Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1991. Small 4to [25.5 by 21 cm], original decorative Japanese blue cloth with floral patterns; red morocco spine label, gilt; deckle page edges. 37, (3), 12 pages; title printed in red and black; well illustrated, including an original plate from the Trèsor de numismatique et..... More
München: 24. April 1900 und folgende Tage. 8vo, recent blue linen, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. (4), 104 pages; 2283 + 5 lots; 4 halftone plates. Neatly hand-priced in ink. Fine. Though this was the fourth catalogue issued by Hirsch, this was his first auction sale, the three..... More
Lawrence: Quarterman, 1974. 8vo, original yellow cloth, gilt. 333, (1) pages; illustrated. Near fine. An important collection of articles that are otherwise difficult to obtain. More
London: Elliot Stock, 1885. First edition. Crown 4to, original plain boards with printed spine. x, 286 pages; text illustrations. Binding worn, with spine professionally reinforced with archival materials. Printed notice, filled out in ink, tipped in identifying this as one of 25 copies printed on large paper. Untrimmed. Interiors occasionally..... More
N.p. 1983. Reprint. 8vo, original printed card covers. Irregularly paginated. Fine. An abridged reprint of LeRoux, focusing only on those sections dealing with medals. Published by R. Paul Nadin-Davis and Doug Robins. More
New York: 1977. 4to, original printed card covers. 160 pages; illustrated; 4 color plates. Near fine. More
New York: 1977. 4to, original blue cloth and gray boards, gilt; jacket. 160 pages; illustrated; 4 color plates; errata sheet laid in. Jacket a trifle worn; near fine. Clain-Stefanelli 15074. More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2015. Folio (13 by 10 inches), original terra cotta cloth; gilt; jacket. 232 pages; illustrated in color. New. Benjamin Franklin in Terra Cotta discusses the numerous varieties of Nini medallions, methods of distinguishing originals from aftercasts, and the artistic context within which these pieces were created..... More
No place of publication [prob. Boston]: undated [c. 1912]. Crown 4to, unsewn, unbound signatures. Drop title; 5-252 pages [lacking 253-(258)]; 1 halftone plate. Generally near fine. [with] Marvin, W.T.R. THE ARMS OF THE FREEMASONS AND THE SEAL OF THE GRAND LODGE OF MASSACHUSETTS. Privately printed, 1880. 8vo, self-covered. 24 pages..... More
Boston: 1880. Crown 4to, original printed wraps. 145-329, (1) pages; text illustration; 5 lithographic plates, numbered XIII-XVII, depicting medals; 1 fine chromolithograph depicting the Arms of the Freemasons, laid in (presumably as issued). Front printed wrap detached and stained, but present; rear lacking. First text page stained. Spine separating into..... More
New York: ANS, 2020. Tall 4to, original black boards lettered in silver; jacket. xiii, (1), 268, (6) pages; illustrated, partly in color. New. A thorough and up-to-date study of these fascinating issues, originally used as counters in the medieval period, but serving a variety of social functions in the eighteenth..... More
Fort Worth: May 2, 1922. 4to, original decoratively printed embossed card covers. 193, (1), (12) pages; 2754 lots; 6 plates. Prices realized list laid in. Tape repair to spine; some chipping to cover edges; near fine. B. Max Mehl’s first blockbuster sale. Adams 63 (rated A+): “1798 small eagle, 1815..... 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
London: Spink, 2019. Second edition. Foreword by Lord Ashcroft. Crown 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. xx, (2), 373, (5) pages; 16 color plates. New. The new revised edition of this masterful bibliography of works on the Victoria Cross, its recipients, and the deeds for which it has been awarded..... More
Springfield: 2002. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered in copper; jacket. ix, (1), 326 pages; portrait; text illustrations; 8 color plates. Fine. A well-done examination of this 19th-century die-sinker and medalist. More
Toronto: 1982. 8vo, original maroon cloth, gilt; jacket. xxi, (1), 70 pages; illustrated. Inscribed by Ross. W. Irwin to John J. Ford on title page. Fine. Includes a full listing of recipients of this Canadian military campaign medal. More
San Antonio: Aurora Rarities, 2017. 4to, original pictorial boards. vi, 288 pages; extensively illustrated in color. New. The standard work on the coins and medals of this fascinating ruler, who reigned from 1833 to 1868. This landmark reference provides historical and numismatic background leading up to and through the period..... More
New York: ANS, 2017. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. 356 pages; illustrated in color. New. NLG Best Specialized (Tokens and Medals) Book of the Year 2017. More
London: Spink, 2017. Crown 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. xvi, 416, (4) pages; illustrated in color. New. A fascinating look at the world of British historical medals and those involved from the 17th century to the present in their study, preservation and sale. Of considerable interest to the numismatic..... More
London: Spink, 2013. Two volumes. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. xxxii, 384 + viii, 424 pages; well-illustrated, mostly in color. Housed in pictorial slipcase. New. A well-illustrated and highly readable account of the medals issued during the English Civil Wars and the people who were honored with them. More
New York: American Art Association, Oct. 27, 1933. 8vo, original printed card covers. (8), 32, (2) pages, including 4 plates; 248 lots. Mostly hand-priced in pencil, with occasional initials. Very good or better. Adams 16. Rated A+, overall: “Hurriedly written but a landmark medal sale. Betts series: Matanzas, Albemarle, Oglethorpe..... More
New York: Anderson Galleries, November 16–18, 1925. Crown 4to, original printed card covers. Frontispiece; 92, (2) pages; 1260 lots; text illustrations; 2 halftone plates, one of them double. Hand-priced throughout. Very good. Adams 9 (rated A+ overall, and for early medals, U.S. medals and Canada in particular). Raymond attempted to..... More
Written in ink on two sides of Talbot Readyís personal notepaper folded to make four pages. Folded for mailing; near fine. In this letter to an employee of the Tiffany firm, Talbot Ready responds to a query by George Kunz on the availability of medals of Cellini in small sizes..... More
Frankfurt: 10 Oktober 1933. 86 pages; 2352 lots; 16 fine plates. [bound with] SAMMLUNG FRAN HEERDT, MAINS II. TEIL U.A. I. MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN VERSCHIEDENER LÄNDER. II. MEDAILLEN AUF PRIVATPERSONEN. Frankfurt, 14 November 1934 u. folgende Tage. 42 pages; 1297 lots. Two sales bound together. 4to, later brown cloth and..... More