Pavia: Varesi, 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 558 pages; illustrated in color. New. The third volume of the important new standard work on the coins of the Papal states, covering 1621–1724. More
Monaco: 1991. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 348 pages; illustrated throughout. Fine. An extensive fixed price list of jetons. More
Toronto: 1982. 8vo, original maroon cloth, gilt; jacket. xxi, (1), 70 pages; illustrated. Inscribed by Ross. W. Irwin to John J. Ford on title page. Fine. Includes a full listing of recipients of this Canadian military campaign medal. More
Leamington Spa: Simmons and Waters, 1906. 8vo, modern brown half calf with marbled sides; spine with two raised bands, ruled in gilt; red morocco spine label, gilt; marbled endpapers. viii, (4), 98 pages; fine frontispiece plate of tokens; 5 other plates. Fine. No. 160 of only 200 copies printed, signed..... More
Dublin: 1931. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Volume XL, Section C, No. 2. Large 8vo, recent green linen, gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. (19)–186 pages, complete. Early ownership notation on front paper cover; upper corner of pages bumped. Near fine, in a new binding. Important and scarce..... More
Munich: Kreß & Hornung, 1938. Large 4to, original russet cloth lettered in black; black calf spine label, gilt. xv, (1), 396 pages; text illustrations; map; 43 fine plates. Near fine. The scarce original edition of this classic work on the medieval and modern coins and medals of Osnabrück, with fine..... More
Hola: Ciudad de México, 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 179, (3) pages; illustrated in color; large folding illustration of the Morelos Proclamation establishing the coinage. New. The deluxe hardcover edition, one of only 50 copies issued, signed and numbered by the author and illustrated in color. Examines the enigma of..... More
Hola: Ciudad de México, 2020. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 179, (3) pages; illustrated. New. Examines the enigma of the 4 reales coins of José María Morelos y Pavón, allegedly issued as part of the 1811–1814 SUD-style insurgency coinage. More
Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019. 24th edition. Edited by Francesco Pastrone. 8vo, original red leatherette, gilt. 608 pages; illustrated in color. New. The standard reference and price guide to French coinage from the Revolution to the present. Includes sections on Corsica, Saarland and Monaco, as well as information on essais..... More
Monaco: Editions Gadoury, 2014. First edition. 8vo, original green leatherette, gilt. 638, (2) pages; illustrated in color. New. A newly published reference on French essais and pièforts, illustrated in color and with a price guide. More
Monaco: Editions Victor Gadoury, 2008. Large 4to, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. 252, (2) pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. An important recent publication. 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
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1929. 8vo, original brown cloth gilt; top page edges gilt. Frontispiece portrait; 540 pages; engraving tipped in. Near fine. More
Frankfurt: 10 Oktober 1933. 86 pages; 2352 lots; 16 fine plates. [bound with] SAMMLUNG FRAN HEERDT, MAINS II. TEIL U.A. I. MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN VERSCHIEDENER LÄNDER. II. MEDAILLEN AUF PRIVATPERSONEN. Frankfurt, 14 November 1934 u. folgende Tage. 42 pages; 1297 lots. Two sales bound together. 4to, later brown cloth and..... More
September 1938. 4to, later brown cloth and boards, gilt. (8), 79, (1) pages; 1915 lots; 28 fine plates. Valuation list tipped in. Near fine. A notable sale for German coins. More
Berlin-Charlottenburg: 7. Dezember 1931 und ff. Tage. 4to, later green cloth, gilt. (4), 112 pages; 1756 lots; 34 fine plates with tissue guards; valuation list tipped in; prices realized in ink next to each lot. Bottom edge of front cover has slight water damage; interior near fine. The major collection..... More
København: 12. Oktober 1925 og følgende Dage. 4to, original printed card covers. (6), 154 pages; 6241 lots; 18 fine plates. Cover corner torn; previous owner’s stamp on front cover; interior near fine. Scarce and important. Clain-Stefanelli 8798. More
Anstösse, Erarbeitungsformen und Wirkungen städtischer Satzungen zum Münzwesen im Längsschnitt. Zürich: Chronos Verlag, 2009. 8vo, original pictorial boards. 375, (1) pages. Ex George F. Kolbe library with his bookplate on pastedown. Fine. Provides detailed information on various monetary edicts. Kolbe 223. More
Neuchâtel: 1939. 8vo, later tan quarter calf; spine with four raised bands, ruled, lettered and dated in brown. Frontispiece; 354, (2), (2) pages; text illustrations; 2 halftone plates depicting dies and punches; 16 fine plates of coins. Fine. An attractively bound copy of this notable study, with exceptional coin plates..... More
London: Spink, 2020. 8vo, original pictorial boards. vi, (2) 314 pages; illustrated in color throughout. New. Where did our currency come from? What messages did the marks on coins convey? From wealth brought in by ships to treasure seized during wartime, this oblique look at 2,000 years of Britain’s coins..... More
Toronto: 1993. Square 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. 184 pages; illustrated. Fine. Volume III in the Canadian Numismatic History series published by the J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation. More
Toronto: J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation, 1983. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt; jacket. xi, (1), 117, (1) pages; illustrated. Ex John J. Ford, Jr. Library. Some wear to jacket; near fine. More
Willowdale: J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation, 1988. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt; jacket. 156, (4) pages; illustrated. Ex John J. Ford, Jr. Library. Fine. More
London: 1976. Small 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. (14), 151, (11) pages; 8 fine plates. Ex David Griffiths, with his bookplate. Jacket a bit worn, else near fine. An outstanding volume examining these intriguing issues, of interest to British numismatists as well as those of the New World. Clain-Stefanelli..... More
Musée Royal de Mariemont, 2008. 4to, original printed card covers. 155, (3) pages; illustrated. Fine. Chalon is best known today for his role in the Fortsas hoax in 1840, which involved an obscure auction sale consisting exclusively of “unique” works unknown in the standard bibliographies, which had been dreamed up..... More