THE FIRST MEDALS OF AMERICA: COMITIA AMERICANA AND ASSOCIATED MEDALS
2020. 4to, original pictorial boards. 100 pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. More
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MÉDAILLES DE LA RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE, DEPUIS L’OUVERTURE DES ÉTATS-GÉNÉRAUX (5 MAI 1789) JUSQU’A LA PROCLAMATION DE L’EMPIRE (18 MAI 1804).
Volume XVII of the Trésor de numismatique et de glyptique ... gravé par les procédés de M. Achille Collas. Paris: Chez Rittner et Goupil, 1836. Folio [43.5 by 30.5 cm], somewhat later maroon half morocco, gilt; spine lettered in gilt; top page edges gilt. (4), 132 pages; 96 plates of..... More
THE IMPORTANT NUMISMATIC COLLECTION FORMED BY THE LATE W.W.C. WILSON, MONTREAL, CANADA. UNITED STATES & CANADIAN COINS, EARLY AMERICAN & CANADIAN HISTORICAL MEDALS, MEDALS PRESENTED TO NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN CHIEFS, FOREIGN COINS & MEDALS.
New York: Anderson Galleries, November 16–18, 1925. Crown 4to, original printed card covers. Frontispiece; 92, (2) pages; 1260 lots; text illustrations; 2 halftone plates, one of them double. Hand-priced throughout. Very good. Adams 9 (rated A+ overall, and for early medals, U.S. medals and Canada in particular). Raymond attempted to..... More
A TUNE FOR A TOKEN: A CATALOGUE OF TOKENS AND MEDALS RELATING TO AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CIRCA 1850–1930.
Token & Medals Society, 1975. First Edition. 4to, original printed green card covers. 79, (1) pages. Fine or nearly so. Considered Volume 15, No. 2, Part II of the TAMS Journal. More
THE TOKEN AND MEDAL SOCIETY GUIDE TO U.S. SHELL CARDS 1867–1880.
4to, original pictorial boards. 356 pages; illustrated in color. New. More
TOKENS & MEDALS OF LONDON, ONTARIO.
London: 2003. Second printing. 4to, original maroon cloth, gilt. (10), 213, (1); illustrated, partly in color. Fine. A remarkable specialized study of tokens and medals issued in London, Ontario, many of them produced for hotels, merchants, bakeries, dairies and social organizations. Published as a “limited personal publication” and largely distributed..... More
LUSTROUS IMAGES FROM THE ENLIGHTENMENT: THE MEDALS OF THE DASSIERS OF GENEVA.
Milano: 2010. 4to, original black boards; jacket. 222 pages; beautifully illustrated in color. In English and French. Fine. More
MEDALS AND PLAQUETTES IN THE ULRICH MIDDELDORF COLLECTION AT THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM. 15TH TO 20TH CENTURIES.
Bloomington: 2012. 4to original brown cloth and boards; jacket. xvi, 229, (1) pages; beautifully illustrated in color. New. More
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, 1914–1938: THE FIRST 25 YEARS.
London: Spink, 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. xvi, 818, (6) pages; illustrated, partly in color. New. An exceptional work, documenting all surviving recommendations for the Distinguished Service Medal for over 4000 recipients during the First World War and the Interwar period. More
OLD REGIME FRANCE AND ITS JETONS: POINTILLIST HISTORY AND NUMISMATICS.
New York: ANS, 2020. Tall 4to, original black boards lettered in silver; jacket. xiii, (1), 268, (6) pages; illustrated, partly in color. New. A thorough and up-to-date study of these fascinating issues, originally used as counters in the medieval period, but serving a variety of social functions in the eighteenth..... More
THE RECORDS AND BADGES OF EVERY REGIMENT AND CORPS IN THE BRITISH ARMY.
London: Frederick Muller, 1970. Facsimile reprint of the second edition. Thick 8vo, original black and red cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt. (2), xv, (1), 942, (2) pages; text figures; 4 color plates of standards and colors; 20 fine color plates of past uniforms. Fine. More
DAVID D’ANGERS: MAKING THE MODERN MONUMENT.
New York: Vanguard, 2013. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 112 pages; illustrated in color. Fine. More
THE ART OF DEVASTATION: MEDALS AND POSTERS OF THE GREAT WAR.
New York: ANS, 2017. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. 356 pages; illustrated in color. New. NLG Best Specialized (Tokens and Medals) Book of the Year 2017. More
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..... More
THE MEDAL IN AMERICA.
New York: ANS, 1988. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt. xi, (1), 247, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. Coinage of the Americas Conference Proceedings, Volume 4. More
THE MEDAL IN AMERICA: VOLUME 2.
New York: ANS, 1999. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt. x, 294 pages; illustrated. Fine. The proceedings of the 13th Coinage of the Americas Conference. More
THE ENGLISH CIVIL WARS: MEDALS, HISTORICAL COMMENTARY AND PERSONALITIES.
London: Spink, 2013. Two volumes. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. xxxii, 384 + viii, 424 pages; well-illustrated, mostly in color. Housed in pictorial slipcase. New. A well-illustrated and highly readable account of the medals issued during the English Civil Wars and the people who were honored with them. More
MONARCHY, MONEY & MEDALS: COINS, BANKNOTES AND MEDALS FROM THE COLLECTION OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
London: Spink & the Royal Collection Trust, 2018. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. vii, (1), 184 pages; illustrated in color. New. A well-catalogued and illustrated work describing the contents of the collection, and discussing various highlights, many of which have never before been thoroughly described in the numismatic literature..... More
"HERE WE MAKE ITALY OR WE DIE" THE MEDALS OF GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI, THE RISORGIMENTO AND MODERN ITALY.
London: Spink, 2017. 4to, original pictorial card covers. xiv, 288 pages; well illustrated in color throughout. New. From the publisher: An overview of the historical events during which Giuseppe Garibaldi rose from obscurity to leadership of the Italian inification movement or "Risorgimento." utilising the Anthony P. Campanella Collection of medals..... More
AMERICAN ART MEDALS, 1909-1995: THE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS OF THE MEDALLION AND THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS.
New York: ANS, 2010. 4to, original tan cloth lettered in black; jacket. ix, (1), 294 pages; well illustrated, largely in color. New. Studies in Medallic Art, No. 1. An important recent work on the subject. More
JACQUES WIENER’S MOST REMARKABLE EDIFICES OF EUROPE: THE MAN, MONUMENTS, AND MEDALS.
New York: American Numismatic Society, 2019. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. xii, (2), 354 pages; illustrated in color. New. A highly anticipated study of this popular series of medals depicting some of the most famous architectural landmarks of Europe. Studies in Medallic Art, Volume 4. More
COINS AND MEDALS OF THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR.
London: Spink & Amgueddfa Cymru, 2019. Second edition. 8vo, original gray boards, gilt; jacket. vii, (1), 166, (2) pages; illustrated in color. New. The revised and updated second edition of this highly readable examination of the numismatic issues of the turbulent years between 1642 and 1660. More
VICTORIA CROSS BIBLIOGRAPHY.
London: Spink, 2019. Second edition. Foreword by Lord Ashcroft. Crown 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. xx, (2), 373, (5) pages; 16 color plates. New. The new revised edition of this masterful bibliography of works on the Victoria Cross, its recipients, and the deeds for which it has been awarded..... More
BRITISH HISTORICAL MEDALS OF THE 17TH CENTURY: MEDALLISTS, BOOKS, AUTHORS, COLLECTORS, BOOK-SELLERS & ANTIQUARIES.
London: Spink, 2017. Crown 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. xvi, 416, (4) pages; illustrated in color. New. A fascinating look at the world of British historical medals and those involved from the 17th century to the present in their study, preservation and sale. Of considerable interest to the numismatic..... More
MEDALLIC ART OF THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY, 1865-2014.
New York: ANS, 2015. Tall 4to, original light brown cloth lettered in dark brown; jacket. x, 181, (1) pages; illustrated in color. New. Studies in Medal Art, 2. A new and well-illustrated catalogue of the medals produced by the American Numismatic Society. More