Washington, D.C. 1993. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. viii, 143, (1) pages; map; 41 plates of coins. Jacket wrinkled; else near fine. A significant catalogue. More
Hong Kong: Champion, 2010. Tall 4to, original pictorial boards. (4), 152 pages; heavily illustrated in color. Near fine. More
Denver: 1967. 8vo, original pictorial boards. viii, 581 pages. Fine. The best Western bibliography on the topic with separate listings of titles in Chinese, Japanese and Western languages. Indispensable. More
Ho Chi Minh City: 2014. First edition. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 233, (3) pages; illustrated in color. New. The only edition of this very useful guide to Lao coins and paper money issued from the 16th century to the present. Illustrated in color and with price guidelines, along with..... More
Hong Kong: Xinjiang Art and Photo Press, 1991. 4to, later black half morocco with blue cloth sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; blue textured endpapers; all page edges speckled blue. 234, (12) pages; illustrated in color. Bilingual (Chinese and English). Near fine. A finely bound copy of..... More
Leiden: Brill, 1999. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. x, 234 pages; 5 plates. Jacket a bit worn; near fine. An interesting cultural study of the employment of Westerners in the Japanese Mint in Meiji Japan and their eventual removal from these positions. More
2017. Second edition. 4to, original pictorial card covers. (4), xix, (1), 453, (3) pages; illustrated. Fine. The revised second edition of this standard work. Awarded the Lhotka Prize by the Royal Numismatic Society. More
Gamlingay: 2011. Tall 4to, original printed card covers. 164 pages; illustrated. New. Covers the numismatic history of Japan before the Meiji period (i.e., before 1868). Useful guides to the calligraphy, language, production techniques and historical background are also provided. Intended to be of use to both novice and more advanced..... More
Iola: 2000. 4to, original pictorial card covers. xi, 341 pages; illustrated. Fine. More
London: Spink, 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. xii, 248 pages; illustrated in color. New. A highly personal examination of the fascinating Kushan empire and its coinage, with much discussion of the chronology of the Kushan kings, their religious system, and the evolution of their coinage. More
Lancaster: CNG, 2017. 4to, original pictorial boards; jacket. (6), 429 pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. More
Monaco: Éditions Gadoury, 2013. 8vo, original blue leatherette, gilt. 168 pages; well illustrated in color throughout. New. The new standard catalogue on French Indochina. Lists over 800 coins, illustrating 700. More
London: Batsford, 1936. First edition. 4to, original orange cloth, lettered in green and red; decorative endpapers. xviii, 198 pages; text illustrations; 148 plates, 39 of which are in color. Bruise to upper right corner; clear jacket taped to endpapers. Previous owner’s bookplate. Very good. The first edition of this scarce..... More
Lancaster: CNG, 2013. 4to, original hardcover. 424 pages; illustrated. New. More
Lancaster: CNG, 2006. 4to, original blue boards lettered in silver; jackets. lv, (1), 152 pages; illustrated. New. An important recent work. Daehn 6470. More
Chandigarh: 2015. 4to, original pictorial boards; jacket. (6), ix, (1), 228 pages; illustrated in color. Binding a little worn; near fine. A thorough examination of this specialized area. Distributed in limited numbers. More
Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 2017. First edition. 8vo, original gold cloth lettered in brown and white; jacket. 685, (3) pages; illustrated in color. New. The new publication on ancient coins of China by François Thierry. Perhaps the most significant work on the subject published in a European language in many..... More
New Delhi: Indological Book House, 1972. 8vo, original black cloth; gilt. xii, 280 pages; folding map; 14 + 11 plates; text illustrations. Lakshmi Book Store stamps on flyleaf and title page; near fine. Clain-Stefanelli 10025*, citing the 1907 first edition. More
Taiwan: 1976. 4to, original simulated parchment boards, lettered in black. 126 pages; numerous fold-out plates and other coin illustrations. Near fine. The standard work for early Qing dynasty coins. Clain-Stefanelli 8614. More
Hong Kong: Champion, 2011. First Edition. Tall 4to, original pictorial boards. (4), viii, 170, (2) pages; heavily illustrated in color. Near fine. More
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1991. Folio, original blindstamped gold cloth; black labels, gilt; jacket; in original slipcase. 619, (5) pages; illustrated. Near fine. The third volume of the Shanghai Museum's encyclopedia of Chinese money, covering Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties. This book weighs more than the estimated 3 pounds and may incur extra international..... More
(1982–1984. Complete set of seven issues (1982–1984). 4to, original printed card covers. Approximately 750 pages total. Issue 5 a bit ragged; rest generally near fine. A complete set of this scarce publication, essential to students of Asian numismatics (primarily China, Japan, Korea and Viet Nam). Smith published original articles and..... More
Complete set of seven issues (1982–1984), housed in a custom-made red and black linen clamshell box lettered in gilt in Chinese and English. 4to, original printed card covers. Approximately 750 pages total. Issue 5 a bit worn; rest generally near fine. A complete set of this scarce publication, essential to..... More
London: 27–31 March 1922. Crown 4to, recent tan linen, lettered in brown. (4), 77, (1) pages; 724 lots; 16 fine plates. Fine. This anonymous 1922 sale was of coins from the collection of Baron Phillippe de Ferrari le Renotière. Catalogued by H.A. Seaby, it is a highly important catalogue. Clain-Stefanelli..... More
Oxford: Published for the British Academy, 2004 and 2007. Two volumes, complete. 4to, original matching russet cloth, gilt. (27), (67) + 377, (1) pages; 173 + 158 plates of coins, each with a page of facing descriptive text [second volume plates included in pagination]. Fine. Both parts of this SNG..... More