Santa Ana: 2019. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 144 pages; illustrated. Signed by the author. Fine. Discusses the different types of 5 cent nickel pieces along with the various forms of entertainment available for that price through the years. More
Boston: 1931. Edited by Malcolm Storer, M.D. Very thick 8vo, original green cloth, gilt; plain jacket. 1146 pages; frontispiece portrait plaque; 16 plates. Essentially as new. A very well-preserved copy of the most comprehensive work on the topic ever written, recording perhaps as many as ten thousand items. Privately printed..... More
New York, etc. 2003–2013. Twenty-four volumes, complete. 4to, original matching maroon cloth, gilt; upper covers embossed; decorative endpapers. 6452 pages; 15,284 lots; numerous portraits; profusely illustrated throughout, largely in full color. Price realized lists laid in. Fine. A complete set of the 24 volumes of the scarce hardcover edition of..... More
Freiburg: 1998. 8vo, original maroon cloth, lettered in silver. Color frontispiece; xx, (1), 398, (12) pages, including plates. Inscribed and dated by Mildenberg on front flyleaf. Fine. A collection of articles by Leo Mildenberg, published in several languages. Rarely offered. More
Montpellier: 1870. Extract from the first volume of the Collections of the Vermont Historical Society. 8vo, recent black quarter morocco with gray cloth sides; spine with four raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Pages (291)–318; 2 lithographic plates depicting varieties of Vermont coppers. Printers leaves bound in to..... More
London: Society of Antiquaries, 1834. 4to, somewhat later vellum-backed boards; red leather spine label lettered in gilt; all page edges marbled. Series title; pages 279–310; text illustrations; 2 engraved plates depicting the original vessel; 23 engraved plates of coins. Minor wear to spine; minimal foxing; near fine. An important, and..... More
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Paris: 1892 and 1896. First editions. 4to, recent matching brown speckled half calf with marbled sides; spines with four raised bands, ruled and dated in gilt; red spine labels, gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. (4), cxx, 630, (2) + (4), lxxxix, (3), 180, (4) pages; folding map; 36..... More
London: Spink, 1899. 8vo, contemporary brown cloth, gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. viii, 51, (1) pages, interleaved; 4 fine plates. Near fine. A major work on the subject, with fine collotype plates. Offprinted from the Numismatic Chronicle. Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 9933. More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927. Crown 4to, original linen-backed boards; printed cover label; spine lettered in black. (6), 45, (3) pages; text figures; 6 fine plates. Light wear to binding; near fine. A handsomely produced work on these rare medals, which have been described by one reviewer as “coarsely abusive and..... More
Paris: 1923–1936. 8vo, original printed card covers. x, 480 pages; 624 text figures. Covers a bit worn, especially at spine; binding sound. Very good or better. The only volume published of this still-important work. Covers the ancient period, with the author’s planned coverage of the medieval coins not coming to..... More
High-quality reprint of the St. Petersburg, 1886 edition. 4to, original printed card covers. (8), 37, (1) pages; title printed in red and black; 7 very fine reproductions of the original superb plates depicting 44 coins. Fine. A high-quality facsimile reproduction by V. Arefiev of this rare and classic work (whose..... More
Amsterdam: 31 octobre 1927 et jours suivants. 8vo, contemporary red calf, gilt, with textured sides; decorative endpapers. (4), 196 pages; 2003 lots; 43 fine plates. Near fine. A notable sale, nicely bound. While most significant for the collection of Portuguese coins being offered, three of the plates are devoted to..... More
Sewickley: 1931. 4to [31 by 24 cm], original black and blue cloth, gilt. 64 pages; 2 fine photographic plates. Several sheets of additional material compiled by C. Douglas Smith laid in. Spine head a bit worn; very good or better. [with] Naftzger, Jr., R.E (Ted). TYPEWRITTEN LETTER, SIGNED IN GREEN..... More
Boston: November 6, 1999. Spine title cited. 4to, original full maroon leather, gilt; original pictorial card covers bound in. 80 pages; 525 lots; illustrated. Prices realized list in pocket. Fine. Number 12 of 12 copies thus bound, signed by Chris McCawley, Bob Grellman, and cataloguer Tom Rinaldo. For reasons unknown..... More
New York: Biblo and Tannen, 1971 reprint. Large 4to, original blue cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt. xl, 720 pages; endpaper and text maps, some folding; 351 text figures, a number depicting jewelry; 9 plates of ancient coins with facing descriptive text. Fine. The useful and well-produced reprint of the..... More
Frankfurt am Main: 29. Mai 1911 und folgende Tage. 4to, later black cloth-backed marbled boards; hand-lettered spine label. (4), 143, (1) pages; 2835 lots; 14 fine plates. Prices realized list bound in. Pages browned, as usual. Fine or nearly so. A very scarce and important sale of duplicates from the..... More
New York: Bangs, June 9–14, 1884. 4to, later green cloth, gilt; original white gilt-printed front paper cover bound in. 192 pages; 3727 lots. Set of 12 reprint plates, tinted to approximate the metallic content of the items depicted, and original prices realized list laid in. Spine sunned; near fine. Adams..... More
London: Spink, 2016. Two volumes, complete. 4to, original matching blue half morocco, gilt, with marbled sides; spines with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; top page edges gilt. 830 pages; illustrated throughout in color; three color photographic plates bound in, depicting the Wright Declaration of Independence medal, the..... More
London: 1906. 8vo, original dark blue cloth, gilt. cvi, (2), 491, (1) pages; folding map; 53 very fine autotype plates. Spine a bit sunned, but an unusually well-preserved copy overall. Near fine. A Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum, Volume 25. The scarce original edition, with superior plates..... More
Oxford: 1948. Tall 8vo, later brown half speckled calf with marbled sides; spine with two raised bands, ruled and decorated in gilt; black spine label lettered in gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 106 pages; 5 fine plates. Fine. A finely bound copy of this highly important work. The..... More
Brunswick: Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 1969. Second edition. 4to, contemporary red quarter calf with red cloth sides; spine with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; decorative endpapers; original printed card covers bound in. Unpaginated; 186 listings; well illustrated. Near fine. The deluxe binding of the revised edition..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1861. Small 4to, contemporary green quarter calf, gilt; spine lettered in gilt; top page edges gilt. x, (2), 13–203, (1) pages; letter facsimile plate; facsimile autograph plate; 21 superb plates of medals engraved by Joseph Saxton’s medal ruling machine. Binding rubbed; frontispiece foxed; very good..... More
New York: American Numismatic Society, 1947. 4to, original black and blue cloth, gilt. vi, 74 pages; title printed in red and black; 4 fine photographic plates. Fine. [with] Clapp, George H. HANDWRITTEN LETTER TO HOWARD R. NEWCOMB DATED NOVEMBER 5, 1932. Single ruled sheet of notepad paper [21.5 by 14.5..... More
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter & Co., 1972. 4to, original green cloth, gilt, as issued with matching plate volume. xxiii, (1), 228 pages, 7 folding maps and tables; xi, (1) pages, 40 fine plates. Fine. A thorough examination of the chronology of these issues, focusing mostly on stylistic and hoard evidence..... More
London: Spink, Reprinted from the Numismatic Chronicle, 1908. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt. vi, (2), 260 pages; 5 fine plates of coins. Clippings from newspaper and book catalogue affixed to front flyleaf. Near fine. Rarely encountered, Webb’s classic study was the most substantive work on the subject at the time..... More