Crestline and Long Beach. Auctions 75, 77, 78 and 80, December 12, 1998; June 5, 1999; September 25, 1999; and June 10, 2000. Four volumes. 4to, original matching green Japanese cloth, lettered in black and a second color; decorative headbands; two silk ties in each volume; speckled page edges; original..... More
Milwaukee: Aug. 6-9, 1986. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. xvii, (3), (2), 316, 11, (1) pages; lots 1001-5984 (some breaks in numerical sequence); text illustrations; 17 color plates. Prices realized list bound in. Fine. The Special Hardbound Edition. More
Zürich: NAC, 2013. 4to, original pictorial boards. 407, (31) pages; 1860 lots, all illustrated in color on facing pages. Estimate and price realized printed with each lot. New. The combined special edition, bringing together all three RBW collection sales, including the gold coins sold in 1999 by CNG in addition..... More
New York, etc. 2003–2013. Twenty-four volumes, complete. 4to, original matching maroon cloth, gilt; upper covers embossed; decorative endpapers. 6452 pages; 15,284 lots; numerous portraits; profusely illustrated throughout, largely in full color. Price realized lists laid in. Fine. A complete set of the 24 volumes of the scarce hardcover edition of..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, February 25, 2023. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt; original pictorial covers bound in. 138 pages; 500 lots; illustrated in color. PRL bound in. New. More
Amsterdam: 31 octobre 1927 et jours suivants. 8vo, contemporary red calf, gilt, with textured sides; decorative endpapers. (4), 196 pages; 2003 lots; 43 fine plates. Near fine. A notable sale, nicely bound. While most significant for the collection of Portuguese coins being offered, three of the plates are devoted to..... More
Boston: November 6, 1999. Spine title cited. 4to, original full maroon leather, gilt; original pictorial card covers bound in. 80 pages; 525 lots; illustrated. Prices realized list in pocket. Fine. Number 12 of 12 copies thus bound, signed by Chris McCawley, Bob Grellman, and cataloguer Tom Rinaldo. For reasons unknown..... More
Frankfurt am Main: 29. Mai 1911 und folgende Tage. 4to, later black cloth-backed marbled boards; hand-lettered spine label. (4), 143, (1) pages; 2835 lots; 14 fine plates. Prices realized list bound in. Pages browned, as usual. Fine or nearly so. A very scarce and important sale of duplicates from the..... More
New York: Bangs, June 9–14, 1884. 4to, later green cloth, gilt; original white gilt-printed front paper cover bound in. 192 pages; 3727 lots. Set of 12 reprint plates, tinted to approximate the metallic content of the items depicted, and original prices realized list laid in. Spine sunned; near fine. Adams..... More
Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2022. Two sales bound together. SALE 162. January 22, 2022. 70 pages; 438 lots; illustrated. [bound with] SALE 165. December 3, 2022. 79, (1) pages; 455 lots; illustrated. 4to, original dark gray cloth, gilt; original pictorial covers bound in. PRLs bound in. New. Featuring material on..... More
Paris: 12–15 décembre 1938. 8vo, later black half morocco with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; all page edges speckled blue; original printed front card cover bound in. 70 pages; 4 fine plates. Fine. A finely bound copy of this very rare sale catalogue..... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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