Wolfeboro: Bowers and Merena, 1987. Oblong 4to, original purple leatherette, gilt. Photographic title, limitation leaf, and table of contents leaf; 23 fine cloth-hinged photographic plates of coins with guards. Fine. One of only 182 examples issued, signed by Q. David Bowers, Michael Hodder and Cathy Dumont. An excellent photographic record..... More
(Los Angeles): (1982). Two photographs, 8 by 10 inches, depicting both sides of 15 coins and medals. Fine. A complete set of the scarce photo enlargements offered separately by Bowers and Ruddy of some of the most important coins in this notable collection. More
1909-1911. Includes Cahn’s 1909 sale of the Fleischel collection, Hess’s 1899 catalogue of the Heyer collection, Rosenberg’s 1911 catalogue of the Ahrens collection and Hamburger’s 1906 catalogue of the Baesecke collection. See comments for full details. 8vo, contemporary brown cloth, gilt. Binding worn, with spine cloth torn; very good or..... More
Detroit: August 26, 1925. 8vo, original gilt-printed white paper covers. 28 pages; 454 lots. Hand-priced in ink. Front cover browned; very good. Adams 46. The 1925 American Numismatic Association Convention auction catalogue. Scarce priced. Adams mentions a “Florida 24 real. N.J. 1¢ varieties. Octagonal Lesher in proof. Ancient gold. Fractional..... More
Reprint of the June 9, 1924 sale catalogue. 8vo, original saddle-stitched gilt-printed wraps. 20 pages; 255 lots; 6 plates; prices realized list. Fine. A useful reprint of the rare original plated edition. Adams 28, rated A: “Arguably the best collection ever of half cents: complete original proofs.”. 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
New York: January 10, 2006. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 136 pages; 630 lots; illustrated. Errata, addenda and prices realized list laid in. Fine. Accompanied by Triton X, which included some additional coins of Boiotia from the BCD collection. The essential BCD Boiotia. More
Philadelphia: 1863. 8vo, original printed paper covers. (4) pages; (77) lots; printed prices realized. Very good or better. Adams 1. The important 1863 printing of Edward Cogan’s first sale. As Adams explains (page 18), “The first four sales in the Cogan series are not catalogs in the standard sense; rather..... More
Wenham: Charles Davis, 1994. 8vo, original printed card covers. 40 pages. Fine. One of only 25 copies printed, Charles Davis's reprint edition of these fascinating sales is infrequently seen and a fascinating addition to any numismatic bibliophileís shelves. Davis includes an introduction giving the history of these sales, three of..... More
Washington, D.C. Oct. 28-29, 1969. 8vo, original printed card covers. (2), 50 pages; 1409 lots. Original prices realized list laid in. Fine. A significant sale of this material, from an era when few were collecting early American paper money. Highlights included New Hampshire 7 shillings notes of Dec. 25, 1734..... More
South Gate: 1991. Large 4to, original pictorial white card covers, gilt. Frontispiece portrait; (8), 50 pages; 702 listings; 36 plates. Price list laid in. Fine. A handsome production, extensively illustrated and featuring original research and information not found elsewhere. More
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Binghamton & Johnson City: 1958–1964. Nineteen issues, complete, plus the second issue of the firm’s Coins of Great Britain catalogue. 8vo, self-covered, as published. Eleven issues (Empire Topics Nos. 1, 5, 7, 8 and 10; Empire Review Nos. 14–18; Coins of Great Britain, second issue) are signed or initialed by..... More
Leipzig: 1937. 12mo, original printed wraps. 135, (1) pages; 3495 priced listings. Wraps spotted, pages browned; very good or better. Kolbe 702: "An interesting and important library, particularly rich in works on ancient numismatics." More
Brooklyn: April, 1895. 8vo, self-covered. 4 pages. Near fine. Little-known to most collectors, the fixed price lists of Ed Frossard are considerably more elusive than most of his auction catalogues. More
Minneapolis: Ramm Communications, 1983 reprint. Small 4to, original spiral-bound printed card covers. 500 pages; occasional illustrations. Tiny nick to card covers; near fine. Copy No. 3 of 100 copies printed and bound in 1983 (the first printing). “Frossard opened his own business in 1877 and initiated his own periodical, Numisma..... More
London: 1955–1961. Thirteen parts complete. 8vo, original printed card covers. 1224 pages; frontispiece portrait; 9709 lots; 368 fine collotype plates of coins; prices realized printed in all sales. Removable printed wraps providing spine titles added. Mostly fine, with a couple of exceptions. A monumental series of sales, indispensable to collectors..... More
Beverly Hills: January 30, 2011. 4to, original red leatherette printed in silver. 375, (1) pages; 689 lots; illustrated in color. Fine. The Special Hardcover Edition of this specialized sale, one of the most important auctions of late date large cents ever held. Catalogued by Bob Grellman and Chris McCawley. More
Beverly Hills: Sept. 6, 2009. 4to, original red leatherette, lettered in silver. 394, (2) pages; 572 lots; illustrated in color throughout. Prices realized list. New in shrinkwrap. The special hardcover edition of this very important large cent sale. Holmes’s early dates are the only complete collection (including all NCs not..... More
September 1938. 4to, later brown cloth and boards, gilt. (8), 79, (1) pages; 1915 lots; 28 fine plates. Valuation list tipped in. Near fine. A notable sale for German coins. More
Columbus: Aug. 16, 1938. 8vo, original printed card covers. (32) pages; 510 lots. Near fine. The 1938 ANA convention auction sale, as issued in the Official Program. The final sale catalogued by Dr. Henderson. More
New York: Heritage Auctions, Nov 15-16, 2013. 4to, original dark red embossed cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 484, (60) pages; 1827 lots; illustrated in color; prices realized list bound in. New. Special Hardcover Edition; dark red cover variant. The Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society will receive..... More
New York: Heritage Auctions, Nov 15-16, 2013. 4to, original red embossed cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 484, (60) pages; 1827 lots; illustrated in color; prices realized list bound in. New. Special Hardcover Edition. The Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society will receive $25 from the sale of..... More
New York: Heritage Auctions, January 15, 2014. 4to, original red embossed cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 395, (49) pages; 1910 lots; illustrated in color; prices realized list bound in. New. Special Hardcover Edition. The Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society will receive $25 from the sale of..... More
New York: Heritage Auctions, May 16-17, 2014. 4to, original red embossed cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 498, (8) pages; 752 lots; illustrated in color; prices realized list bound in. New. Special Hardcover Edition. The Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society will receive $25 from the sale of..... More
Dallas: Heritage Auctions, November 1 & 3, 2017. 4to, original dark red embossed cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 188, (6) pages; 514 lots; illustrated in color; prices realized list bound in. New. Special Hardcover Edition; dark red cover variant. The Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society will..... More