Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, no stated printing or imprint. Newman 1-P-20. 16mo, original blindstamped dark green cloth; front cover lettered in gilt, without price. 32 pages; 10 engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, with plate 6 serving as a frontispiece... More about HEATH'S INFALLIBLE COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR AT SIGHT…
Boston and Washington: Heath, 1881. Thirteenth edition. Newman 13-P-1. 16mo, original blindstamped russet cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. Heath’s introduction continues to be for the twelfth edition. Engraved title preceding printed title; 47, (1) pages, including prefatory chapter by Casilear; seven engraved plates depicting the right-hand sides of... More about Heath’s Infallible Government Counterfeit Detector, at Sight
Boston and Washington: Heath, 1878. Twelfth edition, third printing. Newman 12-P-3. 16mo, original blindstamped maroon cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. Engraved title preceding printed title; 47, (1) pages, including prefatory chapter by Casilear; 10 engraved plates depicting the right-hand sides of United States Notes and National Currency respectively... More about Heath’s Infallible Government Counterfeit Detector, at Sight
Boston and Washington: Heath, 1877. Twelfth edition, second printing. Newman 12-P-2. 16mo, original blindstamped green cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. Engraved title preceding printed title; 47, (1) pages, including new prefatory chapter, “A Few Hints to Aid in Detecting Counterfeit Money,” by George W. Casilear, which now appears... More about Heath’s Infallible Government Counterfeit Detector, at Sight
Boston and Washington: Heath, 1870. Third edition, second printing. Newman 3-P-2 (variant). 16mo, original blindstamped green cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. 40, (2) pages; unnumbered folding plate showing both sides of a counterfeit $100 First National Bank of Boston note in green and black; unnumbered folding plate showing... More about HEATH'S GREATLY IMPROVED AND ENLARGED INFALLIBLE GOVERNMENT COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR AT SIGHT…
Boston and Washington: Heath, 1870. Third edition, second printing. Newman 3-P-2 (variant). 16mo, original blindstamped russet cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. 40, (2) pages; unnumbered folding plate showing both sides of a counterfeit $100 First National Bank of Boston note in green and black; unnumbered folding plate showing... More about HEATH'S GREATLY IMPROVED AND ENLARGED INFALLIBLE GOVERNMENT COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR AT SIGHT…
Boston and Washington: Heath, 1870. Third edition, first printing. Newman 3-P-1. 16mo, original blindstamped green cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. 44 pages; text illustrations of four Heath microscopes; 2 unnumbered fractional currency plates; 13 engraved plates mostly depicting bank note design elements, numbered 2-9, 11–14 and 17, plate... More about HEATH'S GREATLY IMPROVED AND ENLARGED INFALLIBLE GOVERNMENT COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR AT SIGHT…
Boston and Washington: Heath, 1870. Third edition, first printing. Newman 3-P-1. 16mo, original blindstamped russet cloth; front cover decoratively lettered in gilt. 44 pages; text illustrations of four Heath microscopes; 2 unnumbered fractional currency plates; 13 engraved plates mostly depicting bank note design elements, numbered 2-9, 11–14 and 17, plate... More about HEATH'S GREATLY IMPROVED AND ENLARGED INFALLIBLE GOVERNMENT COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR AT SIGHT…
Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, fourteenth printing. Newman 1-P-14(b). 16mo, original blindstamped brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt, without price. 32 pages; 10 engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, with plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, plate 4 printed in... More about HEATH'S INFALLIBLE COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR AT SIGHT…
Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, twelfth printing. Newman 1-P-12. 16mo, original blindstamped dark brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. 32 pages; 10 engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, with plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, plate 4 printed in red... More about HEATH'S INFALLIBLE COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR AT SIGHT…
Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, tenth printing. Newman 1-P-10. 16mo, original blindstamped dark brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. 32 pages; 10 finely engraved plates including 8 plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, with plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, plate... More about HEATH'S INFALLIBLE COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR AT SIGHT…
Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, second printing. Newman 1-P-2. 16mo, original blindstamped brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. 31, (1) pages; 8 engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, plate 4 printed in red ink... More about HEATH'S INFALLIBLE COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR AT SIGHT…
Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, first printing, second issue. Newman 1-P-1.5. 16mo, original blindstamped dark brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. 26, (2) pages; 8 engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, Plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, Plate 4 printed... More about HEATH'S INFALLIBLE COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR AT SIGHT…
Sudbury: 2014. Field edition. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 574 pages; illustrated in color. Signed by the author. New. The most recent edition of this highly useful guide to Confederate Treasury Notes, giving estimations of rarity, full descriptions of varieties, and indications of value. Significantly expands, updates, and corrects the Criswell reference. More about COLLECTING CONFEDERATE PAPER MONEY
8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. xxv, (3), 395, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. Number 15 of 100, as noted on bookplate on pastedown. More about AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF UNITED STATES INDIVIDUAL AND STATE BANK HISTORIES, 1878–2000. 2013
Dated 3 September 1845. On double-sheet stationary [20 by 25 cm] of Danforth, Bald, Spencer & Huffy, but with “Bald” struck out in most instances. Folded into a stampless cover with a New York postmark dated 3 September 1845 for 5 cents. Generally fine and preserved within a custom-made acid-free... More about FORM LETTER, FILLED OUT BY HAND, CERTIFYING THE COUNT AND SHIPMENT BY EXPRESS 2,000 SHEETS OF...
Boston and Washington: Heath (no printer's imprint), 1873 [incorrect patent date of July 12, 1867, stated on cover]. Fourth edition. Small 4to, original green cloth, front cover lettered and decorated in gilt. (2), 41, (1) pages; frontispiece; 11 engraved plates of bank notes or elements, comprising impressions of genuine and... More about HEATH'S GREATLY IMPROVED AND ENLARGED INFALLIBLE GOVERNMENT COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR, AT SIGHT…
Port Clinton: 1993. 4to, original pictorial boards. 463, (1) pages; well illustrated, including color illustrations. Fine. More about COLLEGE CURRENCY: MONEY FOR BUSINESS TRAINING
8vo, original green textured cloth, gilt. October 20, 1951. 64 pages; 1493 lots. Prices realized printed alongside each lot; printed prices realized list also included. Near fine. More about SPECIAL PRICED EDITION AUCTION CATALOGUE NO. 72 OFFERING A MOST IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF UNITED...
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1923. 8vo, original printed card covers. viii, 9-98, xii unopened pages. Fine. Published in the Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science series. Builds on the previous work by Clarence Gould published in the same series. Clain-Stefanelli 13331. Davis 77. More about PAPER MONEY IN MARYLAND: 1727-1789
Cincinnati: 2005. 4to, original pictorial boards, gilt. x, 381, (1) pages; illustrated, often in color. New. A useful biographical dictionary of world engravers, rarely acknowledged in the standard encyclopedias, and histories of artists, sculptors, and engravers. More about THE INTERNATIONAL ENGRAVER’S LINE. PAPER MONEY AND POSTAGE STAMP ENGRAVERS AND THEIR WORK FROM...
Port Clinton: 2004. Second edition. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 262 pages; illustrated. Errata sheet laid in. New. More about U.S. ESSAY, PROOF AND SPECIMEN NOTES
Port Clinton: 1993. Small 4to, original green cloth, lettered in silver; jacket. x, 437, (1) pages; illustrated. Small tears to jacket; near fine. A useful work featuring an important section comprising biographies of American bank note engravers, rarely acknowledged in the standard encyclopedias, and histories of artists, sculptors, and engravers. Out of print. More about THE ENGRAVER’S LINE. AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PAPER MONEY & POSTAGE STAMP ART
Toronto: Charlton Press, 1988. 8vo, original red leatherette, gilt. Collectors Limited Edition, signed by W.K. Cross and J.E. Charlton and hand-numbered 777 of 1000 copies. Limitation leaf; (8), 2–33, (6), xxvi, (13), xxiv, 218, (6), xv, (1), 239, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. The deluxe limited edition of this standard reference. More about THE CHARLTON STANDARD CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN COINS, TOKENS AND PAPER MONEY. 36th Anniversary...
Port Clinton: 1988. Oblong 8vo, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. v, (1), 378 pages; numerous illustrations. New; still in shrink-wrap. A brand-new copy of this highly sought standard work, long out of print. More about AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF U.S. LOANS 1775-1898