New York: 1990. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. 315, (1) pages; genealogical chart; illustrated. Inscribed by author on flyleaf. Page edges spotted, slight fading to jacket top edge; else near fine. An autobiography by Prince David Chavchavadze, the only child of Princess Nina Georgiyevna (Romanov) of Russia and Prince..... More
St. Petersburg: Miniatura, 1996. Miniature book [10 by 8 cm], original brown leatherette, lettered in black; jacket. 172 pages; illustrated. Light wear to jacket; near fine. Short remembrances of the medal collector and researcher David Robinson. One of only 100 copies printed. More
St Petersburg: Printing-Office of the Imperial Academy of Science, 1899. Large 4to [31 by 23.5 cm], contemporary blue cloth and boards; original printed paper covers affixed to sides; hand-lettered spine label. 15, (3) pages. Binding worn at extremities; handwritten notations on both paper covers; contents apparently folded before being bound;..... More
Moscow: Nauka, 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 464 pages; illustrated in color. New. A remarkable collection of articles examining various facets of Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich’s numismatic activities and the legacy of the collection he formed and the books that he either wrote or underwrote. Based on materials presented at..... More
Moscow: 2006. 4to, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. 407, (1) pages; well-illustrated. English summary. Fine. The very detailed standard work on Russian poludengas, chetveretses and polushkas of the 14th through 17th centuries. More
Vilnius: 2021. 4to, original pictorial boards. 208 pages; illustrated. New. Journal of Numismatics and Sigillography, Volume 9. This volume is devoted to materials prepared for the 16th International Numismatic Congress in Warsaw (2022). More
London: November 23–24, 1981. 8vo, original printed card covers. 69, (3) pages; 518 lots; 7 plates. Prices realized list with buyers’ names. Near fine. A very important sale of rare Russian numismatic (and other) books. Lots 1–151 comprised the highly desirable and important numismatic content of the sale. Unimpressive in..... More
Philadelphia: 2004. 4to, original pictorial card covers. Color frontispiece plate; title printed in red and black; (28), 33, (1), (44) pages printed on tinted stock; 13 additional plates in printed in color. In German and Russian. Fine. [with] SUPPLEMENTUM. Philadelphia, 2008. 4to, original pictorial card covers. Color folding frontispiece plate;..... More
Philadelphia: 2004. 4to, original pictorial card covers. Color frontispiece plate; title printed in red and black; (28), 33, (1), (44) pages; 13 additional plates in black and white. In German and Russian. Fine. [with] SUPPLEMENTUM. Philadelphia, 2008. 4to, original pictorial card covers. Color folding frontispiece plate; title printed in red..... More
Modern reprint of the 1904 original. In Russian. 8vo, photocopied pages with card covers. (6), 110, (6) pages. Covers faded; very good. More
1999. reprint. 4to, original printed card covers. 25, (1) pages. Fine. More
8vo, original pictorial card covers. 54 pages; well illustrated in color throughout. Fine. More
Leningrad: 1962. Third, revised, edition. 8vo, original tan cloth, gilt. 221, (3) pages; text illustrations; 1 double-sided folding plate. Near fine. The third edition, substantially revised. Clain-Stefanelli 11201*. More
Amsterdam: 1967. 4to, original green cloth, gilt. 253, (1) pages; well illustrated. Near fine. An unusually nice copy of the English translation of Spasskiiís most important work. More
Minsk: 2018. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 279, (1) pages; well-illustrated throughout in color. New. A new, very well-illustrated work on early Russian copper coins known as "fur money," about which very little has previously been published. The copious use of high-quality photography makes this of use to a wider audience..... More
St. Petersbourg: 1836. First text volume and planches. 8vo, text volume in original printed wraps; plates in later black cloth-backed boards, gilt. vii, (1), 266, (2); 23, (1) pages; 23 + 58 engraved tables and plates of coins. Text volume unopened, but with spine separating; some foxing to plates; very..... More
New York: ANS, 1932. 16mo, original printed card covers. (4), 101, (1) pages; color frontispiece; 20 plates, some in color. Fine. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 51. More
New York: ANS, 1932. 16mo, original printed card covers. (4), 101, (1) pages; color frontispiece; 20 plates, some in color. Near fine. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 51. More
Odessa: 1997. 8vo, original printed card covers. (2), 73, (9) pages. Signed by author on title page. Fine. A bibliographic effort to continue where Gromachevskii leaves off, covering Russian numismatic books published between 1905 and 1917, and including some earlier works missed by Gromachevskii. Very useful and printed in limited..... More
St. Petersburg: Iskusstvo-SPB, 1993. 8vo, original white cloth, gilt; jacket. 304 pages; 64 halftone plates. Inscribed in German to Peter Berghaus and signed by the author on the front flyleaf verso. Near fine. A general work on numismatics by the head of the numismatic research department at the Hermitage. More
Moscow: 1996. 8vo, original brown cloth lettered in silver. 306, (6) pages; illustrated. Fine. Includes articles on the work of the Moscow Mint, 1596-1606 (Zverev and Kolyzin, Volkov 1069), monetary reform 1654-63 (Lavrentíev, Volkov 1080), hoards coming to the Historical Museum between 1963 and 1966 (Melínikova and Diadchenko, Volkov 1089)..... More
Gahanna: January 11, 2014. 4to, original red cloth, gilt; original pictorial covers bound in. 47, (1) pages; 166 lots. Illustrated in color throughout. PRL bound in. New. The Special Hardcover Edition. More
Moscow: 2002 reprint of the 1897 original. 4to, original printed boards. (2), vii, (1), 31, (1) pages; 10 plates. Fine. Pavel Vasilievich Zubov (1863-1921) was one of the most important Russian coin collectors of his time. ìIn 1897 he published his only numismatic work--a pamphlet of 31 pages with ten..... More
Moscow: Sovietskii Khudojnik, 1964. 16mo, original pictorial card covers. 102, (2) pages; illustrated. Very good. A detailed examination of the 1925 pattern ruble of Emperor Constantine. Includes an English summary on pages 91-100. Clain-Stefanelli 11204. More
Beverly Hills: February 11–12, 1991. 4to, original pictorial card covers. (10), 120 pages; 1767 lots; illustrated throughout and on 6 color plates. Photocopy prices realized list laid in. Fine. Irving Goodman formed exceptional collections of Russian, Chinese and Asian coins at a time when there was little “Western” market activity..... More