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
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
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
EINLEITUNG ZUR MEDAILLEN- ODER MÜNZ-WISSENSCHAFT...
1977. Reprint of 1718 Leipzig edition. 12mo, original tan cloth lettered in gilt and black; clear jacket printed in red and black. A modern reprint of the rare first edition of the German translation of Jobert’s popular guide to numismatics, La science des médailles. Published 20 years before the same... More
FAKE? THE ART OF DECEPTION.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. 4to, original black cloth, jacket. 312 pages; numerous illustrations, many in color. Fine. A fascinating examination of false art objects (including coins and medals) by the Assistant Keeper of Coins and Medals at the British Museum. A well-done catalogue of some very interesting forgeries... More
THE MORPHOLOGY OF COINS.
Chicago: 1970. Reprint. Small 8vo, original crimson cloth, gilt. (4), 89, (1) pages; 6 plates. Fine. More
ABE KOSOFF REMEMBERS ... 50 YEARS OF NUMISMATIC REFLECTIONS.
New York: 1981. 8vo, original printed card covers. (8), 392 pages; illustrated. Near fine. The numismatic world according to Kosoff, comprising a reprint of a series of entertaining and informative articles which originally appeared in Coin World over a thirteen-year span, rearranged here by Kosoff “to present the reader with... 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
METALLURGY IN NUMISMATICS. VOLUME I.
London: 1980. Small 4to, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. Frontispiece; viii, 217, (3) pages; text figures; 28 plates. Fine. Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 13. More
METALLURGY IN NUMISMATICS. VOLUME I.
London: 1980. Small 4to, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. Frontispiece; viii, 217, (3) pages; text figures; 28 plates. Jacket rubbed; near fine. Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 13. More