INTERNATIONAL NUMISMATIC DIRECTORY.
London: 1973. 8vo, original blue boards. gilt. 272 pages. Near fine. More
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AUKTIONEN XII-XV.
Graz: 1978-80. Four illustrated catalogues, bound in one volume. 4to, later black quarter morocco; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt, with gilt ìR.V.î at base of spine; original pictorial card covers bound throughout. Estimate sheets and prices realized lists bound throughout. Fine. A very attractively bound..... More
THE COB COINAGE OF COLOMBIA 1622-1756.
New York: 2000. Translated and edited by William L. Bischoff. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered in silver, gilt. xvii, (1), 150, (8) pages; illustrated throughout. Fine. Important. More
MONNAIES ET JETONS DES COLONIES FRANÇAISES.
Monte Carlo: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2007. Deuxième edition. 8vo, original blue leatherette, gilt. 736 pages; illustrated. New. More
TOKENS & MEDALS OF LONDON, ONTARIO.
London: 2003. Second printing. 4to, original maroon cloth, gilt. (10), 213, (1); illustrated, partly in color. Fine. A remarkable specialized study of tokens and medals issued in London, Ontario, many of them produced for hotels, merchants, bakeries, dairies and social organizations. Published as a “limited personal publication” and largely distributed..... More
LE MÉDAILLIER DU CANADA / THE CANADIAN COIN CABINET.
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
A NUMISMATIC HISTORY OF CONGO/ZAÏRE: 1887-1997.
Everett: 2017. 4to, original pictorial card covers. (2), xiv, 358, (6) pages; illustrated in color. New. A detailed guide book to Congolese coinage. More
GOLD & KRUGER COINS OF SOUTH AFRICA. A COMPLETE PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE DESIGNS OF ALL THE GOLD & KRUGER COINS OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Johannesburg: 1990. Square 4to, original padded black leatherette album, stamped in gilt and blind. (64) pages on thick stock, numerous full color coin enlargements. As new. The Leatherbound Collectorsí Edition, Volume Number 56, signed by the author and inscribed to Paul Koppenhaver. More
CATALOGO DI MONETE ANTICHE E MODERNE IN VENDITA A PREZZI SEGNATI.
Venezia. Two catalogues: Serie III, Num. 25 (1 Gennaio 1913) and Serie IV, Num. 31 (1 Luglio 1914). 8vo, original printed wraps. 83, (1) + 101, (1) pages; 3125 + 3717 listings. Very good or better. Rare fixed-price catalogues of Roman and Italian coins. More
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TRADE TOKENS ISSUED IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
Aylesbury: Overprints of the British Numismatic Society’s Journal, Published by the Bucks Archaeological Society, 1933. Crown 4to, original green cloth, gilt. (4), 118, (2) pages, with interleaves between parts; 13 lithographic plates depicting 230 tokens. Spine sunned, else fine. Only 75 copies of this volume, collecting Manton’s articles on Buckinghamshire..... More
NUMISMATIC GUIDE TO BRITISH & IRISH PERIODICALS 1731-1991 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH NUMISMATICS: VOLUME II, PART 1 (ARCHAEOLOGICAL).
(London): 1993. Tall 4to, original reddish brown half morocco; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt. xviii, (2), 449, (1) pages; facsimile illustrations. Fine. Special Leatherbound Library Edition. One of only 30 copies issued, signed by the authors. Landmark bibliographic reference works, indispensable to serious numismatists of all stripes..... More
NUMISMATIC GUIDE TO BRITISH & IRISH PERIODICALS, 1731-1991. ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF BRITISH NUMISMATICS. VOLUME II, PART I (ARCHAEOLOGICAL).
London: Baldwin & Spink, 1993. 4to, russet cloth; gilt. xviii, (2), 449, (3) pages. Fine. A thorough and useful bibliography, focusing on non-numismatic periodicals. Worth the price for the index to the Gentlemanís Magazine alone. More
BRITISH NUMISMATIC AUCTION CATALOGUES 1710-1984.
London: Baldwin & Spink, 1986. 4to, original orange cloth, gilt. xvii, (1), 420, (2) pages. Corner bump; near fine. A thorough and useful bibliography. Volume I of the Encyclopedia of British Numismatics. More
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN TERRA COTTA. PORTRAIT MEDALLIONS BY JEAN-BAPTISTE NINI AT THE CHATEAU OF CHAUMONT.
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
MONEDAS DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA 1881–2019.
Buenos Aires: 2019. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 80 pages; illustrated. Fine. More
THE SPLENDID SHILLING: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF AN ENGAGING COIN.
Burley, Hampshire: New Forest Leaves, 1982. 8vo, original black cloth, jacket. Frontispiece; (6), 186 pages. Fine. A lighter, but enjoyable and well-illustrated history of the shilling. More
OLD REGIME FRANCE AND ITS JETONS: POINTILLIST HISTORY AND NUMISMATICS.
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
THE CANADIAN CARD MONEY.
Montreal: Antiquarian and Numismatic Society of Montreal. 1910. Published in Antiquarian and Numismatic Society of Montreal. THE CANADIAN ANTIQUARIAN AND NUMISMATIC JOURNAL. THIRD SERIES, VOL. VII, NO. 4. (1910) 8vo, original printed card covers. Title page printed in red and black. Near fine. More
THE EXTENSIVE AND VALUABLE JAMES TEN EYCK NUMISMATIC COLLECTION OF RARE COINS AND MEDALS OF THE WORLD.
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
NUMISMATISCHE STUDIEN HEFT 16. DELECTAT ET DOCET. FESTSCHRIFT ZUM 100JÄHRIGEN BESTEHEN DES VEREINS DER MÜNZENFREUNDE IN HAMBURG.
Hamburg: 2004. 8vo, original green printed boards. 427, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. An infrequently seen festschrift. More
МОНЕТЫ, МЕДАЛИ, ЖЕТОНЫ.
Moscow: 1996. 8vo, original brown cloth lettered in silver. 306, (6) pages; illustrated. Fine. Includes articles on the work of the Moscow Mint, 1596-1606 (Zverev and Kolyzin, Volkov 1069), monetary reform 1654-63 (Lavrentíev, Volkov 1080), hoards coming to the Historical Museum between 1963 and 1966 (Melínikova and Diadchenko, Volkov 1089)..... More
NUMISMATA IN LIBRIS.
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
LE CHIESE CATTOLICHE NELLA MEDAGLIA D’ARTE: STORIA, ARCHITETTURE, MONUMENTI, ARTISTI E ALTRO NELLE MEDAGLIE DI UN’ORIGINALE “COLLEZIONE ROMANA.”
Rome: 2016. Edited and curated by Adolfo Modesti under the aegis of the Accademia Italiana di Studi Numismatica. Folio [31.5 by 25 cm], original red cloth; pictorial jacket. 587, (1) pages; illustrated throughout in color. New. One of only 50 copies produced of this monumental volume of essays on Catholic..... More
MONETE ITALIANE REGIONALI. TOSCANA, ZECCHE MINORI.
Pavia: Varesi. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 304 pages; illustrated. New. The important standard work. More
RARITIES OF NUMISMATA TYPOGRAPHICA: FOUR EXAMPLES OF EARLY DUTCH PRINTERS’, BOOKBINDERS’ AND BOOKSELLERS’ GUILD MEDALS. CAST IN STERLING SILVER FROM ORIGINAL SPECIMENS.
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