AMERICAN NUMISMATIC LITERATURE: AN ANNOTATED SURVEY OF AUCTION SALES, 1980-1991.
Lincoln: Quarterman, 1992. 4to, original black cloth, gilt. xii, 218, (2) pages. Near fine. An essential reference, with erudite and astute commentary. More
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DE ASSE ET PARTIBUS EIUS / L’AS ET SES FRACTIONS. LIVRES I–III.; Édition critique du texte de 1541 et traduction française par Luigi-Alberto Sanchi.
Genève: Droz, 2018. 8vo, original printed card covers. cxlviii, 592, (4) pages. New. A recent French translation of the first three books of Budé’s enormously important De asse et partibus ejus, first published in 1514 and recognized today as the first printed numismatic book. While the significance of Budé’s work..... More
CATALOGUE OF THE ENGRAVED WORK OF ASHER B. DURAND. EXHIBITED AT THE GROLIER CLUB.
New York: Gilliss Press, 1895. 12mo, original printed card covers. 103, (1) pages. Fine or nearly so. A notable early Grolier Club exhibition catalogue, featuring 237 detailed descriptions, of which numbers 178–210 describe bank note vignettes. More
HUBERTUS GOLTZIUS EN BRUGGE 1583-1983... TENTOONSTELLING INGERICHT DOOR DE STAD BRUGGE INM HET GRUUTHUSEMUSEUM 11 NOVEMBER 1983–20 JANUARI 1984.
Brugge: 1983. 8vo, original printed card covers. 209, (3) pages; illustrated. Near fine. Ex Herbert Kreindler library with his bookplate. More
BIBLIOGRAPHIE GÉNÉRALE ET RAISONÉE DE LA NUMISMATIQUE BELGE.
Bruxelles: Fr. Gobbaerts, Imprimeur du Roi, 1883. 8vo, later brown cloth and decorative boards; spine lettered in gilt. xi, (1), 474 pages. One leaf bound out of order. Fine. One of the best of several specialized European numismatic bibliographies that appeared in the late nineteenth century. Arranged alphabetically, the author’s..... More
A SURVEY OF AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SALES AND INFORMATIONAL LITERATURE: A SURVEY OF SALES LISTS, HOUSE PUBLICATIONS AND PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE ISSUED BY PROMINENT AMERICAN DEALERS BETWEEN 1910 TO DATE.
Minneapolis: Ramm Communications, 1989. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. (9), 243 pages, printed on rectos only. Cover letter laid in. Inscribed by the compiler and autographed by fourteen others who contributed to its content or production. Fine. Special Hardcover Edition. An important compilation of..... More
TRADE BOOKBINDING IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1660–1800.
New Castle: Oak Knoll, 2004. 4to, original black cloth-backed boards, gilt; jacket. 176 pages; illustrated. New. An important publication presenting considerable evidence in favor of the view that what we call “edition binding” came about earlier than previously thought, and that many books sold in the mid-18th century were sold..... More
AUCTION NUMBER 59. UNITED STATES NUMISMATIC LITERATURE FROM THE LIBRARIES OF F.C.C. BOYD, WAYTE RAYMOND, AND OTHERS. DECIMAL COINS OF CANADA. U.S. HALF CENTS, SELECT LARGE CENTS.
New York: June 13–15, 1967. 8vo, original printed card covers. (2), 136 pages; 1370 lots; 6 plates. Fine. Features important Canadian coins. Lots 15–163 comprised an excellent selection of rare and desirable American numismatic literature, superbly catalogued at the zenith of his career by John J. Ford, Jr., in characteristically..... More
THE ERIC P. NEWMAN COLLECTION. SALE XI: PARTS 1 & 2: COINS, MECHANICAL DEVICES BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS, INCLUDES WASHINGTON GOLD PIECE CATALOGUE; Pre-Order of Sale XI Hardcover Edition-Dark Red Cover Variant
Dallas: Heritage Auctions, November 7-9, 2018. 4to, original dark red embossed cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 270, (6) pages; 416 lots; illustrated in color throughout; prices realized list bound in. New. Special Hardcover Edition; dark red cover variant. The Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society will receive..... More
HISTORISCHE NUMISMATISCHE LITERATUR-BELUSTINGUNGEN.
Philadelphia: 2004. 4to, original pictorial card covers. Color frontispiece plate; title printed in red and black; (28), 33, (1), (44) pages; 13 additional plates in black and white. In German and Russian. Fine. [with] SUPPLEMENTUM. Philadelphia, 2008. 4to, original pictorial card covers. Color folding frontispiece plate; title printed in red..... More
LA CORRESPONDANCE DE NICOLAS-CLAUDE FABRI DE PEIRESC AVEC LELIO PASQUALINI (1601–1611) ET SON NEVEU POMPEO (1613–1622).
Paris: 2012. 8vo, original printed card covers. xvii, (1), 326, (2) pages. Fine. More
PHOTO ALBUM OF THE “INVASION OF LOUISVILLE” AT THE HOME OF ARMAND AND KAY CHAMPA, HELD DURING THE 1988 A.N.A. CONVENTION.
(Louisville): (1988). 4to, original white three-ring binder; color 5 by 7 inch photo of the attendees on front cover. Fifteen plastic sheets, housing a printed invitation card and eighty-four 3.5 by 5 inch color photographs, depicting attendees, books, the library, etc. A handwritten letter from Champa is included, as is..... More
THE REFERENCE LIBRARY OF A NUMISMATIC BOOKSELLER
Cedar Pines Park: 2012. Tall 8vo; original green textured Japanese bookbinding cloth; red morocco spine label; gilt. 335, (1) pages; illustrated. New. Out of print. Edition limited to 150 copies. An essential work for those interested in numismatic literature. The book begins with a foreword by Jonathan H. Kagan and..... More
VICTORIA CROSS BIBLIOGRAPHY.
London: Spink, 2019. Second edition. Foreword by Lord Ashcroft. Crown 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. xx, (2), 373, (5) pages; 16 color plates. New. The new revised edition of this masterful bibliography of works on the Victoria Cross, its recipients, and the deeds for which it has been awarded..... More
BRITISH HISTORICAL MEDALS OF THE 17TH CENTURY: MEDALLISTS, BOOKS, AUTHORS, COLLECTORS, BOOK-SELLERS & ANTIQUARIES.
London: Spink, 2017. Crown 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. xvi, 416, (4) pages; illustrated in color. New. A fascinating look at the world of British historical medals and those involved from the 17th century to the present in their study, preservation and sale. Of considerable interest to the numismatic..... More
NUMISMATICS IN THE AGE OF GROLIER: AN EXHIBITION AT THE GROLIER CLUB.
8vo, original printed card covers. (8), 75, (1) pages. Fine. An excellent work written to accompany the 2001 exhibition at the Grolier Club of important numismatic books and accompanying coins and medals. More
NUMISMATIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
Munich: Battenberg, 1985. Thick 12mo, original brown leatherette-backed linen, lettered in brown and gilt; encased in cardboard slipcase. xxii, 1,848 pages; 18,311 listings; 6 indexes. Fine. By far the most comprehensive modern numismatic bibliography. More
IMPORTANT NUMISMATIC LITERATURE. FEATURING HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LIBRARY OF GEORGE F. KOLBE. SALE 154.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, October 26, 2019. 4to, original green cloth, gilt; original pictorial covers bound in. 166 pages; 526 lots; profusely illustrated in color. PRL bound in. New. More
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RUSSIAN NUMISMATIC LITERATURE.
Modern reprint of the 1904 original. In Russian. 8vo, photocopied pages with card covers. (6), 110, (6) pages. Covers faded; very good. More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers. 40 pages; illustrated in color. New. One of 100 copies printed. This publication traces the development of the study of the Treasury Notes issued by the Confederate States of America and outlines the literary history of the subject. Beginning..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. Second leaf of introduction, printed on..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 15–16, describing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 59–60, providing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 119–120, providing..... More
THIAN’S MASTERPIECE AND THE EARLY LITERATURE OF CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2019. Oblong 4to, original pictorial card covers housed within original black and red cloth portfolio lettered in gilt. 40 pages; illustrated in color; original leaf from Thian’s The Currency of the Confederate States of America housed within archival Mylar holder. The leaf comprising pages 159–160, describing..... More