2022 SUMMER AMERICANA SALE. SALE 164.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, August 27, 2022. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; original pictorial covers bound in. 168, (3) pages; 527 lots; illustrated in color. PRL bound in. New. More
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MONNAIES BYZANTINES ET D'AUTRES PAYS CONTEMPORAINES À L'ÉPOQUE BYZANTINE.
Amsterdam: 1959. Reprint. 4to, original red cloth, gilt. 151, (1) pages; 2701 lots; 68 plates; prices realized list. Fine. The reprint of this remarkable collection, formed by Ratto himself. Clain-Stefanelli 5424*. Grierson 109 & 289: "Catalogue de vente abondamment illustrÈ; essentiel comme instrument de travail." Spring 549. More
CATALOGUE OF THE MARVIN COLLECTION OF MASONIC MEDALS, TOGETHER WITH A FINE VARIETY OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN COINS IN GOLD AND SILVER.
New York: June 21, 1881. 8vo, later green cloth, gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. 51, (1) pages; 765 lots; handsome chromolithographic frontispiece plate of Arms of the Freemasons; 2 fine heliotype plates; 3 lithographic plates. Front wrap stained; used as backing for frontispiece; otherwise near fine. Adams 38..... More
VERSTEIGERUNGS-KATALOG. SAMMLUNG EINES RHEINISCHEN INDUSTRIELLEN UND DUBLETTEN DES STAATLICHEN MÜNZKABINETTS, BERLIN.
Berlin: 3. Juni 1924 und folgende Tage. 4to, later black leather-backed orange boards; black spine label, gilt. (2), 86, (2) pages; 2294 lots; 12 fine plates. Small tear at gutter of title page; near fine. A very scarce catalogue, most important for coins of Brandenberg-Prussia but also including a section..... More
GRIECHISCHE, RÖMISCHE, BYZANTINISCHE MÜNZEN. MEDAILLEN UND PLAKETTEN DER RENAISSANCE. MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN VON WÜRTTEMBERG ETC. NUMISMATISCHE BÜCHER, VORZUGSWEISE AUS DEM NACHLASSE EINES BEKANNTEN DEUTSCHEN KUNSTSAMMLERS.
München: No. XXXIV. 5. Mai 1914 und ff. Tage. 4to, original printed card covers with mounted illustration of a Syracusan dekadrachm. (4), 147, (5) pages; 2264 lots; 60 fine plates of coins. Top of spine bumped; else near fine. Clain-Stefanelli 3666. Grierson 280. Spring 388, attributing primary ownership to Raffaele..... More
CATALOGUE OF COINS, MEDALS AND TOKENS, AMERICAN AND FOREIGN, BEING THE ENTIRE COLLECTION OF WILLIAM CLOGSTON...
New York: Bangs, April 4–7, 1881. 8vo, later tan linen, gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. 93, (1) pages; 2556 lots; 1 fine heliotype plate tipped in. Fine. Adams 36, with plate. Scarce. The plate mostly depicts American medals and badges, with a few large cents, early dimes, etc...... More
COLLECTION DE M. E. DE P... MONNAIES EN OR, JETONS, MÉDAILLES ARTISTIQUES DU XVE AU XVIIE SIÈCLE.
Paris: 12 décembre 1935. 4to, original printed card covers. 27, (1) pages; 269 lots; 11 fine plates, the first mostly devoted to ancient gold coins. Spine rolled; very good. A later sale conducted by Louis Ciani’s brother Pio, who continued the firm under his brother’s name after Louis’s death in..... More
DIE PAUL HENCKEL’SCHE SAMMLUNG BRANDENBURG-PREUSSISCHER MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN. ABTHEILUNG I, II UND III.
Berlin: 1876. 8vo, later tan cloth-backed boards; maroon spine label, gilt. Three parts in one volume. vi, (2), 287, (1) + 140 + 104 pages; 5504 lots; 4 lithographic plates. Fine. A well-preserved volume including all three parts of this enormous and important sale of Germanic coins. Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 9273..... More
CATALOGUE OF THE MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION OF COINS OF THE UNITED STATES FORMED BY JOHN G. MILLS, ESQ., ALBANY, NEW YORK.
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
REGULAR HARDCOVER EDITION OF THE NUMISMATIC LIBRARY OF SYDNEY F. MARTIN.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, April 30, 2022. 4to, red cloth; gilt; original pictorial covers bound in. 154 pages; 472 lots; profusely illustrated in color. PRL bound in. New. More
UNITED STATES HALF CENTS. COLLECTION OF THE LATE F.R. ALVORD.
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
THE SAMEL COLLECTION OF JEWISH COINS AND MEDALS.
Osnabrück: March 17, 2020. 4to, original pictorial boards. 172 pages; 598 lots; illustrated in color. New. The limited edition hardcover catalogue of this important collection, formed over the course of decades by Josef Samel and his sister Angela Arluk. More
VIII. CATALOGUE DE MONNAIES ROMAINES ANTIQUES EN OR, ARGENT ET BRONZE COMPOSANT LA COLLECTION DE FEU CLARENCE S. BEMENT DE PHILADELPHIE (U.S.A.).
Lucerne: 25–28 juin 1924. 4to, original printed card covers. (6), 107, (1) pages; 1770 lots; 64 fine plates. Spine worn at extremities; very good. The important Ars Classica sale offering the magnificent Roman and Byzantine coins of Clarence S. Bement. Clain-Stefanelli 1942*. Grierson 280. Spring 478 [also listed under “Most..... More
MÜNZEN DER MARKGRAFEN UND KURFÜRSTEN VON BRANDENBURG UND DER KÖNIGE VON PREUSSEN. SAMMLUNG DES † HERRN DR. JUR. KILLISCH VON HORN IN BERLIN.
Frankfurt am Main: 14. März 1904 und folgende Tage. 8vo, contemporary cloth-backed mottled boards; original printed front paper cover bound in. (6), 200 + 14 pages; 4325 lots; 11 fine plates; original printed prices realized list bound in. Slightly trimmed, affecting only plate numbers; near fine. A very scarce catalogue..... More
IMPORTANT NUMISMATIC LITERATURE. SALE 160.
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, May 22, 2021. 4to, original cream cloth printed in red; original pictorial covers bound in. 73, (3) pages; 459 lots; illustrated. PRL bound in. New. Featuring material from the libraries of Phil Carrigan, Dan Freidus, Doug Robins, Eldert Bontekoe, the TAB Library and others. More
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Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning. Subscription to the Kolbe & Fanning cloth hardcover numbered sale catalogues. Black and white sales may be bound together in each year; color catalogues are bound individually. Catalogues are billed when shipped. Subscription will start with most recent sale. More
KUNST-MEDAILLEN-KATALOG. HAUPTSÄCHLICH AUS DEN SAMMLUNGEN ZWEIER SUDDEUTSCHER KUNSTFREUNDE.
München: 1.–2. Mai 1900. 4to, contemporary brown cloth-backed mottled boards. xii, 127, (5) pages; 576 lots; 10 fine plates. Several leaves detached from spine, but complete. Browned. Good. Geschenk-Exemplar mit 10 Tafeln in besonderer Mappe. Rare: a copy sold in our recent sale of the Mark & Lottie Salton Library..... More
FIXED PRICE LIST NO. 1. CATALOG OF GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COINS.
St. Louis: c. 1905. Thin 16mo, original printed card covers. 36 pages plus covers. Fine. Very scarce. Originally owned by F.E. Ellis, Burdette G. Johnson and D.A. Sutherland purchased the firm in 1907 and Johnson became sole owner the following year. More
CATALOGUE NO. 1. A LIST OF FIXED PRICES. CATALOGUE OF GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COINS.
New Haven: c. 1907. Thin 16mo, original printed card covers. 38, (2) pages. Near fine. The first Hesslein fixed price list. Scarce. More
CATALOGUE OF FIRST PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF COINS, MEDALS AND PAPER MONEY, THE PROPERTIES OF SOME OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST COLLECTORS...
New York: September 30, 1905. 8vo, original printed card covers. 39, (1) pages; 852 lots plus many bis lots. Hand-priced with annotations indicating its use during the auction itself. Very good or better. Adams 1 (rated B+ for colonials). A saleroom copy of Elder’s inaugural sale, at least in the..... More
AMERICAN BOOK AUCTION CATALOGUES, 1793–1934. A UNION LIST.
Detroit: Gale Research 1967 facsimile reprint. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt. xxxii, 560 pages. Fine. An indispensable source of information on the vendors, and a number of the same players, active on the American numismatic auction scene in the 19th and early 20th century. More
MAIL AUCTION SALE OF THE COIN COLLECTION OF MR. CHAS. S. CHAPIN.
Chicago: February 20, 1902. 16mo, original printed card covers. 23, (1) pages; 613 lots. Near fine. Adams 1. The catalogue of Green’s first auction. Scarce. More
NUMBER ONE MAIL AUCTION SALE. GOLD, SILVER, AND COPPER UNITED STATES, CANADIAN AND FOREIGN COINS.
New Haven: March 31, 1909. 16mo, original printed card covers. 32 pages. Folded for mailing, edges sunned; very good. Adams 1. The catalogue of Hesslein’s first auction. Scarce. More
GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN AUS DER SAMMLUNG EINES KUNSTFREUNDES.
Zürich: 28. Mai 1974. 4to, original printed card covers. 372 pages; 253 lots; well illustrated throughout. Estimate sheet laid in, along with photocopy prices realized list. Near fine. A most important sale, superbly catalogued and illustrated, comprising selections from the magnificent Charles Gillet collection. One of the great Greek coin..... More
THE T. JAMES CLARKE COLLECTION UNITED STATES LARGE CENTS AND THE THOMAS G. MELISH CATALOGUE.
New York: Indianapolis, April 21, 1956. 8vo, original padded brown leatherette, gilt, in slipcase as issued. 114 pages; 2639 lots; 13 plates; printed prices realized. HENRY GRUNTHAL impressed in gilt on the front cover. Inscribed by Abe Kosoff on flyleaf. Near fine. The Special Library Edition of the Clarke and..... More