THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY: 1858-1958.
New York: ANS, 1958. Small 4to, original red embossed cloth, gilt. Frontispiece; x, 390, (2) pages; 52 plates. Near fine. An outstanding history of the Society. More
General References
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ANCIENT AND MODERN COINS.
London: John Russell Smith, 1848. 16mo, original textured green cloth, gilt, decorated in blind. vii, (3), 220, (2) pages; numerous text figures depicting ancient and medieval coins. Binding a bit worn; very good. A popular introduction to coin collecting. Manville 358. More
CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE BY MRS. CLARE SHERIDAN. EXHIBITED AT THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY. FEBRUARY 18TH TO MARCH 19TH, 1921.
New York: 1921. 16mo, original printed card covers. (4), 8, (2), (2) pages; fine frontispiece portrait of the sculptress; 22 fine plates. “Curator’s Room” marked in pencil on front cover; near fine. The only installment of the American Numismatic Society’s Numismatic Notes and Monographs: Sculpture Series. Rare; essential for a.... More
SUGGESTED PLAN FOR A BUILDING FOR THE NUMISMATIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
New York: The De Vinne Press, 1906. (8) pages, 8 fine plates of plans and views. Original printed tan wrappers and outer pages a trifle discolored; near fine. Included is a history of the American Numismatic Society, and a brief account of the collection ("about 30,000 specimens of coins, medals... More
THE CASTING-COUNTER AND THE COUNTING-BOARD: A CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF NUMISMATICS AND EARLY ARITHMETIC.
Castle Cary: 1981 reprint. 4to, blue cloth, gilt. 357, (1) pages; text figures; 64 plates. Fine. Clain-Stefanelli 13732*. Grierson 251: “L’étude la plus complète, admirablement illustrée.” An excellent quality reprint of this still indispensable work on counters and jetons. More
NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET DE NUMISMATIQUE DU MOYEN AGE ET MODERNE.
Paris: Manuels-Roret, (1852). 24mo, contemporary black half calf and marbled boards, gilt. (4), xxxii, 464 pages. Text volume only. Binding somewhat worn. Very good. A popular general guide to coin collecting. More
COINS AND COLLECTORS.; Golden Anniversary Edition.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2014. 4to, original pictorial boards. xii, 404 pages; illustrated in color. New. A highly readable and enjoyable work. Foreword by Joel J. Orosz. More
A GUIDE BOOK OF THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2009. 8vo, original processed leather; gilt. x, 289, (5); color illustrations. Signed by author on title page. Fine. The special leather-bound edition. More
CHERRYPICKERS’ GUIDE TO RARE DIE VARIETIES OF UNITED STATES COINS. VOLUME II.
Atlanta: Whitman, 2006. Fourth Edition. Foreword by Q. David Bowers. 8vo, original pictorial boards; encased spiral binding. xxviii, 450 pages; illustrated. Near fine. More
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK.
New Castle: Oak Knoll, 1996. Second edition. Small 4to, original printed card covers. 576 pages; illustrated. New. More
WILL C. BARNES' ARIZONA PLACE NAMES
Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1960. Anne Merriman Peck. Hardcover. 4to, original printed gold cloth. XIX, (1), 519, (1) pages; each chapter illustrated with a woodcut illustration. New. The name origins, history, location, and elevation are given for Arizona towns and landmarks, often resulting in interesting story-telling. More
METHODS OF CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL INVESTIGATION OF ANCIENT COINAGE.
London: 1972. Small 4to, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. viii, 446, (2) pages; text figures, charts and tables; 20 plates. Fine. Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 8. More
N.C.I. GRADING GUIDE: A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH TO THE GRADING OF UNCIRCULATED AND PROOF COINS.
Dallas: 1986. 8vo, original blue cloth; jacket. v, (1), 154 pages; well illustrated. New. ($16). More
THE COIN COLLECTOR.
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1905. Second edition. 8vo, green cloth. 304 pages; 12 plates. Covers worn; very good. More
THE ART OF COINS AND THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY. AN ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHIC TREATISE WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO NUMISMATICS.
London: 1981. 4to, original olive cloth, gilt; jacket. 397, (1) pages; 571 illustrations, including 329 superb full color illustrations of coins on 131 plates, many greatly enlarged. Fine. A superb production; one of the the finest color-plate numismatic books ever published. More
THE ART OF COINS AND THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY: AN ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHIC TREATISE WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO NUMISMATICS.
London: Spink, 1981. 4to, original olive cloth with illustrated title label on front board; silk markers; decorative endpapers with numismatic designs; jacket. 397, (1) pages; 571 illustrations, including 329 color photographs on 131 plates. Wear to jacket; else fine. An outstanding work, featuring some of the best coin photography ever published. More
VOM SPARTOPF ZUR SPARKASSE. EIN KAPITEL VOM SPAREN UND VERWAHREN.
Berlin: 1928. 8vo, original printed gray card covers. 71, (1) pages, 59 text figures. Near fine. Includes illustrations of the Eberswalder gold find, and coin banks from ancient to modern times. More
COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE DE NUMISMATIQUE. CONGRÈS INTERNATIONAL DE NUMISMATIQUE. PARIS, 6-11 JUILLET 1953. TOME DEUXIÈME: ACTES.
Paris: 1957. 8vo, original printed card covers. ix, 656 pages; illustrated. Near fine. Clain-Stefanelli 16867. More
A SURVEY OF NUMISMATIC RESEARCH, 1966-1971.
Three volumes. New York, 1973. 8vo, original card covers. vi, 372, (18); viii, 373, (11); viii, 374, (18) pages. Fine. Clain-Stefanelli 26*. More
THE MORPHOLOGY OF COINS.
Chicago: 1970. Reprint. Small 8vo, original crimson cloth, gilt. (4), 89, (1) pages; 6 plates. Fine. More
VADE MECUM DU COLLECTIONNEUR / COLLECTOR’S VADE MECUM.
Montreal: 1885. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt, decorated in blind. 94 pages. Bilingual. Spine very worn; covers and a signature loose, library stamp on front flyleaf; good. Very scarce. Leroux was one of the great 19th-century Canadian numismatists. This work is primarily a numismatic dictionary, focusing on coin denominations. More
THE HIBERNIA COINAGE OF WILLIAM WOOD (1722-1724).
The Colonial Coin Collectors Club, 2007. 4to, original black leatherette, gilt; jacket. xx, 492 pages; numerous coin enlargements and other illustrations. Fine. An outstanding recent work, now the standard reference. More
THE COINAGES OF THE WORLD; ANCIENT AND MODERN.
New York: Scott, 1876. 8vo, original brown half morocco; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt. 305, (3) pages; text illustrations. Previous owner’s stamp on title page; near fine. More
SCRIPTA NUMMARIA. CONTRIBUTIONS À LA MÉTHODOLOGIE NUMISMATIQUE
Louvain-la-Neuve: 1983. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. xvii, (1), 365, (1) pages; text figures; 25 plates of coins, mostly with descriptive text. Fine. Numismatica Lovaniensia 6. More
CYLINDRES-SCEAUX ET EMPREINTES DE CYLINDRES TROUVÉS EN PALESTINE (AU COURS DE FOUILLES RÉGULIÈRES).
Paris: 1939. 4to, original printed card covers. xxiv, 70, (2) pages; 12 fine plates. Unopened. Fine. Very scarce. More