Civil War Token Society, 2018. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 264 pages; illustrated in color. New. “A source book for patriotic tokens, store cards, and sutler tokens. Histories, biographies, die details, and more.” An important contribution to this facet of Americana. More
Pelham: Whitman, 2018. Third edition. 8vo, original pictorial soft covers. xii, 500 pages; illustrated in color. New. An illustrated guide, with valuations. More
Atlanta: Whitman, 2016. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 352 pages; illustrated in color. New. Volume 22 in the Official Red Book Series. More
Pelham: Whitman, 2016. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 448 pages; illustrated in color. New. Volume 23 in the Official Red Book Series. More
Pelham: Whitman, 2019. Second edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. 480 pages; illustrated in color. Fine. More
Wolfeboro: 1993. Two volumes. 4to, original matching pictorial boards. xx, (2), 1096, (2); (8), 2005–3067, (1) pages; text illustrations. Covers sunned, else fine. The standard work on the subject. More
Wolfeboro: Stack’s, 2008. 4to, original pictorial boards. 94, (2) pages; illustrated. Scratch on front cover; near fine. More
Token and Medal Society, 2019. Second edition. 4to, original pictorial hardcover. 234 pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. The standard work on the subject of tokens produced for use in automatic musical instruments. More
Atlanta: Whitman, 2020. 2nd edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. x, 340 pages; illustrated in color. New. A highly important work, providing a single-volume examination of these complex coins. More
Atlanta: Whitman, 2014. 4to, original pictorial boards. viii, 280 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. An exceptional work, with a Foreword by C. John Ferreri. The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks..... More
Atlanta: Whitman, 2015. 4to, original pictorial boards. xvi, 448 pages; profusely illustrated in color. New. Foreword by Anne E. Bentley. The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued by American banks from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the..... More
New York: FCI, 1977. 4to, original brown cloth, printed and decorated in gilt; jacket. 324 pages; illustrated throughout. Near fine. Remains an important work, though some of its claims have been questioned (while others, controversial at the time, have gained acceptance). More
Chicago: mid-1960s. Seven titles: Major Varieties of U.S. Gold Dollars; Varieties of United States Quarter Eagles; Major Varieties of the United States Three Dollar Gold Pieces; Early United States Half Eagles 1795-1838; Varieties of United States Half Eagles 1839-1929; United States Eagles; New Varieties of $1, $2.50 and $5.00 United..... More
New York: F.C.C. Boyd Foundation, 1959. [Most of title page information crossed out.] Photocopy [1966 or later] of over 200 pages of typewritten manuscript, the original of which was heavily annotated in ink. Near fine. An early working draft of the book that developed into Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United..... More
New York: FCI/Doubleday, 1988. 4to, original black cloth; jacket. xiv, 754 pages. Well-illustrated throughout. Fine. Probably the greatest single attempt to discuss all U.S. coinage, including colonial and private coinages, in a single volume. While some have focused on the text's occasional errors and the volume's production problems, it would..... More
South Gate: American Institute of Numismatic Research, 1983. 4to, original red leatherette, gilt. ix, (1), 501, (17) pages; well illustrated, partly in color. Fine. The most detailed reference available. More
Pelham: Whitman, 2021. 4to, original pictorial boards. xvii, (1) 333, (1) pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. From the publisher: "Ken Bressett has compiled the most complete historical record of the Red Book and the life of its creator, including never-before-published documents from the Whitman Publishing archives. Bressett, who worked..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1899. 8vo, later brown cloth, gilt. 144, (10) pages. Fine. John Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, Series XVII, Nos. 1–3. A scholarly work on the subject. More
2018. First edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. 108 pages; illustrated in color. New. Provides a history of this important local coin club through a catalogue of the various medals, tokens, and related pieces produced by it. An enjoyable read for anyone interested in the history of the hobby, even those..... More
No publisher information. 4to, unpaginated color copies housed in black 3-ring binder, as issued. New. Self-published records of the author’s own collection, placed into historical context with good illustrations and considerable discussion. Some of the pages have ink smudges from the printing process used. More
No publisher information. 4to, unpaginated color copies housed in black 3-ring binder, as issued. New. Self-published records of the author’s own collection, placed into historical context with good illustrations and considerable discussion. Some of the pages have ink smudges from the printing process used. More
Wolfeboro: 1991. 4to, original maroon leatherette, gilt. (12), 372 pages; text illustrations. Fine. An important anthology. More
Miami: 2000. First edition. 4to, original pictorial laminated boards. xii, 226 pages; illustrated. Errata sheet laid in. Fine. An important reference, one of only 110 copies printed. Signed and numbered by the author. More
Cleveland: August 26, 1924. 8vo, original gilt-printed card covers. iv, 19, (1) pages; 321 lots. Covers discolored and a little wrinkled. Very good. The 1924 American Numismatic Association Convention auction catalogue. Scarce. Adams 45: ìBaldwin $50. Fugio varieties. XF 1811 1¢. Order of Cincinnati signed by Washington. Breton 916.î. More
B&B reprint of the June 20, 1913 original. 8vo, original gilt-printed paper covers. (2), (4), 45, (1) pages; 732 lots; 9 halftone reprint plates. Covers a bit discolored; else fine. The B&B reprint of this notable sale, taken from a hand-priced copy. A truly memorable Chapman sale of United States..... More