Dated 3 September 1845. On double-sheet stationary [20 by 25 cm] of Danforth, Bald, Spencer & Huffy, but with “Bald” struck out in most instances. Folded into a stampless cover with a New York postmark dated 3 September 1845 for 5 cents. Generally fine and preserved within a custom-made acid-free..... More
Atlanta: Whitman, 2006. 4to, original pictorial boards; jacket. 576 pages; profusely illustrated in color. Fine. The standard work. Foreword by Q. David Bowers. Out of print. More
Atlanta: Whitman, 2006. 4to, original pictorial boards; jacket. 576 pages; profusely illustrated in color. Slight tears to jacket; near fine. The standard work. Foreword by Q. David Bowers. Out of print. More
Fullerton: 2018. Two volumes, complete. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; housed in original slipcase, as issued. (6), 1031, (1) pages; nearly 2000 illustrations, generally in color. New. Numismatic Literary Guild 2019 Book of the Year. A massive and groundbreaking work that will remain the standard reference on varieties of United..... More
Los Angeles: c. 1931. 8vo, original printed card covers. 47, (1) pages. Fine. Dunham writes, ìAfter nearly seventy years of busy numismatic labor, at the ripe old age of three score and ten plus three, now living on borrowed time, I consider it my duty to leave a slight token..... More
(Los Angeles): (1932). Small three-ring binder with tabs, housing approximately 175 leaves of early duplicated typescript, which have been very heavily annotated by a collector. A few leaves detached, but present. Very good or so. The first copy we have handled of this extremely rare work. This was the first..... More
West Palm Beach: 2019. 4to, original tan cloth, gilt; jacket. v, (1), 137, (1) pages; illustrated in color. New. A highly readable and very useful overview of the subject, with a nice balance of historical background and technical (die variety) discussion. Good color photography provides an improvement over earlier works..... More
New York: Daniel R. Kennedy, Auctioneer, May 26–29, 1920. Small 4to [27.5 by 22 cm], later black full morocco; spine with five raised bands, ruled in gilt; two red morocco spine labels, gilt; original gilt-printed card covers bound in. 154, (6) pages; 2212 lots; 28 superb photographic plates on cloth..... More
New York: October 14–15, 1907. 4to, original gilt-printed card covers. 122, (2) pages; 1992 lots; 3 fine tinted photographic plates. Second day’s sale (lots 1033–1992) neatly priced in pencil. Spine a bit worn and reinforced in a few places with clear tape; some light discoloration along some page margins. Plates..... More
No publisher information. 8vo, original printed card covers. 15, (1) pages; illustrated. Some writing in pencil on cover; near fine. The Henry Clay work is a still-useful overview of the medallic tributes to this extraordinarily influential leader of the Whig Party. More
Gahanna, Ohio: Kolbe & Fanning, 2017. 8vo, original heavy textured card covers, printed on fine paper. 100 pages; illustrated in color. New. A tribute volume in celebration of George F. Kolbe's 50th anniversary in the field of numismatic books. The 100-page volume brings together short recollections and appreciations of Kolbe..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 397–398, giving..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 385–386, discussing..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 243–244, describing..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 235–236, providing..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 191–192, describing..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 159–160, describing..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 119–120, providing..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 59–60, providing..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 15–16, describing..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. Second leaf of introduction, printed on..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers. 40 pages; illustrated in color. New. One of 100 copies printed. This publication traces the development of the study of the Treasury Notes issued by the Confederate States of America and outlines the literary history of the subject. Beginning..... More
Boston: Printed by Perkins & Marvin, 1839. Tall 8vo, original brown blindstamped cloth, gilt. Blank leaf, (4), (9)-248 pages. Ex library copy, with some stamps and other minor markings. Very good. Based on two lectures before the Massachusetts Historical Society, this enduring history of Massachusetts coins and currency is one..... More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1965. 4to, original gray cloth, lettered in black. xix, (1), 202, (2) pages; portrait of Sellers; numerous text illustrations; endpaper maps. Near fine. An important source of information on the early 19th-century workings of the Philadelphia Mint. Born in Philadelphia in 1808, Sellers as a young..... More
New York: A. Hanford, 1838. First edition, second state. 8vo, original black embossed decorative cloth; professionally rebacked with original printed spine label noting “New Edition” laid down and with original endpapers. 162, (4) pages; text illustrations. Foxed, as usual. 1850-dated ownership inscription. Very good or better. Sinkankas, Gemology: An Annotated..... More