Wien: 1904. 4to, later brown cloth, gilt. (2), vi, (4), 206, (2) pages; 25 fine plates of coins. Fine. The rare original edition of this work, privately printed and limited to 130 copies according to Gustav Fock’s 1934 catalogue of the Pick-Gotha library (item 1106). Still important. Clain-Stefanelli 3029*. Daehn..... More
Paris: 1892. First edition. Two volumes. 4to, later matching tan quarter morocco with marbled sides; spines with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; original printed card covers bound in. (4), cxx, 630, (2) pages; folding map with linen backing; 36 fine plates. Only light rubbing to extremities. Near..... More
New York: American Art Association, October 27, 1933. 8vo, original printed card covers. (8), 32, (2) pages, including 4 plates; 248 lots. Fine. Adams 16. Rated A+, overall: “Hurriedly written but a landmark medal sale. Betts series: Matanzas, Albemarle, Oglethorpe, 285 Vernons. U.S. Series: Stewart, De Fleury, Felicitas Britannia. Rich..... More
Paris et Vienne: 1895. First edition. 4to, contemporary vellum-backed mottled boards; spine with red morocco labels, gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges red. Engraved frontispiece portrait with tissue guard; vii, (1), 294, (2) pages; 3310 descriptions; 30 fine plates of coins and 1 plate of monograms. Binding a bit worn..... More
9.5 inch diameter orange frisbee. Produced from 1971 to the mid-1970s. Not knowing the grading standards for such items, let’s just say it’s “near fine.”. From the extensive frisbee collection of the late Mike Ringo. Part of Ringo’s frisbee collection was donated to the Colonial Coin Collectors Club to be..... More
London: Spink & Son, 1932. 8vo, later black three-quarter morocco with blue cloth sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; all page edges speckled blue; original printed front card cover bound in. (2), iv, 199, (5) pages; text illustrations. Fine. A well-preserved and handsomely..... More
Dublin: Printed for Private Distribution Only at the University Press by M.H. Gill, 1861. First edition. 8vo, original brown blindstamped cloth; spine lettered in gilt. 76 pages; large folding genealogical chart of the Earls of Desmond. Binding with minor scuffs and discolorations, but sound. Small tear to large folding chart..... More
New York: March 18–19, 1955. 8vo, later maroon leatherette with marbled sides; spine lettered in gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 136 pages, including 27 plates; 2487 lots. Original card covers spotted. Photocopy prices realized list laid in. Near fine. One of the most important collections of New Jersey..... More
Cambridge: Reprinted from Nomisma, 1921. First separate edition. Two volumes. 4to, later matching black half morocco with blue sides; spines with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; page edges speckled blue; original printed card covers bound in (plate cover mounted). ix, (1), 117, (1) pages; 12 fine plates..... More
Cairo: February 24–March 6, 1954. Crown 4to, somewhat later three-quarter brown morocco with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in French in gilt; marbled endpapers. (2), 306, (6) pages; 2798 lots; 37 plates, all but the last double-plates. Original prices realized list laid in. Tiny nick to leather..... More
London: 27–31 March 1922. Crown 4to, recent tan linen, lettered in brown. (4), 77, (1) pages; 724 lots; 16 fine plates. Fine. This anonymous 1922 sale was of coins from the collection of Baron Phillippe de Ferrari le Renotière. Catalogued by H.A. Seaby, it is a highly important catalogue. Clain-Stefanelli..... More
Poznan: May–July 1994. Small 4to, later black half morocco with blue cloth sides; spine with five raised ands, ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; original pictorial card covers bound in; all page edges speckled blue. 135, (1) pages; well illustrated throughout. Bilingual. Fine. An important exhibition catalogue, attractively bound..... More
Thousand Oaks: B&R, 1977. Two volumes. 8vo, original green leatherette, gilt; housed in matching slipcase, as issued. xxv, (1), 457, (1); ix, (13) pages; 353 plates. Signed and numbered by the author. Slipcase worn, but volumes fine. The catalogue of one of the finest collections of Ottoman and Turk coinage..... More
Beverly Hills: 1947. Original color lobby card [11 by 14 inches], printed on card stock. Folded horizontally across lower third; folds and perforations from staples in upper corners, with upper right corner having small bit of resulting loss. Very good or so. A color advertising card intended for display in..... More
Bruxelles: Fr. Gobbaerts, 1877. 4to [31 by 23 cm], original red half morocco with double gilt fillets; spine with five raised bands, ruled, and richly decorated in gilt, with presentation lettering to I. Diegerick (see comments); marbled sides and endpapers; top page edges gilt. (4), 378 pages; 42 engraved plates..... More
Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia, 1924–1926. Two volumes: text and plate portfolio. Small 4to, contemporary matching red half calf, gilt; spines with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt. (4), cxcvi, (4), 74, (2) + 200 + 135, (1) + 148 + (2), 13, (1) pages; text illustrations;..... More
New York: ANS, 1922. 16mo, later three-quarter black morocco with blue cloth sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; all page edges speckled blue; original printed front card cover bound in. (4), 234 pages; 13 fine folding plates. Card cover with corner fold, else..... More
Berlin: bei G. Fincke, 1843. 4to, contemporary black cloth-backed boards; hand-lettered spine label. vi, 216 pages; tables; text illustrations; 20 engraved plates of coins and seals. Half-title loose; binding a bit worn. Very good. An important work by this esteemed German scholar. Rare: this is the first complete copy we’ve..... More
New York: Scott Stamp & Coin, 1893. Small 4to, later tan linen; spine ruled and lettered in red. 55, (1) pages; 5 lithographic plates. Small marginal repair to title page; near fine. A very rare work, describing several ancient coins depicting historical comets, but primarily focusing on medals of the..... More
Leamington Spa: Simmons and Waters, 1906. 8vo, modern brown half calf with marbled sides; spine with two raised bands, ruled in gilt; red morocco spine label, gilt; marbled endpapers. viii, (4), 98 pages; fine frontispiece plate of tokens; 5 other plates. Fine. No. 160 of only 200 copies printed, signed..... More
Leamington Spa: Simmons & Waters, 1904. Small 8vo, original maroon quarter morocco, gilt; spine lettered in gilt; top page edges gilt. Frontispiece portrait; xiv, 33, (1) pages; 2 fine autotype plates of tokens; folding facsimile; 3 lithographic plates. Inscribed by the author to Fred Shaw & Co. Spine worn, particularly..... More
New York: Bangs, April 28–May 1, 1863. 4to [32 by 26.5 cm], modern brown half speckled calf with marbled sides; spine with six raised bands, ruled and decorated in gilt; black and red spine labels lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; original printed paper covers bound in. 112 pages, interleaved; 2569..... More
St. Joseph: Wright, 1992. 4to, original full brown polished calf, gilt; speckled page edges; silk marker. (28), 335, (3) pages; coin enlargements throughout the text; 27 plates of coins with text; rarity table. Inscribed and signed by the author. Fine. The rare special edition, No. 3 of only 12 thus..... More
London: British Museum, 1889. Edited by Reginald Stuart Poole. 8vo, later blue cloth, gilt. xliv, 252 pages; 39 fine plates. Occasional toning to pages; near fine. A Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum, Volume 13. The scarce original edition, with superior plates. Clain-Stefanelli 1888*. Grierson 54-55. More
London: British Museum, 1899. First edition. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. xci, (1), 341, (1) pages; folding map; 38 fine autotype plates. Professionally rebacked; original spine covering laid onto new spine. Pastedowns with removed labels; small embossed stamp throughout. Very good. A Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum..... More