New York: June 21, 1881. 8vo, later green cloth, gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. 51, (1) pages; 765 lots; handsome chromolithographic frontispiece plate of Arms of the Freemasons; 2 fine heliotype plates; 3 lithographic plates. Front wrap stained; used as backing for frontispiece; otherwise near fine. Adams 38..... More
Berlin: 3. Juni 1924 und folgende Tage. 4to, later black leather-backed orange boards; black spine label, gilt. (2), 86, (2) pages; 2294 lots; 12 fine plates. Small tear at gutter of title page; near fine. A very scarce catalogue, most important for coins of Brandenberg-Prussia but also including a section..... More
Vienna: Verein der Museumsfreunde, 1948. 2. Auflage. Two volumes, complete. Oblong folio, original matching printed tan cloth-backed boards. xl, 354; 14 pages; 56 fine plates. Spine titled in ink; very good or better. The best edition of this indispensable standard work, covering the entire range of Austrian numismatics. The first..... More
London: Spink, 1994. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt, jacket. clxxxii, 509 pages; 80 plates. Near fine. More
New York: Bangs, April 4–7, 1881. 8vo, later tan linen, gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. 93, (1) pages; 2556 lots; 1 fine heliotype plate tipped in. Fine. Adams 36, with plate. Scarce. The plate mostly depicts American medals and badges, with a few large cents, early dimes, etc...... More
London: British Museum, 1889. 8vo, later blue cloth; original gilt-printed spine cloth laid on. xliv, 252 pages; 39 fine plates. Very good, with clean plates. A Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum, Volume 13. Clain-Stefanelli 1888*. Daehn 1776 & 4602: “Forty-four pages of introductory text precede the 252-page..... More
London: British Museum, 1879. Ed. Reginald Stuart Poole. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt; rebacked with original spine retained. lxiii, (1), 200 pages; text illustrations; folding map printed in color. Binding worn, particularly at spine; a few leaves detached and somewhat chipped at margins. Good. A Catalogue of Greek Coins in..... More
Napoli: 1983. 8vo, later blue cloth and boards, gilt. (5)–102, (4) pages; 15 plates of coins. Fine. Of lasting importance, Kraay’s study traces the Himeran coinage through 483 BC from its beginnings between 550 and 540. Centro Internazionale di Studi Numismatici, Bibliotheca 1. Daehn 3030. More
Paris: 12 décembre 1935. 4to, original printed card covers. 27, (1) pages; 269 lots; 11 fine plates, the first mostly devoted to ancient gold coins. Spine rolled; very good. A later sale conducted by Louis Ciani’s brother Pio, who continued the firm under his brother’s name after Louis’s death in..... More
Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, April 27–29, 1904. 4to, later two-tone blue cloth; red spine label, gilt; original gilt-printed white paper front cover bound in. (2), 102 pages; 1848 lots; original printed prices realized list bound in. Original Plates 2 and 3 laid in, mostly depicting Massachusetts and Maryland silver coins..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 1978. Large 4to, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. 368 pages; maps; 199 very fine plates of photographic enlargements of 785 coins. Fine. An outstanding work both in text and photography. Kroh 70 (four and one half stars): "chock-full of fantastic enlargements of the finest style and..... More
Volumes 6–7 (New York, 1928–1929), complete in nineteen numbers as published in fourteen. 8vo, self-covered, as issued. 160 + 140 pages; text illustrations. Very good to fine copies. A complete run of the Bulletin in this format (typeset self-covered 9 by 6 inch pamphlets, saddle-stitched); quite scarce as such. Prior..... More
Volumes V through XVII (1940–1957), complete. 8vo, original printed card covers. Also present are the commemorative issue published for: the 500th meeting (1960); the Golden Anniversary (1969); and the Bicentennial (1976). Generally near fine. Very scarce. During World War II, the Bulletin switched from being a quarterly to an annual..... More
London: 1889. 8vo, later black pebbled cloth, gilt. xliv, 252 pages; 39 fine plates. Near fine. A Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum, Volume 13. Very important for the Roman Provincial coins of this region. Clain-Stefanelli 1888*. Daehn 1776 & 4602: “Forty-four pages of introductory text precede the..... More
Denmark: 2019. First English Edition. Square 4to, original white cloth printed in blue; blue silk marker. 272 pages; illustrated in color throughout with many enlargements of coins. New. Handsomely produced and well illustrated work focusing on the artistic merits of ancient Greek coins. From the publisher: "A crisp presentation of..... More
Frankfurt am Main: 14. März 1904 und folgende Tage. 8vo, contemporary cloth-backed mottled boards; original printed front paper cover bound in. (6), 200 + 14 pages; 4325 lots; 11 fine plates; original printed prices realized list bound in. Slightly trimmed, affecting only plate numbers; near fine. A very scarce catalogue..... More
München: 1.–2. Mai 1900. 4to, contemporary brown cloth-backed mottled boards. xii, 127, (5) pages; 576 lots; 10 fine plates. Several leaves detached from spine, but complete. Browned. Good. Geschenk-Exemplar mit 10 Tafeln in besonderer Mappe. Rare: a copy sold in our recent sale of the Mark & Lottie Salton Library..... More
Paris: 1869. Congrès archéologique de France (XXXVe session, séances générales tenues à Carcassonne, a Narbonne, a Perpignan et a Béziers en 1868...). Small 8vo, somewhat later white cloth-backed mottled boards; green spine label, gilt. lxv, (1), 411, (1) pages; illustrated throughout; 2 folding plans [Des Méloizes’s article is found on..... More
Irvington: Published by the Author, 1879. Crown 4to, mid-20th century brown quarter baby calf, lettered in gilt. 58, (2) pages; 9 heliotype plates [8 plates with numbers and ligatures added in ink]. Binding rubbed at spine; very good or better. A classic work, apparently Stuart Mosher’s copy (his last name..... More
London: Cape Horn Trading, 1979. Small square 4to, original green cloth, gilt; silk marker. 206 pages; text illustrations. Fine. Perhaps the most detailed and focused study of a particular type of coin scale. Scarce. More
Wien: Veröffentlichungen Instituts für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte, 2015. 4to, original purple cloth, gilt. 522, (6) pages; illustrated. Fine. A festschrift published in celebration of Wolfgang Hahn’s 70th birthday. Includes articles on Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Sasanian, medieval and modern coins and medals, reflecting the vast range of Hahn’s own interests. More
Cavaillon: Imprimerie Mistral, 1932. 8vo, original printed card covers. (6), xxii, (2), 253, (17) pages; illustrated. Covers a bit worn; very good. The first volume of the papers of Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, the French Contrôleur-Général from 1783 to 1787, which were retained by the British Government after his death in..... More
Paris: Lacrampe & Fertiaux, mai 1848. 8vo, contemporary green quarter calf with mottled sides; spine lettered in gilt. (ii), 106 pages; 896 listings. Very good or better. The scarce catalogue of a major collection, much of which was acquired by the Bibliothèque Nationale and by J. Rousseau. Engel & Serrure..... 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
Beograd: 1958. 230 leaves, mostly printed on both sides, many with illustrations of both sides of a bank note, and a coin or two, accompanied by descriptive text. Small 8vo, original tan linen folder, lettered in black; original brass bar and screws holding contents together. Covers and title a bit..... More