12mo, original pictorial card covers. 162 pages; 319 listings, each photographed in color. New. The sixth book published illustrating this landmark collection, with this volume focusing on United States $10 gold pieces. More
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2005. 8vo, original purple cloth, gilt; jacket. xviii, (2), 287, (5) pages; illustrated. Fine. A biography of Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), who (among other accomplishments) served as Director of the United State Mint from 1933 to 1953. More
12mo, original pictorial card covers. 132 pages; 334 listings, each photographed in color. New. The first book published illustrating this landmark collection, with this volume focusing on English coins from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present. More
Lancaster: CNG, 2014. 4to, original maroon cloth, gilt; jacket. 161, (1) pages; illustrated. CD-ROM included. New. More
Lancaster: CNG, 2017. 4to, original blue cloth, lettered in silver; jacket. (2), xxxvi, 265, (1) pages; illustrated. New. A collection of articles on ancient, medieval and modern Iranian coinage compiled as a festschrift in honor of Steve Album, the foremost American scholar of and dealer in Islamic coins. More
Letterhead measures 20 by 12.5 cm when folded. Small tear where originally opened, not affecting writing. Very good or better. The letter acknowledges receipt of “the proofs of Gov. Buckingham’s head, which were duly received through the Treasurer’s office. Though the likeness is not a perfect one, it is the..... More
Washington: February 18, 1867. 8.5 by 11 inch pages, being the printed form, filled out by hand, authorizing the redemption of $3 in mutilated United States notes, with three pages of printed rules following. Folded for mailing. Very good. Made out to one Warren R. Taylor of Plymouth, Vermont. More
St. Louis: c. 1905. Thin 16mo, original printed card covers. 36 pages plus covers. Fine. Very scarce. Originally owned by F.E. Ellis, Burdette G. Johnson and D.A. Sutherland purchased the firm in 1907 and Johnson became sole owner the following year. More
New Haven: c. 1907. Thin 16mo, original printed card covers. 38, (2) pages. Near fine. The first Hesslein fixed price list. Scarce. More
New York: September 30, 1905. 8vo, original printed card covers. 39, (1) pages; 852 lots plus many bis lots. Hand-priced with annotations indicating its use during the auction itself. Very good or better. Adams 1 (rated B+ for colonials). A saleroom copy of Elder’s inaugural sale, at least in the..... More
16mo, original black and gilt-printed blue paper covers. 4 pages, the first reproducing at reduced size the opening page of the first issue of The Numismatist. Near fine. A very scarce memento of the 1938 ANA Convention, at which Dr. Heath’s small printing press, used to produce the early issues..... More
Chicago: May 1, 2004. 8vo, self-covered. 4 pages. Laid in are a 1.5 inch diameter “encased postage” medal celebrating the anniversary and a 4 inch plastic round holding two Lincoln cents, dated 1919 and 2004. Fine. The two inserts are particularly appealing. Scott VanHorn was the keynote speaker, discussing Roman..... More
Wolfeboro: c. 1999. Halftone poster printed in color. 60 by 45.5 cm. Near fine. Depicts the Childs collection example of the Class I 1804 dollar. This poster does not seem to have been advertised for sale in the Rare Coin Review, and appears rarely to be available. More
Wolfeboro: 1987. Halftone poster printed in color. 81 by 53 cm. Near fine. Illustrates a number of highlights from the spectacular series of auctions of the Norweb Family’s American coins, including many early American and colonial coins. The poster was first advertised for sale in Rare Coin Review No. 67..... More
Wolfeboro: 1983. Halftone poster printed in color. 81 by 53 cm. Near fine. Illustrates American and Canadian highlights from this magnificent collection, including important private gold pieces from the era of the California Gold Rush. The poster was first advertised for sale in Rare Coin Review No. 49 (October–December 1983)..... More
Gliwice: 1994. 4to, original printed card covers. 183, (5) pages; illustrated. Very good or better. [with] Gębczyk, Władysław. Motywy Numizmatyczne w Ekslibrisie Światowym. Gliwice, 1995. Bound photocopy. 4to, later blue boards. (2), 226 pages; illustrated. Ex Dr. Efrem M. Pegan with his stamp and bookplate. Fine. [with] Three additional titles..... More
Detroit: Gale Research 1967 facsimile reprint. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt. xxxii, 560 pages. Fine. An indispensable source of information on the vendors, and a number of the same players, active on the American numismatic auction scene in the 19th and early 20th century. More
London: 1880. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt, decorated in blind. 140, (2) pages. Cover spotted; interior near fine. More
London: Spink & Son, 1957. 8vo, original blue cloth printed in red; jacket. 286 pages; 16 color plates; text illustrations. Near fine. Ex John J. Ford library. More
Paris: 1911. 8vo, contemporary red cloth and marbled boards; spine lettered and decorated in gilt; original printed card covers bound in; silk marker. viii, 63, (1), 15, (1) pages; 20 fine plates, 2 in color. Fine. A handsome copy of this scarce work. The final pagination comprises a mai 1911..... More
Ann Arbor: 2008. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. 345, (3) pages; illustrated in color. Fine. More
1969 Kelley reprint of the 1769 second edition. Two volumes. 8vo, original matching brown cloth, gilt. (12), xxx, 801 (1) + (8), 477 (1) pages, followed by Index of perhaps 200 pages. Fine. A useful reprint of the best edition of this important work. Scarce. More
N.p. California Gold Marketing Group, 2019. Foreword by Bob Evans. 4to, original green leatherette, gilt; jacket. ix, (3), 210, (2) pages; illustrated in color. New. A remarkable volume that tracks the second mission to recover treasure from the Central America, providing historical background, scientific analysis, and an illustrated catalogue of..... More
Athens: Demetrius Siatras, 2019. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 136 pages, including 17 double-page plates. New. A new edition of Newell’s important 1939 study, in larger format. Daehn 5406: “A study of the coins struck at the mints of Ake-Ptolemais and Damascus during the Seleucid period. Describes fifty-one coins of..... More
Paris: BnF, 2021. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 156 pages; 44 plates of coins. New. An important new publication on North American colonial coins, being a catalogue of the coins of the American colonies in the French national collection. More