE OF THE BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS ISSUED FROM THE PRESS OF JOEL MUNSELL FROM THE YEAR 1828 TO 1870.
Burt Franklin’s 1969 reprint of the 1872 original. 8vo, original teal cloth, gilt. 191, (1) pages. Fine. More
76TH–81ST PUBLIC AND MAIL BID AUCTION SALES. THE WORLD-WIDE NUMISMATIC LIBRARY OF FRANK AND LAURESE KATEN. PARTS 1–6.
Baltimore etc. 1994–1996. Six parts complete, bound in one volume. 4to, original maroon cloth, gilt; original printed card covers and prices realized lists bound in. Fine. No. 75 of the Special Collected Hardbound Edition, limited to 100 copies, with Russell Hibbs’s name impressed in gilt on the front cover... More
NUMISMATICA AMERICANA. THE JOHN J. FORD, JR. REFERENCE LIBRARY. PART ONE.
Riverside: June 1, 2004. 4to, original brown quarter morocco; fine black cloth sides lettered in gilt with a color illustration mounted on the front cover; all page edges gilt; silk marker; specially commissioned marbled endpapers; clear dust-jacket. 308, (2) pages; 1000 lots; numerous color and monochrome illustrations, prices realized list..... More
U.S.IANA (1650–1950): A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY IN WHICH ARE DESCRIBED 11,620 UNCOMMON AND SIGNIFICANT BOOKS RELATING TO THE CONTINENTAL PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
New York: 1962. Revised and enlarged edition. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. 652 pages. Fine. One of the most important bibliographies of U.S.-focused Americana. Ex John J. Ford library. More
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHINESE COINS. VOLUME 1: BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FAR EASTERN NUMISMATOLOGY AND A COIN INDEX.
Denver: 1967. 8vo, original pictorial boards. viii, 581 pages. Covers somewhat discolored; interior near fine. The best Western bibliography on the topic with separate listings of titles in Chinese, Japanese and Western languages. Indispensable. More
THE HARRY W. BASS, JR. NUMISMATIC LIBRARY. PARTS ONE-FOUR.
Crestline and Long Beach. Auctions 75, 77, 78 and 80, December 12, 1998; June 5, 1999; September 25, 1999; and June 10, 2000. Four volumes. 4to, original matching green Japanese cloth, lettered in black and a second color; decorative headbands; two silk ties in each volume; speckled page edges; original..... More
NUMISMATIC GUIDE TO BRITISH & IRISH PERIODICALS, 1731-1991. PART I (ARCHAEOLOGICAL).
London: Baldwin & Spink, 1993. 4to, original russet cloth, gilt. xviii, (2), 449, (3) pages. New. A thorough and useful bibliography, focusing on non-numismatic periodicals. Worth the price for the index to the Gentleman's Magazine alone. Encyclopaedia of British Numismatics, Volume II, Part I. More
THE MAGNUM OPUS OF JOSEPH FLORIMOND LOUBAT: A LEAF BOOK.
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press [Henry Morris], 2007. Crown 4to, original red quarter morocco and Japanese silk boards with mounted roundel printed by Morris; spine with black morocco spine label, gilt. 59, (15) pages; 4-page insert of stochastically printed illustrations of Comitia Americana medals; 2-page insert from Morrisís letterpress edition..... More
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN DIRECTORIES THROUGH 1860.
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1961. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. 389, (1) pages. Slight wear at cover edges; small tear at top of spine; near fine. One of the core references for printed Americana, being a comprehensive listing of over 1600 American directories published through 1860. In addition to providing..... More
COTTON MATHER: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HIS WORKS. VOLUMES I–III.
Newton: 1974 reprint. Three volumes, complete. 8vo, original matching blue cloth, gilt. Bump to bottom board of first volume; else near fine. The reprint of the classic 1940 bibliography of this prolific early American writer. More
RENIER CHALON ALIAS FORTSAS. UN ÉRUDIT MALICIEUX AU MITAN DU XIXE SIÈCLE.
Musée Royal de Mariemont, 2008. 4to, original printed card covers. 155, (3) pages; illustrated. Fine. Chalon is best known today for his role in the Fortsas hoax in 1840, which involved an obscure auction sale consisting exclusively of “unique” works unknown in the standard bibliographies, which had been dreamed up..... More
IMPORTANT NUMISMATIC LITERATURE. THE RICHARD MARGOLIS INTERNATIONAL NUMISMATIC LIBRARY. SALE 159.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, MARCH 6, 2021. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt; original pictorial covers bound in. 156 pages; 539 lots; profusely illustrated in color. PRL bound in. New. More
IRRITAMENTA: NUMISMATIC TREASURES OF A RENAISSANCE COLLECTOR.
New York: American Numismatic Society, 2016. Two volumes. 4to, original brown imitation leather, decorated and lettered in gilt; original cream boards lettered in bronze. (12), 400, (4) pages; 330 color plates. Housed in original matching slipcase, as issued. New. NLG Best Specialized Book (World Coins) of the year 2017. A...... More
NUMISMATIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
Munich: Battenberg, 1985. Thick 12mo, original brown leatherette-backed linen, lettered in brown and gilt. xxii, 1,848 pages; 18,311 listings; 6 indexes. Fine. By far the most comprehensive modern numismatic bibliography. More
AMERICAN NUMISMATIC AUCTIONS TO 1875. VOLUME 1: AMERICAN NUMISMATIC AUCTIONS 1738-1850.
N.p. Regina Caeli Press, 2013. 4to, original printed boards. (2), v, 133 pages. Near fine. A highly useful supplement to Attinelli, with much information not available elsewhere. More
THE OLD COUNTESS OF DESMOND: AN INQUIRY, DID SHE EVER SEEK REDRESS AT THE COURT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, AS RECORDED IN THE JOURNAL OF ROBERT SYDNEY, EARL OF LEYCHESTER? AND DID SHE EVER SIT FOR HER PORTRAIT?
Dublin: Printed for Private Distribution Only at the University Press by M.H. Gill, 1861. First edition. 8vo, original brown blindstamped cloth; spine lettered in gilt. 76 pages; large folding genealogical chart of the Earls of Desmond. Binding with minor scuffs and discolorations, but sound. Small tear to large folding chart..... More
A COMPLETE SET OF L’ANNÉE PHILOLOGIQUE, 1896–2003.
Seventy-seven volumes total, as follows: Collection de Bibliographie Classique. I: Bibliographie de l’antiquité classique 1896–1914. Première partie: auteurs et textes [the second part, Matières et disciplines, was never published]. 1951. 8vo, later tan linen and marbled boards. [with] II: Dix années de bibliographie classique: bibliographie critique et analytique de l’antiquité..... More
FIFTY-FIVE BOOKS PRINTED BEFORE 1525 REPRESENTING THE WORKS OF ENGLAND’S FIRST PRINTERS: AN EXHIBITION FROM THE COLLECTION OF PAUL MELLON JANUARY 17–MARCH 3, 1968.
New York: 1968. Tall 8vo, original tan cloth, gilt. xiii, 62, (12) pages; illustrated. Fine. More
DIE MÜNZMANDATE DER STADT ST. GALLEN (1529–1786).
Anstösse, Erarbeitungsformen und Wirkungen städtischer Satzungen zum Münzwesen im Längsschnitt. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 2009. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 375, (1) pages. Ex George F. Kolbe library with his bookplate on pastedown. Fine. Provides detailed information on various monetary edicts. Kolbe 223. More
Ancient Coins in Early American Auctions, 1869–1939
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2020. Crown 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. 288 pages; illustrated in color throughout. Signed copies available upon request. New. A bibliography and analysis of American auction catalogues issued before the Second World War that feature photographically printed illustrations of ancient coins. Includes biographical material concerning..... More
ESSAYS & VERSES ABOUT BOOKS.
New York: Vanguard, 1926. 8vo, original marbled cloth spine and blue cloth; printed spine label. Engraved frontispiece; title page printed in black and red; xi, (1), 108 pages; illustrated. Printed on heavy paper with deckled fore-edge. Spine a bit rubbed; one corner starting. Very good. A memorial volume bringing together..... More
HUBERTUS GOLTZIUS EN BRUGGE 1583-1983... TENTOONSTELLING INGERICHT DOOR DE STAD BRUGGE INM HET GRUUTHUSEMUSEUM 11 NOVEMBER 1983–20 JANUARI 1984.
Brugge: 1983. 8vo, original printed card covers. 209, (3) pages; illustrated. Near fine. Ex Herbert Kreindler library with his bookplate. More
TRADE BOOKBINDING IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1660–1800.
New Castle: Oak Knoll, 2004. 4to, original black cloth-backed boards, gilt; jacket. 176 pages; illustrated. New. An important publication presenting considerable evidence in favor of the view that what we call “edition binding” came about earlier than previously thought, and that many books sold in the mid-18th century were sold..... More