THE NUMISMATIC ASPECTS OF LEPROSY: MONEY, MEDALS, AND MISCELLANEA.
N.p. 1993. 8vo, original dark blue lettered cloth. (6), 167, (1) pages; numerous text illustrations. Fine. A fascinating work.
Medals
THE ASSAY MEDALS AND THE ASSAY COMMISSIONS, 1841-1977.
New York: Eros, 1983. Small 4to, original brown leatherette, gilt; jacket. xvi, (4), 319, (5) pages. Fine. A significant work on the subject, limited to 300 copies. Davis 829.
MEDALLIC PORTRAITS OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
London: Spink, 1994. 8vo, original printed card covers. 138 pages; illustrated. Fine.
HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE; CONTAINING THE PRINCIPAL INCIDENTS IN THEIR LIVES, FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE MONARCHY TO LOUIS PHILLIPPE, WITH A CONCISE BIOGRAPHY OF EACH. ILLUSTRATED BY SEVENTY-TWO PORTRAITS OF THE SOVEREIGNS OF FRANCE.
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1846. 12mo, original cream colored cloth, embossed and decorated in blind and impressed with an image of a medal depicting Pharamond, legendary King of France, in gilt on the front cover and in blind on the back; spine ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; all page...
LES MÉDAILLES DE LOUIS XIV ET LEUR LIVRE.
Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre, 2016. 8vo, original printed card covers. 512 pages; illustrated in color. New.
MÉDAILLES SUR LES PRINCIPAUX ÉVÉVEMENTS DU RÈGNE ENTIER DE LOUIS LE GRAND, AVEC DES EXPLICATIONS HISTORIQUES.
Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1723. Folio [43.5 by 30 cm], original tan crushed morocco, sides double-paneled in French fillets, floral sprays at corners of interior panels; spine with six raised bands, richly decorated with floral sprays in gilt; red morocco spine label lettered in gilt; board edges double-ruled in gilt; gilt...
MONNAIES ET MÉDAILLES DE LA CAMPAGNE D'ÉGYPTE. AN VI (1798)-AN X (1801).
Monte Carlo: Editions Victor Gadoury, 2005. 8vo, original printed card covers. 87, (1) pages; illustrated. New.
MÉDAILLES FRANÇAISES DES XV, XVI, XVII SIÈCLES.
Monaco: Editions Victor Gadoury, 2008. Large 4to, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. 252, (2) pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. An important recent publication.
SOUVENIRS NUMISMATIQUES DE LA RÉVOLUTION DE 1848. RECEUIL COMPLET DES MÉDAILLES, MONNAIES ET JETONS QUI ONT PARU EN FRANCE DEPUIS LE 22 FÉVRIER JUSQU'AU 20 DÉCEMBRE 1848.
1973. reprint. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. (2), 160 pages; 60 plates. Fine. Clain-Stefanelli 14547. Engel et Serrure 5790. Grierson 262.
A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES TOKENS AND MEDALS. FEATURING IMAGES FROM THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY'S COLLECTION
Atlanta: Whitman, 2008. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. xii, 289, (1) pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. Foreword by Q. David Bowers.
CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF COINS, MEDALS, TOKENS AND CURRENCY FORMERLY OWNED BY THE LATE ROBERT COULTON DAVIS, PH.G., OF PHILADELPHIA, PA. NOW OWNED BY A PRIVATE GENTLEMAN.
New York: Jan. 20–24, 1890. 4to, original black cloth-covered paper covers, gilt. (2), ii, (3)–128 pages; 2914 lots; 4 fine tinted photographic plates. Hand-priced throughout. Very good or so. Adams 3. An outstanding catalogue of American coins, highlighted by Davis’s pattern holdings, which provided the foundation for his pioneering listing...
AN ARRANGEMENT OF TRADESMEN'S CARDS, POLITICAL TOKENS, ALSO, ELECTION MEDALS, MEDALETS, &c. current in the united states of america for the last sixty years, descrived from the originals, chiefly in the collection of the author. with engravings.
New York: Printed for the Author, 1858. Tall 8vo, later blue cloth, gilt. Title printed in red and black. (2), 118, (2) pages; 4 lithographic plates depicting a variety of tokens; advertising leaf. Front flyleaf partly loose; occasional spotting and browning. Very good or better. Along with Bushnell’s 1859 work...
AN OLLA PODRIDA; OR, SCRAPS, NUMISMATIC, ANTIQUARIAN, AND LITERARY.
London: Printed (For Private Distribution Only), by Nichols & Son, 1844. 8vo, original brown embossed cloth. Charming lithographic frontispiece portrait of dedicatee Sir Thomas Dyke Acland; xv, (1), 388 pages; 20 engraved or lithographic plates, many of which depict coins and medals, the first six produced on a medal-ruling machine;...
American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals.
Glendale: Benchmark, 1970. Reprint. Edited, with notes, by William T.R. Marvin and Lyman Haines Low. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt. v, (3), 332 pages; text illustrations. Fine. An infrequently encountered reprint.
American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals.
New York: Scott Stamp & Coin, 1894. First edition, second printing. Edited, with notes, by William T.R. Marvin and Lyman Haines Low. 8vo, original blue cloth binding variant; printed spine label. v, (3), 332 pages; text illustrations. Hinges cracked, as usual. Very good or better. The first edition, second printing...
ANNUAL SO-CALLED DOLLAR COLLECTORS POCKET PRICE GUIDE: PACIFIC COAST EXPOSITIONS.
Carson City: 2018. Thin 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 64, (4) pages; illustrated. New. The price supplement for Shevlin and Hyder’s So-Called Dollars from the Pacific Coast Expositions.
DISCOVER THE WORLD OF CHARBNEAU SO-CALLED DOLLARS FROM THE 1939-40 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. AN ILLUSTRATED REFERENCE.
Carmichael: 2011. 4to, original brown processed leather, gilt. xi, (1), 74, (10) pages; well-illustrated in color. New. The deluxe edition, one of 75 thus bound. Signed by the authors on the half title.
ROBERT C. WILLEY'S DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN MEDALLISTS.
Victoria: 1998. 4to, original green leatherette, gilt; jacket. (8), 180 pages; 10 plates. Fine. A significant reference.
CANADIAN TOKENS AND MEDALS: AN ANTHOLOGY.
Lawrence: Quarterman, 1974. 8vo, original yellow cloth, gilt. 333, (1) pages; illustrated. Near fine. An important collection of articles that are otherwise difficult to obtain.
MEDALLIC WASHINGTON.
London: Spink, 2016. Two volumes, complete. 4to, matching blue cloth, gilt; color medal insets. 830 pages; illustrated throughout in color. New. A comprehensive and beautifully produced work, covering medals produced from 1777 to 1890. The new standard work on the subject.
MEDALS AND TOKENS OF THE CHICAGO COIN CLUB.
2018. First edition. 4to, original pictorial boards. 108 pages; illustrated in color. New. Provides a history of this important local coin club through a catalogue of the various medals, tokens, and related pieces produced by it. An enjoyable read for anyone interested in the history of the hobby, even those...
THE MEDALLIC WORK OF JOHN ADAMS BOLEN: DIE SINKER &C.
Springfield: 2002. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered in copper; jacket. ix, (1), 326 pages; portrait; text illustrations; 8 color plates. Fine. A well-done examination of this 19th-century die-sinker and medalist.
AUCTIONS-CATALOG ENTHALTEND DIE NACHGELASSENE GRÄFLICH B'SCHE SAMMLUNG...
München: 24. April 1900 und folgende Tage. 8vo, recent blue linen, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. (4), 104 pages; 2283 + 5 lots; 4 halftone plates. Neatly hand-priced in ink. Fine. Though this was the fourth catalogue issued by Hirsch, this was his first auction sale, the three...
THE WILLIAM TELL-COLLECTION. SWISS SHOOTING MEDALS AND MEMORABILIA.
Zürich: 18 May 2017. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 549, (7) pages; 8052 lots; illustrated in color. Prices realized list laid in. Previous owner annotations on title page; near fine. Advance proof softcover copy of this important sale of Swiss shooting medals.
THIRTY-SIXTH SALE OF COINS, MEDALS, ETC. THE CLOGSTON COLLECTION.
New York: April 4-7, 1881. 8vo, later gray cloth, gilt; original printed wraps bound in. 93, (1) pages; 2556 lots. Some chipping to covers; near fine. Marked "Private Bid Book of S.H. & H. Chapman" on title page in ink, but apparently not used as such as no other markings...