Wien: ÖAW, 2022. Tall 4to, original pictorial boards. Color frontispiece; 683, (3) pages; illustrated throughout in color. Multilingual (see comments). New. A collection of 21 articles exploring various aspects of Joseph Eckhel, his publications, the influence they had on numismatic scholarship, the historical contexts within which he worked, and his..... More
London: Baldwin & Spink, 1997. 4to, original russet cloth, gilt. 630 pages; illustrated. New. A thorough and useful bibliography, focusing on numismatic periodicals. Encyclopaedia of British Numismatics, Volume II, Part II. More
London: Baldwin & Spink, 1993. 4to, original russet cloth, gilt. xviii, (2), 449, (3) pages. New. A thorough and useful bibliography, focusing on non-numismatic periodicals. Worth the price for the index to the Gentleman's Magazine alone. Encyclopaedia of British Numismatics, Volume II, Part I. More
Newtown: Bird & Bull Press [Henry Morris], 2007. Crown 4to, original red quarter morocco and Japanese silk boards with mounted roundel printed by Morris; spine with black morocco spine label, gilt. 59, (15) pages; 4-page insert of stochastically printed illustrations of Comitia Americana medals; 2-page insert from Morrisís letterpress edition..... More
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1961. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. 389, (1) pages. Slight wear at cover edges; small tear at top of spine; near fine. One of the core references for printed Americana, being a comprehensive listing of over 1600 American directories published through 1860. In addition to providing..... More
Newton: 1974 reprint. Three volumes, complete. 8vo, original matching blue cloth, gilt. Bump to bottom board of first volume; else near fine. The reprint of the classic 1940 bibliography of this prolific early American writer. More
Toronto: 1892. Small 8vo, original red cloth printed in black; spine lettered in gilt. 140 pages. Fine. A scarce Canadian bibliography by this notable researcher. Not numismatic. More
Musée Royal de Mariemont, 2008. 4to, original printed card covers. 155, (3) pages; illustrated. Fine. Chalon is best known today for his role in the Fortsas hoax in 1840, which involved an obscure auction sale consisting exclusively of “unique” works unknown in the standard bibliographies, which had been dreamed up..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, MARCH 6, 2021. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt; original pictorial covers bound in. 156 pages; 539 lots; profusely illustrated in color. PRL bound in. New. More
New York: American Numismatic Society, 2016. Two volumes. 4to, original brown imitation leather, decorated and lettered in gilt; original cream boards lettered in bronze. (12), 400, (4) pages; 330 color plates. Housed in original matching slipcase, as issued. New. NLG Best Specialized Book (World Coins) of the year 2017. A...... More
Munich: Battenberg, 1985. Thick 12mo, original brown leatherette-backed linen, lettered in brown and gilt. xxii, 1,848 pages; 18,311 listings; 6 indexes. Fine. By far the most comprehensive modern numismatic bibliography. More
Victoria: Numismatic Education Society of Canada, 2007. Two volumes. 4to, original maroon leatherette, gilt. xxvi, 578, (2); (xxvii)-xxxiv, 581-1114, (2), 95, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. Essential. One of only 300 sets printed. More
N.p. Regina Caeli Press, 2013. 4to, original printed boards. (2), v, 133 pages. Near fine. A highly useful supplement to Attinelli, with much information not available elsewhere. 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
Mauritius: 1956. 8vo, original printed card covers. xiii, (5), 884 pages. Some wear to covers; printed name of second author pasted on to front cover, spine and title page after printing. Very good. More
Seventy-seven volumes total, as follows: Collection de Bibliographie Classique. I: Bibliographie de l’antiquité classique 1896–1914. Première partie: auteurs et textes [the second part, Matières et disciplines, was never published]. 1951. 8vo, later tan linen and marbled boards. [with] II: Dix années de bibliographie classique: bibliographie critique et analytique de l’antiquité..... More
New York: 1968. Tall 8vo, original tan cloth, gilt. xiii, 62, (12) pages; illustrated. Fine. More
Anstösse, Erarbeitungsformen und Wirkungen städtischer Satzungen zum Münzwesen im Längsschnitt. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 2009. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 375, (1) pages. Ex George F. Kolbe library with his bookplate on pastedown. Fine. Provides detailed information on various monetary edicts. Kolbe 223. More
London: November 23–24, 1981. 8vo, original printed card covers. 69, (3) pages; 518 lots; 7 plates. Prices realized list with buyers’ names. Near fine. A very important sale of rare Russian numismatic (and other) books. Lots 1–151 comprised the highly desirable and important numismatic content of the sale. Unimpressive in..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2020. Crown 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. 288 pages; illustrated in color throughout. Signed copies available upon request. New. A bibliography and analysis of American auction catalogues issued before the Second World War that feature photographically printed illustrations of ancient coins. Includes biographical material concerning..... More
New York: Vanguard, 1926. 8vo, original marbled cloth spine and blue cloth; printed spine label. Engraved frontispiece; title page printed in black and red; xi, (1), 108 pages; illustrated. Printed on heavy paper with deckled fore-edge. Spine a bit rubbed; one corner starting. Very good. A memorial volume bringing together..... More
Brugge: 1983. 8vo, original printed card covers. 209, (3) pages; illustrated. Near fine. Ex Herbert Kreindler library with his bookplate. More
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
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
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 Presentation Edition. The Eric P. Newman Library was especially important for works on early American..... More