Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown; printed by Freeman and Bolles, (1838). 8vo, late 19th-century blue cloth; red morocco spine label, gilt. 304, (2) pages [Measeís article comprises pages 282 to 283]. 1898-dated purchase inscription on front pastedown. Moderate foxing. Very good or better. A decent copy of this..... More
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, printed by Freeman and Bolles, 1838. Third Series, Vol. VII (1838). 8vo, original paper-backed boards; printed spine label. 304, (2) pages. [Mease’s article comprises pages 282 to 283.] Binding worn, with rear board detached; small Congregational Library stamp on title. Contents near fine..... More
Philadelphia: B. & T. Kite, No. 20, N. Third-Street: For Sale by them and Joseph Delaplaine, 1811. First edition. 12mo, recent textured brown leatherette, red spine label; gilt. Folding frontispiece of Philadelphia, Taken from Kensington, by T. Birch; xii, 376 pages; lacking map of Philadelphia and adjacent country. Occasional spotting..... More
Fort Worth: June 3, 1941. 4to, original embossed gold and silver card covers. 287, (1) pages; 4169 lots; frontispiece portrait of Dunham; text illustrations; prices realized list; inserts. Covers worn; else near fine. One of Mehlís most important sales. Adams A+: ìLandmark Sale. Virginia shilling. 1822 $5. Proof Kellogg $50..... More
Fort Worth: June 3, 1941. 4to, later crimson quarter leather with marbled sides; spine decorated in blind with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt. 287, (1) pages; 4169 lots; frontispiece portrait of Dunham; text illustrations and facsimiles; photocopy prices realized list bound in. Fine. A nicely bound copy..... More
Fort Worth: May 23, 1950. Small 4to, original printed card covers. 196, (4) pages; 2763 lots; portraits of Mehl and Kern; illustrated; photocopy prices realized list; in original mailing box. Near fine. More
New York: 1961. THE METROPOLITAN NUMISMATIC JOURNAL. Walter H. Breen, editor. Issue 1 (May-June 1961). 8vo, self-covered. 16 pages. Fine. [with] Breen, Walter, and Lynn Glaser [editors]. THE NUMISMATIC JOURNAL. No. 2 (November 1961). 8vo, original printed card covers. 28 pages; illustrated. Fine. [with] Metropolitan Coin Co. CHOICE COLONIAL COINS..... 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
New York: ANS, 1993. 4to, original red cloth, lettered in gilt; jacket. 314 pages; text illustrations. Jacket a bit worn; near fine. Numismatic Studies, No. 20. An essential work. More
Congress, Arizona: 2013. 4to, original pictorial boards. 903, (5) pages; illustrated in color. Corner bumps; near fine. A massive and thorough work on what is perhaps the greatest controversy of 20th-century U.S. numismatics. More
2001. 4to, original spiral-bound printed card covers. 60 pages. Fine. More
Sunnyvale: 2007. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. (4), vii, (1), 231, (1) pages; illustrated, often in color. Small tear on jacket; else fine. Published in limited numbers. 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
London: Spink, 2016. Two volumes, complete. 4to, matching blue cloth, gilt; color medal insets. 830 pages; illustrated throughout in color. New. A comprehensive and beautifully produced work, covering medals produced from 1777 to 1890. The new standard work on the subject. More
New York: 2017. 4to, original pictorial card covers. x, 134 pages; illustrated. Signed by the author. New. An interesting collection of essays relating to early American large cents and especially on collector J.N.T. Levick. More
London: 1959. Spink reprint. 8vo, original printed card covers. 46, (2) pages; text illustrations; 3 plates; valuation slip laid in. Fine. Still useful. More
New York: Dec. 6-7, 1957. 8vo, original printed card covers. (1), 100, (7) pages; 1601 lots; 8 fine plates. Prices realized list. Fine. An important sale, with outstanding plates for the period. Rated A by Adams for large cents. More
New York: November 14–15, 1973. Small 4to, original pictorial card covers. 105, (3) pages; 1066 lots; 48 plates. original estimates and prices realized lists laid in. All of the large cent lots (324–608) are priced and named, generally with initials that are in the first instance spelled out (see comments)..... More
New York: Nov. 14-15, 1973. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 105, (3) pages; 1066 lots; 48 plates. Prices realized list. Fine. Adams page 201 (A): "Naftzger's remarkable large cents (his duplicates if you will): MS 1793 wreath (4), Crosby 12-K and 14-L: almost all other dates in MS and near..... More
New York: June 13-15, 1967. 8vo, original printed card covers. (2), 136 pages; 1370 lots; 6 plates. Prices realized list. Fine. Features important Canadian coins. Lots 15-163 comprised an excellent selection of rare and desirable American numismatic literature, superbly catalogued at the zenith of his career by John J. Ford..... More
Offprint from Glimpses of the Past, Vol. VIII, Nos. 7-9 (St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society, July-September 1941). 8vo, original printed paper covers. Paginated 71-98; illustrated. Near fine. An offprint of Newman's first published numismatic article. More
Iola: Krause, 2008. Fifth edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. 495, (1) pages; illustrated in color and black & white. New. The latest edition of this standard work. Voted as one of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society's "One Hundred Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature." This book weighs more than the..... More
No place or date of issue: (1951–1952). Three glossy photographic plates depicting 27 obverses and 35 reverses. Plates 1 and 2 are approximately 19 by 13.5 cm; Plate 3 is approximately 23 by 13.5 cm. Loose as issued. Fine. These plates were prepared to accompany, as halftones, Newman’s monograph on..... More
Ypsilanti: 2008. 4to, original blue leatherette, gilt. (168) pages; color enlargements of all varieties. Fine. The standard work. More