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 ANCIENT NUMISMATICS
Addison on Ancient Coins
1 Addison, Joseph. DIALOGUES
UPON THE USEFULNESS OF AN-
CIENT MEDALS. ESPECIALLY IN
RELATION TO THE LATIN AND
GREEK POETS. [followed by] THREE
SETTS OF MEDALS ILLUSTRATED
BY THE ANCIENT POETS, IN THE
FOREGOING DIALOGUES. Vol. III
of Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and
Prose, of the Late Right Honourable Jo-
seph Addison, Esq; With Some Account
of the Life and Writings of the Author,
by Mr. Tickell. London: Printed for J.
and R. Tonson and S. Draper in the
Strand, 1746. Small 8vo, contemporary
French full mottled calf; spine with
five raised bands, decorated in gilt; red morocco spine label, gilt;
board edges decorated in gilt; silk marker; contemporary mar-
bled endpapers; all page edges red. 328, (8) pages, including 31
plates illustrating Roman coins. Binding sound, but worn, with
loss to upper fore-edge corner of rear board and with spine head
chipped; small nick to spine label. Contents very fresh. Very
good, overall. $200
A rare edition of this work, handsomely bound though worn. A defense
of numismatics written in the form of a discourse between Cynthio, Eu-
genius and Philander, followed by three series of woodcut plates of Ro-
man coins, and preceded by Alexander Pope’s “Verses Occasion’d by Mr.
Addison’s Treatise of Medals.” Addison was one of the most important
English essayists, and was, through The Spectator (which he published
with Richard Steele), one of the guardians of good taste at the time. His
opinions on the merits of coin collecting mattered. This volume also
includes Addison’s “The Present State of the War” and “Of the Christian
Religion.” Dekesel A44. Hirsch 2 (citing the 1726 edition). Lipsius 4 (cit-
ing the 1726 edition). Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
The Constantinian Gold Coinage
2 Alföldi, Maria R. DIE CONSTANTINISCHE GOLDPRÄ-
GUNG, UNTERSUCHUNGEN ZU IHRER BEDEUTUNG
FÜR KAISERPOLITIK UND HOFKUNST. Mainz, 1963. 4to,
original gray cloth, gilt. xi, (1), 236, (2) pages; text illustrations; 1 +
41 plates. Covers a bit discolored; near fine. $100
Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 4354. Kroh 89: “an in-depth study and virtual
corpus of the Constantinian gold coinage.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
Early Work on Tesserae
3 Allier de Hauteroche, L. ESSAI SUR L’EXPLICATION
D’UNE TESSÈRE ANTIQUE PORTANT DEUX DATES; ET
CONJECTURES SUR L’ÈRE DE LA VILLE DE BÉRYTE EN
PHÉNICIE; SUIVIES DE LA DESCRIPTION D’UNE MÉ-
DAILLE GRECQUE, ANECDOTE, EN ARGENT, OFFRANT
LES PORTRAITS DE DÉMÉTRIUS Ier, ROI DE SYRIE, ET DE
LAODICE SA FEMME. Paris, 1820. Small 4to, original printed
boards. 60 pages; fine engraved frontispiece plate depicting coins
and the tessère of the title. Near fine. $100
Rare: only the third copy we have offered in many years. Born in 1766,
M. Louis Allier de Hauteroche served in the diplomatic corps and spent
much time in Heraclius, Cos, Smyrna and the Levant. Leitzmann 3.
Amandry on Corinth
4 Amandry, Michel. LE MONNAYAGE DES DUOVIRS
CORINTHIENS. Athens, 1988. 8vo, original printed card cov-
ers. vi, (2), 269, (3) pages; 48 fine plates of coins. Small corner
bump; near fine. $200
A highly important work on the bronze coinage struck under Roman
authority in Corinth; in considerable demand. Kroh 39 (five stars): “a
virtual die corpus of these issues. ... An exceptional work, with ... excep-
tional plates.”
Anson’s Numismata Graeca in Original 13 Parts
5 Anson, L. NUMISMATA GRAECA: GREEK COIN
TYPES, CLASSIFIED FOR IMMEDIATE IDENTIFICA-
TION. TEXT: PARTS I–VI ... SMALL NUMISMATIC DIC-
TIONARY ... RECORD OF RECENT AUCTION PRICES /
GENERAL GUIDE—INDEX / SUMMARY AND PLATES:
PARTS I–VI. First edition. London, 1910–16. Thirteen parts
complete. 4to, original printed card covers. xli, (1), (2), viii, ix,
(1), ix, (1), viii, x, vii, (1), viii, 138, (4), 112, (4), 152, (4), 99, (1),
(4), 146, (4), 108, 20, 7, (1) pages; 27 + 25 + 30 + 21 + 25 + 22
fine plates depicting 3667 different coins, including illustrations
of 6856 obverses and reverses. Original spines worn, as usual,
with a couple covers detached and one blank rear cover lacking.
A very good set. $300
A most useful attribution aid, arranged using the following categories: 1)
Industry; 2) War; 3) Agriculture; 4) Religion; 5) Architecture; 6) Naval
and Marine; 7) Science & the Arts; and 8) Various. Rarely encountered
as originally published in 13 separate card-covered volumes. Clain-Ste-
fanelli 3406*. Daehn 860: “A comprehensive guide to identifying Greek
coins.” Grierson 59. Kroh 8 and 66: “This work identifies Greek coins
having as their devices inanimate objects (excluding animals, gods and
humans).” Ex Joe Der library (John Bergman Sale 6, lot 670).
Ars Classica IV: Grand Duke Alexander
Mikhailovich & Sir Arthur Evans
6 [Ars Classica IV]. Naville et Cie. IV. MONNAIES
GRECQUES ANTIQUES PROVENANT DES COLLEC-
TIONS DE S.A.I. LE GRAND-DUC ALEXANDRE MICHA-
ÏLOVITCH, DE SIR ARTHUR EVANS ET D’AUTRES AMA-
TEURS. Lucerne, 17–19 juin 1922. 4to, original printed card
covers. (6), 73, (1) pages; 1035 lots; 36 fine plates depicting every
coin offered. Small corner bump, else fine. $100
Clain-Stefanelli 1977. Daehn 2085. Grierson 278. Spring 474 [also listed
under “Most important sales of ancient Greek coins”].
Both Bement Greek Coin Sales
7 [Ars Classica VI & VII] Naville et Cie. VI. CATALOGUE
DE MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES EN OR ET EN
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ARGENT COMPOSANT LA COLLECTION DE FEU CLAR-
ENCE S. BEMENT DE PHILADELPHIE (U.S.A.). PREMIÈRE
PARTIE: IBÉRIE À EUBÉE INCL. Lucerne, 28 janvier 1924 and
following. 4to, original printed card covers. (6), 90, (2) pages;
1082 lots; 37 fine plates depicting all coins offered. Fine. [with]
Naville et Cie. VII. CATALOGUE DE MONNAIES GRECQUES
ANTIQUES EN OR ET EN ARGENT COMPOSANT LA COL-
LECTION DE FEU CLARENCE S. BEMENT DE PHILADEL-
PHIE (U.S.A.). SECONDE PARTIE: ATTIQUE À MAURITA-
NIE INCL. Lucerne, 23–24 juin 1924. 4to, original printed card
covers. (4), 84 pages; lots 1083–1909; 31 fine plates numbered
38–68 depicting all single-coin lots. Hand-priced in ink. Spine a
bit worn; very good or better. $200
Both Ars Classica sales offering the magnificent Greek coins of Clarence
S. Bement. Clain-Stefanelli 1942*. Daehn 2086. Grierson 280. Spring
476–477 [also listed under “Most important sales of ancient Greek
coins”].
The Bement Roman Coins
8 [Ars Classica VIII] Naville et Cie. VIII. CATALOGUE DE
MONNAIES ROMAINES ANTIQUES EN OR, ARGENT ET
BRONZE COMPOSANT LA COLLECTION DE FEU CLAR-
ENCE S. BEMENT DE PHILADELPHIE (U.S.A.). Lucerne, 25–
28 juin 1924. 4to, original printed card covers. (6), 107, (1) pages;
1770 lots; 64 fine plates. Spine hand-lettered; near fine. $100
The important Ars Classica sale offering the magnificent Roman coins
of Clarence S. Bement. Clain-Stefanelli 1942*. Grierson 280. Spring 478
[also listed under “Most important sales of aes grave,” “Most important
sales of struck Roman Republican coins,” “Most important sales of Ro-
man Imperial coins” and “Most important sales of Byzantine coins”].
Ars Classica XIII: Allatini et al.
9 Ars Classica. NO. XIII. CATALOGUE DE MONNAIES
GRECQUES ET ROMAINES, BIBLIOTHÈQUE NUMISMA-
TIQUE, COMPOSANT LES COLLECTIONS DE FEU LE CAV.
ROBERTO ALLATINI, LONDRES, DE M. LE CAP. E.G.S. SPEN-
CER CHURCHILL, NORTHWICK PARK, DE FEU LE PROF.
OSCAR BLOCH, COPENHAGUE, DE FEU LE COL. G. VEITH,
VIENNE, ET DE PLUSIERS AUTRES AMATEURS. Lucerne, 27–
29 juin, 1928. 4to, original printed card covers. (6), 106, (2) pages;
1597 lots; 48 fine plates. Covers chipped; very good. $100
Clain-Stefanelli 1681. Grierson 278. Spring 482 [also listed under “Most
important sales of ancient Greek coins” and “Most important sales of
Roman Imperial coins”].
Babelon’s Classic Work on Roman Republican Coins
10 Babelon, Ernest. DESCRIPTION HISTORIQUE ET
CHRONOLOGIQUE DES MONNAIES DE LA RÉPUB-
LIQUE ROMAINE, VULGAIREMENT APPELÉES MON-
NAIES CONSULAIRES. Paris, 1885. Two volumes. 8vo,
somewhat later black cloth, gilt. xii, lvi, 562; (4), 669 (1) pages;
coin illustrations throughout the text. Private library labels to
spines. Very good. $250
Ex Rev. R. Butin, with his stamp. The scarce original edition of a classic
work, of fundamental importance at the time of publication and long
after. Clain-Stefanelli 3714*. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Babelon’s Les Perses Achéménides
11 Babelon, Ernest. CATALOGUE DES MONNAIES
GRECQUES DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE. LES
PERSES ACHÉMÉNIDES, LES SATRAPES ET LES DYNAS-
TES TRIBUTAIRES DE LEUR EMPIRE CYPRE & PHÉNI-
CIE. Paris: Chez C. Rollin & Feuardent, 1893. Small 4to, original
printed card covers. (4), cxciv, (2), 412 pages; text illustrations;
39 fine plates. Unopened and clearly never used, but the binding
has cracked in several places (still intact) and it requires binding;
very good as is, but restorable to fine. $200
Still-important and well-illustrated. Clain-Stefanelli 3059*. Daehn 6181.
Grierson 89.
The Traité on Northern Greece, Alexander, &c.
12 Babelon, Ernest. TRAITÉ DES MONNAIES GRECQUES
ET ROMAINES. DEUXIÈME PARTIE: DESCRIPTION HIS-
TORIQUE. TOME QUATRIÈME: COMPRENANT LES MON-
NAIES DE LA GRÈCE SEPTENTRIONALE AUX Ve ET IVe
SIÈCLES AVANT J.-C. Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1926. Lacking title
page; iv pages; 1100 double columns [550 pages]. [with] ALBUM
DES PLANCHES. PLANCHES CCLXXI À CCCLV. Paris: Er-
nest Leroux, 1926. 85 very fine plates of coins. Two volumes. 8vo
and 4to [differing sizes, as issued], later matching pebbled ma-
roon cloth, gilt. Fine or nearly so. $600
Of the highest importance. Clain-Stefanelli, in Numismatics—An An-
cient Science, heaps praise on Babelon and his many authoritative works
on Greek numismatics, calling the Traité “his greatest work.” Complete
set are infrequently offered. The present volumes are those dedicated
to northern Greece and cover Acarnania, Epirus, Corcyra, Illyricum,
Thessaly, Macedon (including Philip II and Alexander), Thrace, etc.
Clain-Stefanelli 1809*: “An unfinished but monumental work, indis-
pensable for the scholar.” Daehn 19. Grierson 52.
Complete Set of Demareteion
13 Babelon, Jean [publisher]. DEMARETEION: NUMIS-
MATIQUE–GLYPTIQUE–ARCHÉOLOGIE–HAUTE CURI-
OSITÉ. Vol. 1, Nos. 1–4, and Vol. 2, No 1, complete. Paris 1935–
36. All issued. 4to, original printed wraps. (4), 209, (1); 64 pages,
plus preliminaries and advertisements; numerous text illustra-
tions. Moderate wear and one tear to wraps. Near fine. $150
A complete set of this scarce and interesting publication, largely numis-
matic in content. Clain-Stefanelli 534.
De Luynes, Part IV
14 Babelon, Jean. CATALOGUE DE LA COLLECTION
DE LUYNES. MONNAIES GRECQUES: IV: SYRIE, ÉGYPTE,
CYRÉNAÏQUE, MAURÉTANIE, ZEUGITANE, NUMIDIE.
First edition. Jules Florange et Louis Ciani, éditeurs. Paris, 1936.
Text and plate volume, complete. Small 4to, original printed card
covers with matching printed plate portfolio. (4), 146, (4) pages;
37 fine plates numbered 118–154 depicting coins. Fine. $100
The fourth and final volume of this most important collection, belong-
ing to the noted numismatist Honoré-Théodore-Paul-Joseph, d’Albert,
duc de Luynes. Clain-Stefanelli 1883*. Daehn 1756. Grierson 57.
The Walter Niggeler Sales
15 Bank Leu and Münzen und Medaillen. SAMMLUNG
WALTER NIGGELER. 1.–4. TEIL: GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN.
Place bids and view lots online at BID.NUMISLIT.COM
RÖMISCHE MÜNZEN. SCHWEIZ. ITALIEN. Four cata-
logues, complete. Basel, 1965–67. 4to, original printed card cov-
ers. 67, (1) + 63, (1) + 64 + 28 pages; 1604 + 250 lots; frontispiece
portrait; 116 plates in all; original or photocopy prices realized
lists laid into first two sales. Very good to fine. $100
The complete set of catalogues of this notable collection. Clain-Stefanel-
li 1981. Daehn 2025. Grierson 285. Spring 412–414 [412 also listed un-
der “Most important sales of ancient Greek coins”; 413 also listed under
“Most important sales of struck Roman Republican coins” and Roman
Imperial coins”; 414 also listed under “Most important sales of Roman
Imperial coins”].
Eight BCD Sales of Ancient Greek Coins
16 [BCD]. Various firms. CATALOGUES OFFERING
COINS FROM THE BCD COLLECTION. Eight catalogues, as
follows:
Leu Numismatics. COINS OF OLYMPIA. THE BCD COL-
LECTION. Zürich, May 10, 2004. 4to, original pictorial card
covers. 100, (4) pages; 345 lots; illustrated. Prices realized list.
Classical Numismatic Group. TRITON IX: THE BCD COL-
LECTION OF THE COINAGE OF BOIOTIA. New York,
Jan. 10, 2006. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 136 pages;
630 lots; errata slip; illustrated. Prices realized list.
Classical Numismatic Group. MAIL BID SALE 72: FEA-
TURING ... A SECOND OFFERING OF BOIOTIAN
COINAGE FROM THE BCD COLLECTION... Lancaster,
June 14, 2006. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 440 pages;
2911 lots; illustrated. BCD lots are 536–674.
LHS Numismatics. COINS OF PELOPONNESOS. THE
BCD COLLECTION. Zürich, May 8–9, 2006. 4to, original
pictorial boards. 423, (1) pages; 1775 lots; illustrated.
Münzen und Medaillen. SAMMLUNG BCD. AKAR-
NANIEN UND AETOLIEN. Stuttgart, 18. Oktober 2007.
Crown 4to, original pictorial card covers. 176 pages; 591 lots;
illustrated.
Classical Numismatic Group. THE BCD COLLECTION OF
COINS OF THE PELOPONNESOS, PART II. Lancaster,
May 20, 2009. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 128 pages;
921 lots; illustrated.
Nomos. AUCTION 4. COINS OF THESSALY, THE BCD
COLLECTION. Zürich, 10 May 2011. 4to, original pictorial
boards. 167, (1) pages; 437 lots; illustrated in color.
Classical Numismatic Group. TRITON XV: THE BCD COL-
LECTION OF THE COINAGE OF THESSALY. New York,
Jan. 3, 2012. 4to, original pictorial boards. 415, (1) pages; 1000
lots; heavily illustrated throughout, with color map.
Generally fine. $150
Eight of the hugely important BCD catalogues of ancient Greek coins.
Taken as a whole, these extraordinary sales comprise a modern schol-
arly reference to the regions covered.
Chronology of Hellenistic Coinage
17 Boehringer, Christof. ZUR CHRONOLOGIE MITTEL-
HELLENISTISCHER MÜNZSERIEN 220–160 V. CHR. Ber-
lin, 1972. 4to, original green cloth, gilt, as issued with matching
5
plate folder. xxiii, (1), 228 pages, 7 folding maps and tables; xi, (1)
pages, 40 fine plates. Fine. $150
Antike Münzen und geschnittene Steine, Band V. Clain-Stefanelli 2304*.
Daehn 269.
Rare Numismatic Works of Bartolomeo Borghesi
18 Borghesi, Bartolomo. ŒUVRES COMPLÈTES DE
BARTOLOMEO BORGHESI. PUBLIÉES PAR LES ORDRES
ET AUX FRAIS DE S. M. L’EMPEREUR NAPOLÉON III.
ŒUVRES NUMISMATIQUES. TOME DEUXIÈME. Paris: Im-
primerie Impériale, 1864. Second volume only, of two. 4to [27 by
23 cm], contemporary brown half morocco with mottled boards;
all page edges marbled. (2), 560 pages; 2 plates of coins finely en-
graved by Dardel. Cracked at hinges; plates stained (though not
pages, suggesting something happened prior to binding). Very
good, overall. $100
The second volume of this very rare work, the first volume of which was
published two years earlier. “At about the same time that E. Beulé pub-
lished his book Les Monnaies d’Athènes ... the Académie des Inscriptions
et Belles-Lettres began to issue Borghesi’s Oeuvres, under the personal
initiative of Emperor Napoleon III; the first two volumes, published in
1862 (sic), were exclusively devoted to numismatics” (Babelon, page
144). Count Bartolomeo Borghesi (1781–1860) was an early influence
on Theodor C. Mommsen’s Die Geschichte des römischen Münzwesens
(see M.H. Crawford’s “From Borghesi to Mommsen: The Creation of
an Exact Science,” in Medals and Coins from Budé to Mommsen [1990]).
Engel & Serrure 697. Leitzmann 15.
Thirteen Émile Bourgey Sales
19 Bourgey, Émile. AUCTION CATALOGUES FEATUR-
ING ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL AND MODERN COINS &
MEDALS. Paris, 1973–77. Includes sales dated: 8 avril 1973;
16–17 mai 1973; 27 juin 1973; 21–22 novembre 1973; 25–26
mars 1974; 17–18 juin 1974; 24–25 juin 1975; 4–6 novembre
1975; 10–12 mars 1976; 9–10 novembre 1976; 25 mars 1977;
13–14 juin 1977; and 5–6 décembre 1977. Varying formats,
all in original printed card covers. Generally very good to fine
with estimation sheets. $100
Includes some notable sales. That of 10–12 mars 1976 is Spring 59.
Deluxe Three-Volume Boutin Reprint &
Reconstruction of Pozzi
20 Boutin, Serge. CATALOGUE DES MONNAIES
GRECQUES ANTIQUES DE L’ANCIENNE COLLECTION
POZZI. MONNAIES FRAPPÉES EN EUROPE. TEXTE ET
PLANCHES. Monaco: Le Louis d’Or, 1992. Nouvelle édition.
Two volumes. xii, (2), 290, (90), (4) pages; 4 plates of mono-
grams; 202 fine plates of coins. [as issued with] MONNAIES
GRECQUES ANTIQUES PROVENANT DE LA COLLEC-
TION DE FEU LE PROF. S. POZZI. Monaco: Le Louis d’Or,
1992 reprint. (12), 194, (2), (64) pages; tables; 3334 lots; 101 fine
plates of coins. 4to, uniformly bound in richly grained green
leatherette, gilt; housed in a matching slipcase. Fine. $350
A handsome production, issued in a limited edition of three volumes,
comprising the best edition of Boutin’s work, describing in detail and il-
lustrating 4630 European ancient Greek coins (including 1500 magnifi-
cent bronzes and 1000 additional silver coins auctioned in 1921), along
with an excellent reprint of the 1921 auction sale with estimates of the
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results calculated at today’s values for all of the coins catalogued. Daehn
2031. Kroh page 11 (four stars).
Scarce Collection of Essays by Boutkowski
21 Boutkowski-Glinka, Alexandre. RECUEIL SPÉCIAL
DE GRANDES CURIOSITÉS INÉDITES ET PEU CON-
NUES DANS LE CHAMP DE L’ARCHÉOLOGIE, DE LA
NUMISMATIQUE ET DE L’ÉPIGRAPHIE. Paris, 1892. 8vo,
original printed wraps. 58, (2) pages; text illustrations. Un-
opened; fine. $100
A collection of essays, mostly concentrating on ancient coins. Bout-
kowski (Butkowski, Butkovskii), 1826–1894, is perhaps best known to-
day for his Petit Mionnet (1889). Quite scarce.
Cambridge Ancient History: Empire in Crisis
22 Bowman, Alan K., et al. [editors]. THE CAMBRIDGE
ANCIENT HISTORY. VOLUME XII: THE CRISIS OF EM-
PIRE, A.D. 193–337. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2005. 8vo, original russet cloth, gilt; jacket. xviii, 965, (1) pages;
text illustrations; folding map. Fine. $150
A definitive reference work. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Complete BMC Greek
23 [British Museum]. A CATALOGUE OF THE GREEK
COINS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Twenty-nine vol-
umes, complete. Bologna, 1963–65 Forni reprints. 8vo, orig-
inal blue cloth, gilt. 10,688 pages; text illustrations; maps; ta-
bles; 952 plates of coins. A few volumes with cracked hinges,
as commonly seen. Generally a near fine set. $1200
The useful reprints of the most comprehensive and important stan-
dard reference work on ancient Greek coins ever published. Original
sets are few and far between, and the general consensus is that the
plates in these earlier Forni printings are superior to those found in
the volumes printed in the 1970s and 1980s. Clain-Stefanelli 1888*.
Daehn 1776. Grierson 54–55. Kroh 10 (four stars): “the most utilized
reference work for Greek coins ... they still remain essential refer-
ences and publish a great many coins not found elsewhere.”
The Roman Fleets
on Coinage
24 Burzio, Humberto F. LA
MARINA EN LA MONEDA
ROMANA. Buenos Aires, 1961.
8vo, original printed card covers.
179, (5) pages; text illustrations
depicting ancient Roman coins.
Previous owner’s stamps. Very
good or better. $150
A scholarly masterpiece. One of only
200 copies issued. Clain-Stefanelli
4747. Ferrari * 737: “Estudio sobre
el poderio marítimo del Imperio
Romano a través de sus monedas. Es
más importante el estudio histórico
y descriptivo de las piezas monetarias que el específicamente numis-
matográfico, en el que se encuentran omisiones que no desmerecen la
obra.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
Roman Provincial Coinage VII
25 Butcher, Marguerite Spoerri. ROMAN PROVINCIAL
COINAGE. VOLUME VII: DE GORDIEN Ier À GORDIEN III
(238–244 APRÉS J.-C.). 1. PROVINCE D’ASIE. London and
Paris, 2006. First edition. 4to, original red cloth lettered in white.
395, (5) pages; 67 plates of coins. Fine. $100
Essential. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Cahn on Naxos
26 Cahn, Herbert A. DIE MÜNZEN DER SIZILISCHEN
STADT NAXOS. EIN BEITRAG ZUR KUNSTGESCHICHTE
DES GRIECHISCHEN WESTENS. First edition. Basel, 1944.
8vo, contemporary blue cloth, gilt. 168 pages; 12 fine plates. La-
bel stain to spine; light wear. Very good. $150
Ex American Numismatic Society library, with their bookplate. Clain-
Stefanelli 2246*: “Emphasizes economic as well as artistic aspects.” Dae-
hn 3062. Grierson 63. Kroh 20 (five stars): “an excellent die-corpus ...
and still the standard reference.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
Campana on the Social War Coinage
27 Campana, Alberto. LA MONETAZIONE DEGLI IN-
SORTI ITALICI DURANTE LA GUERRA SOCIALE (91–87
A.C.). Soliera, 1987. 4to, original heavy card covers; jacket. xv,
(1), 153, (1) pages; 12 plates of coins. Page edges a bit spotted;
minor cover wear. Still near fine. $250
Absolutely essential for this coinage.
Canessa’s Sale of the Enrico Caruso Collection
28 Canessa, C. & E. COLLEZIONE DEL FU COMM.
ENRICO CARUSO. MONETE E MEDAGLIE IN ORO:
GRECHE, ROMANE, BIZANTINE, MEDIOEVALI E MOD-
ERNE, ITALIANE E ESTERE, MEDAGLIE PAPALI, ITAL-
IANE E ESTERE. Napoli, 28 Giugno 1923 e giorni seguenti. 4to,
later maroon cloth, gilt. (8), 104 pages; 1458 lots; fine portrait of
Caruso; 64 fine phototype plates. Some marginal discoloration
to opening leaves; a bit musty. Very good. $200
An important collection of gold coins formed by the celebrated Ital-
ian grand opera tenor and sold less than two years after his untimely
death in 1921 at age 48. Though most important for ancient and Italian
coins, the sale featured 36 lots of United States and pioneer gold coins,
nearly all illustrated, including several fractional California pieces. A
scarce catalogue. Clain-Stefanelli 7966. Grierson 275. Spring 96 [also
listed under “Most important sales of Roman Imperial coins” and “Most
important sales of Byzantine coins”].
Cayón’s Four-Volume Compendium of Roman Coins
29 Cayón, Juan R. COMPENDIO DE LAS MONEDAS
DEL IMPERIO ROMANO. VOLUMEN I–VOLUMEN IV:
DE POMPEYO EL GRANDE (81 A.C.) A ANASTASIO (491
D.C.). Madrid, 1990–95. Four volumes. 4to, original matching
pictorial tan leatherette. xxxi, (1), 780, (14); xvi, 781–1489, (15);
ix, (1), 1491–2390, (6); ix, (1), 2391–3255, (7) pages; numerous
text illustrations of coins throughout; valuations. Bindings a bit
rubbed, else near fine. $200
Kroh 70: “basically a handbook of types with valuations.” Ex William
A. Burd Library.
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Reprint Set of Cohen
30 Cohen, Henry, continuée par (Félix) Feuardent. DE-
SCRIPTION HISTORIQUE DES MONNAIES FRAPPÉES
SOUS L’EMPIRE ROMAIN COMMUNÉMENT APPELÉES
MÉDAILLES IMPÉRIALES. Reprint. Graz: Akademische
Druck– u. Verlagsanstalt, 1955. Eight volumes complete. Small
8vo, original matching green cloth, gilt; red spine labels. Spines
sunned; very good or better. $150
A modern reprint of this still widely used work. Clain-Stefanelli 4015*.
Grierson 74. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Cambridge Ancient History: Late Republic
31 Crook, J.A., et al. [editors]. THE CAMBRIDGE AN-
CIENT HISTORY. VOLUME IX: THE LAST AGE OF THE
ROMAN REPUBLIC, 146–43 B.C. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2010. 8vo, original russet cloth, gilt. xviii, 929,
(5) pages; text illustrations; map. Fine. $150
A definitive reference work. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Daehn’s Bibliography of Greek Coins
32 Daehn, William E. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
OF ANCIENT GREEK NUMISMATICS. Lancaster: CNG, 2012
[2013]. Second, expanded edition. 4to, original pictorial boards.
(2), viii, 652, (2) pages. Fine. $150
The expanded second edition. While the first edition focused exclusively
on works in English, Daehn dramatically expanded the scope and utility
of his bibliography by including works in other languages in the second
edition. Indispensable to anyone seriously interested in ancient Greek
numismatics. Features 6789 entries, several indices and a concordance
of Clain-Stefanelli numbers. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Greek Coins in the Bibliothèque Nationale
33 Dieudonné, A., and Jules Feuardent. CHOIX DE MON-
NAIES ET MEDAILLES DU CABINET DE FRANCE. MON-
NAIES GRECQUES D’ITALIE ET DE SICILE. Paris: Chez C.
Rollin et Feuardent, 1913. 8vo, original printed wraps. (8), 83,
(1) pages; 213 detailed descriptions; 10 very fine plates of coins.
Unopened and fine. $100
An underappreciated catalogue of coins in the Bibliothèque Nationale;
quite scarce until recent years, when a small quantity was discovered in
Europe. Not in Daehn.
Dressel on Roman Medallions in Berlin Cabinets
34 Dressel, Heinrich. DIE RÖMISCHEN MEDAILLONE
DES MÜNZKABINETS DER STAATLICHEN MUSEEN ZU
BERLIN. Dublin and Zürich: Weidmann, 1972–73. Two vol-
umes. Textband 8vo; tafelband 4to; both in original printed card
covers. xv, (1), 484, (2) pages; occasional text illustrations; 34
plates. Fine. $250
Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 4958. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Coinage of Maxentius
35 Drost, Vincent. LE MONAYAGE DE MAXENCE (306–
312 APRÈS J.-C.). Zürich: Société Suisse de Numismatique,
2013. 4to, original blue cloth printed in silver; jacket. 363 pages;
text illustrations; map; 61 coin plates. CD included. Summaries
in English, German and Italian. Fine. $100
An important new publication on the extensive coinage of this tetrarch.
7
The book provides detailed numismatic and historical information on
his coinage, illustrating over 1200 coins on the 61 plates and classifying
coins by type, mint, metal, issue and rarity. A CD is included with the
volume, providing an inventory and provenances for some 5000 coins.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Rare Dupriez Auction Catalogue with 14 Plates
36 Dupriez, Ch. MONNAIES DE L’EMPIRE ROMAIN.
MONNAIES DU MOYEN AGE. MONNAIES ANTIQUES
GRECQUES. CATALOGUE Nº 120f. Bruxelles, 23–24 octobre
1934. 8vo, original printed card covers. 60 pages; 840 lots; 14 fine
plates with tissue guards. Front wrap taped at spine. Very good
or better. $150
Rare: possibly the first plated copy we have handled. According to the
front cover, the catalogue was issued with and without plates, for the
former of which there was a charge. The plates illustrate mostly Roman
coins, though there are some Greek and early medieval coins as well.
Spring 144. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Very Rare Lehmann Collection of Art,
Antiquities & Coins
37 Feuardent Frères et al. COLLECTION LEHMANN.
CATALOGUE DES OBJETS D’ART ET D’AMEUBLEMENT,
FAIENCES — PORCELAINES — OBJETS VARIÉS, SCULP-
TURES ... BRONZES — PENDULES, CHAISES EN TAPIS-
SERIE DE BEAUVAIS, SIÈGES & MEUBLES, TAPISSERIES ...
Paris, 4–5 juin 1925. [with] COLLECTION LEHMANN. CATA-
LOGUE DES TABLEAUX ANCIENS ... PASTELS ... DESSINS
ANCIENS ... Paris, 8 juin 1925. [with] COLLECTION LEHM-
ANN. CATALOGUE DES TABLEAUX ANCIENS DES ÉCOLES
DU MOYEN AGE ET DE LA RENAISSANCE ET DES ÉCOLES
FLAMANDE & HOLLANDAISE DU XVIIe SIÈCLE ... Paris,
12–13 juin 1925. [with] COLLECTION LEHMANN. CATA-
LOGUE DES ANTIQUITÉS ÉGYPTIENNES, GRECQUES,
ROMAINES. TERRE ÉMAILLÉE, IVOIRE, VERRE, TERRE
CUITE, BRONZE, PIERRE, INTAILLES, CAMÉES, ORFÈVRE-
RIE, MONNAIES GRECQUES ET FRANÇAISES. Paris, 11 juin
1925. Four volumes. 4to, original printed heavy card covers. (2), 45,
(1) + (2), 80, (2) + (2), 155, (3) + (2), 29, (1) pages, printed on thick
paper; 413 + 136 lots; (55) + (43) + (57) + 16 exceptionally fine he-
liotype plates, some of them double. Entirely and neatly hand-priced
and named. Minor bumps and other signs of light wear. Generally
unopened and near fine. $200
Very rare: the first set we have been privileged to offer in over twenty-
five years. The Lehmann catalogues are an extraordinary testament to
an enormous and skillfully assembled collection of fine and decorative
art, furniture, antiquities, porcelain, clocks, sculpture ... and coins. The
fourth volume includes a small but exquisite group of twenty ancient
Greek and French coins, some of which are depicted on the eighth plate
(all ten of the ancient Greek coins are illustrated). Lugt 88767 (Part IV).
Spring 172 (Part IV).
The Weber Catalogue
38 Forrer, L. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COL-
LECTION OF GREEK COINS FORMED BY SIR HERMANN
WEBER. Reprint. New York, 1975. Three volumes, complete.
Crown 4to, original matching maroon cloth, gilt. 1976 pages; 317
plates. Near fine. $100
The useful reprint of this magnificent collection. Clain-Stefanelli 2001*.
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Daehn 2042. Grierson 57. Kroh 10: “One excellent feature of this col-
lection is the large number of Greek and Greek-Imperial bronzes pub-
lished (many unlisted elsewhere) and the very high standard of writing
utilized by Mr. Forrer with introductions to each city and cross-refer-
ences for all of the coins.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
Franke & Hirmer’s Griechische Münze
39 Franke, Peter R., and Max Hirmer. DIE GRIECHISCHE
MÜNZE. München, 1964. 4to, original gray cloth, gilt; picto-
rial jacket; housed in original cardboard slipcase. 173, (1) pages;
220 most attractive plates of enlarged illustrations of coins, 20 in
color. Jacket torn, else fine. $100
Includes the same exceptional color illustrations found in Kraay &
Hirmer’s indispensable Greek Coins, published two years later. Clain-
Stefanelli 1823. Daehn 65.
The Silver Coins of Lampsakos
40 [Fritze, Hans von, and] Hugo Gaebler [editors]. NO-
MISMA: UNTERSUCHUNGEN AUF DEM GEBIETE DER
ANTIKEN MÜNZKUNDE. Vol. XII. Berlin: Mayer & Müller,
1923. First edition. Tall 4to, plain wraps. (4), 46 pages; 2 very fine
plates of ancient Greek coins. Rear wrap detached; untrimmed
and near fine. $100
The final volume of this rare and most important series of groundbreak-
ing monographs on ancient Greek coins, featuring outstanding coin
plates. This issue begins with Gaebler’s obituary for co-editor Hans von
Fritze, who died in 1919. Gaebler’s “Die Silberprägung von Lampsakos”
is the keynote article for this issue, which also includes the Register for
the entire series. Clain-Stefanelli 744. Daehn 239a.
Frolova & Abramzon on Olbia
41 Frolova, N.A., and M.G. Abramzon. МОНЕТЫ
ОЛЬВИИ В СОБРАНИИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОГО
ИСТОРИЧЕСКОГО МУЗЕЯ. КАТАЛОГ. Moscow, 2005.
8vo, original gray leatherette, gilt. 359, (1) pages, including 113
halftone plates. Fine. $100
A standard work on Olbia, being a catalogue of the holdings in the State
Historical Museum. Infrequently available.
Gallatin on Syracusan Decadrachms
42 Gallatin, Albert. SYRA-
CUSAN DEKADRACHMS
OF THE EUAINETOS TYPE.
Cambridge: Harvard University
Press, 1930. 4to, original blue
cloth, gilt; top page edges gilt.
Frontispiece; (4), 53, (1) pages;
12 very fine enlarged plates.
Near fine. $300
A handsomely produced work, still
of considerable value. Clain-Ste-
fanelli 2262*. Daehn 3148: “Illus-
trates all the known varieties of the
Syracusan dekadrachms which bear
the signature of Euainetos or which
have a similar head on the obverse and are similar in design to the coins
so inscribed.” Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
Sammlung Franz Trau, Partly Named
43 Gilhofer & Ranschburg, and Adolph Hess. SAMMLUNG
FRANZ TRAU. MÜNZEN DER RÖMISCHEN KAISER. Wien,
22. Mai 1935 und folgende Tage. 4to, original printed card cov-
ers. (8), 130 pages; 4727 lots; 2 fine portrait plates; 53 fine plates
of coins. Valuations list laid in. Entirely hand-priced and partly
named in ink. Near fine. $150
A scarce and important sale. Clain-Stefanelli 4086*. Grierson 288: “Col-
lection très importante.” Spring 190 [also listed under “Most important
sales of Roman Imperial coins”].
The Lockett Greek Sales
44 Glendining & Co. CATALOGUE OF THE CEL-
EBRATED COLLECTION OF COINS FORMED BY THE
LATE RICHARD CYRIL LOCKETT, ESQ. GREEK: PARTS
I–IV. London, 1955–61. Four parts, complete. Crown 4to, orig-
inal printed card covers. 130; 83, (1); 67, (1); 118, (2) pages.
3125 lots; 38 + 23 + 15 + 35 fine plates of coins. All but first with
price realized printed alongside each lot; first is hand-priced.
Near fine or better. $200
A highly important series of sales, indispensable to collectors and stu-
dents of ancient Greek coins. Clain-Stefanelli 1971*. Daehn 2047. Gri-
erson 284. Spring 232–235 [also listed under “Most important sales of
ancient Greek coins”].
Gnecchi’s Medaglioni Romani
45 Gnecchi, Francesco. I MEDAGLIONI ROMANI. Re-
print. Bologna: Forni, 1968. Three volumes, complete [plates
bound with relevant text volumes]. Tall 4to, original mustard
cloth, gilt. Frontispiece; lxviii, 83, (5); (16), 158, (6); (16), 234, (6)
pages; 162 plates. Near fine. $250
The standard work. Clain-Stefanelli 4963*. Grierson 84. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
Green’s Massive 1829 Numismatic Atlas
46 Green, Benjamin Rich-
ard. ATLAS NUMISMA-
TIQUE DE L’HISTOIRE
ANCIENNE: EN VINGT-
ET-UNE PLANCHES. CON-
TENANT UN CHOIX DE 360
MÉDAILLES GRECQUES,
DE ROIS, PLACÉES EN OR-
DRE CHRONOLOGIQUE,
DEPUIS L’ÉPOQUE LA
PLUS RECULÉE JUSQU’AU
COMMENCEMENT DU
QUATRIÈME SIÈCLE. TI-
RÉES DES OUVRAGES DE
PELLERIN, DUANE, VIS-
CONTI, COMBE, MION-
NET, &C. Paris: Chez Treuttel
et Würtz, 1829. Folio [43 by 31.5 cm], modern tan leatherette,
gilt. Printed title; dedication leaf, ii, 30 pages; leaf of tables;
hand-colored plate of the “Grandeur et Valeur des Monnaies
Grecques”; 21 handsome hand-colored lithographic plates
of coins with descriptive text printed on thick stock. Binding
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rubbed and a bit worn, but remarkably well-preserved for a book
of this size. Fine. $200
A well-preserved copy of this rare work, complete and vibrantly colored.
Green was a well-known watercolor painter, and published his remark-
able Atlas when he was only twenty-one years old. Leitzmann 50. Ex
William A. Burd Library.
First Edition BMC Roman Republican
47 Grueber, H. A. COINS OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC
IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. London, 1910. First edition. Three
volumes complete. 8vo, later matching red buckram, gilt; top page
edges gilt. cxxv, (1), 594; (6), 592; (6), 236 pages; tables; text illus-
trations; 123 superb autotype plates of coins. Near fine. $250
A sound first edition set. Still widely utilized and particularly valuable for
historical notes. The plates in the original edition are far superior to those
found in the reprint. Clain-Stefanelli 3718*. Ex William A. Burd Library.
A Rare Early American Numismatic Society Imprint
48 Head, Barclay V. A GUIDE TO THE GOLD AND SIL-
VER COINS OF THE ANCIENTS, EXHIBITED IN ELEC-
TROTYPE BY THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC AND
ARCHÆOLOGICAL SOCIETY. FROM THE ENGLISH EDI-
TION. New York: 25 University Building, 1884. 8vo, modern
brown leatherette, gilt. (4), vii, (1), 128 pages; hundreds of de-
tailed descriptions; 70 very fine autotype plates. Several coin il-
lustrations once cut out, now replaced and taped on plate backs;
else very good. $150
A desirable volume despite less than optimum preservation. The first
illustrated example we recall having encountered. The title cited above
follows that of the second edition 1881 London title (A Guide to the
Principal Gold and Silver Coins of the Ancients, from circ. B.C. 700 to
A.D. 1) and, following it, is a “List of Subscribers to the fund for the
purchase of the collection of electrotypes of Ancient Coins now exhib-
ited by the American Numismatic and Archæological Society.” Sixty-
eight donors’ names follow, among them Wm. Poillon, Banjamin Betts,
Isaac F. Wood, Lyman H. Low, Frank W. Doughty, Robert Morris, Ed.
Frossard, and J.N.T. Levick. An American edition of the text only, in
smaller format, is occasionally encountered. Ex Kolbe Sale 112, lot 109;
ex William A. Burd Library.
First Edition of Historia Numorum
49 Head, Barclay V. HISTORIA NUMORUM: A MANUAL
OF GREEK NUMISMATICS. Oxford, 1887. First edition. 4to,
original brown quarter morocco, gilt; top page edges gilt. lxxix,
(1), 807, (1) pages; 400 text illustrations; tables; 5 plates. Armorial
bookplate of Baron Delbeke. Spine a bit rubbed; near fine. $100
A superior copy of the first edition of this landmark work. Though re-
vised editions of numismatic books are usually preferred, sometimes
it pays to consult the earlier editions. In the revised and enlarged 1911
edition of Historia Numorum, the author himself allowed that “(i)t is
possible that, among those who are familiar only in a general way with
the old edition of this work, there may be some who, on comparing with
it the present revised edition, will, at first sight, be inclined to think that
some portions of what has been omitted were of greater interest than
what has been added.” A 1927 Spink catalogue emphasized that aspect
of the 1887 work: “Some portions of the first edition of very great inter-
est were omitted from the second, and this fact added to the usefulness
of the work in itself makes a copy of that edition well worth acquiring
especially by the young collector.” Clain-Stefanelli 1832*, citing the sec-
ond edition. Daehn 90.
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Coinage in the Iron Age
50 Heesch, Johan van, and Inge Heeren [editors]. COIN-
AGE IN THE IRON AGE: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF SIMONE
SCHEERS. London: Spink, 2009. 4to, original green cloth, gilt;
jacket. Frontispiece; xxii, 439, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. $100
An important series of essays. Much less frequently encountered than
most modern festschriften. Ex William A. Burd Library.
An Original Set of Hennin
51 Hennin, (Michel D). MANUEL DE NUMISMATIQUE
ANCIENNE... TOME PREMIER: ÉLÉMENTS. TOME SEC-
OND: NOMENCLATURE. ATLAS: CONTENANT UN
CHOIX DES PLUS BELLES PIÈCES. Paris, 1872. Three vol-
umes, complete: two volumes of text and a plate atlas. Small 8vo,
contemporary tan cloth; black morocco spine labels, gilt. viii,
391, (1); (4), 548; 23, (1) pages; titles printed in red and black
incorporating a numismatic engraving; 70 lithographic plates of
coins. Spotted and browned as often seen. Very good. $150
A scarce classic work, still worthy of a place in a numismatic library.
The best illustrated edition. Included is an excellent bibliography of
the principal works on ancient numismatics published up to that time,
comprising 253 titles, and including an alphabetical index of authors. Ex
William A. Burd Library.
Silver Coinage of Rhegion
52 Herzfelder, Hubert. LES MONNAIES D’ARGENT DE
RHEGION, FRAPPÉES ENTRE 461 ET LE MILIEU DU IVe
SIÉCLE AV. J.-C. First separate edition. Paris, 1957. 8vo, origi-
nal printed card covers. 154 pages; 20 fine plates of coins. Un-
opened. Small tear at top of spine; near fine. $200
Scarce and important. Clain-Stefanelli 2122*: “Basic reference on Rhe-
gium, including latest research.” Daehn 2820. Grierson 63. Kroh 18 (4.5
stars): “This is an excellent die-study and reference for the beautiful sil-
ver coinage featuring the popular facing lion-scalp in high relief.” Ex
Joel Malter, with his bookplate; ex William A. Burd Library.
Hill’s Select Greek Coins
53 Hill, George F. SELECT GREEK COINS. A SERIES OF
ENLARGEMENTS, ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIBED. First
edition. Paris and Brussels, 1927. Folio, original light blue cloth,
gilt. 61, (3) pages; 64 fine plates. Cracking to hinge between
plates; previous owner’s inscription; very good. $120
A decent copy of this major work, being a superb series of enlarged illus-
trations of artistic Greek coins. The oversized format has resulted in most
surviving copies having various binding problems. This example is above
average. Clain-Stefanelli 3557. Daehn 1168. Ex William A. Burd Library.
From the Gutekunst, Niess & Barron Collections
54 Hirsch, Jacob. GRIECHISCHE, RÖMISCHE UND
BYZANTINISCHE MÜNZEN AUS DEM BESITZE VON
COMMERZIENRAT H.G. GUTEKUNST IN STUTTGART,
ALBERT NIESS IN BRAUNSCHWEIG, T.W. BARRON. YEW
TREE HALL, FOREST GATE (ESSEX) UND AUS HOHEM
ENGLISCHEN ADELBESITZ. München: No. XXXI., 6. Mai
1912 u. ff. Tage. 4to, original printed card covers. (4), 155, (3) pag-
es; 2394 lots; 38 fine plates. Small corner bump, else fine. $150
An attractive copy of this important sale. Clain-Stefanelli 1728. Grier-
son 283. Spring 385 [also listed under “Most important sales of ancient
Greek coins” and “Most important sales of Roman Imperial coins”].
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Hirsch XXXIII: Baron von Schennis
55 Hirsch, Jacob.
GRIECHISCHE, RÖ-
MISCHE UND BYZAN-
TINISCHE MÜNZEN
AUS DEM BESITZE
VON BARON FRIED-
RICH VON SCHEN-
NIS, BERLIN. DR. B.K.
IN M. UND EINES
BEKANNTEN ENGLI-
SCHEN ARCHAEOLO-
GEN. München: No.
XXXIII, 17. November
1913 und ff. Tage. 4to,
original printed card cov-
ers. (4), 114, (2) pages;
1572 lots; 39 very fine
plates of coins. Fine. $150
A very well-preserved copy. Includes remarkable contorniates. Clain-
Stefanelli 1771. Grierson 287. Spring 387 [listed under “Most important
sales of ancient Greek coins” and “Most important sales of Roman Im-
perial coins”].
The 1870 Bellet de Tavernost Sale
56 Hoffmann, H. CATALOGUE DE LA COLLECTION
DE FEU M. BELLET DE TAVERNOST, DE LYON SE COM-
POSANT DE MÉDAILLES ROMAINES ET GRECQUES....
Paris, 21 février 1870 et jours suivants. 8vo, contemporary brown
cloth-backed mottled boards, gilt; marbled endpapers. (8), 140
pages; 1615 lots; 3 engraved plates by Dardel. Binding a bit worn
at extremities; very good or better. $100
A rather scarce catalogue. Babelon 223.
1888 Sale of the Belfort Collection of Roman Coins
57 Hoffmann, H. COLLECTION A. DE BELFORT. MÉ-
DAILLES ROMAINES. Paris, 20–25 février 1888. Small 4to,
modern green cloth, gilt; repaired remnants of original printed
front wrap bound in. (6), 175, (1) pages; 2038 lots; 6 plates of
coins, engraved by Dardel. Near fine. $150
A well-preserved copy of this scarce sale. Henri Hoffmann (1823–1897)
was among the finest professional numismatists of his day; Spring cites his
obituary in the Revue numismatique, which notes that he was a pioneer in
illustrated numismatic catalogues. Louis Dardel was a prolific engraver of
coin illustrations, whose work can be found in many sales and references
of the 19th century: his work deserves study. Belfort, of course, was the
author of a rare, wonderful multi-volume work on Merovingian coins,
based on previous work by the Vicomte de Ponton d’Amécourt. Babelon
228. Clain-Stefanelli 4072. Grierson 280. Spring 393.
Handbook of Greek Coinage Series
58 Hoover, Oliver D. HANDBOOK OF GREEK COIN-
AGE. Lancaster, 2009–14. Eight volumes. 8vo, original laminat-
ed boards. Close to 3000 pages; well-illustrated. Fine. $350
Eight volumes of this important new series, being most published at the
time of consignment: Vols. 2 (Sicily), 4 (Northern & Central Greece), 5
(Peloponnesos), 6 (Islands), 7 (Northern and Central Anatolia), 9 (Syr-
ia), 10 (Southern Levant), and 12 (Baktria & Ancient India). Daehn 322.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
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Houghton & Lorber on Seleucid Coins
59 Houghton, Arthur, and Catharine Lorber. SELEUCID
COINS: A COMPREHENSIVE CATALOGUE. PART I: SE-
LEUCUS I THROUGH ANTIOCHUS III. New York/Lancaster,
2002. Two volumes. 4to, matching original turquoise cloth, gilt;
jackets. xxxviii, (2), 488; (6), 300, (2) pages; text illustrations and
maps; charts; 101 plates of coins. Fine. $120
The standard work. Daehn 5333. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Imhoof-Blumer on Roman Portrait Coins
60 Imhoof-Blumer, F. PORTRÄTKÖPFE AUF RÖ-
MISCHEN MÜNZEN DER REPUBLIK UND DER KAISER-
ZEIT. Leipzig, 1879. First edition. 4to, original cloth-backed
boards; printed title label. 16 pages; 4 very fine plates. Some an-
notations. Covers a bit discolored; previous owner’s signatures.
Very good. $100
The first edition of this significant work on the portraiture of Roman
coins. Clain-Stefanelli 4939.
Imhoof-Blumer’s Antike Griechische Münzen
61 Imhoof-Blumer, F. ANTIKE GRIECHISCHE MÜN-
ZEN. Revue suisse de numismatique (Schweizerische numis-
matische Rundschau), 1913. Entire issue present. 8vo, original
wraps. 399, (1) pages; text illustrations; 4 fine plates of coins
[Imhoof-Blumer’s article comprises pages (5)–134 and all four
plates]. Fine. $100
Rarely offered. Not in Daehn.
The Berlin Corpus Reprint
62 Imhoof–Blumer, F. [editor]. DIE ANTIKEN MÜNZEN
NORD-GRIECHENLANDS... Reprint. Bologna: Forni, 1977.
Four volumes as published in five, complete. Tall 4to, original
matching blue cloth, gilt. 1954 pages; 84 plates. Fine. $250
Best described in Clain-Stefanelli’s Numismatics—An Ancient Science
(pages 42–43): “Inspired by Theodor Mommsen’s idea of creating an
extensive work on Greek coins as a companion to the ‘Corpus of Latin
Inscriptions,’ the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin assigned to
Imhoof-Blumer the direction of Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechen-
lands. Such a corpus was intended to supersede all publications on the
subject by describing every known coin type of each city or province
within a chronological sequence, with full attention given to all available
source material. This dream of a corpus of all ancient Greek coins seems
to have haunted numismatists since the early 16th century, when Wolf-
gang Lazius first proposed such a work.” Clain-Stefanelli 1806*, 2305*,
2368*, 2417*, 2418* and 2678. Daehn 3247, 3614, 3620 and 3621. Ex
William A. Burd Library.
Bulletin on Counterfeits
63 International Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeit
Coins / International Association of Professional Numismatists.
BULLETIN ON COUNTERFEITS. Thirteen numbers, as pub-
lished in twelve illustrated issues, 1991–99. Includes: Vol. XVI, No.
1; Vol. XVII, No. 1; Vol. XVIII, No. 2; Vol. XIX, No. 2; Vol. XX,
Nos. 1–2; Vol. XXI, Nos. 1–2; Vol. XXII, Nos. 1–2; Vol. XXIII, Nos.
1–2; and Vol. XXIV, No. 1. Generally near fine. $120
An indispensable aid in identifying counterfeit coins from all periods
and places. Infrequently offered. Clain-Stefanelli 438. Daehn 1674.
Place bids and view lots online at BID.NUMISLIT.COM
Paul-Francis Jacquier Catalogues
64 Jacquier, Paul-Francis. NUMISMATIC SALE CATA-
LOGUES. Kehl am Rhein, 1984–2015. Forty illustrated fixed-
price and auction sales. Includes catalogues 1–40, complete.
Varying formats, original printed or pictorial card covers. All
four auction sales with prices realized lists (original or printout).
Generally fine. $100
A complete set of Jacquier catalogues for the period covered, with the
first 36 being fixed-price catalogues and the most recent four being auc-
tion sales. Infrequently offered.
Recent Work on Kushan Coins
65 Jayaswal, Vidula [editor]. GLORY OF THE KUSHANS:
RECENT DISCOVERIES AND INTERPRETATIONS. New
Delhi, 2012. 4to, original red cloth, gilt. xvi, 456 pages; illustrat-
ed, partly in color. Fine. $100
An attractive recent work. Includes material by Joe Cribb, Michael
Mitchiner, Osmund Bopearachchi and others. Ex William A. Burd Li-
brary.
Kent & Hirmer on Roman Coins
66 Kent, J.P.C., and Max and Albert Hirmer. ROMAN
COINS. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978. Large 4to, origi-
nal green cloth, gilt; jacket. 368 pages; maps; 199 very fine plates
of photographic enlargements of 785 coins. Rear hinge cracked;
very good. $120
An outstanding work both in text and photography. Kroh 70 (four and
one half stars): “chock-full of fantastic enlargements of the finest style
and best preserved Roman coins... The text is very well written and it is
a work to which the student may go to find out about almost any aspect
of Roman Coins.”
Roman Quinarii
67 King, Cathy E. ROMAN QUINARII: FROM THE RE-
PUBLIC TO DIOCLETIAN AND THE TETRARCHY. Ox-
ford: Ashmolean Museum, 2007. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt;
jacket. (2), xxiv, 436, (2) pages; 37 plates plus 17 plates of enlarge-
ments. Fine. $100
An important work by a 30-year veteran of the Heberden Coin Room in
the Ashmolean Museum. Very well produced and amply illustrated. Ex
William A. Burd Library.
Archaic & Classical Greek Coins
68 Kraay, Colin M. ARCHAIC AND CLASSICAL
GREEK COINS. First edition. Berkeley, 1976. 8vo, original
green cloth, gilt; jacket. xxvi, 390 pages; maps; 64 fine plates
of coins. Fine. $100
Clain-Stefanelli 1848. Daehn 124: “A comprehensive survey of Greek
coinage from its beginnings down to ca. 300 B.C. illustrated by over
1100 coins.” Kroh 7: “an exceptionally well done work whose depth and
grasp certainly supersedes any other general work that exists for the pe-
riod.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
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Kraft on Roman Asia Minor
69 Kraft, Konrad. DAS SYS-
TEM DER KAISERZEITLI-
CHEN MÜNZPRÄGUNG IN
KLEINASIEN. MATERIALIEN
UND ENTWÜRFE. Berlin, 1972.
4to, original linen folder lettered
in brown; text in original card
covers, plates loose as issued. 220,
(2) pages; 24 plates of maps; 117
plates of coins. Folder a little worn;
near fine. $300
Istanbuler Forschungen, Band 29. An
impressive work. Clain-Stefanelli
4514*. Kroh 64 (five stars): “This is an
incredible study that traces the sharing of obverse dies between various
cities in Asia Minor coming to the conclusion that there were central
workshops that engraved and struck coins for various cities instead of
individual mints in each. ... The plates are so crisp and clear that each
detail on even the most heavily worn coins stands out boldly. This is a
most spectacular work that can ably serve as a basis for further study.”
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Essays on Alchemy
70 Krappe, Matthias, Johann Daniel Christiernin, Carl Hin-
rich Flintberg, Abraham Hedemann, Carl Petersen, Carl and
Elas Fridrich Schlessel. KLEINE ABHANDLUNGEN EINIGER
GELEHRTEN IN SCHWEDEN, ÜBER VERSCHIEDENE IN
DIE PHYSIK, CHEMIE UND MINERALOGIE, LAUSENDE
MATERIEN. ERSTER BAND AUS DEM SCHWEDISCHEN
ÜBERSETZT. Kopenhagen und Leipzig: bey Franz Christ. Mum-
mens Wittwe, 1766. Small 8vo [17 by 11 cm], contemporary full
speckled calf; spine with five raised bands, decorated in gilt; red
lettering piece, gilt; all page edges red; marbled pastedowns. vii,
(1), 262 pages; woodcut headpieces; 1 engraved folding plate. Ex-
tremities rubbed; folding plates a bit worn. Very good. $100
A rare work on alchemy, in six sections, each with a different author, as
above.
Lacam’s Important Work on Late Roman Coins
71 Lacam, Guy. LA FIN DE L’EMPIRE ROMAIN ET LE
MONNAYAGE OR EN ITALIE, 455–493. Luzern, 1983. Two
volumes. Folio, original matching crimson boards, gilt. 524, (8);
(8), 541–1107, (5) pages; color frontispiece plate in first volume;
text figures; tables; 226 + 60 fine plates of coins, including many
enlargements. Near fine. $120
A highly important work. Kroh 91: “a truly remarkable corpus-cata-
logue of the gold coinage of the Italian mints of the Western Roman
Empire with many surprising conclusions.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
Lacroix, Statues on Greek Coins
72 Lacroix, Léon. LES REPRODUCTIONS DE STATUES
SUR LES MONNAIES GRECQUES: LA STATUAIRE ARCHA-
ÏQUE ET CLASSIQUE. Liège, 1949. 8vo, original printed card
covers. (2), xxii, 372, (2) pages; 28 fine plates; 15, (1) pages. Un-
opened and fine. $100
Rare and important. Lacroix died in 2016, at the amazing age of 106.
Clain-Stefanelli 3466*. Daehn 985. Grierson 59.
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Monnaies Crétoises, by Georges Le Rider
73 Le Rider, Georges. MON-
NAIES CRÉTOISES DU Ve.
AU Ier. SIÈCLE AV. J-C. Paris:
École Française d’Athènes, 1966.
4to, original olive-green cloth,
gilt. (6), 345, (3) pages; 2 fold-
ing maps; 48 very fine plates, 42
depicting coins. Stain to base of
spine; rear hinge cracked; very
good or so. $200
Études crétoises, XV. Rare. Clain-Ste-
fanelli 2577. Daehn 4415. Grierson
62. Kroh 51: “an extremely detailed
study of the coinage rather than sim-
ply a catalogue of types. Each variety
is discussed at length, and the holdings of all major museums are ex-
amined in detail. This work also has the distinction of having the finest
plates of exceptional photographs I have ever seen in any work of its
type. This is simply the ultimate work on the coinage of Crete.” Ex Wil-
liam A. Burd Library.
Le Rider on Philip II of Macedon
74 Le Rider, Georges. LE MONNAYAGE D’ARGENT ET
D’OR DE PHILIPPE II, FRAPPÉ EN MACÉDOINE DE 359
À 294. Paris, 1977. Large 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. (6), 484
pages; folding map; 95 fine plates. Bruise to fore-edge; very good
or better. $100
Clain-Stefanelli 2328*. Daehn 3397. Kroh 23.
Liegle on Euainetos
75 Liegle, Josef. EUAINETOS: EINE WERKFOLGE
NACH ORIGINALEN DES STAATLICHEN MÜNZKABI-
NETTS ZU BERLIN. Berlin, 1941. Large 4to, original printed
blue card covers. 64 pages; 23 text figures; 14 attractive plates of
coin enlargements. Spine worn and taped; very good. $150
Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 3583. Daehn 1174. Ex Nomos AG; ex Q. David
Bowers Library.
Lindsay’s Early Work on Parthian Coins
76 Lindsay, John. A VIEW OF THE HISTORY AND COIN-
AGE OF THE PARTHIANS, WITH DESCRIPTIVE CATA-
LOGUES AND TABLES, ILLUSTRATED WITH A COM-
PLETE SET OF ENGRAVINGS OF COINS, A LARGE NUM-
BER OF THEM UNPUBLISHED. Cork: Printed by John Crowe,
1852. 4to, contemporary or somewhat later plain cloth-backed
boards. vii, (1), 250, (2) pages; 12 lithographic plates, some tinted.
Inscribed and signed by the author on front flyleaf; handwritten
note on blank verso of a letter discussing the author (see com-
ments). Text block entirely, but neatly, detached from binding,
which is in poor repair; some foxing to plates. Very good. $150
A major early work on Parthian coins. John Lindsay (1789–1870) was an
Irish barrister who collected and published on a number of numismatic
subjects. His work on Parthian coins is one of the earliest substantive
publications, preceding Gardner’s Parthian Coinage by a generation. It
benefitted from Eckhel’s corrections of many of the assumptions under-
lying Vaillant’s foundational 1725 work. This copy is inscribed by Lind-
say to John Gough Nichols; the tipped-in note reads in part: “The John
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
Lindsays in Cork and of the same family, are ‘Legion.’ which I suspect,
occasions our John, to particularize himself as ‘Barrister at Law.’ Believe
he did go one circuit when the family estates fell to him.” Leitzmann 78
(citing 1853).
Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection
77 Macdonald, George. CATALOGUE OF GREEK COINS
IN THE HUNTERIAN COLLECTION, UNIVERSITY OF
GLASGOW. VOLUME I: ITALY, SICILY, MACEDON, THRA-
CE, AND THESSALY. VOLUME II: NORTH WESTERN
GREECE, CENTRAL GREECE, SOUTHERN GREECE, AND
ASIA MINOR. VOLUME III: FURTHER ASIA, NORTHERN
AFRICA, WESTERN EUROPE. First edition. Glasgow, 1899–
1905. Three volumes, complete. Thick 4to, original matching
brown cloth, gilt; top page edges gilt. (6), lxvi, 495, (1); (2), vi,
(2), 649, (1); (4), vi, (2), 799, (1) pages; tables; 102 fine plates of
coins. Two volumes recased in original bindings, with new end-
papers. Near fine. $600
A classic, still important work. Clain-Stefanelli 1901*. Daehn 1899:
“Publishes over 12,000 coins.” Grierson 57. Kroh 10. Ex Joel L. Malter,
with his bookplate. From the library of Tom Cederlind.
Large Format Coins of the Jews
78 Madden, Frederic W. COINS OF THE JEWS. Lon-
don: Trübner & Co, 1881. Large 4to, original beveled brown
pebbled cloth, bordered in blind and decorated in gilt; spine
ruled and lettered in gilt; turquois endpapers. x, (2), 329, (1)
pages; plate of alphabets; 279 woodcuts in the text. Front
hinge repaired with heavy tape; previous ownership stamps to
title page. Very good. $150
Very scarce. According to the preface, this work “may be virtually con-
sidered a second edition of my ‘History of the Jewish Coinage’ (1864)
embracing as it does nearly all of the original matter contained in that
volume, as well as the additional information printed in its ‘Supplement.’
It is further enriched by the critical corrections gained from all papers
on the subject that I have been able to obtain, so that the ‘History’... is
brought up to the knowledge of the present day.” Clain-Stefanelli 2943.
Daehn 5777. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Ancient Texts on Greek Coinage
79 Melville-Jones, John R. TESTIMONIA NUMARIA:
GREEK AND LATIN TEXTS CONCERNING ANCIENT
GREEK COINAGE. VOLUME I: TEXTS AND TRANSLA-
TIONS. VOLUME II: ADDENDA AND COMMENTARY.
London: Spink, 2007 and 2009. Two volumes. 8vo, original red
boards, gilt. x, (2), 544; vii, (1), 3–361, (53) pages. Fine. $100
Both volumes of this important work. Daehn 1334–35. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
Coinage of the Bar Kokhba War
80 Mildenberg, Leo. THE COINAGE OF THE BAR
KOKHBA WAR. Aarau, 1984. Small 4to, original red cloth,
gilt; jacket. 396 pages; maps, tables and illustrations; 44 plates of
coins. Fine. $100
Typos: Monographien zur antiken Numismatik, Band VI. An important
work of limited availability. Kroh 60: “a masterpiece of numismatic
scholarship, the most exhaustive and complete study ever done on this
popular series of Judaic coinage... easy to use and actually fun to read!”
Ex William A. Burd Library.
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Attractive Copy of Mionnet’s 1815 Guide to Rarity VI. Daehn 5975. Ex William A. Burd Library.
81 Mionnet, T.E. DE LA RARETÉ ET DU PRIX DES
MÉDAILLES ROMAINES, OU RECUEIL CONTENANT Collection Lucien de Hirsch
LES TYPES RARES ET INÉDITS DES MÉDAILLES D’OR, 87 Naster, Paul. CATALOGUE DE MONNAIES
D’ARGENT ET DE BRONZE, FRAPPÉES PENDANT LA DU- GRECQUES. LA COLLECTION LUCIEN DE HIRSCH.
RÉE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE ET DE L’EMPIRE ROMAIN. First Bruxelles: Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Cabinet des Mé-
edition. Paris, 1815. 8vo, contemporary tree calf; spine ruled and dailles, 1959. Two volumes. 4to, original printed card covers.
richly decorated in gilt; green morocco spine label, lettered in Frontispiece portrait; 353, (3); (4), (2) pages; 104 fine phototype
gilt; silk marker; all board edges decorated in gilt; marbled end- plates of coins. Fine. $250
papers. (4), xvi, 567, (1) pages; occasional fine engraved coin il- A very important collection, cataloguing and illustrating 1,877 coins in
the Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique. Clain-Stefanelli 1880. Daehn 1740.
lustrations. Some scuffs to binding, but still very attractive; very
Grierson 57. Kroh 12. Ex William A. Burd Library.
good or better. $100
The scarce first edition of the first substantial guide book to the value of
coins. Leitzmann 91.
Naville’s Scarce Work on Cyrene
88 Naville, Lucien. LES
Indo-Greek & Indo-Scythian Coins MONNAIES D’OR DE LA
82 Mitchiner, Michael. INDO-GREEK AND INDO- CYRÉNAÏQUE DE 450 À
SCYTHIAN COINAGE. VOLUMES 1–9. London: Hawkins 250 AVANT J.-C. CONTRI-
Publications, 1975–76. Nine volumes, complete. 4to, original BUTION À L’ÉTUDE DES
printed card covers. 1131 pages; maps, tables and numerous coin MONNAIES GRECQUES AN-
illustrations throughout. Near fine. $250 TIQUES. First edition. Genève,
A standard reference and the most extensive work ever published on the 1951. 8vo, original printed card
topic, listing over 10,000 coins. Clain-Stefanelli 3124*. Daehn 6403. Ex covers. Frontispiece; 123, (3)
William A. Burd Library. pages; text figures; 8 very fine
plates of coins. Near fine. $300
Mitchiner on the Ancient East Clain-Stefanelli 3176*. Daehn 6754.
83 Mitchiner, Michael. Mitchiner, Michael. ORIENTAL Grierson 62. Kroh 49 (four stars):
“This is an excellent reference for the
COINS AND THEIR VALUES: II. THE ANCIENT & CLAS-
gold coinage of Cyrene but it is very
SICAL WORLD, 600 B.C.–A.D. 650. First edition. London, difficult to acquire.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
1978. 4to, original blue leatherette, gilt. 760 pages; heavily illus-
trated. Near fine. $150 A Scarce Newell Work
A remarkable volume, providing a wealth of information. Clain-Ste-
fanelli 5858*. Daehn 5213. Ex William A. Burd Library. 89 Newell, Edward T. THE
DATED ALEXANDER COIN-
Ancient Trade & Early Coinage AGE OF SIDON AND AKE.
New Haven, 1916. 4to, later ma-
84 Mitchiner, Michael. ANCIENT TRADE AND EARLY
roon buckram, gilt. 72 pages; 10
COINAGE. London, 2004. Two volumes. 4to, original matching
very fine plates of coins with tis-
blue boards, gilt. 692, (4); (693)–1420 pages; 5901 listings; heav-
sue guards. Binding splitting at
ily illustrated. Fine. $150
Also important for the eastern regions. Daehn 436: “A detailed account plates; very good. $250
of early coinages, incorporating a catalogue of 5900 of the earliest coins Yale Oriental Series, Researches Vol.
of Greece, India, and China, and many peripheral states.” Ex William A. II. The very scarce original edition
Burd Library. featuring fine photographically print-
ed coin plates. One of only 300 copies
printed. Clain-Stefanelli 2346. Daehn
Coinage of Ancient Africa 3440. Kroh 24: “one of the earliest
85 Müller, L., C.T. Falbe and J. Chr. Lindberg. NUMISMA- specialized die-studies ... still very
TIQUE DE L’ANCIENNE AFRIQUE (THE COINAGE OF valid and much utilized.” Ex Stack
ANCIENT AFRICA). Chicago, 1977 reprint in one volume. 4to, Family Library (Kolbe & Fanning Sale 116, lot 859); ex William A. Burd
original maroon cloth, gilt. xii, 175, (7), viii, 188, viii, 194, (2), vi, Library.
96 pages; tables; text illustrations; 3 plates. Near fine. $100
Still an important reference. Daehn 6535. Ex William A. Burd Library. Significant Run of Lanz Catalogues
90 Numismatik Lanz/Gitta Kastner. AUCTION CATA-
Coinage of Arabia Felix LOGUES. Munich, 1973–2015. Seventy-eight illustrated auction
86 Munro-Hay, Stuart. COINAGE OF ARABIA FELIX: sales. Includes Sales 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30,
THE PRE-ISLAMIC COINAGE OF THE YEMEN. München, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66,
2003. 4to, original pictorial boards. 221, (1), (10) pages; 61 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 86, 88, 92, 97, 100, 102, 105, 106, 109,
plates. Fine. $100 111, 112, 114, 117, 120, 121, 123, 125, 128, 131, 132, 135, 138, 141,
Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde München’s Mare Erythræum, Vol. 144–151 and 153–160. Small 4to, original printed or pictorial card
14
covers or boards, as issued. All but one with prices realized lists
(original, printout or photocopy). Generally fine. $200
An important series, complete for auction sales featuring archaic and
classical Greek coins. Sales 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 were issued under the Gitta
Kastner banner; subsequent auctions were conducted by Dr. Hubert
Lanz.
Oisel’s Finely Illustrated 1677 Work
on Roman Imperial Coins
91 Oisel, Jacob. THESAURUS SELECTORUM NUMIS-
MATUM ANTIQUORUM. QUO, PRÆTER IMAGINES &
SERIEM IMPERATORUM ROMANORUM À C. IUL. CAE-
SARE AD CONSTANTINUM MAGNUM USQUE, QUIC-
QUID FERE MONUMENTORUM EX ROMANA ANTIQUI-
TATE IN NUMMIS VETERIBUS RESTAT, RECONDITUM
EST. CUM SINGULORUM SUCCINCTA DESCRIPTIONE
& ACCURATA ENARRATIONE, AUCTORE JAC. OISELIO,
JC. Amstelodami: Ox [sic] Officina Henrici & Theodori Boom,
1677. Two volumes, complete. 4to, contemporary or slightly later
matching full brown calf; spines with five raised bands, richly
decorated in gilt; red and green morocco spine labels, gilt; all
board edges decorated in gilt; marbled endpapers; all page edges
speckled red. (16), 570, (16), (4) pages; finely engraved frontis-
piece title; woodcut vignette on printed title; 118 finely engraved
plates, mostly depicting ancient Roman coins. Binding worn at
extremities, but sound. Very good. $350
A still-handsome copy of the first edition, bound in two volumes. The
plates are well done and are nicely printed in this copy, with good im-
pressions on clean paper. Quite scarce, especially with the final two
leaves, which comprise an errata and instructions to the bookbinder.
Banduri (1718) 44. Brunet 29697. Dekesel O10 [Issue 1, with “Ox” on
title page]. Hirsch 95. Lipsius 295. Van Damme (1807) lot 618. Ex Wil-
liam A. Burd Library.
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
Pink on the Triumviri Monetales
92 Pink, Karl. THE TRIUMVIRI MONETALES AND THE
STRUCTURE OF THE COINAGE OF THE ROMAN REPUB-
LIC. New York: ANS, 1952. 4to, later green cloth, gilt; original
printed front card cover bound in. 78 pages. Near fine. $120
Numismatic Studies, No. 7. Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 3743: “An attempt to
establish the chronology of the Roman Republican series.” Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Complete Victor Luneau Sales
93 Platt, Clément. COLLECTION V. LUNEAU. 1re PAR-
TIE: MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES. Paris, 27–29 mars
1922. 4to, original printed card covers. 70, (2) pages; 997 lots;
21 fine plates of coins with tissue guards. Fine. [with] Platt, Clé-
ment. COLLECTION V. LUNEAU. 2e PARTIE: MONNAIES
ROMAINES ANTIQUES, MONNAIES BYZANTINES. Paris,
26–28 juin 1922. 4to, original printed card covers. 60, (4) pages;
908 lots; 16 fine plates of coins with tissue guards. Near fine.
[with] Platt, Clément. COLLECTION V. LUNEAU. 3e PARTIE:
MONNAIES FRANÇAISES: GAULOISES, MÉROVINGI-
ENNES, CAROLINGIENNES, CAPÉTIENNES ET DE LA
RÉVOLUTION A NOS JOURS. Paris, 5–8 février 1923. 4to,
original printed card covers. 90, (2) pages; 1151 lots; 24 very fine
plates of coins. Fine. [with] Platt, Clément. COLLECTION V.
LUNEAU. 4e PARTIE: MONNAIES FÉODALES FRANÇAIS-
ES: MONNAIES DE SAVOIE ET DE L’ORIENT LATIN. Paris,
24–25 mars 1924. 4to, original printed card covers. 46, (2) pages;
649 lots; 8 very fine plates of coins. Fine. [with] Platt, Clément.
COLLECTION V. LUNEAU. LIVRES DE NUMISMATIQUE.
Paris, 28 avril 1923. 4to, original printed card covers. 28, (4) pag-
es; 279 lots. Fine. $200
All five catalogues of this important sale, very rarely offered complete.
The volume on feudal coins is particularly scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 1972,
3677, 6397 and 6398. Grierson 291. Spring 518 [also listed under “Most
important sales of ancient Greek coins”] and 519.
The Asyut Hoard
94 Price, Martin, and Nancy Waggoner. ARCHAIC GREEK
COINAGE: THE ASYUT HOARD. London, 1975. Crown 4to,
original maroon boards, gilt; jacket. 143, (1) pages; folding map;
4 + 32 plates of coins. Minor wear to jacket, else fine. $150
Important. Daehn 721. Kroh 31 (four stars).
Original Claudius Côte Tarentine Sale
95 Ratto, Rodolfo. COLLECTION CLAUDIUS CÔTE,
DE LYON. MONNAIES DE TARENTE. Lugano, 28–29 janvier
1929. 4to, original printed card covers. (6), 42, (2) pages; 611 lots;
19 fine plates. Covers worn. Contents very good or so. $120
A highly important sale. Clain-Stefanelli 2144*. Daehn 2855. Grierson
281. Spring 546 [also listed under “Most important sales of ancient
Greek coins”].
The Collection of Hofrath Walcher,
Ritter von Molthein
96 Renner, Victor de. CATALOGUE DE LA COLLEC-
TION DES MÉDAILLES GRECQUES DE M. LE CHEVALIER
LÉOPOLD WALCHER DE MOLTHEIN. First edition. Paris et
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Vienne, 1895. 4to, original printed wraps. Engraved frontispiece
portrait; vii, (1), 294, (2) pages; 3310 descriptions; 30 fine plates
of coins and 1 plate of monograms. Binding very worn, sepa-
rated into several pieces, but improvable with binding. $100
The handsomely produced catalogue of the Léopold Walcher de Mol-
thein collection, the only source for fine illustrations of several hundred
of the finest coins later sold in the 1901 Cahn sale of the collection.
The Cahn catalogue was written with the assumption that most bid-
ders would have a copy of this work and, as a result, it is unplated and
takes a rather minimalist approach to the cataloguing. John Spring, in
his Ancient Coin Auction Catalogues, cites this catalogue along with the
sale catalogue. A good binder should be able to restore the volume to
a respectable state. Babelon 232. Clain-Stefanelli 1999. Spring 63 [also
listed under “Most important sales of ancient Greek coins”].
The Bahrfeldt Collection
97 Riechmann, A. & Co. RÖMISCHE MÜNZEN DER
REPUBLIK U. DES WEST-KAISERREICHES. SAMMLUNG
DES FABRIKDIREKTORS G. IN G... Halle (Saale): Auktions-
Katalog XX, 18.–20. September 1922. 4to, original printed paper
covers; matching plate portfolio. (8), 128 pages; 1482 lots; 33 fine
plates. Discolored stain to upper right catalogue margins; cata-
logue spine and plate folder worn, with folder taped; internally
browned but near fine. $250
The important collection formed by Max von Bahrfeldt (1856–1936).
Highly important for Roman republican and imperial coins. Clain-Ste-
fanelli 3754. Grierson 279. Spring 561 [also listed under “Most impor-
tant sales of Roman Imperial coins”].
The Reprint of Rizzo
98 Rizzo, Giulio Emanuele. MONETE GRECHE DELLA
SICILIA. Reprint. Bologna: Forni, 1968. Two volumes. Folio,
matching original gray-blue cloth, gilt. Frontispiece; vii, (1), 318,
(4), xi, (1) pages; titles printed in red and black; maps; illustrated
throughout and on 66 plates of coins housed in separate plate
folder. Near fine with fine plates. $400
The Forni reprint of this extraordinary work, not much more frequently
encountered than the scarce originals. While the bindings of this set are
worn (as often seen), the plates are fine. Clain-Stefanelli 2202*: “Chiefly
concerned with the esthetic aspect of the coinage.” Daehn 2972. Grier-
son 63. Kroh 19 (four and a half stars): “a very detailed work that is the
most complete and easiest to use.” Ex Katen Numismatic Library, with
their small label; ex William A. Burd Library.
Both Parts of the Gulbenkian Catalogue
99 Robinson, E.S.G., M. Castro Hipólito and G.K. Jenkins.
A CATALOGUE OF THE CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN COL-
LECTION OF GREEK COINS. PART I: ITALY, SICILY, CAR-
THAGE. PART II: GREECE TO EAST. First editions. Lisboa:
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1971 and 1989. Two parts in
four volumes, as issued. 4to, matching original tan linen, gilt,
spines lettered in black. Frontispieces; 136; 200; (4); (4) pag-
es; foldout map; a few text illustrations; 94 fine plates of coins
housed in matching folders as issued. Fine. $250
Both parts of this very important collection. Clain-Stefanelli 1898*.
Daehn 1889 and 1886. Kroh 10 (four and a half stars): “a magnificent
achievement and a record of exceptional coins beyond compare.” Ex
William A. Burd Library.
15
Copper Coins of Thessaly
100 Rogers, Edgar. THE COPPER COINAGE OF THES-
SALY. London, 1932. 8vo, original printed wraps. (2), 199, (5)
pages; text illustrations. Near fine. $200
Quite scarce and still useful. Clain-Stefanelli 2444. Daehn 3880: “Pres-
ents a catalogue of 577 copper coins, including some Roman Provincial
issues... The main types are photographed throughout. Includes a gen-
eral index as well as indices of types, magistrates, and emperors.” Ex
William A. Burd Library.
Complete Roman Imperial Coinage
101 [Roman Imperial Coinage]. Mattingly, Harold, Edward
A. Sydenham, C.H.V. Sutherland, R.A.G. Carson and J.P.C. Kent
[editors]. THE ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE. VOLUMES
I–X. London: Spink. Ten volumes, complete, as issued in fifteen.
Publication dates of each volume are as follows: Vol. I [original],
1972; Vol. I [revision], 1984 first edition; Vol. II [original], 1926
first edition; Vol. II, Part I [revision], 2007 first edition; Vol. III,
1930 first edition; Vol. IV [in three volumes], 1972; Vol. V [in
two volumes], 1972; Vol. VI, 1967 first edition; Vol. VII, 1966
first edition; Vol. VIII, 1981 first edition; Vol. IX, 1972; Vol. X,
1994 first edition. 8vo, original matching green cloth, gilt; a few
volumes with jackets. Near fine or better copies. $500
The best overall work covering the entire range of the coinage of the Roman
Empire. The original edition took seventy-one years to appear, with Vol-
ume X’s 1994 publication completing the enterprise begun with the 1923
publication of Volume I. This set includes the revision of Volume I and the
first part of the revised Volume II (as well as the corresponding original
editions). Clain-Stefanelli 4056*. Grierson 75. Kroh 70 (five stars): “covers
the period 28 BC to 395 AD and it is the current standard reference used by
all. This is definitely essential for all collectors.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
Ancient British Coins
102 Rudd, Chris. ANCIENT BRITISH COINS. Norwich,
2010. 4to, original pictorial boards. xi, (1), 243, (1) pages; illus-
trated. Fine. $100
Heavily illustrated and designed for easy identification. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
The RBW Collection
103 Russo, Roberto, with the collaboration of Alberto de
Falco. THE RBW COLLECTION OF ROMAN REPUBLICAN
COINS. Zürich: NAC, 2013. 4to, original pictorial boards. 407,
(31) pages; 1860 lots, all illustrated in color on facing pages. Es-
timate and price realized printed with each lot. Fine. $150
The combined special edition, bringing together all three RBW collec-
tion sales, including the gold coins sold in 1999 by CNG in addition to
the two NAC sales of 2011 and 2012. With every lot depicted in color
and with all relevant information provided, this special edition belongs
on the bookshelf of anyone interested in the Roman Republican coin-
age. Historical notes by David Vagi; revised dating sequences by Ro-
berto Russo. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Coinages of the Campanian Mints
104 Rutter, N.K. CAMPANIAN COINAGES, 475–383
B.C. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1979. 8vo, origi-
nal brown cloth, gilt; jacket. viii, 196, (2), (2) pages; 34 plates of
coins. Fine. $100
Daehn 2695. Kroh 16 (four and one half stars). Ex William A. Burd Library.
16
The Amilcare Ancona Collection
105 Sambon, Giulio. CATALOGO DELLE MONETE RO- 110 Seyrig, Henri. TRÉSORS MONÉTAIRES SÉLEUCIDES.
MANE CONSOLARI ED IMPERIALI, MONETE BIZAN-
TINE, E DELLE ZECCHE ITALIANE MEDIOEVALI E MOD-
ERNE COMPONENTI LA COLLEZIONE DEL SIGNOR
AMILCARE ANCONA... Milano, 8 Gennajo 1885 and follow-
ing. 8vo, contemporary brown cloth-backed mottled boards. viii,
345, (3) pages; 3757 lots; 3 fine heliotype plates. Binding frayed
at spine head, but sound. Very good or better. $150
A rare plated Sambon catalogue. All three plates depict Roman Imperial
coins, including several in bronze. Grierson 308. Spring 601. Ex Man-
fred Olding library.
Rare Catalogue of the
Banco Italiana di Sconto Collection
106 Santamaria, P. & P. RACCOLTA DI MONETE GRECHE,
ROMANE, BIZANTINE ED ESTERE, GIÀ APPARTENENTE
ALLA EX BANCO ITALIANA DI SCONTO E AD UN DIS-
TINTO COLLEZIONISTA. PARTE SECONDA. Roma, 27
Marzo 1928. 4to, original printed card covers. (6), 171, (1) pages;
2113 lots; 8 fine plates. Spine a bit worn, else near fine. $150
Quite rare: lacking from the Kreindler library. Grierson 279. Spring 643.
The Magnaguti Greek Coins
107 Santamaria, P. & P. CONTE ALESSANDRO MAG-
NAGUTI. EX NUMMIS HISTORIA. I: MONETE GRECHE.
Roma, 12–13 Ottobre 1949. 4to, original printed card covers
with integral plate folder. xxii, 74 pages; 484 lots; plate of mono-
grams; 20 exceptionally fine plates. Near fine. $100
The only catalogue featuring ancient Greek coins from this magnifi-
cent collection. Infrequently seen. Clain-Stefanelli 1974. Grierson 273.
Spring 647 [also listed under “Most important sales of ancient Greek
coins”].
Cambridge Economic History
108 Scheidel, Walter, et al. [editors]. THE CAMBRIDGE
ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 8vo, original black
cloth, gilt; jacket. xiv, (2), 942, (2) pages; text figures. Fine. $100
A definitive reference work. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Schwabacher on Selinunt
109 Schwabacher, Willy. DIE
TETRADRACHMENPRÄGUNG
VON SELINUNT. München: from
Mitteilungen der Bayerischen Nu-
mismatischen Gesellschaft, 1925.
8vo, contemporary blue cloth, gilt;
original printed card covers bound
in. (2), 89, (1) pages; 3 very fine
plates of coins. Inscribed by the au-
thor to Leonard Forrer on the title.
Near fine. $400
Ex Cte. Chandon de Briailles, with his
bookplate. Rare. Clain-Stefanelli 2254*.
Kroh 20. Daehn 3083. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
Seyrig on Seleucid Hoards of the Levant
II: TRÉSORS DU LEVANT ANCIENS ET NOUVEAUX. Paris,
1973. 4to, original gray printed card covers. 126, (2) pages; folding
table; 37 fine plates of coins; addendum laid in. Near fine. $100
Very scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 3291*. Daehn 5437.
Society for Ancient Numismatics
111 Society for Ancient Numismatics. SAN: JOURNAL
OF THE SOCIETY FOR ANCIENT NUMISMATICS. Vols. I
through XII (1969–82), complete, plus twelve subsequent issues
through Vol. XIX, No. 1 (1995). All original issues. First eight
volumes three-hole punched. Near fine. $100
A good partial set of original issues of this notable publication. Origi-
nals of the early issues are scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 902. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
The King Farouk Coin Sale
112 Sotheby & Co. THE PALACE COLLECTIONS OF
EGYPT. CATALOGUE OF THE HIGHLY IMPORTANT
AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE COLLECTION OF COINS
AND MEDALS, THE PROPERTY OF THE REPUBLIC OF
EGYPT. Reprint of the Cairo, Feb. 24–Mar. 6, 1954 original.
Crown 4to, original printed green card covers. 306, (6) pages;
2798 lots; 37 plates, all but the last double-plates. Prices realized
list laid in. Near fine. $100
The unidentified reprint of the famous sale catalogue of the legendary
coin collection formed by King Farouk. An enormously extensive col-
lection. Clain-Stefanelli 8013*. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Rare Stack’s Galleries’ Clara Sobernheim Sale
113 Stack’s Galleries. THE SO-
BERNHEIM COLLECTION OF
ANCIENT GLASS INCLUDING
EGYPTIAN, ROMAN, ISLAM-
IC, RHENISH, SYRIAN, SIDO-
NIAN AND OTHERS. GREEK
AND ROMAN COINS. SOLD
BY ORDER OF MRS. CLARA
SOBERNHEIM, PORT CHES-
TER, N.Y. PUBLIC AUCTION
SALE. New York: Catalogue No.
14, Conducted by Joseph B. Stack
and T.J. Muldoon, April 19, 1952.
8vo, original printed card covers
with overlapping fore-edges. 43,
(5) pages; 447 lots; 16 halftone
plates. Fine. $300
Ex Clain-Stefanelli Library. Gengerke page 201: “A subsidiary of Stack’s
formed to handle art and antiques. Few have been seen, and only sale #14
(of 22+) is known to have contained numismatic material.” The last five
pages of text comprise 66 lots of coins (lots 382–447 inclusive), about equal-
ly divided among Greek and Roman coins, and the last three plates (XIV–
XVI) depict both sides of 19 Greek and 11 Roman coins. The remainder of
the catalogue and illustrations are devoted to describing and depicting an
outstanding collection of ancient glass. Reprinted on the title verso is a letter
from Arthur Upham Pope and the Asia Institute (where the collection was
on loan) to Mrs. Sobernheim, reading in part: “Of course it is a great loss to
Place bids and view lots online at BID.NUMISLIT.COM
us to know that the glass collection is going to be broken up... Your husband
did a wonderful job collecting this glass and it is probably the best system-
atically collected glass that has ever been made. He created a collection for
scholars and scientists.” This catalogue was virtually unknown until the sys-
tematic researches of Martin Gengerke uncovered a copy in the American
Numismatic Society Library. Quite rare; one of only several examples we
have ever handled, and probably the finest in terms of condition. Ex Kolbe
Sale 97, lot 687. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Starr’s Athenian Coinage
114 Starr, Chester G. ATHENIAN COINAGE, 480–449 B.C.
First edition. Oxford, 1970. 8vo, original black cloth, gilt. viii, (6), 95,
(3) pages; tables; 26 plates. A few annotations. Near fine. $100
Important. Clain-Stefanelli 2522*. Daehn 4115: “Presents a new chron-
ological arrangement of the coinage of Athens between 480–449 B.C.,
revising the chronologies proposed by Svoronos and Seltman.” Grierson
61. Kroh 35 (four stars). Ex William A. Burd Library.
English Translation of Svoronos on Athens
115 Svoronos, J.N., and Behrend Pick. CORPUS OF THE
ANCIENT COINS OF ATHENS. Chicago, 1975 reprint trans-
lated into English. 4to, original red cloth, gilt. (8), 17, (1), xviii
pages; 115 plates of coins. Fine. $120
Important. Svoronos researched the holdings of some sixty public and
private collections over a period of several years. After his death, the
work was brought to publication by Behrend Pick. Clain-Stefanelli
2524*. Daehn 4124. Grierson 61. Kroh 37 (five stars). Ex William A.
Burd Library.
The First SNG Fascicles
116 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SYLLOGE NUMMO-
RUM GRAECORUM. VOLUME I, PART I: THE COLLEC-
TION OF CAPT. E.G. SPENCER-CHURCHILL, M.C., OF
NORTHWICK PARK. THE SALTING COLLECTION IN THE
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. London: Published for
the British Academy, 1931. First edition. Folio, original brown
printed card covers. (4), (1) pages; 8 fine plates of coins, each
with a leaf of facing descriptive text. Light wear to covers; near
fine. [with] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SYLLOGE NUM-
MORUM GRAECORUM. VOLUME I: PART II. THE NEWN-
HAM DAVIS COINS IN THE WILSON COLLECTION OF
CLASSICAL AND EASTERN ANTIQUITIES, MARISCHAL
COLLEGE, ABERDEEN. First edition. London: Published for
the British Academy, 1936. Folio, original brown printed card
covers. (4), (1) pages; 14 fine plates of coins, each with a leaf of
facing descriptive text. Rear cover lacking, front detached. Con-
tents near fine. $150
The first two SNG volumes published. Infrequently offered. Clain-Ste-
fanelli 1913*. Daehn 1968.
SNG Lloyd Collection
117 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SYLLOGE NUM-
MORUM GRAECORUM. VOLUME II: THE LLOYD COL-
LECTION. PARTS I–II: ETRURIA TO THURIUM. PARTS
III–IV: VELIA TO ERYX. PARTS V–VI: GALARIA TO SE-
LINUS. First edition. London: Published for the British Acad-
emy, 1933–35. Six parts in three volumes (as published). Folio,
original matching brown card covers. 44 fine plates depicting
17
1275 coins, accompanied by introductory and descriptive text.
Minor wear to oversized covers; one volume with corner bump;
near fine. $150
Clain-Stefanelli 1913*. Daehn 1969. Kroh 14: “The Lloyd Collection is
limited to the precious-metal coins of Italy and Sicily ... which are re-
markable for their quality and variety. ... Originals of this SNG are of
course rare.” Lacks the final volume, covering Syracuse to Lipara.
SNG Fitzwilliam 1–7, Bound in Two Volumes
118 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SYLLOGE NUM-
MORUM GRAECORUM. VOLUME IV: FITZWILLIAM
MUSEUM: LEAKE AND GENERAL COLLECTIONS. PART
I: SPAIN (EMPORIA, RHODA)–ITALY. PART II: SICILY–
THRACE. PART III: MACEDONIA–ACARNANIA. PART
IV: ACARNANIA–PHLIASIA. PART V: SICYON–THERA.
PART VI: ASIA MINOR–PHRYGIA. PART VII: ASIA MI-
NOR: LYCIA–CAPPADOCIA. London: Published for the Brit-
ish Academy, 1940–67. Seven volumes, of eight, bound in two
volumes. Folio, later blue cloth, gilt. 116 fine plates depicting
5489 coins, accompanied by introductory and descriptive text.
Near fine. $350
Clain-Stefanelli 1913*. Daehn 1971. Kroh 14. Ex Joel L. Malter library,
with his bookplate; later in the library of Tom Cederlind.
SNG British Museum: The Black Sea
119 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. VOLUME IX. THE
BRITISH MUSEUM. PART 1: THE BLACK SEA. First edition.
London: British Museum Press, 1993. 4to, original blue cloth,
gilt. (9), (9) pages; map; 59 plates of coins, each with a page of
facing descriptive text. Fine. $100
Daehn 1976 (1). Ex William A. Burd Library.
SNG Grèce: Evelpidis
120 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. GRÈCE. COLLEC-
TION RÉNA H. EVELPIDIS. ATHÈNES. PREMIÈRE PAR-
TIE: ITALIE–SICILE–THRACE. Louvain: British Academy,
1970. Folio, original cloth-backed printed brown boards. (9),
(1) pages; 31 fine plates of coins, each with a page of facing de-
scriptive text. Fine. [with] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum.
GRÈCE. COLLECTION RÉNA H. EVELPIDIS. ATHÈNES.
DEUXIÈME PARTIE: MACÉDOINE–THESSALIE–ILLYRIE–
ÉPIRE–CORCYRE. Louvain: British Academy, 1975. Folio,
original yellow cloth-backed plasticized printed brown boards.
(5), (1) pages; 23 fine plates of coins, each with a page of facing
descriptive text. Fine. $150
Infrequently offered, particularly in this condition. Clain-Stefanelli
1919*. Daehn 1994. Kroh 14. Ex William A. Burd Library.
SNG Sweden
121 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SYLLOGE NUM-
MORUM GRAECORUM. SWEDEN. I: THE COLLECTION
OF HIS LATE MAJESTY KING GUSTAF VI ADOLF. THE
FRED FORBAT COLLECTION. Stockholm: Kungl. Vitter-
hets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien, 1974. Folio, original
printed brown card covers. 49, (3), pages; including 19 plates
of coins, each with a page of facing descriptive text. Near fine.
[with] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SYLLOGE NUMMO-
18 Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017

RUM GRAECORUM. SWEDEN. I:2. SAMMLUNG ERIC Rare Second Edition Waddington
VON POST. Stockholm: Kungl. Myntkabinettet, 1995. Tall 4to, on Pontus & Paphlagonia
original green cloth, gilt. (3), (5) pages; 33 plates of coins, each
with a page of facing descriptive text. Near fine. [with] Sylloge
125 Waddington, W.H.,
E. Babelon and Th. Reinach.
Nummorum Graecorum. SYLLOGE NUMMORUM GRAE-
RECUEIL GÉNÉRAL DES
CORUM. SWEDEN II. THE COLLECTION OF THE ROYAL
MONNAIES GRECQUES
COIN CABINET NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MONETARY
D’ASIE MINEURE. TOME
HISTORY STOCKHOLM. PART I: GALLIA–SICILY. Stock-
PREMIER. PREMIER FASCI-
holm: Royal Academy of Letters History and Antiquities, 1976.
CULE: PONT ET PAPHLAG-
Folio, original printed brown card covers. 46, (2) pages, including
ONIE. Paris: Académie des
19 plates of coins, each with a page of facing descriptive text. Near
Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
fine. [with] Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. SYLLOGE NUM-
(Fondation Piot), 1925. Sec-
MORUM GRAECORUM. SWEDEN II. THE COLLECTION
ond edition. 4to, original
OF THE ROYAL COIN CABINET NATIONAL MUSEUM OF
matching printed wraps. (4),
MONETARY HISTORY STOCKHOLM. PART 2: THRACE–
iv, 210 plus bis pages; 28 + 15
EUBOIA. Stockholm: Royal Academy of Letters History and An-
fine plates of coins. Text vol-
tiquities, 1980. Folio, original printed brown boards. 47, (1) pages,
ume unopened. Plates loose, as issued, in detached wraps. Some
including 20 plates of coins, each with a page of facing descrip-
spotting; very good or better. $400
tive text. Edge bruise; very good or better. [with] Sylloge Num- The best edition of this important work, first published in 1904. Very
morum Graecorum. SYLLOGE NUMMORUM GRAECORUM. scarce. Only this first fascicule was published in a second edition. Clain-
SWEDEN II. THE COLLECTION OF THE ROYAL COIN Stefanelli 2600*. Daehn 4529. Grierson 57. Ex William A. Burd Library.
CABINET NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MONETARY HISTORY
STOCKHOLM. PART 3: ATTICA–LESBOS. Stockholm: Royal Greek Coins & Their Parent Cities
Academy of Letters History and Antiquities, 1991. Tall 4to, origi- 126 Ward, John. GREEK COINS AND THEIR PARENT
nal russet cloth, gilt. (3), (3) pages; 33 plates of coins, each with a CITIES. ACCOMPANIED BY A CATALOGUE OF THE AU-
page of facing descriptive text. Near fine. $200 THOR’S COLLECTION BY G.F. HILL. First edition. London,
Five volumes of the Swedish SNG. Clain-Stefanelli 1920* and 1921*.
1902. Small 4to, original cream cloth lettered in black with em-
Daehn 2008–09. Kroh 14. Ex Joel L. Malter, with his bookplate. From
the library of Tom Cederlind.
bossed coin images on front; top page edges gilt. Frontispiece;
xxxvi, 464, (2) pages; portraits; maps; text illustrations; mono-
The New Style Coinage of Athens gram plate; 22 very fine autotype plates of coins. Gift inscription
from Abe Kosoff. Front cover with number 8 in faded ink offset
122 Thompson, Margaret. THE NEW STYLE SILVER
from some other publication; very good or better. $100
COINAGE OF ATHENS. New York: ANS, 1961. Two volumes. An attractive, well-produced work featuring exceptionally fine coin
4to, original matching red cloth, gilt. Frontispiece, (8), 747 pages; plates. Still useful and difficult to find nice (this is well above average,
(8) pages, 226 fine plates of coins, 2 folding. Light shelf rubbing; with uncracked hinges). Clain-Stefanelli 1933. Daehn 2118. Kroh 10. Ex
near fine. $300 William A. Burd Library.
Numismatic Studies No. 10. Still of considerable importance. Clain-Ste-
fanelli 2529*. Daehn 4194. Weil on Sicilian Signed Dies
The Roberto Russo Festschrift
127 Weil, Rudolf. DIE
KÜNSTLERINSCHRIFTEN
123 van Alfen, Peter G., and Richard B. Witschonke [editors]. DER SICILISCHEN MÜN-
ESSAYS IN HONOR OF ROBERTO RUSSO. Zürich: NAC, ZEN. Berlin: Vierundvierzig-
2013. 4to, original maroon cloth, gilt; jacket. xviii, 408 pages; il- stes Programm zum Winck-
lustrated. Fine. $100 elmannsfeste der Archæolo-
A festschrift in honor of Russo, with 19 papers on Greek, Roman and
gischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin,
medieval coinage. Most important for Andrew McCabe’s 174-page trea-
tise “The Anonymous Struck Bronze Coinage of the Roman Republic: A
1884. 4to, somewhat later blue
Provisional Arrangement.” cloth, gilt. 32, (8) pages; text
figures; 3 fine plates of coins.
Van Arsdell on Celtic Coins Ex American Numismatic So-
ciety Library, with their book-
124 Van Arsdell, R.D. CELTIC COINAGE OF BRITAIN.
plate and deaccession stamp.
London, 1989. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. xvi, 584,
Near fine. $250
(2) pages; maps; tables; text illustrations; 54 plates of coins. In-
A rare and beautifully illustrated
scribed by the author. Near fine. $150 work. Clain-Stefanelli 3589. Daehn 1236. Ex F. Gordon Frost (Kolbe &
Still a standard work. Daehn 2482. Ex William A. Burd Library. Fanning Sale 125, lot 127); ex William A. Burd Library.
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Serbian Heraldry
128 Acovic, Dragomir. XЕРАЛДИКА И СРБИ. Beograd,
2008. Thick 4to, original printed boards; marker. vii, (1), 797, (3)
pages; illustrated in color. Near fine. $100
A massive work, with much numismatic content including coin illustra-
tions. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Massive Work on Portuguese Coinage
129 Almeida do Amaral, C.M. CATÁLOGO DESCRITIVO Islamic Coins in Istanbul
DAS MOEDAS PORTUGUESAS, MUSEU NUMISMÁTICO
PORTUGUÊS. Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional, Casa da Moeda, 132 Artuk, Ibrahim & Cevriye.
1977 & 1984. Two volumes. Small 4to, original matching blue
boards, stamped in silver and gold. 642, (2); 870, (2) pages; nu-
merous coin illustrations. Bilingual (Portuguese and English).
Near fine. $100
A major work, the catalogue of the Numismatic Museum of Portugal’s
extensive collection. Infrequently available. Clain-Stefanelli 11049 (first
volume). Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Serenissima Collection
131 Arsantiqua London. THE SERENISSIMA COLLEC-
TION: HISTORY OF VENICE THROUGH MEDALS. PART
I (XV–XVI CENT.). [with] PART II (XVII CENT.). London,
2002. Two volumes. 4to, original matching red cloth, gilt; jackets.
285, (3) + 261, (3) pages; 300 + 299 lots; illustrated throughout in
color. Fine. $100
A highly important sale of truly exceptional medals.
İSTANBUL ARKEOLOJİ
MÜZELERİ TEŞHİRDEKİ İSLÂMÎ SİKKELER KATALOĞU.
CILT I & II. Istanbul, 1970–74. Two volumes, complete. Thick
8vo, original printed card covers. lvi, 451, (1), iv; (2), vii, (1),
453–972 pages; text figures; 120 plates. Spines a bit worn. Very
good or better. $150
An important catalogue, infrequently available. Clain-Stefanelli 5870.
Ex William A. Burd Library.

Canadian Numismatic Bibliography

Trygve Rovelstad’s Copy of 133 Atchison, Darryl [editor]. CANADIAN NUMISMATIC
the ANS Medal Catalogue BIBLIOGRAPHY. Victoria: Numismatic Education Society of
130 American Numismatic Canada, 2007. Two volumes. 4to, original maroon leatherette,
Society. CATALOGUE OF gilt. xxvi, 578, (2); (xxvii)–xxxiv, 581–1114, (2), 95, (1) pages;
THE INTERNATIONAL EX- illustrated. Fine. $150
HIBITION OF CONTEMPO- The CNB, an essential bibliography for Canadian numismatics. One of
only 300 copies printed.
RARY MEDALS. THE AMER-
ICAN NUMISMATIC SO- Attwood on Renaissance Medals
CIETY. MARCH, 1910. New 134 Attwood, Philip. ITALIAN MEDALS C. 1530–1600.
York: The De Vinne Press, 1911. London: British Museum Press, 2003. Two volumes. 4to, origi-
New and Revised Edition. 4to, nal matching black cloth, gilt; slipcase. iii, 535, (1); (6) pages; text
later tan buckram, gilt. xxxiii, illustrations; 258 plates. Fine. $200
(3), 412, (2) pages; frontispiece; A well-illustrated standard work. Ex William A. Burd Library.
profusely illustrated; printed
tissue guards. Several illustrat- Massive Three-Volume Work by
ed pages on Trygve Rovelstad’s the Banco Popolare di Novara
Pioneer medal bound in. Signed 135 Banca Popolare di Novara. LA MONETA ITALIANA:
several times by Rovelstad, with UN SECOLO DAL 1870. Novara, 1971. 558 pages; profusely il-
inscription about the book (see comments). Near fine. $250 lustrated throughout with full-color depictions of paper money
An interesting copy of this important catalogue, being sculptor and and coins, documents, etc. [as issued with] Banca Popolare di
medallist Trygve Rovelstad’s copy, into which he has had bound some Novara. PRIMO CENTENARIO. Novara, 1971. 210, (30) pages;
material relating to his Pioneer medal. Rovelstad was the designer of the profusely illustrated throughout in full color. [with] Popolare
Elgin centennial commemorative half dollar, among other works. This is
di Novara. LA MONETA ITALIANA. APPENDICE. Novara,
the second and decidedly superior edition of this most important exhi-
bition catalogue of modern medals and plaquettes, containing valuable 1979–80. 162, (14) pages; profusely illustrated throughout with
biographical sketches of the nearly 200 participants, along with listings full-color depictions of a wide variety of American and other oc-
of their major medallic works. One of only 1000 copies issued. Among cupation paper money, including military payment certificates,
the illustrious participants in the world of contemporary medallic art other paper currency and financial instruments, coins, etc. Three
whose works are documented herein are Henry Nocq, Louis Oscar Roty, volumes. Folio [36 by 28.5 cm], original matching green leather-
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Theodore Spicer-Simpson, Tiffany & Co., J. ette, gilt; clear dust jackets; housed in two matching slipcases.
Édouard Roiné, Chester Beach, John H. & R. Pinches, Adolph A. Wein- Larger slipcase with corner bruise. Near fine. $200
man, Victor David Brenner and Emil Fuchs. Clain-Stefanelli 14089. Ex A sumptuous production; the first volumes were issued on the centen-
William A. Burd Library. nial of the bank. Ex William A. Burd Library.
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1755 Edition of Barrême’s Monetary Calculator
136 Barrême, (François). LES COMPTES FAITS OU LE
TARIF GÉNÉRAL DE TOUTTES LES MONNOYES. A Paris:
Jean-Luc Nyon, 1755. 12mo, original full speckled calf; spine
with five raised bands, compartments decorated in a gilt floral
motif; marbled endpapers and page edges. 2 engraved leaves in-
cluding a finely engraved title; (464), 108, (4) pages. Joints ten-
der; spine label missing. Very good. $100
First published in 1704, Barrême’s Les Comptes Faits is very similar
to an American Ready Reckoner, mostly being comprised of tables al-
lowing quick calculation of monetary units, interest, etc. Dekesel B73
(Issue III).
Corpus of French Medieval Seals
137 Bedos, Brigitte. CORPUS DES SCEAUX FRANÇAIS
DU MOYEN ÂGE. TOME PREMIER: LES SCEAUX DES
VILLES. Paris: Archives Nationales, 1980. 4to, original yel-
low cloth printed in brown; jacket. 546, (6) pages; illustrated.
Near fine. [with] Dalas, Martine. CORPUS DES SCEAUX
FRANÇAIS DU MOYEN ÂGE. TOME II: LES SCEAUX DES
ROIS ET DE RÉGENCE. Paris: Archives Nationales, 1991. 4to,
original brown cloth printed in brown; jacket. 337, (7) pages;
illustrated, partly in color. Fine. [with] Nielen, Marie-Adéla-
ïde. CORPUS DES SCEAUX FRANÇAIS DU MOYEN ÂGE.
TOME III: LES SCEAUX DES REINES ET DES ENFANTS
DE FRANCE. Paris: Archives Nationales, 2011. 4to, original
tan cloth printed in brown; jacket. 365, (3) pages; illustrated,
partly in color. Fine. $300
The standard work on the subject.
Updated Reprint
of Belfort on
Merovingian Coins
138 Belfort, A. de
[and Georges Depeyrot].
DESCRIPTION GÉ-
NÉRALE DES MON-
NAIES MÉROVINGI-
ENNES. Augmented
reprint. Paris: Maison
Florange, 1996. Five vol-
umes. 8vo, original pic-
torial card covers. Vol. I:
(10), viii, 484, (2) pages;
5 plates. Vol. II: (10), 464,
(2) pages. Vol. III: (10),
464, (2) pages. Vol. IV: (10), 475, (1) pages. Vol. V: (10), 290, 240,
(2) pages. Extensively illustrated throughout. Fine. $350
A well-done reprint of the very rare work by Belmont, based in turn on
research done by the Vicomte de Ponton d’Amécourt. The final volume
includes a bibliography compiled for the reprint of over 220 pages of
references on Merovingian coinage. Still essential after over a century.
Clain-Stefanelli 5741*. Grierson 119. 1935 Alfred Page numismatic
book catalogue: “Très important travail, donnant la description de 6704
pièces, avec la reproduction de la plupart d’entre elles. — Ouvrage fon-
damental pour l’étude de la numismatique mérovingienne.” Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
Bellesia’s Monete Italiane d’Oro
139 Bellesia, Lorenzo. MONETE ITALIANE D’ORO. CAT-
ALOGO DELLE MONETE EMESSE DAL 1252 AL 1945 CON
GRADI DI RARITA E AGGIUDICAZIONI IN VENDITE
PUBBLICHE. VOLUME I: ANCONA–NOVELLARA. [with]
VOLUME II: PADOVA–VERONA–SAVOIA. (Bologna, 2002).
4to, original black boards lettered in white; jacket to second vol-
ume. 319, (1) + 296 pages; illustrated. Fine. $300
An important reference, out of print and in demand. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
First Edition Dumbarton Oaks Volume II
140 Bellinger, Alfred R., and Philip Grierson [editors]. CAT-
ALOGUE OF THE BYZANTINE COINS IN THE DUMBAR-
TON OAKS COLLECTION AND IN THE WHITTEMORE
COLLECTION. VOLUME TWO: PHOCAS TO THEODO-
SIUS III, 602–717. BY PHILIP GRIERSON. Washington, D.C.:
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1968. First
edition. Two volumes, complete. 4to, original matching green
cloth, gilt. viii, (2), 383, (1); (10), 385–728 pages; tables; 46 fine
plates of coins. A moderately used set, near fine. $100
The first edition, with superior plates, of the second volume of this
indispensable, standard reference work. Clain-Stefanelli 5392*. Gri-
erson 110.
Coins of York
141 Benson, George. COINS: ESPECIALLY THOSE RE-
LATING TO YORK. York: Reprinted from the Yorkshire Philo-
sophical Society’s Report for the Year 1913, 1914. 8vo, later green
cloth, gilt; original printed wraps bound in. 104 pages; 8 plates.
Near fine. $100
Very scarce. Manville 733. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Welzl von Wellenheim
142 Bermann, J.B., & Sohn. VERZEICHNISS DER
MÜNZ- UND MEDAILLEN-SAMMLUNG DES KAISERL.
KÖNIGL. HOFRATHES UND MITGLIEDES MEHRERER
GELEHRTEN GESELLSCHAFTEN, HERRN LEOPOLD
WELZL VON WELLENHEIM / CATALOGUE DE LA
GRANDE COLLECTION DE MONNAIES ET MÉDAILLES
DE MR. LÉOPOLD WELZL DE WELLENHEIM. II. BAND.
I. ABTHEILUNG. / VOLUME II. TOME I. II. BAND. II.
ABTHEILUNG. / VOLUME II. TOME II. Wien: In Commis-
sion bei J.B. Bermann & Sohn, 1844–45 (sales held 1845–46).
Two volumes. 8vo, contemporary brown calf and cloth; spine
with four raised bands, gilt. Engraved frontispiece portrait
with tissue guard; added plate depicting gold medal presented
to Welzl von Wellenheim; (14), 604, (2), 47, (1); (4), 805, (3)
pages; 12,428 + 861; 15,818 + 9 lots. Bindings very worn, es-
pecially at spine; second volume with detached rear board and
loose backstrip. Contents very good or so. $100
A remarkable collection, on the whole approaching 50,000 coins and
medals. The two volumes offered are largely devoted to an amazing
variety of medieval and modern European coins and medals, and an
excellent numismatic library. (A volume of the sale devoted to ancient
coins is not here present.) Rare and important, particularly so for med-
als. Clain-Stefanelli 14141*. Ex Italo Vecchi.
Place bids and view lots online at BID.NUMISLIT.COM
Bonneville’s Encyclopédie Monétaire
143 Bonneville, Alphonse. ENCYCLOPÉDIE MONÉ-
TAIRE OU NOUVEAU TRAITÉ DES MONNAIES D’OR ET
D’ARGENT EN CIRCULATION CHEZ LES DIVERS PEU-
PLES DU MONDE, AVEC UN EXAMEN DU TITRE, DU
POIDS, DE L’ORIGINE ET DE LA VALEUR INTRINSÉQUE
DES PIÈCES, ET LEUR REPRODUCTION PAR LES EMPRE-
INTES. Paris, 1849. Folio, later russet cloth, gilt; title written in ink
on spine. xv, 220 pages; engraved and printed titles; 198 engraved
plates of coins. Some light spotting. Very good. $300
The author, Assayer at the Paris Mint, provides detailed technical infor-
mation for all of the gold and silver coins of the world in circulation at
the time. Based on his uncle’s cambist published four decades earlier,
this comprehensive work updates and supersedes it. Scarce and still very
useful. Bassoli 70. Engel et Serrure 688. Goldsmith 36313. Soetbeer 71.
Van Peteghem ink stamp on title; ex Leo Meloche, with his name im-
pressed in gilt at base of cover; ex F. Gordon Frost (Kolbe & Fanning
Sale 125, lot 146); ex William A. Burd Library.
Very Scarce First Edition of Burn on British Tokens
144 Burn, Jacob Henry. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE
OF THE LONDON TRADERS, TAVERN, AND COFFEE–
HOUSE TOKENS CURRENT IN THE SEVENTEENTH
CENTURY; PRESENTED TO THE CORPORATION LI-
BRARY BY HENRY BENJAMIN HANBURY BEAUFOY. Lon-
don, 1853. 8vo, original embossed dark brown cloth; profession-
ally rebacked in brown cloth, gilt. xlvii, (1), 237, (1) pages; fine
frontispiece portrait; 1 engraved plate. Very good. $100
The very scarce first edition. Substantially more elusive than the second
edition of 1855. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
Bushnell’s Copy of the Second Edition
of Burn on Tokens
145 Burn, Jacob Henry. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE
OF THE LONDON TRADERS, TAVERN, AND COFFEE–
HOUSE TOKENS CURRENT IN THE SEVENTEENTH
CENTURY; PRESENTED TO THE CORPORATION LI-
BRARY BY HENRY BENJAMIN HANBURY BEAUFOY.
London, 1855. Second edition. 8vo, contemporary red half mo-
rocco with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled,
lettered and decorated in gilt; marbled endpapers. xcv, (1),
287, (1) pages; fine frontispiece portrait; 4 additional engraved
plates. Newspaper clippings affixed to opening blank. Both
boards detached, but present; binding worn but still rather at-
tractive. Very good or so. $150
Boldly autographed in pencil on the verso of the first free flyleaf by
Charles I. Bushnell. The best edition of this interesting work, in a typical
Bushnell binding. A period article on Tradesmen’s Tokens, by H.S.R., is
affixed to both sides of the second front flyleaf. Bushnell has employed
a pencil line in the margins of pages lxxix–lxxx to accentuate an in-
teresting exposition on the “London half-penny” and its varieties (i.e.,
London, Carolina, and New England Elephant tokens). Burn notes that
“nothing certain appears to be known in reference to its original pur-
pose.” Of the Carolina, and New England pieces, he observes: “These
are both very scarce, more particularly the former, and belong to the
class of Anglo-American coins.” Ex Kolbe Sale 104, lot 18; ex William
A. Burd Library.
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A Fine Set of Burns on Scottish Coins
146 Burns, Edward. THE COINAGE OF SCOTLAND. IL-
LUSTRATED FROM THE CABINET OF THOMAS COATS,
ESQ. OF FERGUSLIE AND OTHER COLLECTIONS. Edin-
burgh, 1887. Three volumes. 4to, original matching green cloth;
morocco spine labels, gilt; top page edges gilt. xxiii, (1), 365, (3);
xviii, 556; vi, (162) pages; 79 fine Gravure Héliographique plates
of coins. Only slight wear to bindings; very near fine. $300
A beautifully produced classic work, with outstanding plates. Still the
standard reference. One of only 545 sets printed. This set is exception-
ally nice (the bindings are generally encountered well worn). Clain-Ste-
fanelli 11357. Grierson 183. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Burzinski’s Essential Work on Communion Tokens
147 Burzinski, Lester M. COMMUNION TOKENS OF
THE WORLD. Madison, 1999. 4to, original grained crimson
cloth, gilt. (6), iv, 579, (1) pages; 7726 listings; place index; 133
pages depicting tokens. Fine. $200
The standard work. One of only 250 copies issued. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
Butak on Turkish Coins of the 11th–13th Centuries
148 Butak, Behzad XI. XII. VE XIII. YÜZYILLARDA
RESİMLİ TÜRK PARALARI. Istanbul: Pulhan Matbassi,
1947. 8vo, original yellow textured boards, lettered in brown
with an image of a coin impressed in the front cover. 140 pages
[text concludes on page 112; pages 113–140 comprise plates of
coins, tables, and a portrait of the author]; coin illustrations
throughout, many printed in colors. Text block entirely de-
tached from the binding, with some wear. Easily restorable to a
very good copy. $100
A rare work covering the coinages of the Artukids, Zengids, Seljuqs,
Ayyubids, Danishmends, and others. Usually seen in card covers. Clain-
Stefanelli 5873: “Catalog of author’s collection of Islamic coins of the
11th to the 13th centuries.” Mayer 254.
Calbeto’s Compendio of Eight Reales
149 Calbeto de Grau, Gabriel. COMPENDIO DE LAS
PIEZAS DE OCHO REALES. San Juan, 1970. Two volumes.
Folio, matching original blue cloth, gilt. (2), 733, (1) pages;
numerous text illustrations. English and Spanish text. Corner
bump; near fine. $150
An important standard work. Clain-Stefanelli 11323. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
Calicó on Eight Escudos
150 Calicó E., X. LA ONZA. Barcelona, 2004. 4to, original
blue cloth, gilt; jacket. (6), (2)–461 pages; heavily illustrated.
Fine. $100
The impressive standard reference. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Calicó on Spanish Coinage
151 Calicó, X. NUMISMÁTICA ESPAÑOLA: CATÁLOGO
GENERAL CON PRECIOS DE TODAS LAS MONEDAS ES-
PAÑOLAS ACUÑADAS DESDE LOS REYES CATÓLICOS
HASTA JUAN CARLOS I. 1474 A 2001. Barcelona, 2008. 4to,
original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. (4), 891, (1) pages; illustrated
22
throughout. Fine. $100
Though published alone by Xavier Calicó and slightly retitled, this is
the (massive) continuation of the earlier catalogues written by F. and
X. Calicó with Joaquín Trigo. The current edition. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
Classic Work on Scottish Coins
152 Cardonnel, Adam de. NUMISMATA SCOTIÆ, OR A
SERIES OF THE SCOTTISH COINAGE, FROM THE REIGN
OF WILLIAM THE LION TO THE UNION. Edinburgh:
Printed for George Nicol, 1786. 4to, somewhat later tan quarter
calf and marbled boards; spine with five raised bands, ruled and
lettered in gilt. (6), 157, (1); blank leaf; 33, (1) pages; 14 + 4 + 2
engraved plates of coins. Minimal spotting. Some annotations to
the plates. Previous owner’s bookplate and note. Light wear to
binding; still quite attractive. Very good or better. $200
A nice copy of this scarce work on Scottish coins, usually found in de-
plorable condition. Lipsius 68. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Carter on British Army Medals
153 Carter, Thomas. MEDALS OF THE BRITISH ARMY, 158 Cook, Barrie, and Gareth Williams [editors]. COINAGE
AND HOW THEY WERE WON. DIV. I: THE CRIMEAN
CAMPAIGN. [with] DIV. II: EGYPT, PENINSULA, WATER-
LOO, AND SOUTH AFRICA. London, 1861. Two volumes.
8vo, original matching full crimson calf; sides with double gilt
fillets and bordered with beaded rules, British arms impressed
in gilt with gilt titles on front covers; spines with five raised
bands, richly decorated in gilt; two morocco spine labels on each
volume, gilt; board edges decorated in gilt; gilt inner dentelles;
all page edges gilt; marbled endpapers. x, 185, (1); viii, 191, (1)
pages; fine color frontispiece plates; 10 additional plates printed
in color and metallic tints; a few text woodcuts. Monogrammed
bookplate of Henry Walters Morrieson in both volumes. Bind-
ings somewhat worn, but still impressive and attractive. Near
fine, overall. $200
Charming copies of the first editions of two volumes of one of the stan-
dard works in this field, with excellent plates. Mulder & Purves 1124-1.
Suetens 592. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
Late Qing Dynasty Coinage
154 Chang, Haru S.C. 中國近代金銀幣選集 / RARE GOLD
AND SILVER COINS OF THE LATE QING DYNASTY. Tai-
pei: Chang Foundation, 1990. 4to, original red cloth, gilt. 222,
(2) pages; illustrated throughout in full color, with coin enlarge-
ments. Bilingual. Housed in matching slipcase. Fine. $100
Important and hard to find. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Mints of Henry III
155 Churchill, Ron. MINTS & MONEYERS DURING THE
REIGN OF HENRY III. London, 2012. 4to, original blue cloth
lettered in gilt. xx, 426 pages; illustrated. Fine. $100
Indispensable to those interested in the minting process. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
Cochran-Patrick on Scottish Medals
156 Cochran-Patrick, R.W. CATALOGUE OF THE MED-
ALS OF SCOTLAND FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO
THE PRESENT TIME. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1884.
4to, contemporary tan half morocco with mottled sides; spine
with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; top page edg-
es gilt. viii, 286 pages; 36 fine auto-gravure plates of medals,
each with a facing leaf of descriptive text. Binding worn, but
sound. Very good. $200
Rather scarce and still of considerable use. Number 147 of only 350 cop-
ies printed. Clain-Stefanelli 14960. Grierson 264. Ex Frank Katen, with a
small label; ex William A. Burd Library.
Early Issues of the Conder Tokens Journal
157 Conder Token Collectors Club. THE CONDER TO-
KEN NEWSLETTER / THE CONDER TOKEN COLLEC-
TORS JOURNAL. Title varies. Vol. I, No. 1 through Vol. IV, No.
3 (1996–99). The first 13 issues. 4to, original staple-bound card
covers. Fine. $100
Infrequently available. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Medieval Coinage of the North Sea Region
AND HISTORY IN THE NORTH SEA WORLD C. AD 500–
1200: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF MARION ARCHIBALD.
Leiden: Brill, 2006. Thick 8vo, original pictorial boards. Frontis-
piece portrait; x, (2), 791, (3) pages; illustrated. Fine. $100
A festschrift for Marion Archibald. Volume 19 in the Northern World
series. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Coole Collection
of Chinese Coins
159 Coole, Arthur Braddan.
ARTHUR BRADDAN COOLE
COLLECTION OF CHINESE
COINS AS SOLD TO JACK
LEON KLAUSEN. (Lenexa, Kan-
sas) 1963. 4to, later blue cloth,
gilt; original blue card covers with
paper labels bound in. 50 leaves,
printed on rectos only; a few il-
lustrations. Inscribed on the front
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card cover to Frank Katen and signed by the author in English issued with an added preface and index. Coole W132/*2. Ex William A.
and Chinese and with Coole’s “chopmarks.” Letter from Coole to Burd Library.
“Katjen,” also signed, affixed to flyleaf. Fine. $100
Number 13 of only 40 copies issued. The rare inventory of Coole’s col- Hardcover Edition of Davisson,
lection of 6289 pieces, sold in October of 1963 to Jack Klausen. Though 1 of 26 Lettered Copies
comprised largely of coins, included in the collection were a number
of unusual items such as molds, seals, plates for printing paper money,
164 Davisson, Allan. TOKEN CATALOG AND HAND-
coin trees, primitive currency, etc. Ex Frank and Laurese Katen, with BOOK. 18TH CENTURY TOKENS AS CATALOGUED BY
their bookplate. Ex William A. Burd Library, with correspondence laid DALTON AND HAMER AND SELECTED OTHER BRITISH
in regarding the possible donation of this volume to the ANA Library TOKENS. Cold Spring, 1991. 8vo, original crimson cloth, gilt.
(which turned out already to have a copy). 95, (1) pages; 12 plates of tokens. Fine. $100
The Special Hardcover Edition of this useful guide, one of 26 copies let-
Art & Craft of Coinmaking tered by hand in addition to 100 copies numbered by hand. This is copy
J. Ex William A. Burd Library.
160 Cooper, Denis R. THE ART AND CRAFT OF COIN-
MAKING: A HISTORY OF MINTING TECHNOLOGY. Lon-
Delmonte’s Silver Benelux
don, 1988. 4to, original pictorial boards. viii, 264 pages; numer-
ous illustrations, some in color. Fine. $250 165 Delmonte, A. LE BÉNÉLUX D’ARGENT / DE ZIL-
Indispensable to those interested in the minting process. Ex William A. VEREN BENELUX / THE SILVER BENELUX. Amsterdam,
Burd Library. 1967. Tall 8vo, original blue cloth lettered in silver. 320 pages;
occasional text illustrations; 2 maps; 52 plates. Fine. $100
Sycee in the British Museum Very important. Clain-Stefanelli 10581*. Ex William A. Burd Library.
161 Cribb, Joe. A CATALOGUE OF SYCEE IN THE BRIT-
ISH MUSEUM: CHINESE SILVER CURRENCY INGOTS C. Important Guide to Islamic Mints
1750–1933. London, 1992. 4to, original blue cloth lettered in 166 Diler, Ömer. ISLAMIC MINTS / ISLÂM DARP YER-
white; jacket. 366 pages; 71 plates. Fine. $250 LERI. Istanbul, 2009. Volumes 1–3, complete. 4to, original stiff
Lists some 1300 ingots, many from the Kann collection, divided into pictorial card covers. xxi, (3), 641, (3); (4), 642–1333, (4); (3),
272 varieties. Out of print and in demand. Ex William A. Burd Library. 1334–1793, (3) pages; 8 maps. Bilingual (English and Turkish).
With glossary laid in as issued. Fine. $200
History of Ottoman Coins In this massive three-volume work, Diler attempts to cover all Islamic
162 Damali, Atom. HISTORY OF OTTOMAN COINS. mints, making this an encyclopedic reference of considerable utility.
Well-indexed, with enormous bibliographical apparatus. A very impor-
VOLUME 1: OSMAN GAZI TO SULTAN SELIM I. [with]
tant work. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Damali, Atom. HISTORY OF OTTOMAN COINS. VOL-
UME 3: SULTAN SELIM II TO SULTAN MURAD III. [with] An Essential Work on Chinese Coins
HISTORY OF OTTOMAN COINS. VOLUME 4: SULTAN
MEHMED III TO SULTAN AHMED I. Istanbul, 2010–11.
167 Ding Fu-Bao. 古钱大
辞典 [KU CH’IEN TA T’ZU
Three volumes. 4to, original matching black cloth, gilt; jackets;
TIEN]. Reprint of the original
silk markers. (9), v, 439, (3) + (10), vii, (1), 769–1111, (1) + (9),
1938 edition. Twelve volumes,
vii, 1113–1436 pages; illustrated throughout in color. Bumped
bound in five as issued. 8vo,
a bit in transit (especially first volume), but apparently unused.
original tan cloth and boards,
Near fine. $200
The new standard reference on Turkish coins, spread out over a total of lettered in brown. 2234 pages;
nine volumes (three of which are present here). heavily illustrated. Fine or
nearly so. $250
Two Works on Chinese Paper Money Coole 343*: “Only 100 sets of
this work were published on the
163 Davis, Andrew McFarland. CERTAIN OLD CHINESE first printing [of which this is a
NOTES OR CHINESE PAPER MONEY. Boston, 1915. 8vo, reprint]. The first six volumes
original blue cloth, gilt. Color frontispiece; xi, (3), (245)–286, are limited to illustrations re-
11, (1) pages; 12 additional plates of paper currency, 1 in col- produced from rubbings of the
or. Gift inscription to Howard Gibbs on flyleaf. Scrape to rear earliest bronze coins on down to
board at fore-edge. Very good. [with] Davis, Andrew McF. the end of the Ch’ing Dynasty.
ANCIENT CHINESE PAPER MONEY AS DESCRIBED IN The last six volumes contain the
A CHINESE WORK ON NUMISMATICS. Boston: Proceed- descriptive matter which, as a
rule, are brief reprints in re a par-
ings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 53, No.
ticular coin from numerous coin
7, 1918. 8vo, original printed wraps. (2), (467)–647, (1) pages; books. Due credit is given the book and author but no paging is given.
158 illustrations, mostly depicting paper currency. Spine taped. This is a ‘must’ for anyone interested in studying Chinese numismatics
Very good or better. $100 in Chinese.” Ex Kolbe Sale 65, lot 77; ex William A. Burd Library.
Two works on Chinese paper money presented by Davis to the Ameri-
can Academy of Arts of Sciences. The first work is one of only 250 copies
24
Eidlitz’s Charming Work on Boulton & Watt
168 Eidlitz, Robert James. MEDALLIC PORTRAITS OF
MATTHEW BOULTON AND JAMES WATT. New York: pri-
vately printed, 1928. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. (12), 13, (3),
pages; 7 very fine collotype plates. Fine. $150
No. 129 of only 200 copies printed. A handsome production; the only
substantial work on the topic. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Scarce Second Edition of Einzig
169 Einzig, Paul. PRIMITIVE MONEY IN ITS ETHNO-
LOGICAL, HISTORICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS. Sec-
ond edition, revised and enlarged. Oxford, 1966. 8vo, original
blue cloth, gilt; jacket. xvii, (1), 557, (1) pages. Jacket a bit worn,
else fine. $100
Scarce and important: this revised second edition is particularly difficult
to find. Clain-Stefanelli 1526*. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Folkes’s Tables of English Coins
170 Folkes, Martin. TABLES OF ENGLISH SILVER AND
GOLD COINS: FIRST PUBLISHED BY MARTIN FOLKES,
ESQ; AND NOW RE-PRINTED, WITH PLATES AND EX-
PLANATIONS. London: Society of Antiquaries, 1761–63. 4to,
later tan half calf with marbled sides; spine ruled and lettered
in gilt; marbled endpapers. iv, 161, (1), 119, (1), 12, (121)–216
pages; 42 + 19 + 6 engraved plates, mostly by Francis Perry, of
English coins. Some foxing and spotting, as usual; binding a bit
rubbed. Very good or better. $120
The first illustrated and best edition of the earliest comprehensive work
on English coinage. The plates remain useful even today. This edition
was brought to fruition over a decade by John Ward, biographer, Gresh-
am College, and Andrew Gifford, assistant librarian, British Museum.
Manville writes that “Dr Ward began the revision for the Society after
Folkes’s death in 1754; after Ward’s death four years later Dr Gifford
completed the task.” Goldsmith 8979. Lipsius 130. Manville 168. Ex Joel
L. Malter. From the library of Tom Cederlind.
Mostly First Edition Set of Forrer’s
Biographical Dictionary of Medalists
171 Forrer, L. BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF MED-
ALLISTS, COIN-, GEM-, AND SEAL-ENGRAVERS, MINT-
MASTERS, &C. ANCIENT AND MODERN, WITH REFER-
ENCES TO THEIR WORKS, B.C. 500 – A.D. 1900. London,
1904–30. Eight volumes, complete. Volume I is the revised print-
ing of the first edition. Volume II is the 1980 Maastricht reprint.
The remaining volumes are all first editions. 8vo, first editions
in generally matching dark green half morocco; spines with
five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers;
top page edges gilt. Reprint volume in original blue cloth, gilt.
5278 pages; numerous text illustrations. Original text pages a bit
browned, as usual. Final supplemental volume with one board
loose. Very good or better. [with] Martin, J.S. [compiler]. BIO-
GRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF MEDALLISTS BY L. FOR-
RER. INDEX. London, 1987. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. viii,
312 pages. Fine. $300
Comprehensive and indispensable, this enduring work provides valu-
able information on coin and medal engravers and their work from an-
cient to modern times. Printed on high acid content paper and bound
in half leather that is often fragile, the original edition is often usable
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only with great care: the first edition volumes here present are in above-
average condition. Only 300 sets of the original edition were printed.
Clain-Stefanelli 14115*. Grierson 256. Modesti 806. With the indispens-
able subject index to Forrer’s work, which is arranged by engraver. Joan
Martin’s index, published posthumously and the result of ten years of
diligent work, adds greatly to the utility of Forrer’s magnum opus. Cop-
ies are becoming difficult to obtain.
1724 Arrêt of Louis XV Lowering
the Value of the Louis d’Or
172 [France]. ARREST DU CONSEIL D’ESTAT DU ROY,
POUR LA DIMINUTION DES ESPECES & MATIERES
D’OR & D’ARGENT, ET DES ESPECES DE CUIVRE & DE
BILLON. Extrait des Registres du Conseil d’Estat, 27. mars
1724. 8vo [23 by 18 cm], self-covered. 3, (1) pages; woodcut
headpiece. Fine. $350
A rare original arrêt of Louis XV, lowering the value of the Louis d’or
from 24 to 20 livres and affecting the other coinage in proportion. In-
credibly, this was one of three diminutions in the value of the French
coinage in 1724. On February 4, the Louis d’or had been reduced from
27 to 24 livres, and on September 27, it was further reduced to 16. The
écu was lowered from 6 livres, 18 sols at the beginning of the year to
4 livres by the end. These currency fluctuations had significant ramifi-
cations throughout the world, most certainly including the substantial
French possessions in the Americas. Ex William A. Burd Library.
1791 Law for the Annulment of French Assignats
173 [France]. LOI RELATIVE AUX ESTAMPILLES DES-
TINÉES POUR L’ANNULLEMENT DES ASSIGNATS. Don-
née à Paris, le 25 November 1791. No. 1445. Grenoble: chez J.M.
Cuchet, Imprimeur du Départment de l’Isere, (1791). 8vo, self-
covered as issued. 4 pages; woodcut device above drop-title.
Near fine. $100
Louis XVI’s order affirming the decree of the National Assembly regu-
lating the stamps used to annul assignats. A late numismatic document
by this ill-fated monarch. Rare: not in Engel & Serrure, not even in the
Supplément (which lists many of these official documents).
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1793 French Decree Selling Die Punches,
Matrixes, &c.
174 [France]. QUI ORDONNE LA VENTE DES CARRÉS
DIFFORMÉS, DES POINÇONS & MATRICES QUI ONT
SERVI À LA FABRICATION DES MONNOIES. Décret de la
Convention Nationale, du Août 1793, l’an second de la république
Françoise, une & indivisible. No. 1401. Paris: de l’Imprimerie Na-
tionale Exécutive du Louvre, 1793. 8vo, self-covered as issued. 2,
(2) pages. Near fine. $100
A decree of the National Convention authorizing the sale of punches,
matrixes and other materials used in the manufacture of coin dies af-
ter they were no longer suitable for that purpose. Rare: not in Engel &
Serrure, not even in the Supplément (which lists many of these official
documents).
1856 Guide to Circulating Coins of the World
175 Frey, Xaver, and C. Blaser. MÜNZBUCH, ODER ABBIL-
DUNG DER KURSIRENDEN GELDSORTEN; MIT GENAUER
ANGABE: IHRES GEHALTS... IHRES GEWICHTS... UND
IHRES WERTHES... Berne: Erste-Achte Lieferungen, 1856. Sec-
ond, revised edition. 8vo, contemporary brown quarter morocco
with mottled boards; spine with four raised bands, ruled, lettered
and decorated in gilt. 823, (1) pages; 4 folding tables; hundreds
of line drawings throughout the text depicting contemporary cir-
culating coins. Bilingual, French and German. Extremities a little
rubbed, but generally fine and attractive. $100
Very scarce, especially with the Register and the full supplements at the
end. A remarkably thorough illustrated guide to the circulating coins of
the world, one of the best published. Beyond a number of United States
silver and gold coins, depicted as well are “Privat-Münzen,” including
an 1851 Humbert $50, Bechtler Carolina $1 and $5, Bechtler Georgia
$2.50, and a Miners Bank $10. Leitzmann 45.
Medieval Jewish Seals
176 Friedenberg, Daniel M. MEDIEVAL JEWISH SEALS
FROM EUROPE. Detroit, 1987. 8vo, original russet and tan
cloth, gilt; slipcase. 399, (1) pages; illustrated throughout.
Fine. $100
An attractive and well-produced work.
Corpus of Nomismata
177 Füeg, Franz. CORPUS OF THE NOMISMATA FROM Medieval European Coinage
ANASTASIUS II TO JOHN I IN CONSTANTINOPLE, 713– 183 Grierson, Philip, and Mark
976. STRUCTURE OF THE ISSUES. CORPUS OF COIN
FINDS. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ICONOGRAPHIC
AND MONETARY HISTORY. Edited by Italo Vecchi. Lancast-
er and London, 2007. 4to, original maroon cloth, gilt; jacket. (4),
193, (3) pages; illustrated. CD-ROM included. Fine. $100
An important work, the CD enclosed with the book provides illustra-
tions of all 7780 nomismata listed. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Optical and Visual Topics in Numismatics
178 Galst, Jay M., and Peter G. Van Alfen. OPHTHALMO-
LOGIA: OPTICA ET VISIO IN NUMMIS. New York: ANS,
2013. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. xi, 562 pages; beauti-
fully illustrated in color throughout. Fine. $150
A massive and scholarly work. Hirschberg Monograph Series Volume
13 A & B. Ex William A. Burd Library.
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Gamberini on Italian Paper Money
179 Gamberini di Scarfèa, Cesare. RACCOLTA DELLE
PRINCIPALI LEGGI, ORDINANZE, DECRETI E MANIFES-
TI RELATIVI ALLA CARTA MONETATA IN ITALIA (DAL
1746)... Bologna: Arnaldo Forni, 1965–70. Four volumes, com-
plete. 8vo, original matching green cloth, gilt. 491, (3); 431, (1);
501, (1); 511, (1) pages; folding color and monochrome plates of
bank notes, etc. Near fine. $100
Rarely offered complete. Clain-Stefanelli 13074.
Gelder & Hoc on Spanish Netherlands, &c.
180 Gelder, H. Enno van, and Marcel Hoc. LES MON-
NAIES DES PAYS-BAS, BOURGUIGNONS ET ESPAG-
NOLS 1434–1713. Amsterdam, 1960. 4to, original green cloth,
gilt. (2), 210; 12 pages; 34 fine plates. 1964 Supplement loosely
laid in. Near fine. $200
The main work on the subject. Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 10606*. Grierson
134. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Quarterman Reprint of Georgii Mikhailovich
181 Georges Michaïlovitch, Grand-Duc. MONNAIES DE
L’EMPIRE DE RUSSIE, 1725–1894. TRADUCTION FRAN-
ÇAISE PAR NADINE TACKÉ NÉE LÉNIVOVA. Boston, 1973.
Reprint. Large 4to, original lettered red cloth. xxxvi, 657, (1)
pages; many plates; valuations. Fine. $100
The excellent quality Quarterman reprint of the French translation of
Монеты Царствованiя. Indispensable. Clain-Stefanelli 11180*. Grier-
son 13.
Works on Byzantine Coins
182 Grierson, Philip. BYZANTINE COINS. Berkeley and
London, 1982. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. xiii, 411, (1)
pages; 95 fine plates. Jacket tear, else fine. [with] Whitting, P.D.
BYZANTINE COINS. New York, 1973. 8vo, original blue cloth,
gilt; jacket. 311, (1) pages; 20 attractive color and 72 mono-
chrome plates of coins. Fine. $100
The first is perhaps the best single-volume work on the topic. Kroh 93: “a
very detailed numismatic history of the period 498 to 1453.” The second
work is Volume 3 in the World of Numismatics series. Clain-Stefanelli
5420*. Grierson 111. Kroh 93. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Blackburn. MEDIEVAL
EUROPEAN COINAGE. WITH A CATALOGUE OF THE
COINS IN THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM, CAMBRIDGE.
1: THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES (5TH–10TH CENTURIES).
Reprint. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. xxi, (1),
674 pages; 65 plates of coins; maps. [with] Miquel Crusafont,
Anna M. Balaguer and Philip Grierson. MEDIEVAL EURO-
PEAN COINAGE. WITH A CATALOGUE OF THE COINS
IN THE FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM, CAMBRIDGE. 6: THE
IBERIAN PENINSULA. First edition. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2013. xxxiii, (1), 887, (3) pages; 60 plates of
coins; endpaper maps. Fine. [with] Grierson, Philip, and Lu-
cia Travaini. MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN COINAGE. WITH A
CATALOGUE OF THE COINS IN THE FITZWILLIAM MU-
SEUM, CAMBRIDGE. 14: ITALY (III), (SOUTH ITALY, SIC-
26
ILY, SARDINIA). First edition. Cambridge: Cambridge Univer-
sity Press, 1998. xxii, 793, (1) pages; 63 plates of coins; endpaper
maps. Fine. Three volumes. Crown 4to, original matching blue
cloth; black leather spine labels, gilt; jackets. Fine. $350
The first three volumes published in this important series. Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Reprint Plates for Medallic Illustrations
of Great Britain & Ireland
184 Grueber, Herbert A. MEDALLIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF
THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Re-
print. Lawrence: Quarterman, 1979. The complete set of plates,
bound in one volume. Folio, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. Pre-
liminaries; 183 plates, each with descriptive text; indexes. Jacket
worn; near fine. $100
The most comprehensive visual record of British medals from the time
of Edward III up to 1760, excellently republished by Alfred D. Hoch of
Quarterman in user-friendly format. Clain-Stefanelli 14691*. Grierson
165 and 264: “L’ouvrage le plus important.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
Arab-Sasanian Copper Coinage
185 Gyselen, Rika. ARAB-SASANIAN COPPER COIN-
AGE. Second edition. Wien, 2009. Tall 4to, original pictorial
card covers. 248 pages; text illustrations; 19 plates. Fine. $100
The current edition of this exceptional standard work, illustrating
around 330 coins. Veröffentlichungen der numismatischen Kommis-
sion, Band 34. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Attractive Copy of the 1893 Kosloff & Tambosi Sale
186 Hamburger, L. & L. MÜNZSAMMLUNGEN GEHEIM-
RATH KOSLOFF IN ST. PETERSBURG, GIUSEPPE TAM-
BOSI IN ROVERDO ETC. ANTIKE, MITTELALTER UND
MODERNE. NUMISMATISCHE BÜCHER. Frankfurt a.M.,
29. Mai 1893 und folgende Tage. 8vo, contemporary red half mo-
rocco with mottled boards; original printed front wrap trimmed
and mounted to front cover; spine with four raised bands, ruled
and lettered in gilt; all page edges marbled. cloth, gilt. (4), 159,
(1) pages; 4489 lots; 2 fine Lichtdruck plates depicting ancient,
medieval and early modern coins and medals, with tissue guards.
Original prices realized lists held in integral folder affixed to rear
board. Binding rubbed at extremities; attractive, and very good
or better. $100
A handsome copy of this very scarce sale, rarely seen with the two price
lists issued for it.
Hamer on Private Tokens
187 Hamer, S.H. NOTES ON THE PRIVATE TOKENS,
THEIR ISSUERS AND DIE-SINKERS. (London: Removed
from the British Numismatic Journal, 1904–06). Crown 4to, later
maroon cloth, gilt. Three parts in one volume, with an aggregate
of 68 pages and 9 fine plates. Fine. $100
An important, albeit specialized, contribution to English token litera-
ture. Clain-Stefanelli 13882. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Les Médailleurs de la Renaissance
188 Heiss,
Aloïss. LES MÉDAILLEURS DE LA RENAIS-
SANCE. (TOME V): NICCOLÓ SPINELLI. ANONYMES
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D’ALPHONSE Ier D’ESTE, DE CHARLES VIII ET D’ANNE
DE BRETAGNE. GIOVANNI DELLE CORNIOLE, GENTILE
BELLINI. ANTONIO DEL POLLAIUOLO. ANONYMES DE
LUCRÈCE BORGIA, DE LAURENT LE MAGNIFIQUE ET DE
MAHOMET II. LES DELLA ROBBIA, BERTOLO COSTAN-
ZO. Paris: J. Rothschild, 1885. Folio [40 by 29 cm], original
printed wraps. 88 pages; text illustrations; 11 fine plates. Both
text and plates foxed; somewhat wrinkled. Very good. $100
The fifth volume of the great foundational work on Italian Renaissance
medals. Only 200 numbered copies of the later volumes were issued,
and presumably, similar quantities were issued of the earlier volumes.
Very rarely offered even in single numbers. Clain-Stefanelli 14282*.
Heiss on Spanish Coins
189 Heiss, Aloïss. DESCRIPCION GENERAL DE LAS
MONEDAS HISPANO-CRISTIANAS DESDE LA INVASION
DE LOS ARABES. Artegraf, 1975 reprint. Three volumes. 4to,
matching leather-grained green leatherette, gilt. 1262 pages; 228
plates. Fine. $100
One of the classics of Spanish numismatics. In spite of its age, it remains
a foundation work on the coins of the Spanish possessions in Italy and
the Low Countries, as well as in Latin America. Clain-Stefanelli 11362*:
“An old classic still generally used as a basic reference.” Grierson 170.
Mateu y Llopis 182. Rada y Delgado 312–313. Ex William A. Burd Li-
brary.
The International Engraver’s Line,
with Special Additions
190 Hessler, Gene. THE IN-
TERNATIONAL ENGRAV-
ER’S LINE. PAPER MONEY
AND POSTAGE STAMP
ENGRAVERS AND THEIR
WORK FROM THE 1700s TO
THE EURO. Cincinnati, 2005.
Small 4to, original pictorial
boards. x, 381, (1) pages; illus-
trated, often in color. Inscribed
and signed by the author on
the flyleaf. Tipped in limitation
notice. Addenda et corrigenda
laid in. Envelope laid in con-
taining a De La Rue advertis-
ing note and ten banknotes or
engravings generally signed by
their engravers. Fine. $200
No. 12 of 100 copies of the special edition with actual samples of post-
age stamp, bank note, and other engravings, generally signed by their
engravers. A useful biographical dictionary of world engravers, rarely
acknowledged in the standard encyclopedias, and histories of artists,
sculptors, and engravers. The extra illustrations and specimens do much
to emphasize the artistic qualities of these works of “everyday art.” See
the U.S. section for his work on American engravers. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
Hill on Renaissance Medals
191 Hill, G.F. MEDALS OF THE RENAISSANCE. Oxford:
Clarendon Press, 1920. Large 4to, original blue cloth, gilt. 204
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pages, 30 very fine plates. Ex library copy, with blindstamp on
title, plates and various pages, as well as ink stamps on extremi-
ties and title. Spine cloth worn, internally very good with de-
fects noted. $100
Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 14285: “A magnificent publication.” Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Royal Mint Museum Catalogue
192 Hocking, William John. CATALOGUE OF THE
COINS, TOKENS, DIES, AND SEALS IN THE MUSEUM OF
THE ROYAL MINT. VOL. I: COINS AND MEDALS. VOL.
II: DIES, MEDALS AND SEALS. London, 1906 and 1910. Two
volumes. 8vo, original matching blue cloth, gilt. viii, 460 + ii, 318
pages. Near fine. $100
Still the best catalogue of the Royal Mint collection. Manville 655. Ex
William A. Burd Library.
An Intact First Edition Set of Humphreys
193 Humphreys, H. Noel. THE COIN COLLECTOR’S
MANUAL, OR GUIDE TO THE NUMISMATIC STUDENT
IN THE FORMATION OF A CABINET OF COINS... Lon-
don, 1853. First edition. Two volumes. 12mo, contemporary
matching red half morocco and marbled boards; spines with five
raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; all page edges
marbled. xxiv, 726 pages; 11 engraved plates of coins. Bindings
rubbed, but intact and attractive. Very good or better. $100
The first edition of this important collectors’ guide, the most popular of
its era. The Humphreys Manual appeared in at least eight editions and
was still in print at the turn of the 20th century. Sets of the first edition
seem invariably to have loose boards and other problems indicative of
heavy use. Manville 381. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
With Plates Printed in Metallic Tints
194 Humphreys, Henry Noel. THE COINAGE OF THE
BRITISH EMPIRE. THE PROGRESS OF THE COINAGE
IN GREAT BRITAIN AND HER DEPENDENCIES FROM
THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME ... IL-
LUSTRATED BY FAC-SIMILES OF THE COINS OF EACH
PERIOD WORKED IN GOLD SILVER AND COPPER. Third
edition. London: Charles Griffin and Company, 1863. 8vo, lat-
er red cloth, gilt. 207, (1) pages; plates 1–12 most attractively
printed in metallic tints on a brown background; engraved plates
13–23 printed in black. 1913-dated gift inscription. Fine. $100
The third edition, with substantial additional text, of this handsome
production. The pages in this copy are unusually fresh (most copies are
foxed or browned). Ex William A. Burd Library.
One of 40 Copies
195 Jara M., Carlos, and Alan Luedeking. THE CHILOÉ
PESO: AN IMPORTANT OBSIDIONAL COIN OF CHILE.
(Santiago de Chile), 2003. 4to, original black cloth lettered in
silver; jacket. 55, (1) pages; illustrated. Inscribed by Jara to
“Dale.” Fine. $200
Copy #15 of 40 numbered copies. The revised second edition of this
important work. Ex William A. Burd Library.
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Number 10 of Only 50 Copies Printed
196 Jara Moreno, Carlos, in collaboration with Alan Luedeking.
CHILE’S COQUIMBO MINT: A DOCUMENTED HISTORY.
Santiago, 2003. 4to, original pictorial boards. 176 pages; illustrated.
Errata sheet. Inscribed by Jara to “Dale.” Fine. $200
Copy #10 of 50 numbered copies. Though not labeled a “second edi-
tion,” this is a substantial revision of Jara’s 2001 work on the Coquimbo
Mint, and brings to light many new discoveries. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
One of Only 50 Copies Printed
197 Jara Moreno, Carlos, and Dale Seppa. THE STRANGE
CONCURRENCE OF COINAGE IN FRANCOS AND RE-
ALES IN ECUADOR FROM 1858 TO 1862 AND THE FA-
BLED FIFTY FRANCOS OF 1862. Santiago, 2004. First edi-
tion. 4to, original printed pictorial card covers. 57, (1) pages;
illustrated. Inscribed by Jara to “Dale.” Fine. $100
The definitive work on the 50 francos of 1862, using meticulous research
to argue that the coin is a legitimate issue. One of only 50 copies printed
(though not so indicated). Ex William A. Burd Library.
Hardcover Set of Jovel on El Salvador
198 Jovel, J. Roberto. HISTORIA NUMISMÁTICA DE EL
SALVADOR EN EL SIGLO DIECINUEVE. VOLUMEN I:
DESDE LA ÉPOCA COLONIAL HASTA EL FINAL DE LA
FEDERACIÓN CENTROAMERICANA. VOLUMEN II: EL
ESTADO Y LA REPÚBLICA INDEPENDIENTES. San Salva-
dor, 1999 and 2002. Two volumes. 4to, original blue leatherette,
gilt. (2), iv, 114, (2); (4), iv, 184, (2) pages; text illustrations; 4
color plates. Both volumes inscribed by author. Fine. $100
Hardcover presentation copies. An important work on the numismatic
history of El Salvador during the pivotal nineteenth century. Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Very Scarce Catalogue of Belgian Medals
199 Kamer der Volksvertegenwoordigers. CATALOGUS
VAN DE STUKKEN DER VERZAMELING VAN MUNTEN
EN PENNINGEN OP 30 JUNI 1930. Brussel: Dewarichet,
1930. 8vo, later maroon leatherette and decorative boards;
spine lettered in gilt; original printed front card cover bound
in. vii, (1), 326, (2) pages; 48 fine plates. Very good in a recent
binding. $100
A rare catalogue of the national collection, with an introduction by
Count Arnold du Monceau de Bergendal.
Kann’s Currencies of China
200 Kann, Eduard. THE CURRENCIES OF CHINA: AN
INVESTIGATION OF SILVER & GOLD TRANSACTIONS
AFFECTING CHINA. WITH A SECTION ON COPPER.
Shanghai: Kelly & Walsh, Limited, 1927. Second Edition—Re-
vised. Tall 8vo, original black cloth, gilt. xxxiv, (2), 562 pages;
color frontispiece; map; folding table; text tables; 4 plates of
coins; 2 plates of sycee silver; 2 plates of gold bars; plate of the
Shanghai Gold Stock Exchange building; subject index. Open-
ing leaves worn, with flyleaf missing and half-title detached; map
taped into place. Very good or so. $100
An important and very scarce work, far superior to the first edition and the
reprint of it. Bowker 381. Coole W306/*11. Ex William A. Burd Library.
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Kann on Chinese Coins
201 Kann, E. ILLUSTRATED CATALOG OF CHINESE
COINS (GOLD, SILVER, NICKEL AND ALUMINUM). Re-
print. New York, 1966, with Chicago 1967 Argonaut overprint
label. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. 476 pages; 224 plates.
Jacket torn, else fine. $150
Clain-Stefanelli 8643*. Still important. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Kazan Collection of Islamic Coins
202 Kazan, William. THE COINAGE OF ISLAM: COL-
LECTION OF WILLIAM KAZAN. Beirut, Lebanon: William
Kazan, Bank of Beirut, 1983. Large 4to, original black cloth, gilt;
color coin enlargements on both covers; pictorial dust jacket;
cardboard slipcase. 101, (1), 470 pages; excellent illustrations of
coins and plates of enlargements in color throughout. Bilingual
(English and Arabic). Fine. $120
A superbly produced catalogue of this magnificent collection of up-
wards of 1000 Islamic gold coins, meticulously described and all de-
picted in color at actual size, with the major pieces enlarged. Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Kienast on Karl Goetz
203 Kienast, Gunter W. THE MEDALS OF KARL GOETZ.
Cleveland, 1980. Reprint. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt; facsim-
ile medal of Goetz on the front cover. (8), ii, (2), 284 pages; well
illustrated. Fine. $100
The standard work. Clain-Stefanelli 14658. Mulder and Purves 3218-1.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Historical Account of English Money
204 Leake, Stephen Martin. AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT
OF ENGLISH MONEY, FROM THE CONQUEST TO THE
PRESENT TIME; INCLUDING THOSE OF SCOTLAND,
FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES I. TO THE UNION OF
THE TWO KINGDOMS. ILLUSTRATED WITH COPPER
PLATES AND TABLES OF GOLD AND SILVER MONEY.
London, 1793. Third edition, with additions. 8vo, contemporary
tan polished English calf, sides paneled in gilt; neatly rebacked
with the original gilt-decorated spine laid on; new black morocco
lettering piece, gilt; marbled endpapers; all page edges marbled;
silk marker. 8, (2), (v)–viii, 428, (4), (4), (10) pages; tables; 7 + 6
+ 1 engraved plates of coins. Fine. $150
Armorial ex libris Lord Iddesleigh. The best edition of this landmark
work on English coinage. Goldsmith 15815. Kress B. 2564. Sigler 1532.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Lochner’s 1739 Samlung Merkwürdiger Medaillen
206 Lochner, Johann Hieronymus. SAMLUNG MERK-
WÜRDIGER MEDAILLEN. DRITTES JAHR 1739...
MEISTEN MEDAILLEN, VON DEM BERÜHMTEN MEDAI-
LLEUR JOHANN SMELZING... Nürnberg, (1739). 4to [20.5 by
17.5 cm], contemporary half vellum; spine lettered by hand; all
page edges red. Finely engraved frontispiece by A. Nunzer; (46),
424, (40) pages; dedication vignette also by Nunzer; engraved
text illustrations; folding engraving of a medal of Charles II; fold-
ing genealogical table. Finely engraved armorial ex libris. Edges
worn; near fine. $100
A well-preserved copy of the third volume in this series, still a key
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
Lin Meng’s 1833 Record
of Chinese Coins
205 Lin Meng. 泉布統誌 [QUAN BU TONG ZHI]. N.p,
Daoguang 13 (1833). Sixteen volumes, complete. 30 by 17.5
cm, original plain paper covers. Sewn double pages. (2508)
pages; illustrated. Housed in modern cardboard box. Sew-
ing appears to be modern. Fine. $300
Rare. Apparently the original edition: though the sewing appears to
be modern, the paper does not. Coole describes this work at length,
stating that the manuscript dates to the 15th century but was up-
dated and published in the 1830s: “The author has made a more
extensive study of the Han Wang Mang and Chou Dynasty coins
than we usually find. His statements about fish coins are interesting.
His remarks about paper currency of the T’ang and Ming dynasties
is valuable. The last volume was probably added on just before pub-
lication because it deals with Ch’ing Dynasty coins with translation
from the Manchu to Chinese.” Coole 187 (as Chüan Pu T’ung Chi).
Ex William A. Burd Library.
source of information on post-Renaissance medals. Bernhart 83. Engel
et Serrure 4077–91. Hirsch 77. Lipsius 233.
Coin Inscriptions of the Far East
207 Lockhart, J.H. Stewart. A GUIDE TO THE INSCRIP-
TIONS ON THE COINS OF THE FARTHER EAST ...
FORMING VOLUME III OF THE “CURRENCY OF THE
FARTHER EAST.” Hongkong, 1898. 4to, contemporary ma-
roon cloth-backed textured boards, gilt. xi, (1), 77, (1), lix,
(1) pages; tabbed and partly interleaved as issued. Tabs a little
worn. Very good. $100
While individual volumes are scarce, this final volume is particularly
elusive since its list of dynasties is very useful to collectors of Chinese
porcelains, bronzes, etc. Bowker 464. Clain-Stefanelli 8649*. Coole
W358/1. Robinson 24: “This work is based on the collection of the late
George B. Glover... For the collector of modern Chinese coins (since
600 A.D.), this work is a necessity. The index in vol. III is an important
feature.” Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
The Stewart Lockhart Chinese Coins
208 Lockhart, James H. Stewart. THE STEWART LOCK-
HART COLLECTION OF CHINESE COPPER COINS.
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Shanghai: Royal Asiatic Society—North China Branch, Extra
Volume—No. I, 1915. 4to, original printed card covers. (4), xv,
(1), 36 pages; 174 plates of coins, 1 folding. Separating into signa-
tures; in need of binding. Good, but able to be improved. $100
The scarce original edition, still widely used. These are generally en-
countered in this kind of condition unless they had been bound. Clain-
Stefanelli 8650*. Grierson 245. Ex William A. Burd Library.
MacLennan on Canadian Communion Tokens
209 MacLennan, George A. THE STORY OF THE OLD Medina on Native American Money
TIME COMMUNION SERVICE AND WORSHIP, ALSO
THE METALLIC COMMUNION TOKEN OF THE PRES- 214 Medina, José Toribio. MONEDAS USADAS POR LOS
BYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA, 1772–. Montreal,
1924. 8vo, original printed card covers. 66, (2) pages; illus-
trated. Very good. $100
Very scarce and arguably still the most important work on the subject,
subsequent works largely being derived from MacLennan’s commen-
tary. CNB page 303.
French Medals 1870–1940
210 Maier, Nicolas. FRANZÖSISCHE MEDAILLENKUNST
/ FRENCH MEDALLIC ART / L’ART DE LA MÉDAILLE EN
FRANCE, 1870–1940. München, 2010. Folio [31.5 by 25 cm],
original pictorial boards. 415, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. $100
A beautifully illustrated catalogue focusing on an exceptional period in
French medallic art. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Anglo-Scandinavian Coinage
211 Malmer, Brita. THE ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN
COINAGE c. 995–1020. Stockholm: Royal Swedish Academy
of Letters, History and Antiquities, 1997. Crown 4to, original
blue cloth lettered and decorated in silver; jacket. 634, (6) pages;
plates depicting nearly 3000 coins; 1 folding table. Fine. $100
Commetationes de Nummis Saeculorum IX–XI in Suecia Repertis: Nova
Series 9. A very substantial work. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Iconography of Savoy
212 Manzoni, G. EPOPEA DI SAVOIA CICLO RAPSODI-
CO DI 500 SONETTI CON NOTE STORICO-LETTERARIE.
ICONOGRAFIA SABAUDA DALLE ORIGINI AI NOSTRI
GIORNI. Roma: Libreria del Littorio, 1930. Folio [39 by 30 cm],
original blindstamped blue cloth, gilt. 718 pages; numerous full-
page plates, some in color; text illustrations on virtually every
page, including a number of numismatic interest. Hinges neatly
strengthened. Near fine. $100
An imposing publication, issued in a limited edition. Illustrations of
coins and medals are scattered throughout.
McCulloch’s Rare 1856 Collection
of Tracts on Money
213 McCulloch, John R. [editor]. A SELECT COLLEC-
TION OF SCARCE AND VALUABLE TRACTS ON MONEY,
FROM THE ORIGINALS OF VAUGHAN, COTTON, PET-
TY, LOWNDES, NEWTON, PRIOR, HARRIS, AND OTH-
ERS. WITH A PREFACE, NOTES, AND INDEX. London:
Printed for the Political Economy Club, 1856. 8vo, somewhat
later brown cloth; red morocco spine label, gilt. (iii)–xviii, 637,
29
(1) pages; title facsimiles. Ex British Library, with discard stamps
to opening and closing leaves. Untrimmed; very good. $200
One of only 125 copies printed. A collection of highly significant and
rarely available 17th- and 18th-century English tracts, including Rice
Vaughan’s A Discourse on Coins and Coinage, &c., Sir Isaac Newton’s
Representations on the Subject of Money, Matthew Raper’s An Inquiry
into the Value of the Ancient Greek and Roman Money, and others. This
is possibly the only copy we have handled; it is certainly the first in at
least thirty years.
INDIOS DE AMÉRICA AL TIEMPO DEL DESCRUBIMIEN-
TO SEGÚN LOS ANTIGUOS DOCUMENTOS Y CRONIS-
TAS ESPAÑOLES. Buenos Aires: Extracto de las Actas del XVIIo
Congreso Internacional de Americanistas, 1912. 8vo, somewhat
later marbled boards; red morocco spine label; original printed
card covers bound in. 14 pages; blank leaf; text drawing of tajad-
eras or “hoe money.” Spine label worn; else fine. $120
Originally written for a speech delivered to the Congreso Internacional
in 1910, based on references found in original works of the early explor-
ers and conquerors. Behar 3527. Gresham (Roberts) MNR-16, estimat-
ing that fifty copies were originally printed. Schaible 156. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
Milne on Irish Communion Tokens
215 Milne, A.A. TOKENS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCHES IN IRELAND. WITH NOTES AND ILLUS-
TRATIONS. Glasgow, 1920. Crown 4to, original green cloth,
gilt. 105, (1) pages, interleaved as issued; text illustrations of
tokens; 1 plate. Ex Royal Scottish Museum library, with their
spine label and stamps on the title page. No other markings.
Very good. $200
The first copy we have offered in over 15 years. No. 296 of only 300 cop-
ies printed, numbered and signed by the author. Clain-Stefanelli 13726.
Mitchiner’s World of Islam
216 Mitchiner, Michael. ORIENTAL COINS AND THEIR
VALUES: I. THE WORLD OF ISLAM. First edition. London,
1977. 4to, original blue leatherette, gilt. 511, (1) pages; heavily
illustrated throughout. Near fine. $150
A remarkable work, providing a wealth of information. Clain-Stefanelli
5858*. Ex William A. Burd Library.
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Mitchiner on Jetons
217 Mitchiner, Michael. JETONS, MEDALETS & TOKENS.
VOLUME ONE: THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD AND NUREM-
BERG. [with] VOLUME TWO: THE LOW COUNTRIES
AND FRANCE. [with] VOLUME THREE: BRITISH ISLES,
CIRCA 1558 TO 1830. [with] VOLUME FOUR: BRITISH
ISLES, FROM CIRCA 1830. London, 1988, 1991, 1998 and
2007. Four volumes. 4to, original dark blue leatherette or cloth,
gilt. 3008 pages; profusely illustrated. Final volume with corner
bump; near fine or better copies. $250
An extraordinary four-volume work.
Numismata in Libris
218 Modesti, Adolfo. NUMISMATA IN LIBRIS. Rome,
1997. 4to, original red boards, gilt; jacket. (2), 816 pages; illus-
trated; 2508 detailed listings; price guide laid in. Fine. $120
A monumental “catalogue of a private collection of books, magazines,
articles, and various writings from the sixteenth to the twentieth cen-
tury related to the art of the medal, concerning mainly Italy.” Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Grand Masters of Malta
219 Morris, Robert. COINS OF THE GRAND MASTERS
OF THE ORDER OF MALTA; OR KNIGHTS HOSPITAL-
LERS OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM. WITH A CHAPTER
ON THE MONEY OF THE CRUSADERS ... AND AN IN-
TRODUCTION, HERALDIC AND HISTORIC NOTES, BY
W.T.R. MARVIN. Boston: T.R. Marvin & Son, 1884. Small
square 8vo, original black cloth, gilt; top page edges gilt. xvi,
(9)–70 pages; title printed in red and black; 6 lithographic plates
of coins. Fine. $150
An exceptional copy, one of only 120 printed. Sigler 1789. Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Final Two Volumes of Muntoni on Papal Coins
220 Muntoni, Francesco. LE MONETE DEI PAPI E DEGLI
STATI PONTIFICI. VOLUME III. [with] VOLUME IV. Rome,
1973. First edition. Two volumes, of four published. Large 4to, origi-
nal matching russet leatherette, gilt. 274, 32; 315, 48 pages; folding
tables; 12 plates of coats of arms and symbols; 120 plates of coins
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
numbered 105–224. Third volume very good or better; fourth with
hinge cracked at folding tables; good, though repairable. $100
The standard work. Clain-Stefanelli 10372*. Grierson 167: “L’ouvrage le
plus complet sur le monnayage pontifical.”
With Contemporary Commentary
on California Fractional Gold
221 Noback, Friedrich. MÜNZ-, MAASS- UND GEWICH-
TSBUCH. DAS GELD-, MAASS- UND GEWICHTSWE-
SEN, DIE WECHSEL- UND GELDKURSE, DAS WECH-
SELRECHT UND DIE USANZEN. MIT EINEM TABEL-
LARISCHEN ANHANGE: UEBERSICHT DER GOLD- UND
SILBERMÜNZEN NACH AUSMÜNZUNGSVERHÄLTNIS-
SEN UND WERTH. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1877. Zweite Au-
flage, gänzlich neubearbeitet. 8vo, contemporary cloth-backed
boards. xii, 1166, (2) pages. Binding somewhat worn, with front
hinge reinforced; usual minor browning. Very good. $100
An indispensable research work, arranged alphabetically by city or
country, comprising a vast repository of key data on coins and paper
money currently in circulation throughout the world. The section on
New York alone occupies over eighteen pages, in small type, and the
section on San Francisco covers “Privat-Münzstätten, welche Goldmün-
zen pragen,” i.e., “Private mints which made gold coins.” In existence
from 1851 (“Im J. 1851 existirten”), the text mentions that the “major-
ity of these private gold coins existed in pieces from 50 dollars, to 1/2
and to 1/4 dollars; in the year 1854 octagonal pieces also appeared from
1 dollar, to 1/2 and to 1/4 dollars... Earlier, two types of gestempelter
Goldbarren (bars, Ingots) also served as money, those of the coin mint
inspector’s office at that time in the state of California and those of the
house of Moffat and Comp.” Rarely encountered. Clain-Stefanelli 16063
(recording only the first edition). Grierson 34. Soetbeer 203.
Third Edition Set of North
on English Hammered Coins
222 North, Jeffrey J. ENGLISH HAMMERED COINAGE.
VOLUMES 1 & 2: EARLY ANGLO-SAXON TO CHARLES
II, C. 600–1662. London, 1994 and 1991. Third edition. Two
volumes. 8vo, original matching blue boards, gilt; jackets. 271;
225, (3) pages; text illustrations; 31 plates of coins with facing
text. Fine. $200
The current edition of the standard work, out of print and in demand.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Obermayr’s Rare 1763 Work on
the Bayerischen Münzen
223 Obermayr, Joseph Eucharius. HISTORISCHE NACH-
RICHT VON BAYERISCHEN MÜNZEN, ODER MUTH-
MASSLICHE ERKLÄRUNG ZU REICHENHALL AUS-
GEGRABENEN UND IN DEM XI UND XII JAHRHUN-
DERT GESCHAGENEN MÜNZEN, MIT ZWEY ANHÄN-
GEN, DEREN DER ERSTE VON 17 DERGLEICHEN OHN-
WEIT DEM CLOSTER REICHENBACH, DER ANDERE
ABER VON EINIGEN ZU OHENHAUSEN IM NÜRNBER-
GISCHEN 1760 GEFUNDENEN MÜNZEN HANDELT....
Frankfurt & Leipzig: J.L. Montag, 1763. 4to [21 by 17 cm],
contemporary brown paper boards resembling tree calf; spine
ruled in gilt; green morocco spine label, gilt; all edges green. xl-
viii, 301, (1) pages; 10 engraved plates depicting medieval Ger-
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man coins; woodcut headpiece; title printed in red and black. Medallic History of England
Joints cracked, but sound. Rear board with surface tear and 228 (Pinkerton, John:
tape repair. Very good. $200 generally ascribed to). THE
Rare: the only copy we have handled in at least 25 years. Lipsius 291. Ex
William A. Burd Library.
MEDALLIC HISTORY OF
ENGLAND TO THE REV-
O’Byrne’s Naval Biographical Dictionary OLUTION. First edition.
London: Printed for Ed-
224 O’Byrne, William R. A NAVAL BIOGRAPHICAL
wards and Sons, 1790. Folio
DICTIONARY: COMPRISING THE LIFE AND SERVICES
[35 by 29 cm], modern blue
OF EVERY LIVING OFFICER IN HER MAJESTY’S NAVY,
cloth, gilt. iv, 112 pages; 40
FROM THE RANK OF ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET TO
engraved plates of medals.
THAT OF LIEUTENANT, INCLUSIVE. COMPILED FROM
Minimal internal discolor-
AUTHENTIC AND FAMILY DOCUMENTS. London: John
ation. Near fine. $150
Murray, 1849. Thick 8vo, original full English calf; sides with Ex libris John Holt Walton, in-
double gilt fillets; spine with five raised bands, richly decorated cluding a complimentary 1791
in gilt; red morocco spine label, gilt; board edges gilt; all page letter, affixed to the front past-
edges marbled; marbled endpapers. ix, (1), 1400 pages, printed edown, from John Atherton
in double columns. Ex library, with stamps on title page and page presenting Walton with this
1, but nothing on spine or exteriors. Binding rubbed, but sound volume. The preface notes that
and very attractive. Near fine and most impressive. $200 “This work is the first which lays before the Reader a complete series of
The only complete edition of this massive work, of incalculable util- English Medals down to the Revolution” and thanks Dr. Combe for the
ity for research purposes. Provides biographical information on nearly use of “his capital Collection of Prints and Drawings of English Medals”
5000 British officers. Ex F. Gordon Frost; ex William A. Burd Library. and for his “several explanations in the descriptions.” Leitzmann 105
(listing the 1802 edition only, but giving the 1790 title). Manville 224.
Counterstamped Coins of the Philippines Ex August 15, 1971 Katen Fuld sale, lot 939; ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. (Kolbe
Sale 75, lot 468); ex William A. Burd Library.
225 Oropilla y Fortich, Quintin. PHILIPPINE COUNTER-
STAMPED COINS, 1828–1839: WITH ORIGINAL ARCHI- English Civil Wars
VAL DOCUMENTS. Quezon City, 2001. 4to, original brown
boards, gilt; jacket. (1), vi, (1), 193, (3) pages, followed by an
229 Platt, Jerome J., and Arleen Kay Platt. THE ENGLISH
CIVIL WARS: MEDALS, HISTORICAL COMMENTARY &
unpaginated appendix featuring folding facsimile documents;
PERSONALITIES. London: Spink, 2013. Two volumes. 4to,
numerous text illustrations, some in color. Fine. $100
An extensive work translating a number of important archival docu-
original blue cloth, gilt. xxxii, 384 + viii, 424 pages; illustrated.
ments relating to this period of numismatic history. Ex William A. Burd Housed as issued in pictorial slipcase. Fine. $100
Library. A major recent work. Ex William A. Burd Library.

The Best Edition of Peck Copper Coins of Japan

226 Peck, C. Wilson. ENGLISH COPPER, TIN AND 230 Polder, Léon van de.
BRONZE COINS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 1558–1958. ABRIDGED HISTORY OF
London, 1964. Second edition. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jack- THE COPPER COINS OF
et. xx, 648 pages; 50 fine plates. Near fine. $150 JAPAN. Transactions of the
The best edition. Ex William A. Burd Library. Asiatic Society of Japan, Read
17th March, 1891. 8vo, con-
Scarce First Edition of Pinkerton temporary red buckram;
227 (Pinkerton, John). AN ESSAY ON MEDALS. First edi- black morocco spine label,
tion. London: Printed for James Dodsley in Pall-Mall, 1784. gilt. (419)–500 pages; 25 line-
12mo, contemporary full brown calf, sides bordered in gilt; spine drawn plates of coins. Spine
ruled in gilt; black morocco lettering piece, gilt; board edges label worn. Very good. $100
hatched. xxxii, 324 pages. Includes early handwritten notes on A very scarce work, still con-
Roman coins in the collection of the Earl of Pembroke on page sidered important. We last of-
fered this copy in Kolbe Sale 65
52, continuing onto the first blank at the end. Title page profes-
and have not had another in the
sionally backed; newspaper clipping reporting on coins acquired meantime. Bowker 567: “Prin-
by the British Museum in 1832–33 affixed to rear pastedown. cipally translated from eight
Binding a bit rubbed, but still attractive; near fine. $100 Japanese numismatic books and
A charming copy of the rare first edition of this immensely popular guide other native sources.” Ex William
to coin collecting. Manville 213: “A popular handbook for coin collectors, A. Burd Library.
still of interest, especially for giving the flavour of late eighteenth century
numismatics and personalities, enlivened by Pinkerton’s often dyspeptic
remarks on earlier numismatic writers.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
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Ponton d’Amécourt’s Rare Work on
the Merovingian Coins of Cenomannicum
231 Ponton d’Amécourt, le Vte de. RECHERCHE DES
MONNAIES MÉROVINGIENNES DU CENOMANNICUM.
Mamers & Le Mans, 1883. 4to [27.5 by 18 cm], original printed
card covers. (4), 284 pages; folding map; 230 coin types illustrat-
ed in the text. Spine very worn; in need of binding. Untrimmed.
Good, but improvable. $150
A rare and notable work on the Merovingian coins of Cenomannicum.
Originally published throughout the course of three volumes of the Re-
vue historique et archéologique du Maine, this is the only edition in book
form. Babelon 151. Engel et Serrure 90: “tiré à 200 exempl.”
Kress Collection of Renaissance Bronzes & Medals
232 Pope-Hennessy, John. RENAISSANCE BRONZES
FROM THE SAMUEL H. KRESS COLLECTION. RELIEFS,
PLAQUETTES, STATUETTES, UTENSILS AND MORTARS.
London, 1965. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. viii, 333, (3)
pages; 90 plates depicting 467 items. [with] Hill, G.F., and Gra-
ham Pollard. RENAISSANCE MEDALS FROM THE SAMU-
EL H. KRESS COLLECTION AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY
OF ART. BASED ON THE CATALOGUE OF RENAISSANCE
MEDALS IN THE GUSTAVE DREYFUS COLLECTION.
London, 1967. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 4to, origi-
nal blue cloth, gilt; jacket. x, 307, (3) pages; heavily illustrated.
Two volumes. Jackets moderately worn; near fine. $120
Two important works. The first title is rather scarce. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
The Forgotten Mint of Panama
233 Proctor, Jorge A. THE FORGOTTEN MINT OF CO-
LONIAL PANAMA. Laguna Hills, 2005. 4to, original black
cloth, gilt. (2), vi, 329, (1) pages; illustrated throughout, often in
color. Fine. $150
Issued in a very limited edition of 150 copies. Winner of the 2005 Javier
Conde Garriga Numismatic Award. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Promis’s Very Scarce Work on Papal Coins
234 Promis, Domenico. MONETE DEI ROMANI PONTE- 238 Rackus,
FICI. AVANTI IL MILLE. Torino: Stamperia Reale, 1858. Small
8vo, contemporary blue cloth and mottled boards; spine ruled
and lettered in gilt. 109, (1) pages; 10 unsigned engraved plates
of coins. Near fine. $100
Ex George D. Hatie, with his bookplate. Ciferri 370. Gnecchi 325.
Leitzmann 108. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Prou on Carolingian Coins
235 Prou, Maurice. LES MONNAIES CAROLINGIENNES. Morosini Gold Coin Sale, Priced
Reprint. Graz, 1969. Small 4to, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. 239 Raymond, Wayte. IMPORTANT
(4), lxxxix, (3), 180, (4) pages; 23 plates. Fine. $100
Catalogue de la monnaies françaises de la Bibliothèque Nationale. Still
essential after over a century. Originals are rare, and even the reprint
can be difficult to find. Clain-Stefanelli 5822.* Grierson 123. Ex William
A. Burd Library.
First Edition of Pye
236 Pye, Charles. PROVINCIAL COPPER COINS OR TO-
KENS, ISSUED BETWEEN THE YEARS 1787 AND 1796,
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
ENGRAVED BY CHARLES PYE, OF BIRMINGHAM FROM
THE ORIGINALS IN HIS OWN POSSESSION. London: Pub-
lished for the Engraver, (1794–95). First edition. 8vo, contem-
porary tan half calf with marbled sides; spine with five raised
bands, richly decorated in gilt; green morocco spine label, gilt;
red speckled page edges. Finely engraved title with large vignette
by Pye; advertisement leaf; iii, (1) page index; 36 finely engraved
plates depicting the obverses and reverses of 186 tokens. Binding
worn at spine, with joints weak but holding; tail of spine lacking,
head starting. Very good or so. $100
An original example of this early classic work on eighteenth century
English tokens. The plates are far superior to any of those found in other
early works on the topic. The plates are dated 1794 and 1795, though the
title page gives the span of coverage as including 1796. Manville 230:
“Pye was the first cataloguer of eighteenth century tokens to provide
extensive authoritative information about die-sinkers, manufacturers,
proprietors, quantities, rarity and varieties.”
Rare Rackus Catalogue of Odds & Curious Money
237 Rackus, A. DR. RACKUS CATALOGUE NO. 6. CATA-
LOGUE OF INTERESTING AND UNUSUAL COINS, ODD
AND CURIOUS MONEY FROM ASIA, AFRICA, SOUTH SEA
ISLANDS, ETC. Chicago, undated. 21.5 by 14 cm. Self-covered
as issued. Text in duplicated typescript, illustrated. 15, (1) pages.
Near fine. Accompanied by the original typewritten manuscript,
illustrated throughout by hand in black ink. 27.5 by 21.5 cm. (1),
3–15, (1) leaves, blank leaf. Title loose, remaining leaves stapled at
upper left cover. The “Conditions of Sale” leaf found in the printed
catalogue is not present here. Near fine. $100
A unique and interesting manuscript of an early United States fixed price
list devoted to primitive currency. Rackus was well-known in Chicago
numismatic circles for his many written contributions to Lithuanian nu-
mismatics. This apparently early fixed price is seldom encountered in its
printed form. Over 200 items are offered for sale, a number of them il-
lustrated. The hand-drawn illustrations closely parallel the printed ones
but are not identical. The same applies to the typewritten descriptions. Ex
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 122, lot 1393; ex William A. Burd Library.
Rackus’s Cyclopedia of Lithuanian Numismatics
Alexander M. ŽINYNAS APIE LIETUVOS
NUMIZMATIKĄ / CYCLOPEDIA OF LITHUANIAN
NUMISMATICS. VOLUME I: PRIMITIVE MONEY IN
PREHISTORIC TIMES. Chicago, 1965. 4to, original maroon
leatherette, gilt. (10), 6–344 pages; text illustrations, some in
color. Fine. $100
The only volume published of this curious work. Quite scarce. Clain-
Stefanelli 1581. Ex William A. Burd Library.
COLLECTION OF
GOLD COINS FORMED BY THE LATE GIOVANNI P. MO-
ROSINI. CHIEFLY ITALIAN AND OTHER EUROPEAN
RARITIES, BELONGING TO THE ESTATE OF THE LATE
GIULIA P. MOROSINI. New York: American Art Association
Sale Number 3985, October 10, 1932. 8vo, original tan printed
card covers. (8), 107, (3) pages; 374 lots; well illustrated. Priced
throughout in ink. Near fine. $100
An important sale. Morosini formed a remarkable coin collection but,
coming to sale in the depths of the Great Depression, the results, total-
Place bids and view lots online at BID.NUMISLIT.COM
ing $20,162.50, were generally poor. Infrequently encountered priced.
Clain-Stefanelli 8009. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The 1856 Catalogue of the Soulages Collection,
Including Medals
240 Robinson, J.C. CATALOGUE OF THE SOULAGES
COLLECTION; BEING A DESCRIPTIVE INVENTORY OF
A COLLECTION OF WORKS OF DECORATIVE ART, FOR-
MERLY IN THE POSSESSION OF M. JULES SOULAGES OF
TOULOUSE... London: December, 1856. 8vo, original brown
cloth, spine lettered in gilt; both boards decoratively paneled, the
front in gilt, the rear in blind; front cover lettered in gilt; top
page edges gilt. xiii, (3), 200 pages; text illustrations. Binding a
bit worn, especially at head and tail of spine. Very good. $100
An exhibition catalogue of 749 items, acquired by Soulages during re-
peated tours through Italy in search of representative art, mainly in the
1830–40 period. Included in the collection were 106 “Medals, chiefly
Italian, of the Quattro and Cinque-cento periods,” described in some
detail by Robinson, whose fine collection of Renaissance medals hit the
auction block nearly three decades later in Paris as a stand-alone Rollin
& Feuardent sale.
The 1884 Richard Sale, with Plates by Dardel
241 Rollin & Feuardent. CATALOGUE DES MONNAIES
ROMAINES CONSULAIRES, MONNAIES ROYALES DE
FRANCE, MÉDAILLES DE LA REVOLUTION ET MOD-
ERNES, COMPOSANT LA COLLECTION DE M. C. RICH-
ARD. Paris, 5 mars (1884) et jours suivants. 8vo, original printed
wraps. (4), iv, 125, (3) pages; 2204 lots; 4 fine plates of French coins
and medals, engraved by Dardel. Unopened and fine. $100
A genuinely rare catalogue, with exceptional engraved plates. Grierson
292.
The Ponton d’Amécourt Monnaies Gauloises, &c.
242 Rollin & Feuardent. COLLECTION DE M. LE VI-
COMTE DE PONTON D’AMÉCOURT. MONNAIES GAULO-
ISES, MÉROVINGIENNES, CARLOVINGIENNES ET CAPÉ-
TIENNES. Paris, 7–8 juin 1886. 8vo, original printed wraps. (4),
51, (1) pages; 341 + 32 lots; 3 very fine lithographic plates of coins
numbered XI–XIII (complete). Unopened. Fine. $100
Very rare and quite important. The three plates depict Carolingian coins
and are all that were issued (and are the same as printed for the 1858
volume of the Revue numismatique).
Rollin & Feuardent on Monnaies Royales
& Seigneuriales
243 Rollin & Feuardent. CATALOGUE DES MONNAIES
ROYALES ET SEIGNEURIALES DE FRANCE DEPUIS LES
MÉROVINGIENS JUSQU’A NOS JOURS. CONTENANT
5153 NUMÉROS AVEC LEURS PRIX DE VENTE. Paris, 1900
[plates are unidentified reprint]. Two volumes, complete: origi-
nal text volume and reprint plate volume. Text 8vo, original
printed wraps. (8), 451, (1) pages. Plates 4to, original printed
card covers. 8 pages; 26 plates of coins [reproduced engravings];
2 monogram plates. Both volumes fine. $100
Still useful. Originals are quite rare.
33
The Yorkshire Coiners
244 Roth, H. Ling. THE YORKSHIRE
COINERS 1767–1783. AND NOTES
ON OLD AND PREHISTORIC HALI-
FAX ... WITH BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL
ILLUSTRATIONS... Halifax: F. King &
Sons, 1906. Crown 4to, contemporary
brown grained cloth-backed boards, gilt;
top page edges gilt. xvi, 322, xvii–xxvii,
(1) pages; illustrated throughout. Bind-
ing a bit discolored; page edges stained.
A few leaves toward the end spotted. Very
good. $200
A detailed account of counterfeiting in Hali-
fax, accompanied with much of interest on its
early history. Rare: only the second copy of the
original that we recall having in the past thirty
years. This may be a publisher’s binding vari-
ant, as the endpapers match the edition in full
brown grained cloth.
An Original Set of Saulcy’s Plates
of Byzantine Coins
245 Saulcy, F. de. DE ESSAI DE CLASSIFICATION DES
SUITES MONÉTAIRES BYZANTINES. Metz, 1836. Plate at-
las only. 4to, somewhat later brown quarter morocco; spine with
four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers;
all page edges speckled; original lithographed front card cover
bound in. 33 plates of coins finely engraved by A. Dembour, each
with a leaf of descriptive text. Foxed, as usual. Binding rubbed,
but sound. Very good or better. $150
A nice set of the plates to this classic work, with facing text leaves. Babe-
lon 145. Leitzmann 122.
Rare Work on Jean le Bon by F. de Saucy
246 Saulcy, F. de. HISTOIRE MONÉTAIRE DE JEAN LE
BON ROI DE FRANCE. Paris: C.-L. van Peteghem, 1880. 4to,
contemporary brown quarter morocco with mottled boards;
spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt with gilt fleurs-de-lis;
marbled endpapers. (4), 139, (1) pages; 6 plates of coins finely
engraved by Dardel. Binding rubbed at extremities, but attrac-
tive and using high-quality leather. Very good or better. $200
Rare: only the second copy we have offered in decades, and attractively
bound. Not in Clain-Stefanelli. Engel & Serrure 5861: “Classement des
monnaies par ordre chronologique d’émission d’après les documents
monétaires.” Grierson 130.
The Saurma Collection of German,
Swiss & Polish Coins
247 Saurma-Jeltsch, Hugo Frhr. v. DIE SAURMASCHE
MÜNZSAMMLUNG DEUTSCHER, SCHWEIZERISCHER
UND POLNISCHER GEPRÄGE VON ETWA DEM BEGINN
DER GROSCHENZEIT BIS ZUR KIPPERPERIODE. Berlin:
Verlag von Adolph Weyl, 1892. Two parts in one volume. Folio,
contemporary brown half morocco; spine with five raised bands,
ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; marbled endpapers. Plates
in matching clamshell box. (4) pages; 152 columns; (2) pages;
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104 fine Lichtdruck plates of coins. Box broken in places, but re-
storable; bindings rubbed. Very good. $150
Clain-Stefanelli 9108. Grierson 140–141: “Catalogue bien illustré, très
utile pour identifier les monnaies du XIVe au XVIIe siècles et leur don-
ner une référence.”
Original Volumes of Serafini on Papal Coins
248 Serafini, Camillo. LE MONETE E LE BOLLE PLUMBEE Facsimile Reprint of the Matthew Young Sales,
PONTIFICIE DEL MEDAGLIERE VATICANO. VOLUME
SECONDO: GREGORIO XIII (1572–1585) — INNOCENZO
XII (1691–1700). [with] VOLUME TERZO: CLEMENTE XI
(1700–1721) — PIO X (1903). Milano: Ulrico Hoepli, 1912
and 1913. Two volumes, of four issued. Folio, original matching
brown quarter calf; papal arms impressed in gilt on upper sides;
spines with four raised bands, decorated and lettered in gilt. (6),
392; (8), 470 pages; 2 plates depicting arms; 124 fine plates of
coins numbered 47–166 and lettered O–R. Second volume with
scrape to lower front fore-edge corner, damaging leather; con-
tents fine. Third volume fine. Both ex Generale Maggiora-Verga-
no, with his signature on the title pages. $300
Two volumes of the rare original edition written by the Director of the
Vatican Numismatic Cabinet, featuring plates far superior to the reprint.
Beyond his numismatic accomplishments, epitomized by this, his still
indispensable magnum opus, Serafini, a Marquis, served from 1929 to
1952 as the first and only Governor of Vatican City. Sets are frequently
encountered incomplete as the fourth volume was published nearly two
decades after the appearance of the first. Ciferri 444. Clain-Stefanelli
10375*. Grierson 167: “Catalogue de la collection la plus importante.”
The Matthew Young Edition of Snelling
249 Snelling, T. SNELLING ON THE COINS OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND IRELAND, ETC. IN DETACHED PIECES,
AS FOLLOWS:
I: GOLD COIN AND COINAGE OF ENGLAND... 1763.
(2), (2), iv, 36 pages.
II: SILVER COIN AND COINAGE OF ENGLAND...
1762. (2), 55, (1) pages.
III: COPPER COIN AND COINAGE OF ENGLAND...
1766. (4), 46, 6 pages.
IV: SILVER COIN AND COINAGE OF SCOTLAND...
1774. (4), 20 pages.
V: GOLD SILVER ETC. COINS STRUCK IN FRANCE ...
BY THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.. ... IN THE WEST
INDIA COLONIES... 1769. (4), 53, (1) pages.
VI: IRISH COINS IN SILVER AND COPPER... No date of
publication. 8 pages.
VII: ORIGINS, NATURE AND USE OF JETTONS OR
COUNTERS... 1769. (2), 2, 16 pages.
London: Sold by the Proprietor, M. Young, 1823. Seven works in
one volume, with six separate title pages and 70 attractively en-
graved copper plates of coins and tokens. Folio [34.5 by 27 cm],
contemporary brown half morocco; spine with five raised bands,
ruled and lettered in gilt. Binding worn, but sound. Internally
near fine. $250
A very rarely seen collected edition published by M. Young (more com-
monly seen is the J. Thane edition, published sometime after 1774).
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Thomas Snelling was one of the principal London coin dealers of the
day and, needless to say, a prolific author. This appears to be the second
collected edition of all of his major works, which were influential and of
considerable significance at the time. The fifth work is justly famous for
including 18th-century engravings of American colonial coins includ-
ing Massachusetts silver. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Including Library
250 Sotheby, S. Leigh. PARTS I–IX. CATALOGUES OF
THE FIRST–NINTH PORTIONS OF THE VERY EXTEN-
SIVE, HIGHLY VALUABLE, AND IMPORTANT COLLEC-
TION OF COINS AND MEDALS, IN GOLD, SILVER, AND
COPPER, OF THE LATE EMINENT NUMISMATIST, MR.
MATTHEW YOUNG, OF 41, TAVISTOCK STREET, COV-
ENT GARDEN. [with] Sotheby, S. Leigh. CATALOGUE OF
THE EXTENSIVE AND VALUABLE NUMISMATIC LI-
BRARY OF THE LATE HIGHLY RESPECTED AND MUCH
LAMENTED EMINENT NUMISMATIST, MR. MATHEW
(sic) YOUNG, REMOVED FROM HIS RESIDENCE, TAVIS-
TOCK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 1996 Harold Welch
facsimile reprint of the original S. Leigh Sotheby sales conduct-
ed in London, 1838–42. Oblong 4to, original red cloth, gilt. (5),
134, (1) leaves, most reproducing four sale catalogue pages.
Original coin sale entries are priced and named; the library is
not. Fine. $100
No. 4 of only 10 copies made of this facsimile reprint based on a bound
volume in the University of Missouri–Columbia Ellis Library. The
Young sales are exceptionally important and rarely offered, especially
priced and named. The library catalogue is rare. Manville & Robertson
pages 67 & 75-82: “the enormous stock of Matthew Young, the domi-
nant London dealer of his time.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
Both Thomas Thomas Ancient Sales,
Bound, Priced & Named
251 Sotheby & Co., S. Leigh. CATALOGUE OF THE FIRST
PORTION OF GREEK, ROMAN, AND FOREIGN MEDI-
EVAL COINS AND MEDALS, COLLECTED DURING THE
LAST FIFTY YEARS BY THE LATE THOMAS THOMAS,
ESQ. London, July 8–20, (1844). xxii, 195, (1) pages; 1476 lots.
[bound with] CATALOGUE OF THE SECOND PORTION
OF GREEK, ROMAN, AND FOREIGN MEDIEVAL COINS
AND MEDALS, FORMING THE THIRD AND LAST PART
OF THE TRULY VALUABLE CABINET FORMED DURING
THE LAST FIFTY YEARS BY THE LATE THOMAS THOM-
AS, ESQ. London, July 29–Aug. 12, (1844). (2), (197)–430, (2)
pages; lots 1477–3115. Two parts, complete for the ancient se-
ries, bound in one volume. Hand-priced throughout and with
buyers’ names recorded. 8vo, modern brown half morocco with
marbled boards; spine lettered in gilt. Near fine. $200
An enormous and important collection, among the most important of
the decade (and the 1840s saw a number of fine cabinets cross the Brit-
ish auction block). Catalogued by William Till, Thomas Burgon, J.L.E.
Curt and others. Manville and Robertson page 86. About the tautonym-
ic consignor, Manville’s Biographical Dictionary has little to say beyond
that he was a grocer and tea merchant who at times participated in coin
sales under the name of “Hamilton.” These two sales constitute his an-
cient coin collection, with his English coins having been sold earlier in
the year and his library having been sold the year before.
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Six of the Eight Murdoch Sales
252 Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. CATALOGUE OF THE 256 Tancred, George. HISTORICAL RECORD OF MED-
VALUABLE COLLECTION OF COINS AND MEDALS, THE
PROPERTY OF THE LATE JOHN G. MURDOCH, ESQ. THE
SERIES OF ANCIENT BRITISH, ANGLO-SAXON, ENG-
LISH AND IRISH COINS AND TOKENS. FIRST, SECOND
& FOURTH PORTIONS. THE SERIES OF SCOTTISH AND
ANGLO-GALLIC COINS. THE COINS AND TOKENS OF
THE BRITISH COLONIES AND DEPENDENCIES, AMER-
ICA AND THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT. THE SERIES OF
ENGLISH HISTORICAL MEDALS, FROM HENRY VI TO
GEORGE II. London, 1903–04. Six of the eight catalogues is-
sued, bound in one volume. Crown 4to, contemporary brown
pebbled cloth; original printed wraps bound in. Frontispiece
portrait; size scale; iv, 108 + (4), 67, (1) + (2), 112 + (4), 107, (1)
+ (2), 183, (1) + 28 pages; 10 + 11 + 14 + 10 + 3 fine collotype
plates [medals catalogue is unplated]; 772 + 406 + 919 + 1233 +
670 + 254 lots. Binding very worn, though holding, with back-
strip mostly missing and all edges taped. Contents are very good
and deserving of a new binding. $600
A nearly complete set of the highly important Murdoch sales, one of the
most important collections of English coins and medals ever formed.
Lacking only the third English sale and the second medal sale for com-
pletion (though it should be noted that the first medal sale present here
is unplated, while the others all have plates). Included here is the July
21–30, 1903 catalogue, which comprises one of the most important
foreign sales of rare American coins, featuring colonials, pioneer gold,
United States coins in gold, silver, and copper, patterns, Canadian coins
and tokens, etc. Clain-Stefanelli 6145*, 6146, 11276 & 14708. Grierson
298: “Collection d’une importance exceptionelle.” Manville & Robertson
pages 201–206. Ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 137, lot 168 ($950 hammer).
Rare Early Work on Primitive Money
253 Stearns, Robert E.C. ETHNO-CONCHOLOGY: A
STUDY OF PRIMITIVE MONEY. Washington: Smithsonian,
1889. 8vo, original printed front wrap. (297)–334 pages; text il-
lustrations; 9 plates. Spine worn and taped; front wrap chipped
and taped; lacking rear wrap. Good. $100
A very rare early work on shells as money. The first copy we’ve offered in
decades, possibly ever. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Ivar Throndsen’s Medallic Work
254 Støren, R., and Hans Holst. MYNTGRAVØR IVAR
THRONDSENS MEDALJER, JETONGER OG MERKER.
Oslo, 1937. 8vo, original blue cloth, paneled and decorated in
blind; spine lettered in gilt. 200 pages; text illustrations; 43 plates.
English summary. Ex Boys Town, with their pocket and date
sheet, but no other library markings. Near fine. $100
A lovely hardcover edition of a very scarce work. The first copy we’ve
offered in decades. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Goodman Sale of Chinese Coins
255 Superior Galleries. THE IRVING GOODMAN COL-
LECTION OF CHINESE COINAGE. Beverly Hills, June 3–4,
1991. 4to, original pictorial card covers. (14), 156 pages; 2105
lots; illustrated throughout and on 5 color plates. Fine. $100
An extremely important sale of Chinese coins. Ex William A. Burd Li-
brary.
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Tancred on British Military Medals
ALS AND HONORARY DISTINCTIONS CONFERRED
ON THE BRITISH NAVY, ARMY & AUXILIARY FORCES,
FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD ... TO WHICH IS ADDED
THE CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF COLONEL
MURRAY OF POLMAISE. London: Spink & Son, 1891. Super
royal 8vo, later tan calf and boards; spine lettered in gilt; all page
edges gilt. Dedication leaf, xvi, 483, (1) pages; title printed in red
and black; text illustrations; 24 plates, 7 of which are printed in
full color. Spine worn and frayed; internally near fine, though
with some spotting to extremities. $150
A scarce and important work. Clain-Stefanelli 15507. Mulder and
Purves 1320. Suetens 649. Ex the Garrison Library at Malta, with their
stamp in several places.
Original Corpus Nummorum Italicorum XIV:
Umbria, Lazio
257 Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy. CORPUS NUM-
MORUM ITALICORUM. PRIMO TENTATIVO DI UN
CATALOGO GENERALE DELLE MONETE MEDIEVALE E
MODERNE CONIATE IN ITALIA O DA ITALIANI IN AL-
TRI PAESI. VOLUME XIV: UMBRIA, LAZIO (ZECCHE MI-
NORI). Roma: Tipografia ditta Ludovico Cecchini, 1933. Folio,
later pebbled red cloth, gilt. (6), 295, (1) pages; 20 fine plates of
coins. Near fine. $100
The fourteenth volume of this massive work. Clain-Stefanelli 10186*.
Grierson 160. J. Schulman ink stamp on title; later in the library of Les-
ter Merkin.
Complete Reprint Corpus Nummorum Italicorum
258 Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy. CORPUS NUM-
MORUM ITALICORUM. PRIMO TENTATIVO DI UN
CATALOGO GENERALE DELLE MONETE MEDIEVALE E
MODERNE CONIATE IN ITALIA O DA ITALIANI IN AL-
TRI PAESI. VOLUMES I–XX. Bologna, 1969–71 Forni reprint.
Twenty volumes, complete. Folio, original matching blue leather
and marbled boards, gilt. 11,144 pages; 679 plates of coins. A
used set, with some cracks and splits to the bindings (as often
seen on these oversized volumes), but perfectly serviceable. Very
good, overall. $1000
King Victor Emmanuel III (1869–1947), began collecting coins as a boy
and first conceived the idea for a corpus of Italian coins in 1897 when he
proposed it to the Italian Numismatic Society. The king freely admitted
that coin collecting was the greatest passion of his life and his collection
exceeded 100,000 coins near the end of his lifetime. Dating from the fall
of the Roman Empire in the West to the Unification of Italy, it encom-
passed the issues of Italian mints both in Italy and abroad. Through his
lifelong efforts and those of a series of talented numismatic secretar-
ies, that great passion was recorded on paper: a total of 11,144 pages
of text and 679 plates. In sum, they comprise the most extensive and
comprehensive work ever written on the coinage of a single country.
The present set includes Vol. XX, which was never officially published.
Clain-Stefanelli 10186*: “A basic reference on the Italian coinage from
the Middle Ages up to 1900.” Grierson 160: “Un immense ouvrage de-
scriptif, bâti autour de la collection du roi Victor Emmanuel.”
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German Renaissance Medals Coins of the Byzantines and Their Contemporaries

259 Volz, Peter, and Hans Christoph Jokisch. EMBLEMS OF 263 Wroth,
EMINENCE: GERMAN RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT MED-
ALS. THE AGE OF ALBRECHT DÜRER. THE COLLEC-
TION OF AN ART CONNOISSEUR. München, 2008. Folio
[32 by 24.5 cm], original blue cloth, gilt. 223, (1) pages; illus-
trated in color. Fine. $100
Beautifully illustrated, with many enlarged color photographs. Ex Wil-
liam A. Burd Library.
Walker on Arab-Sassanian Coins
260 Walker, John. A CATALOGUE OF THE ARAB-
SASSANIAN COINS (UMAIYAD GOVERNORS IN THE
EAST, ARAB-EPHTHALITES, ‘ABBASID GOVERNORS
IN TABARISTAN AND BUKHARA). London, 1967 reprint.
8vo, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. clxi, (1), 244 pages; ta-
bles; text illustrations; 40 fine plates of coins. Light wear to
jacket, else fine. $250
British Museum Catalogue of Muhammadan Coins Volume I. Still an
essential reference work for the series. Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 7488*.
Grierson 228. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Warwick. CATALOGUE OF THE IMPERIAL
BYZANTINE COINS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. London,
1908. Two volumes. 8vo, original straight-grained red half roan,
decorated in blind and lettered in gilt. cxii, 312; (2), (313)–687,
(1) pages; tables; 2 fine frontispiece plates; 77 additional fine
autotype plates of coins. Bindings only a bit rubbed. Near fine.
[with] Wroth, Warwick. CATALOGUE OF THE COINS OF
THE VANDALS, OSTROGOTHS AND LOMBARDS AND
OF THE EMPIRES OF THESSALONICA, NICAEA AND
TREBIZOND IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. London, 1911.
8vo, original straight-grained red half roan, decorated in blind
and lettered in gilt. xciv, (2), 344 pages; fine frontispiece coin
plate; 42 additional fine autotype plates of coins; table. Binding
only a bit rubbed. Near fine. $150
Well above-average copies of these works, still important references. The
autotype plates are far superior to those found in the reprints. Clain-
Stefanelli 5423* and 5613*. Grierson 109 and 110. Kroh 94: “many of its
conclusions have been superseded by recent research on the subject, but
it is still useful in that it does illustrate a great deal of material. Originals
are difficult to find.”

Wittmer’s Inventory of Seals at Strasbourg Scarce Works on Chinese Numismatics

261 Wittmer, Charles. INVENTAIRE DES SCEAUX DES 264 Yang, Lien-Sheng. MONEY AND CREDIT IN CHINA:
ARCHIVES DE LA VILLE DE STRASBOURG DE 1050 À A SHORT HISTORY. Cambridge: Harvard, 1952. 8vo, original
1300. Strasbourg, 1946. 4to, original printed card covers. xlii, blue cloth, gilt. (10), 143, (7) pages. Near fine. [with] Hopkins,
183, (3) pages. Spine worn; very good. $100 L.C. ON THE ORIGIN AND EARLIER HISTORY OF THE
Describes 493 seals, illustrating many of them. Université de Stras- CHINESE COINAGE. Offprinted from the Journal of the Royal
bourg, Publications de l’Institut des Études Alsaciennes, Tome 2. Gandil- Asiatic Society, April, 1895. 8vo, original printed wraps. 317–378
hon & Pastoureau 824. pages. Spine a bit weak. Very good. $100
Two very scarce works. The first is Clain-Stefanelli 8693: “From earliest
Woodward on Ten-Cash Coins of China times to the Ch’ing dynasty.” Coole W.617.4. The second is Coole W278:
262 Woodward, A.M. Tracy. “This article deals mainly with the interpretation of the characters on
various early coins. It corrects some of Vissering’s and Lacouperie’s
THE MINTED TEN-CASH
translations.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
COINS OF CHINA. Paris: Li-
brairie Orientaliste Paul Geu-
thner, 1936. 8vo, original red
cloth-backed boards, gilt; pro-
fessionally rebacked. (6), 152
pages; 43 plates of coins. Erro-
neous table on page 126 crossed
out. Near fine. $250
The very rare first printing in book
form of this still useful work. One
of only 95 copies issued. Coole
W611. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
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UNITED STATES
NUMISMATICS
Rare Edgar Adams Fixed Price Lists of Patterns
265 Adams, Edgar H. NO. 1: MINOR SERIES. LIST OF
UNITED STATES PATTERN PIECES AT FIXED PRICES.
Brooklyn, c. 1913. 8vo, self-covered, as issued. (4) pages; 86 list-
ings. Near fine. [with] Adams, Edgar H. CATALOGUE WITH
FIXED PRICES: U.S. PATTERNS, HARD TIMES TOKENS,
STORE CARDS, NUMISMATIC BOOKS, CATALOGUES,
ETC. NO. 1. Brooklyn, December 1913. 8vo, self-covered. 12
pages; 329 listings. Near fine. [with] Adams, Edgar H. UNITED
STATES PATTERN, TRIAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PIECES
FOR SALE. Bayville, no date (after 1913). 8vo, self-covered. (12)
pages. Near fine. $150
Three very scarce publications by the main authority of his day on U.S.
pattern coins. The first is very rare in any form, and is also known with
three photographic plates. Having just written the book on the subject,
it is not surprising that two-thirds of the second list is devoted to pat-
terns. Adams takes the opportunity here to make a number of correc-
tions and additions to the book. Mostly one cent to half dime denomi-
nations are offered, along with four 1879 and three 1880 off-metal Stel-
las. The section on numismatic books features the pattern book in the
“De luxe edition limited to fifty” at $10.00 and the clothbound edition
at $3.00. Interesting information on other Adams works is also recorded
and plated Chapman catalogues are featured, including a Bushnell sale
“Paper cover, in fine condition” at $4.00. The copy of the third list is the
first we have offered in over a decade. In it, Adams continues his com-
mentary and researches on patterns.
All Three Editions of Adams & Woodin
266 Adams, Edgar H., and William H. Woodin. UNITED Adams on U.S. Numismatic Auction Catalogues
STATES PATTERN, TRIAL, AND EXPERIMENTAL PIECES. 269 Adams, John W. UNITED STATES NUMISMATIC
BEING A LIST OF THE PATTERN, TRIAL AND EXPERI-
MENTAL PIECES WHICH HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES MINT FROM 1792 UP TO THE PRESENT
TIME. New York: ANS, 1913. 8vo, original blue printed card
covers. (8), 196 pages; text illustrations. Annotated throughout,
mostly recording pricing info; very good. [with] Adams, Edgar
H., and William H. Woodin. UNITED STATES PATTERN,
TRIAL, AND EXPERIMENTAL PIECES. Dayton, 1940 re-
print. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. (8), 196 pages; text illustra-
tions. Lightly annotated in pencil, mostly checkmarks. Lester
Merkin’s copy, with his bookplate. Text block nearly detached
from binding; good. [with] Adams, Edgar H., and William H.
Woodin. UNITED STATES PATTERN, TRIAL, AND EXPER-
IMENTAL PIECES. Dayton, 1959 reprint. 8vo, original blue
cloth, gilt. (8), 196 pages; text illustrations. Fine. $100
Based on Woodin’s extensive holdings, the Adams-Woodin compilation
was a quantum leap over what little had previously been published on
patterns. For half a century it remained the standard reference on these
fascinating pieces. This lot includes a heavily annotated copy of the first
edition, Lester Merkin’s slightly annotated copy of the 1940 reprint, and
a well-preserved copy of the 1959 reprint. Ex William A. Bird Library.
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Adams & Woodin, ex Boyd & Ford, in Paper Covers
267 Adams, Edgar H., and William H. Woodin. UNITED
STATES PATTERN, TRIAL, AND EXPERIMENTAL PIECES.
BEING A LIST OF THE PATTERN, TRIAL AND EXPERIMEN-
TAL PIECES WHICH HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY THE UNITED
STATES MINT FROM 1792 UP TO THE PRESENT TIME. New
York: ANS, 1913. 8vo, plain blue paper cover. 96 pages; illustrated.
Overlapping paper covers a bit worn. Very good. $100
An intriguing copy. A note in Armand Champa’s handwriting is affixed
to this copy reading, “From FCC Boyd ESTATE TO John Ford Jr to
Armand Champa in Paper Covers.” Ex Armand Champa (Sale IV, lot
3013); ex William A. Bird Library.
Chapman Brothers’ Bidbook
268 Adams, Geoffrey Charlton. CATALOGUE OF THE
COLLECTION OF COINS, MEDALS AND TOKENS, THE
PROPERTY OF JOSEPH ARMSTRONG TEMPLE.... New
York, April 29, 1905. 8vo, original printed card covers. 31, (1)
pages; 722 lots. Almost entirely hand-priced and named in pen-
cil, with other additional annotations. Both covers detached, but
present; folded for mailing; good to very good. $100
Adams 19. The Chapman brothers’ bidbook for one of Adams’s better
sales. Their annotations indicate, among much else, that they purchased
the Higley copper offered in the sale, having verified its authenticity, and
sold it to J.W. Ellsworth on June 21. Ex Armand Champa (Part I, lot 10);
ex William A. Bird Library.
LITERATURE. VOLUME I: NINETEENTH CENTURY
AUCTION CATALOGS. Mission Viejo, California: George F.
Kolbe, 1982. Frontispiece; 270, (2) pages; 22 additional plates;
pictorial endpapers. [with] Adams, John W. UNITED STATES
NUMISMATIC LITERATURE. VOLUME II: TWENTIETH
CENTURY AUCTION CATALOGS. Crestline, California: G.F.
Kolbe, 1990. Frontispiece; 418, (2) pages; 21 additional plates;
pictorial endpapers. Two volumes. 4to, original matching orange
cloth and boards, lettered and decorated in gilt and black; page
edges speckled; printed in red and black. Fine. $150
Essential works for anyone seriously interested in either the auction
catalogues themselves or their contents. Each volume is one of 500 cop-
ies printed, bound by hand and printed on acid free paper. Ex William
A. Bird Library.
Adams on Indian Peace Medals of George III
270 Adams, John W. THE INDIAN PEACE MEDALS OF
GEORGE III, OR HIS MAJESTY’S SOMETIME ALLIES.
Crestline, George Frederick Kolbe: 1999. 8vo, original red cloth,
black morocco spine label, gilt. 164 pages; frontispiece; folding
color plate; 32 duotone plates. Fine. $100
One of 450 cloth-bound copies printed letterpress on Frankfurt mould-
made paper by the Bird & Bull Press. Ex William A. Burd Library.
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The Loubat Leaf Book
271 Adams, John W., et al. THE MAGNUM OPUS OF JO-
SEPH FLORIMOND LOUBAT: A LEAF BOOK. Newtown,
Pennsylvania: Bird & Bull Press [Henry Morris], 2007. Crown
4to, original red quarter morocco with Japanese silk boards with
mounted roundel printed by Morris; spine with black morocco
spine label, gilt. 59, (15) pages; 4-page insert of stochastic printed
illustrations of Comitia Americana medals; 2-page insert from
Morris’s letterpress edition of Adams and Bentley’s Comitia
Americana book; two leaves from Loubat’s The Medallic History
of the United States of America included in the pagination, as is a
reproduction of the 1878 title page for Loubat. Fine. $150
Number 42 of an edition of 150 copies printed on Zerkall mouldmade
paper. A remarkable production that combines a classic of 19th-century
American numismatic literature with the finest printing of 21st-century
America. The book includes essays by Pete Smith, George F. Kolbe, John
W. Adams and Henry Morris, and is very enjoyable to read. It is also a
work of art, as Morris’s printing makes clear. A leaf book, it includes two
actual leaves from Loubat’s Medallic History: this copy includes Plates
LXXII and LXXVII (the Medal of Honor and the Field Atlantic Tele-
graph medal). It also includes a leaf from the Henry Morris letterpress
edition of the Adams and Bentley Comitia Americana volume. Ex Wil-
liam A. Burd Library.
Akers on U.S. Gold Coins
272 Akers, David W. UNITED STATES GOLD COINS: AN
ANALYSIS OF AUCTION RECORDS. VOLUME I: GOLD
DOLLARS; VOLUME II: QUARTER EAGLES; VOLUME III:
THREE DOLLAR GOLD PIECES, FOUR DOLLAR GOLD
PIECES; VOLUME IV: HALF EAGLES; VOLUME V: EA-
GLES; VOLUME VI: DOUBLE EAGLES. Six volumes, com-
plete. Englewood, Ohio: Paramount Publications, 1975–82. Tall
8vo, original pictorial boards. Fine. $150
A complete set of Akers’s outstanding six-volume reference work cover-
ing the entirety of regular U.S. Mint issue gold coins. Still significant for
commentary on rarity, population and grading, with much additional
information. Over 1600 pages in total length, it includes auction records
from significant sales since 1920. Clain-Stefanelli 12238. Davis 18. Ex
William A. Burd Library.
Privately Distributed Work on
Foreign Coins Struck at U.S. Mints
273 Altz, Charles G. FOREIGN COINS STRUCK AT UNIT-
ED STATES MINTS. N.p.: 1962 or later. Period photocopied
typescript, as issued. 8.5 by 11 inch sheets on off-white paper
with occasional dividing sheets, housed in three-hole folder. vii,
73 leaves, printed on one-side. Fine. $100
A substantive work on the subject. Altz published serially a somewhat
later work co-written with E.H. Barton in the pages of the Whitman Nu-
mismatic Journal, but apparently distributed this earlier work privately
in this form. Ex Kolbe Sale 17 (C.O.I.N., June 9, 1984), lot 368.
Reprint of the First Six Volumes of the Numismatist
274 American Numismatic Association. THE NUMISMA-
TIST AND YEAR BOOK. VOLUME ONE: 1888–1893. Salina:
Olympic Press, 1963 reprint. 8vo, original maroon cloth, gilt. (4);
26; 48; 112; 106; 112; 176 pages; portrait plates; text illustrations.
Minor wear; near fine. $200
The now scarce reprint of the first six volumes of The Numismatist. Ex
Q. David Bowers Library.
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
1906 Souvenir Subscription Receipt
from Dr. Heath Printed on Back
of Hungarian Fund Note
278 [American Numismatic Association]. Heath,
George. SOUVENIR RECEIPT FOR SUBSCRIBING TO
THE 1906 VOLUME OF THE NUMISMATIST, PRINT-
ED ON BLANK REVERSE OF AN 1852 HUNGARIAN
FUND 1 FORINT NOTE. Bearing subscription label of
H.E. Buck of Delaware, Ohio, and stamped as paid on Dec.
26, 1905. Approx. 10 by 19 cm. Margins a little worn, but
essentially as issued. $250
A rare receipt issued by Dr. Heath as a keepsake for subscribers
to The Numismatist. In an article that appeared in the April 2004
Numismatist, David Sklow stated that Heath began issuing them in
1898 and continued until his death in 1908. Either Heath inconsis-
tently issued them or their survival rate has been terrible, for Sklow
estimated that fewer than two dozen are known today. The 1852
Hungarian Fund notes were printed in Philadelphia in support of
the political movement being led by Lajos Kossuth, who visited the
United States and enjoyed tremendous popularity. They are found
in 1, 2 and 5 forint denominations and bear the printed signature
of Kossuth. Heath may have gotten the idea to print these from Ed.
Frossard, who had issued a business card printed on the back of
a French Revolutionary assignat before 1886. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
1894 Volume of the Numismatist
275 American Numismatic Association. THE NUMISMA-
TIST: AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY DEVOTED TO THE
SCIENCE OF NUMISMATICS. Vol. VII. Monroe, 1894. 8vo,
contemporary black pebbled cloth, gilt; original printed card cov-
ers bound in. (4), 288 pages; unpaginated ad pages; text illustra-
tions; 4 portrait and other plates. Complete with all of the original
printed wrappers, the cumulative table of contents, and all unpagi-
nated advertisements. Binding a bit rubbed; contents fine. $200
Portraits of then-prominent numismatists, printed on coated paper and
tipped in, are included in three issues: J.A. Brudin, Philip Whiteway and
Lyman H. Low. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
1895 Volume of the Numismatist
276 American Numismatic Association. THE NUMISMA-
TIST: AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY DEVOTED TO THE
SCIENCE OF NUMISMATICS. Vol. VIII. Monroe, 1895. 8vo,
contemporary black pebbled cloth, gilt; original printed card
covers bound in. (4), 308 pages; unpaginated ad pages; text il-
lustrations; 12 portrait and other plates. Complete with all of
the original printed wrappers, the cumulative table of contents,
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and all unpaginated advertisements. Binding a bit rubbed; issues
folded for mailing; near fine. $180
Portraits of then-prominent numismatists, printed on coated paper
and tipped in, are included in five issues: S.H. Chapman, Ed. Frossard,
Augustus George Heaton, Horatio Robinson Storer and A.L. Fisher; a
sixth, of Daniel Fowler Howorth, is printed on different paper. The Au-
gust 1895 issue includes the obituary for Heath’s wife Lucy, who also has
a portrait plate. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
1900 Volume of the Numismatist
277 American Numismatic Association. THE NUMISMA-
TIST. Vol. XIII (1900), complete as issued in twelve numbers.
8vo, contemporary red half calf with mottled boards; spine ruled
and lettered in gilt. 6, 348 pages [inside rear cover of final is-
sue numbered 349]; illustrated. Complete with all of the original
printed wrappers, the cumulative table of contents, and a num-
ber of unpaginated leaves. Binding a bit rubbed; issues folded for
mailing; near fine. $150
An early volume, infrequently available. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
The First Membership List of the ANA
279 American Numismatic Association. SUPPLEMENT
TO THE NUMISMATIST. MEMBERSHIP LIST. AMERI-
CAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION. Brookline, October
1908. Small 24mo, original printed card covers. 46, (2) pages.
Very good. $200
Rare. The first separately printed membership directory of the ANA,
listing the few hundred members by state and country. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
1917 ANA Membership Directory
280 [American Numismatic Association]. THE AMERI-
CAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP LIST.
1917. (Springfield, Massachusetts): Springfield Coin Club,
1917. 24mo, original printed card covers. 25, (1) pages, blank
leaf. Very good. $100
This scarce early directory was published by the Springfield Coin Club
and was presented to “the Members of the American Numismatic As-
sociation as a slight appreciation of the honor shown their club by the
selection of three of its members as Officers in the Association for 1916–
17.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
American Journal of Numismatics,
Volumes 1–4, Complete
281 [American Numismatic Society] American Numismatic ex Chateau Ramezay
and Archæological Society. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NU-
MISMATICS AND BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN NU-
284 Anthon, Charles E., Gaston L. Feuardent and George W.
MISMATIC AND ARCHÆOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Vol. I, Nos.
1–12, complete. New York, 1866–67. iv, 96 pages [cumulative in-
dex to Vols. I–IV bound preceding]. [bound with] American Nu-
mismatic and Archæological Society. AMERICAN JOURNAL
OF NUMISMATICS. Vol. II, Nos. 1–12, complete. New York,
1867–68. (2), 112 pages; text illustrations; map. [bound with]
American Numismatic and Archæological Society. AMERI-
CAN JOURNAL OF NUMISMATICS. Vol. III, Nos. 1–12,
complete. New York, 1868–69. (2), 100 pages; text illustrations;
Card Money insert; folding table of “Prices of the Lord Baltimore
Coinage”; fine mounted photographic plate depicting the “First
39
United States Mint”; folding Levick table; fine mounted Levick
photographic plate depicting 1793 large cents. [bound with]
American Numismatic and Archæological Society. AMERI-
CAN JOURNAL OF NUMISMATICS. Vol. IV, Nos. 1–12,
complete. New York, 1869–70. (2), 100 pages; text illustrations;
lithographic plate depicting Canadian Confederation medal; fine
mounted photographic plate by Dr. Hall. 4to, 19th-century black
half morocco. Cumulative index partly adhered to remnants of
library label on front pastedown. Binding very worn, and in need
of replacement; contents very good or better. $200
The first four volumes of this most influential publication. Volume II is
legitimately scarce, being offered far less often than either Volume I or
Volume III. On its own, its presence is a real selling point. Volume III
is famous for the two photographic plates issued to accompany it. The
November 1868 issue marks the first use of photography in an Ameri-
can numismatic periodical (the U.S. Mint photograph); more famous
still is the well-known “Levick plate,” depicting the cents of 1793 (this
copy features the first version of this plate). Further, Volume IV features
the “Hall plate,” depicting the head of Liberty on U.S. coins. The binding
needs attention, but this remains a nice volume.
Scarce Volume of ANS Proceedings
282 American Numismatic Society. PROCEEDINGS OF
THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY FROM FEBRU-
ARY 3, 1916, TO JANUARY 20, 1917, INCLUDING THE FIF-
TY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETING AND LIST OF OFFICERS
AND MEMBERS. New York, 1917. 4to, later brown cloth. 72
pages. Fine. $100
A remarkably well-preserved copy of a very scarce volume in the ANS
Proceedings series. The early ANS Proceedings volumes are difficult to
collect and, hence, are underutilized. They contain much good informa-
tion, including obituaries not published elsewhere. They are often found
in poor condition. Davis 28. Ex William A. Burd Library.
American Numismatic Society Magazine
283 American Numismatic Society. AMERICAN NUMIS-
MATIC SOCIETY MAGAZINE. New York, 2002–15. Vols.
1–14, complete. 4to, original pictorial card covers. Generally
fine. $150
An important publication, combining informative and interesting ar-
ticles with a professional and attractive layout. The Magazine has be-
come a major benefit of membership in the Society. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
Complete Anthon Cabinet, Priced,
Cogan. THE ANTHON CABINET. CATALOGUE OF PRO-
FESSOR ANTHON’S NUMISMATIC CABINET. PART 1:
COMPRISING COINS AND MEDALS OF THE BRITISH
EMPIRE. PART 2: FRANCE, BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND,
SPAIN, PORTUGAL AND ITALY. PART 3: RUSSIA, PO-
LAND, MODERN GREECE, GERMANY, DENMARK, SWE-
DEN, AND HOLLAND. PART 4: ANTIQUE COINS. PART
5: GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER, OF AMERICA. New York,
1879–84. Five parts complete, bound in one volume. 8vo, con-
temporary black half calf; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; deco-
rative endpapers. 61, (1); 104; 98; iv, 84; (2), 93, (1) pages; 2891
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A Fine Collection of Early Bangs Coin Sales

287 Bangs, Brother & Co., et al. EARLY BANGS COIN AUCTION CATALOGUES.
New York, 1855–85. Twenty catalogues and a separate addenda, as follows:
1. A Valuable Collection (Peter Flan-
din). June 6, 1855.
2. Bibliotheca Numismatica, Auto-
graphica et Classica (Frank H. Nor-
ton). Oct. 26, 1858.
3. The Cabinet of Wm. Leggett Bram-
hall, Esq. May 4–5, 1859.
4. Addenda. May 6, 1859.
5. A Large and Very Choice Collection
(John K. Curtis). June 21–23, 1859.
6. Coins, Medals & Continental Mon-
ey (Charles H. Morse). Oct. 17–18,
1860.
7. A Numismatic Collection (Francis
Joseph Klein). Oct. 24–25, 1860.
8. Duplicates from the Collections of
William C. Prime, Esq., and Benja-
min Haines, Esq. Nov. 21–22, 1860.
9. A Large and Valuable Collection
(Paul E. Fleury). Feb. 10–11, 1862.
10. A Choice and Valuable Collection
(A.S. Robinson). Mar. 26, 1862.
11. The Cabinet of Geo. B. Davis. April
17–18, 1862.
12. Coins, Medals, and Continental
Money (Satterlee & Mason). May
8–9, 1862.
13. The Entire Collection ... of Benja-
min Haines. Jan. 19–23, 1863.
14. United States Gold, Silver and Cop-
per Coins ... George F. Seavey. June
21–22, 1864.
15. The Choice and Extensive Cabinet
of ... Dr. James R. Chilton. Mar. 13,
1865.
16. The Cabinet of James Oliver. June
3–5, 1868.
17. Numismatic Collections (C.A. Le-
veridge). Feb. 11–12, 1874.
18. Coin Sale. June 8–9, 1876.
19. The Extensive Cabinet of Ferguson
Haines, Esq. May 28–29, 1877.
20. Samuel Carter’s Collection. Mar.
22–25, 1880.
21. Ancient Coins. April 20, 1885.

8vo, later gray cloth, gilt; original printed wrappers bound in throughout. Occasional
marginal repairs. Very good or better. $500
A remarkable collection of Bangs sales, featuring many important early ones. Special features of
catalogues present here, keyed to the above numbers, include: 1) Signed “Dr. Jarvis 1861” on front
cover; 2) Ink stamp of “C.B. Norton—Library Agent” on front cover; 5) Partly priced in red ink; 9)
Priced throughout in red ink; 11) Priced throughout in pencil, signed James Batcheller in pencil
on front cover; 13) First 1,000 lots almost entirely with buyers’ names in pencil, priced throughout
in pencil; 14) Front cover autographed in pencil by James Batcheller; 15) Priced throughout in
pencil; 16) Priced throughout in ink; 18) priced throughout in pencil; 19) Priced throughout in
ink; 20) Priced throughout in red ink; 21) Priced throughout in ink. Ex Melvin and George Fuld
Library (Katen sale of November 27–28, 1971, lot 830); ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale
77, lot 36); ex Q. David Bowers Library.

(parts 1–3) + 1074 + 1701 lots. Entirely hand-priced in ink.
Binding rubbed; very good or better. $200
R.W. McLachlan’s set, ex Chateau de Ramezay, not specifically so identi-
fied. A notable early, wide-ranging collection. Anthon was one of the
finest American numismatists of his day, and elected to take on the task
of cataloguing his collection for sale himself. Unfortunately, while the
sale was divided into five parts, Anthon died after the third had been
sold, leaving it to other hands (Gaston Feuardent and George Cogan) to
compile Parts IV and V. Adams 17, 19, 20, 22 and 23 in the Bangs series.
Ex Kolbe Sale 70, lot 113; ex William A. Burd Library.
crimson pebbled cloth; printed paper spine label; green endpa-
pers. 184 pages. Binding spotted, with label chipped, and cracked
at title page. Very good or so. $200
Rare. William Spohn Baker (1824–97) published two books in 1875:
this and a study of William Sharp, issued by the same publisher in a very
similar format and binding. This is the first copy of American Engravers
and Their Works that we have offered at auction in some thirty years.
He would go on to publish his highly important Engraved Portraits of
Washington and Medallic Portraits of Washington in 1880 and 1885, re-
spectively. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.

Baker’s Rare 1875 Work on American Engravers The Earliest Sale Listed in Adams
285 Baker, W.S. AMERICAN ENGRAVERS AND THEIR 286 Bangs, Brother & Co. CATALOGUE OF A VALU-
WORKS. Philadelphia: Gebbie & Barrie, 1875. 12mo, original ABLE COLLECTION OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN
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COINS AND MEDALS, IN GOLD, SILVER, COPPER AND
BRONZE. New York, June 6, 1855. 8vo, original printed cream-
colored wraps. 14, (2) pages; 230 lots. Near fine. $150
One of the earliest significant U.S. numismatic auction sales, the Peter
Flandin collection was the first entirely numismatic auction to be held
in New York City, and is the earliest catalogue included in John W. Ad-
ams’s United States Numismatic Literature. The cataloguer of the sale is
unknown and is a matter of some dispute, with Gengerke and Adams
having attributed it to Augustus B. Sage in the past, but Q. David Bowers
making a good case against this (as Sage would have been too young to
have catalogued it) and suggesting Charles I. Bushnell as a possibility.
Flandin (whose actual first name was Pierre, according to Pete Smith)
was a collector as early as 1822. His collection consisted mostly of an-
cient and European coins, but did contain some early American coins
and Washington material, as well as federal coins including a proof 1850
dollar. Total proceeds for the sale were $733.52. A scarce catalogue. At-
tinelli 10. Adams 1 for the Bangs series. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Rare Interleaved, Priced Edition
of 1863 Benjamin Haines Sale
288 Bangs, Merwin & Co. PRICED CATALOGUE OF
THE ENTIRE COLLECTION OF AMERICAN COPPER
& SILVER COINS, MEDALS, TOKENS, ETC., ENGLISH,
FRENCH, FOREIGN, ALSO A FEW ANCIENT COINS.
THE PROPERTY OF BENJAMIN HAINES, ELIZABETH,
N.J. New York, Jan. 19–23, 1863. 8vo, original printed wraps.
110, (2) pages, interleaved; 2382 lots; price realized printed by
each lot. Fine. $350
Ex F.H. Rindge library. Attinelli page 27: “This catalogue was also issued
subsequent to the sale, with printed prices. Also printed on large paper.”
It is interesting to note that Attinelli does not mention the existence of
a priced, interleaved edition, as here. This is the only interleaved copy
of this important early sale that we have ever handled. Adams notes a
special edition but has attributed this to the citation in Attinelli and not
personal observation. The post-sale edition is unrecorded in the Ameri-
can Numismatic Society Dictionary Catalogue. Almost certainly, a nicer
example of the priced, interleaved edition could not exist, if indeed any
others do. Little appears to be currently known about Benjamin Haines,
but this catalogue is a monument to his collecting acumen. It ranks
among the greatest collections of American coins of the era. Ex Kolbe
Sale 65, lot 324; ex Charles Davis sale of Sept. 12, 2015, lot 55; ex Wil-
liam A. Burd Library.
A Deluxe Beistle with Photographic Plates
290 Beistle, M.L. A REGISTER OF HALF DOLLAR DIE 291 BIE Mint Oddity Collector’s Guild. BIE NEWSLETTER.
VARIETIES AND SUB-VARIETIES. BEING A DESCRIP-
TION OF EACH DIE VARIETY USED IN THE COINAGE
OF UNITED STATES HALF DOLLARS AS FAR AS THE IS-
SUES ARE KNOWN, COVERING THE UNITED STATES
MINT AT PHILADELPHIA, AND BRANCHES AT NEW
ORLEANS, SAN FRANCISCO, CARSON CITY AND DEN-
VER. Shippensburg, 1929. 8vo, original full brown flexible mo-
rocco, gilt; all page edges gilt; interleaved. xxxiii, (1), 261, (1)
pages; frontispiece portrait of the author, signed; portrait plate
of David Proskey; primer chart; 7 fine photographic plates. Ex
Loyd B. Gettys, with a lovely hand-illustrated ex libris on the
front blank. Extremities rubbed; very good or better. $250
No. 115 of only 135 deluxe interleaved copies issued with photographic
plates. Though scarce and desirable now, deluxe Beistles were not im-
mediate numismatic bestsellers. In 1943, at the November 9–10 Parke-
41
Bathe on Jacob Perkins
289 Bathe, Greville and Dorothy. JACOB PERKINS:
HIS INVENTIONS, HIS TIMES, AND HIS CONTEM-
PORARIES. Philadelphia: Historical Society of Philadel-
phia, 1943. 4to, original light and dark green cloth, gilt.
Frontispiece portrait of Perkins; xiv, (2), 215, (1) pages; 6
maps (1 folding); text illustrations; 43 high-quality plates.
Ex library copy, with usual markings to spine and several
leaves (including “Withdrawn” stamps); tape repairs to a
few leaves. Very good. Near fine. $500
Number 75 of 200 copies printed of this modern classic and no-
table rarity. Greville and Dorothy Bathe’s biography of Jacob Per-
kins (1766–1849), an important engraver of coins, paper money and
stamps, is widely considered to be a masterpiece. The authors man-
age to encapsulate their subject’s wide-ranging interests and activi-
ties in one highly readable volume. Printed in the midst of World
War II, it is perhaps not surprising that only 200 copies were printed
and that many, perhaps most, would have been impounded in insti-
tutional libraries (as this was). Of considerable importance. Davis
72. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
Bernet sale including Colonel E.H.R. Green’s numismatic library, four
lots of 25 copies each were offered, along with 189 copies of the regular
edition. Abe Kosoff apparently purchased one or more of the bulk lots
at the sale and was retailing deluxe Beistles well into the 1960s. Clain-
Stefanelli 12243. Ex Loyd B. Gettys; ex William A. Burd Library.
A Nearly Complete Set of the BIE Newsletter
Over 100 issues of this publication, comprising volumes for 1965–
1977. Publication often irregularly (and sometimes blatantly in-
correctly) numbered, making it difficult to ascertain whether years
are complete (the postmarks on the back can help). See comments.
All stapled 8.5 by 11 sheets. Very good to fine. $100
The BIE Mint Oddity Collector’s Guild may hold the prize for most ar-
cane numismatic association ever (and that’s saying something). They
took as their phenomenon of interest the tendency of Lincoln cents of
the 1950s and thereabouts to have small die breaks between the BE of
LIBERTY, making it on dramatic examples look like BIE. The above
appears to constitute a very nearly complete set. The consignor’s notes
indicate that he felt he was missing perhaps as few as eight issues. But
to say that this was an amateur publication is an understatement. Some-
times issues have volume and issue numbers, sometimes they don’t.
Sometimes they have dates, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes those
dates are exactly the same as those used on entirely different issues. Fur-
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ther, a number of the earlier issues here are photocopies, but whether
they are photocopies because that’s how they were originally produced
or if they are somewhat later copies, we simply don’t know. What we
can say is that this is unquestionably the most substantial run of this
publication we’ve ever offered.
Bloom’s Brotherhood of Money
292 Bloom, Murray Teigh. THE BROTHERHOOD OF
MONEY: THE SECRET WORLD OF BANK NOTE PRINT-
ERS. Port Clinton, Ohio: BNR Press, 1983. 8vo, original blue
cloth, gilt; jacket. (4), 365, (5) pages. Jacket a little rubbed,
else fine. $200
Q. David Bowers’s copy of this fabled modern rarity, with his signa-
ture on the flyleaf. Bloom’s book provides what is widely held to be the
best overall portrayal of the modern bank note printing business, an
international industry made up of very few people who operate in ex-
treme secrecy. Bloom’s volume looks at the money makers themselves,
counterfeiting, and the dangers of paper money economies. It has been
speculated that representatives of the banknote industry bought nearly
the entire edition on its publication and pulped it to avoid having its
information become public. Whether this story is true or apocryphal,
copies are rarely encountered.
Complete Bluestone Grinnell Sales,
Hand-Priced
293 Bluestone, Barney. CATALOGUE OF THE “ORIGI-
NAL” CELEBRATED ALBERT A. GRINNELL COLLEC-
TION OF UNITED STATES PAPER CURRENCY. PARTS I–
VII. Syracuse, 1944–46. Seven catalogues. 8vo, original printed
card covers. 651, (1) pages; frontispiece portrait of Grinnell;
5898 lots. All sales hand-priced in ink. [with] Bluestone, Barney.
IMPORTANT PUBLIC AUCTION OF LARGE SIZE U.S. PA-
PER CURRENCY, PROPERTY OF ALBERT A. GRINNELL.
Syracuse, Mar. 8, 1947. 8vo, original printed card covers. 55, (1)
pages; 841 lots; frontispiece portrait. Hand-priced in ink. Eight
catalogues total. A fine set. $150
The complete set of these important auction sale catalogues, including
the scarce 1947 “mopping up” sale. Adams page 115: “The high point
of the Bluestone series is, of course, Albert A. Grinnell’s paper money.
A serious collector (and, in real life, the President of Grinnell Brothers
Music House) Grinnell spent most of his adult life in assembling a land-
mark collection. Included therein were holdings of United States notes,
National Bank notes and New York paper money that remain unrivaled
in both scope and features.” Clain-Stefanelli 13539. McKerchar 155. Ex
William A. Burd Library.
Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson
294 Boggs, Winthrop S. TEN DECADES AGO, 1840–
1850. A STUDY OF THE WORK OF RAWDON, WRIGHT,
HATCH AND EDSON OF NEW YORK CITY, TO WHICH
IS ADDED, SUNDRY COMMENTS, AND ARTICLES OF
INTEREST, ILLUMINATING THE SCENE OF THAT TIME.
American Philatelic Society, 1949. Small 4to, original printed
card covers. 100 pages; text illustrations, many depicting paper
money; errata slip tipped in. Fine. $100
Scarce and important. The first copy we’ve offered in years. Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
The First Numismatic Publication
by Q. David Bowers
295 Bowers, Q. David. Q. DAVID BOWERS, NUMISMA-
TIST. NO. 1. Wilkes-Barre: 203 Second National Bank Building,
Sept.–Oct., 1955. 8vo, self-covered as issued. (8) pages; illustrat-
ed. Light spotting; near fine. $250
The first numismatic publication by Q. David Bowers. Responding to a que-
ry concerning his first fixed price list, Bowers wrote in the June–July 2000
Rare Coin Review: “If I recall correctly, it was printed by the company that
produced the Times Leader newspaper in Wilkes-Barre, and the illustrations
were done by the newspaper’s printing department. I do not remember the
number of copies printed, but I would estimate that it might have been a
couple thousand or so. These were sent to collectors who had bought from
me at the local coin club or through the mail via my advertisements and let-
ter quotations, plus ‘famous’ names I picked out of the printed membership
directory issued by the American Numismatic Association. Regarding the
number of copies in existence today, I have no idea—perhaps 50 to 100?”
This assessment of survival is probably on the high side; 25 copies or so
may be more accurate. Bulletin No. 1 was issued when Bowers was sixteen
years old, and he noted in an earlier RCR (No. 77): “That certain of my early
catalogues are now worth several hundred dollars each or more is amazing
to me. I should have saved the leftover copies, which sometimes amounted
to several hundred, instead of tossing them in the trash. However, that is
what has made them rare... In the summer of 1955 I had my first bourse
table at an American Numismatic Association Convention... I had yet to
issue my first catalogue. That came shortly thereafter... The 203 Second Na-
tional Bank Building address was that of my father, Quentin H. Bowers, a
consulting engineer specializing in large-scale commercial and institutional
buildings. Each day my dad would bring the mail home to me, and I would
fill the orders from my bedroom office in my home at 64 Yeager Avenue in
Forty Fort... After the issuance of my first and second catalogues in 1955
and 1956 I kept a supply of a couple hundred extras on hand, to send them
out to new customers, and then after a month or two threw any remain-
ing copies away, saving two or three for my own files. Undoubtedly nu-
merous ANA members who received copies unsolicited threw them away
even faster than I did! However, enough people sent in orders, and enough
people had nice things to say—including B. Max Mehl—that I resolved that
when time permitted, I would do more in the cataloguing route.” The Bul-
letin is interesting to read, features desirable coins, and contains the first
of Bowers’s many well-written nuggets of numismatic information which,
over the years, have both entertained and informed his readers. The subject
is “Peter,” pet eagle at the Philadelphia mint, and the vignette concludes with
his grisly demise: “Peter was killed when he tried to perch on the flywheel of
one of the minting machines.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
Original Paste-Ups for Bowers on Musical Tokens
296 Bowers, Q. David. A TUNE FOR A TOKEN: A CATA-
LOGUE OF TOKENS AND MEDALS RELATING TO AU-
TOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CIRCA 1850–1930.
Thiensville, March 1975. (1), 79 pages of pasted-up camera-ready
copy. With seven photocopied pages of authorial and editorial
corrections, as well as a handwritten letter from Editor Virginia
Culver to “Gene,” asking him to make the changes if the nega-
tives for the issue had not yet been made. Lot also includes a copy
of the published work in original printed card covers. Materials
stained and discolored throughout. Good to very good. $100
Unique pre-publication materials from this specialized Bowers study,
originally published as a supplementary issue of TAMS Journal Vol. 15
(1975). The authorial and editorial corrections that are included herein
were not received in time to be made in the published work. Ex Q. Da-
vid Bowers Library.
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Bowers on the California Gold Rush cloth; inset printed title cards to front covers, as issued; trans-
297 Bowers, Q. David. A CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH HIS- parent jackets. 376; 477, (3); 232; 232 pages. 2808; 1965; 920;
TORY, FEATURING THE TREASURE FROM THE S.S. CEN- 981 lots [not always inclusive]. Illustrated. Prices realized lists
TRAL AMERICA: A SOURCE BOOK FOR THE GOLD RUSH laid in. All four with limitation notice signed by the principals
HISTORIAN AND NUMISMATIST. Newport Beach, 2002. of the sale. Fine. $250
A complete set of the deluxe hardcover editions of the Bass collection
Folio, original black leatherette, gilt. 1055, (1) pages; profusely
sales, one of the most important sales in U.S. numismatic history, par-
illustrated, including many full page illustrations. Inscribed by ticularly for U.S. gold. Ex William A. Burd Library.
the author and Bob Evans to Gordon Frost. Fine. $100
A massive and important work.
The Rare 1922 ANA Sale
Bowers’s Own Copy of the Combined 300 Boyd, F.C.C. [Chairman, Arrangement Committee].
A.N.A. CO-OPERATIVE PUBLIC AUCTION SALE. New
Presentation Edition Norweb Sales York, Aug. 31, 1922. 8vo, original printed card covers. 32 pages;
298 Bowers and Merena; Hod- 801 lots. Partly priced in pencil. Folded. Very good. $150
der, Michael, and Q. David Bow- The eighth ANA sale, comprised of “Selections from the Collections of
ers. THE NORWEB COLLEC- A.N.A. Members,” including unidentified consignments from both of
the Chapman brothers. Rare. Ex William A. Burd Library.
TION. [Spine title]. New York,
1987–88; Wolfeboro, 1987. Three
sale catalogues and the Norweb
Breen’s Encyclopedia, Inscribed to Harry X Boosel
history, bound in one volume. 301 Breen, Walter. WALTER BREEN’S COMPLETE EN-
Thick 4to, original maroon leath- CYCLOPEDIA OF U.S. AND COLONIAL COINS. New York:
er-grained cloth; four plain raised FCI/Doubleday, 1988. 4to, original black cloth; jacket. xiv, 754
spine bands; double gilt fillets pages; illustrated. Inscribed and signed by the author to Harry X
at the head and tail of the spine; Boosel on the title page. Fine. $120
three spine compartments let- “For ‘Mr. 1873’—Harry X Boosel—in memory of years of informa-
tion exchange & friendship. Keep up the good work! With the great-
tered in gilt, the remaining two
est respect & admiration (signed) Walter Breen.” Also noted “First copy
featuring a gilt flourish; marbled signed here! FUN Tampa 1/5/1990.” Probably the greatest single attempt
endpapers; original printed card to discuss all U.S. coinage, including colonial and private coinages, in a
covers bound in throughout where single volume. While some have focused on the text’s occasional errors
issued. (2), 415, (1), 291, (5), 443, and the volume’s production problems, it would be impossible to name
(5), 285, (1) pages, blank leaf; 4135 another reference work that includes so much solid information on U.S.
lots in all; numerous text illustra- coins. Ex William A. Burd Library.
tions throughout; 8 + 6 + 14 color
plates [all included in the pagina- Bronson’s 1865 Work on Connecticut
tion]; portraits of Alfred Fairchild Currency & Coinage
Holden and R. Henry Norweb. Jr. 302 Bronson, Henry. A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF
in the sale catalogues. Collective two-page index at the front. Oc- CONNECTICUT CURRENCY, CONTINENTAL MONEY,
casional wrinkles and folds indicative of use. Near fine. $500 AND THE FINANCES OF THE REVOLUTION. BY HENRY
Combined Limited Presentation Edition of 20 Copies. Number 3, pre- BRONSON, M. D. READ NOVEMBER 30TH, 1863, AND
sented to Q. David Bowers, signed by R. Henry Norweb, Jr. and Q. David AFTERWARD. New Haven: Papers of the New Haven Colony
Bowers (presumably before this copy was presented to him!). Combined
Historical Society, Vol. I, 1865. (4), 15, (1), 170; (2), iv, 192 pag-
Limited Presentation Editions were produced for the Garrett, Norweb,
and the Eliasberg & Brand collections. They were not made available for es [second pagination is Bronson]; tables. 8vo, original blind-
sale and were produced in 1989 for presentation by Bowers & Merena stamped brown cloth. Spine reinforced with black adhesive cloth
to people associated with the firm and with these sales in particular. with typewritten title label. Very good. $200
Michael Hodder recollected the production of these volumes, writing: Bronson’s pioneering work comprises the second half of the Papers of
“Each was part of a limited edition made by Bowers and Merena in 1989 the New Haven Colony Historical Society, the first half of which consists
for presentation. ... Rick Bagg and I drew up lists of who we wanted to of several monographs on early Connecticut history. Quite scarce. Not
receive each book... Naturally, we were both on all three lists, as were in the Fuld library sales. An historian and physician, Dr. Henry Bronson
Dave Bowers and Ray Merena. There were other names who received all (1804–93) largely devoted his later years to economic study and histori-
three, but more who only received one, or two. Dave reviewed each list, cal research. His history of the currency of Connecticut is probably the
adding ... those [he] likes to call ‘numismatic luminaries.’” Infrequently most notable of several important studies pertaining to the history of
available. his native state. Although largely devoted to paper currency topics, one
chapter describes The Massachusetts Coinage of 1652 and a later chapter
Deluxe Hardcover Bass Collection Sales is entitled First United States Coinage. Connecticut Coppers. Not in At-
tinelli. Clain-Stefanelli 13327. Davis 147. Sigler 338.
299 Bowers and Merena Galleries. THE HARRY W. BASS,
JR. COLLECTION. PARTS I–IV. New York, 1999–2000. Four
volumes, complete. 4to, original matching crimson Japanese
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With Fine Intaglio Plates
303 Bureau of Engraving and Printing. HISTORY OF THE
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, 1862–1962.
Washington, D.C., (1964). 8vo, original pictorial boards. xviii,
199, (1) pages; frontispiece; fine intaglio plate of color vignettes
of the four Bureau of Engraving and Printing Buildings; fine in-
taglio plate of Lincoln; lithographic color coat of arms plate; text
illustrations. Signed by Controller Michael L. Plant. Fine. $100
The scarce original edition. Published to commemorate the centennial
anniversary of its establishment, this excellent history of the Bureau was
printed in a relatively small edition and quickly went out of print. It is
of considerable importance to numismatists and philatelists alike. This
original edition, containing actual steel-plate printed vignettes, includ-
ing one in colors, is far preferable to the reprint. Clain-Stefanelli 13614.
Ex Frank & Laurese Katen Library, with their bookplate; ex William A.
Burd Library.
Bushnell’s 1859 Pamphlet on New York Tokens
304 Bushnell, Charles I. AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF
THE FIRST THREE BUSINESS TOKENS ISSUED IN THE
CITY OF NEW YORK. New York: Privately Printed, 1859.
12mo, bound in modern library pamphlet binder; original print-
ed wraps bound in. Frontispiece depicting a Mott token and two
Talbot, Allum and Lee tokens, printed in metallic ink; 17, (1)
pages; advertisement leaf. Ex Harvard University library system,
with withdrawn stamp. Front wrap heavily repaired and worn;
frontispiece and title detached but present. Good. $100
An important work. Originally published by Bushnell in a limited large-
paper edition, he issued this more commonly encountered (though still
scarce) edition to satisfy demand for the work. He continued to add to
it, however, issuing a very rare second edition that was generally un-
known until the first Kolbe Ford sale. The frontispiece is a lithograph
in bronze ink, and the overall production values are well above aver-
age. Includes an appendix listing sales of these tokens at auction. The
advertisement leaf contains four ads, all by die sinkers. Davis 163. Ex Q.
David Bowers Library.
Newspaper Clipping Album from
the California Gold Rush
305 [California Gold Rush]. NEWSPAPER CLIPPING AL-
BUM WITH MATERIAL RELATING TO THE CALIFORNIA
GOLD RUSH ERA. Original register volume used to record
transactions for 1850 for the grocery firm of Schroder, Schulte &
Co., San Francisco, which has been converted into a scrapbook
for newspaper clippings shortly thereafter. 8vo, original brown
calf-backed mottled boards. Approximately 200 pages, with all
but 10 having neatly cut newspaper clippings pasted over the
original handwritten accounting register. Entire leaf from an
1854 issue of the San Francisco Extra Herald laid in. Some dis-
coloration from adhesive used throughout, but legible and very
good overall. $150
A most interesting volume. The preserved title page is neatly inscribed
“Day Book for Schroder Schulte & Co San Francisco” in black ink faded
a bit to brown. The entire volume would appear to have been used for
its original purpose, though nearly every page has subsequently been
pressed into service as backing for a newspaper clipping album. The
clippings concern a number of different subjects, and would seem sim-
ply to be whatever caught the scrapbooker’s attention. Included are a
printed letter to the editor by Augustus Humbert responding to a ques-
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tion on the value of the silver content in the alloy of gold coins, mate-
rial on the deposits of California gold at Philadelphia and New York
in 1851–52, articles on California gold mine production, robberies,
“California Gold Mining Reminiscences” published in 1852 (and we
thought being nostalgic about the immediate past was a modern trait!),
and other related items. The keeper of the album would appear to have
been of both a scientific and artistic turn of mind, with many articles of
scientific interest interspersed with bits of oratory and poetry. A really
fascinating volume to which we’re incapable of doing justice in a brief
description.
Armand Champa’s List of NUTS Attending
the Invasion of Louisville
306 [Champa, Armand]. PLANNING MATERIALS FOR
THE “INVASION OF LOUISVILLE” AT THE HOME OF
ARMAND AND KAY CHAMPA, HELD DURING THE
1988 ANA CONVENTION. (Louisville, 1988). Three spread-
sheets, each 11 by 16 inches, with additional legal pad sheet,
8.5 by 11 inches. Pages covered with handwritten lists of guests
invited, guests confirmed as attending, transportation and ac-
commodation arrangements, and other matters. The legal pad
sheet, tracking attendees, is labeled in all caps NUTS. Materials
generally fine, with the spreadsheets folded and two of them
attached. $100
An interesting and often amusing record of this legendary visit by nu-
mismatic bibliophiles to the Armand Champa library during the 1988
American Numismatic Association, held in nearby Cincinnati. Some
forty-five bibliophiles attended, most all of whom also attended the
dinner following the gathering to view the Champa library. Attendees
included John & Mary Bergman, John Burns, Del Bland, Remy & Avis
Bourne, Armand & Kay Champa, Jack Collins, Charles Davis, John J.
Ford, Jr., Martin Gengerke, Alan Grace, Gordon Frost, George Fuld,
Wayne Homren, John Huffman, Frank & Laurese Katen, George Kolbe,
Ken Lowe, Bill Murray, Eric P. Newman, Jesse Patrick, Jeff Peck, Jules
Reiver, Scott Rubin, Michael Sullivan, Barry Tayman, Cal Wilson, My-
ron Xenos, and many more. Ex David Sklow Sale 10, lot 741; ex William
A. Burd Library.
The Bushnell Sale
307 Chapman, S.H. and H. CATALOGUE OF THE CELE-
BRATED AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF AMERICAN
COINS AND MEDALS OF THE LATE CHARLES I. BUSH-
NELL, ESQ. OF NEW YORK. New York: Bangs, June 20–24,
1882. 4to, contemporary black pebbled cloth; black spine la-
bels, gilt. 136, 10, (2) pages; 3000 lots. Prices realized list bound
in. Binding worn and taped; spine labels worn; Contents very
good or so. $100
One of the landmarks of American numismatic literature. The catalogue
is a masterpiece, and a fitting homage to the collection. Adams 9 (A+
overall, rated A in large cents, colonials, medals, tokens, patterns, Wash-
ingtonia and comments). Davis 180. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Thomas Warner Sale,
Bound with Reprint Plates
308 Chapman, S.H. and H. CATALOGUE OF THE VERY
LARGE AND WELL-KNOWN COLLECTION OF ANCIENT
GREEK AND ROMAN, ENGLISH, FOREIGN AND AMERI-
CAN COINS AND MEDALS OF THOMAS WARNER. New
York, June 9–14, 1884. 4to, later green cloth, gilt; original gilt-
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printed white paper front cover bound in. 180 pages; 3727 lots;
prices realized list bound in. Set of 12 reprint plates laid in. Tape
repairs to original paper cover. Near fine. $100
Adams A+: “Excellent English: tokens and war medals. NE shilling.
Clinton 1¢. Gem copper. Carrollton in silver, many other medals.” An
important sale. Ex Kolbe Sale 109, lot 234.
with cut images: 121, 236, 345 and 356, with lot 701 being cut and re-
placed. Clain-Stefanelli 12031 and 12189. Davis 192. Ex Kolbe Sale 46,
lot 434.
A Plated David S. Wilson Sale, ex Ford

The Dohrmann Mineral Sale, with Plates

309 Chapman, S.H. and H. CATALOGUE OF THE MAG-
NIFICENT COLLECTION OF MINERALS, EXTREMELY
RICH IN CRYSTALLIZED GOLD AND SILVER, OF A.
DOHRMANN, ESQ., OF SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Philadel-
phia: Davis & Harvey, Dec. 13–15, 1886. Crown 4to, original
gilt-printed white paper covers. 56 pages; 1137 lots; 9 fine arto-
type plates. Spine taped; very good. $250
Very scarce: the first copy we have offered since Bass III in 1999. A re-
markable collection of minerals, featuring many choice gold specimens
from California. Dohrmann’s notable coin collection was sold in 1882
by W. Elliot Woodward. Unfortunately, little else is known about this
accomplished collector in either numismatic or mineralogical circles.
Many of the choice gold specimens were purchased at the sale by Georg-
es de La Bouglise, a French mining engineer. At the sale of his collec-
tion in Paris in 1911, the whole was purchased by Albert C. Burrage of
Boston who subsequently bequeathed it to the Harvard Mineralogical
311 Chapman, S.H. CATALOG OF THE MAGNIFICENT
Museum, where many of the outstanding specimens in the Dohrmann COLLECTION OF THE GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER
collection can be seen today. Much additional information concerning COINS OF THE UNITED STATES FORMED BY THE LATE
this landmark sale is to be found in Lawrence H. Conklin’s “Anatomy DAVID S. WILSON, ESQ., PITTSBURGH. Philadelphia: Davis
of a Mineral Sale: The Dohrmann Collection,” appearing in the Jan.– & Harvey, Auctioneers, March 13–14, 1907. 4to, original white
Feb. 1992 issue of The Mineralogical Record. Conklin speculates “that cloth-backed gilt-lettered boards. (2), 67, (1) pages; 1254 lots;
Dohrmann may have been a mining engineer,” since “Only by actually 10 fine photographic plates. Hand-priced in pencil and ink with
visiting a great many mines in those states could he have acquired such buyers’ names for the gold coins and early silver dollars (lots
a large number of gold, silver and silver-containing specimens.” Ex Wil-
1–383), and occasionally thereafter. Spine hand-lettered; bind-
liam A. Burd Library.
ing a trifle worn and discolored; hinges a little weak. Still a near
fine copy. $500
John G. Mills Sale, with Most Plates A fully priced and partially named copy of this important sale, with the
310 Chapman, S.H. and H. CATALOGUE OF THE MAG- original photographic plates. Adams A: “Comprehensive gold: 1823–
NIFICENT COLLECTION OF COINS OF THE UNITED 1834 $5, 1860–1905 proof sets. MS 1822 10¢. MS 1823 1¢. 1854–1905
STATES FORMED BY JOHN G. MILLS, ESQ., ALBANY, proof sets.” Wilson’s collection is especially notable for United States
NEW YORK. Philadelphia, April 27–29, 1904. 4to, later black gold coins, but includes choice United States silver coins, large cents,
cloth, gilt. (2), 102, (2), (103)–109, (1) pages; 1848 lots; 14 and half cents. The first five plates depict superb United States gold
very fine photographic plates, four of them cut: Plates V, VI, coins; plate six illustrates silver dollars; plate seven depicts half dollars;
plate eight illustrates dimes and half dimes; and the last two plates de-
VII are all lacking one or two coin images, while Plate IX has
pict choice large cents and half cents. Clain-Stefanelli 12437. Davis 215.
had one coin image cut and then replaced. Hand-priced in Ex John J. Ford, Jr. library (Kolbe Sale 93, lot 286).
ink; original prices realized list bound in. Very good, with
defects noted. $150 The Stickney Sale
A damaged copy of the first Chapman catalogue to feature full-tone
photographic plates (previous sales having photographically printed 312 Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRAT-
plates that, while much better than halftones, do not measure up to ac- ED COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN
tual photographs). Adams A+: “Sommer set. Season medal set. MS ‘Non COINS OF THE LATE MATTHEW ADAMS STICKNEY,
Vi.’ Gem silver: MS 1804 25¢. Outstanding copper: MS 1823 1¢, chain ESQ., SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS. COMPRISING ONE
1¢.” An extremely important sale of American colonial coins and choice OF THE GREATEST COLLECTIONS EVER SOLD IN THIS
large cents and half cents, along with important American silver and COUNTRY. UNIQUE COLONIAL AND STATE COINS,
gold coins. The handsome plates depict the following coins: I & II–Mas- BRASHER’S 1787 NEW YORK DOUBLOON, 1815 HALF
sachusetts colonial silver coins; III, IV & V–the remaining Massachu-
EAGLE, AND AN ORIGINAL 1804 DOLLAR. Philadelphia:
setts silver and various other colonials and early issues; VI–Vermont,
Massachusetts & Connecticut issues; VII–New York & New Jersey is-
Davis & Harvey, June 25–29, 1907. 4to, later brown cloth with
sues; VIII–early United States gold coins; IX–United States silver dol- black spine label, initialed H.K. at tail of spine, with 1907 written
lars; X–United States half dollars and quarter dollars; XI–United States at head; original gilt-printed white paper covers bound in; pages
dimes and half dimes; XII & XIII–choice large cents; XIV–remaining edges speckled. ix, (1), 222 pages, interleaved, with additional
large cents and choice half cents. The following lot numbers are the ones binder’s leaves at end; 3026 lots. Hand-priced in ink. Binding a
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bit worn, but sound; binder’s leaves wrinkled. Very good. $120
Adams A+: “Famous early collection, perhaps the best. Replete with
history and great rarities in all U.S. series.” Henry Chapman’s first ma-
jor solo production after the breakup of the partnership with brother
Samuel Hudson the preceding year. Ex Stack Family Library (Kolbe &
Fanning Sale 116, lot 107).
The 1908 ANA Sale
313 Chapman, Henry. A.N.A. CONVENTION SALE. CAT-
ALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF WAR MEDALS AND
DECORATIONS, AMERICAN AND STATE COINS, UNIT-
ED STATES GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS, EN-
CASED POSTAGE STAMPS, CANADIAN COINS, TOKENS,
MEDALS. Philadelphia, Sept. 30, 1908. 8vo, original gilt-printed
white paper covers. iv, 65, (1) pages; 747 lots. Spine a bit worn;
very good. $100
A decent copy of the 1908 ANA sale, only the second sale in that series.
Adams 7: “Kittanning medal. 1670 5, 15 sols. Betts 388, 390. War medals
of the world. 1881, 1882 complete proof sets.” Very scarce.
A Partly Complete Plated Parsons Sale, ex Ford
314 Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF THE MAG-
NIFICENT COLLECTION OF AMERICAN COLONIAL
COINS, HISTORICAL AND NATIONAL MEDALS, UNIT-
ED STATES COINS, U.S. FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, CA-
NADIAN COINS AND MEDALS, ETC., FORMED BY THE
LATE HON. GEORGE M. PARSONS, COLUMBUS, OHIO.
Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, June 24–27, 1914. 4to, original
white cloth-backed gilt-printed boards. iv, (2), 165, (3) pages;
2756 lots; 13 very fine photographic plates [many illustrations
cut from plates 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8]. Binding discolored; internally
fine apart from the plates noted as being defective. $150
An inexpensive way to obtain a plated copy if what you’re after is on the
intact plates. The following plates are uncut and fine: V and VI (Wash-
ingtonia), IX and X (large cents and half cents), XI, XII, and XIII (his-
torical medals). Ex John J. Ford, Jr. library (Kolbe Sale 96, lot 1037).
Two Chapman ANA Sales
315 Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF A VARIED COL-
LECTION OF ANCIENT AND MODERN COINS. Philadel-
phia, Oct. 4, 1919. 8vo, original gilt-printed paper covers. (2),
38 pages; 500 lots. Hand-priced in pencil. Dusty but near fine.
[with] Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION
OF ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN COINS, FOREIGN
GOLD AND SILVER COINS, UNITED STATES COINS, CA-
NADIAN COINS AND MEDALS. TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC
AUCTION ... DURING THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC
SOCIETY (sic) CONVENTION. PLACE AND HOUR AN-
NOUNCED AT THE CONVENTION. Cleveland, August 26,
1924. 8vo, original gilt-printed white paper covers. iv, 19, (1)
pages; 321 lots. Fine. $100
The first is the 1919 ANA Sale, though not identified as such. A fairly
important sale including a number of early United States rarities. Ad-
ams 39: “MS 1792 5¢ (ex Rittenhouse). 1791 Washington 1¢ (Ex Eck-
feldt). 1907 $10 high rim. Mormon $2 1/2. 1797 1/2¢ lettered edge.” The
second is the 1924 ANA sale. Scarce. Adams 45: “Baldwin $50. Fugio va-
rieties. XF 1811 1¢. Order of Cincinnati signed by Washington. Breton
916.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
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The John Story Jenks Sale, with Matching
Bound Volume of Reprint Plates
316 Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF THE JOHN STO-
RY JENKS COLLECTION OF COINS. ANCIENT GREEK,
ROMAN AND THE ENTIRE WORLD. EARLY AMERICAN
COLONIAL AND STATE ISSUES AND UNITED STATES
PATTERNS AND THE REGULAR ISSUES. Philadelphia:
Davis & Harvey, Auctioneers, Dec. 7–17, 1921. 4to, later white
buckram, gilt, bound in style similar to the original. xii, 653,
(3) pages; 7302 lots. Set of 42 reprint plates of coins and medals
bound in matching white buckram plate volume, gilt. First plate
taped in top margin. Near fine. $200
Adams A+: “Henry Chapman’s magnum opus. Superb coins of the
world plus U.S. all series, all expertly described.” The most famous of the
Chapman sales and one of the most renowned American coin auction
ever held. John Story Jenks began collecting coins around 1850 and was
82 years of age when his collection was sold. Chapman claimed that “He
is probably the oldest collector in the United States, and nearly every
important sale has contributed to his collection.” Twenty years his ju-
nior, Henry Chapman was still at the height of his considerable powers:
“Suffice it to say I have not spared my faculties, energy or money to give
in this catalogue full descriptions of the coins contained in this grand
collection.” For years the Jenks catalogue served as the best American
single-volume guide to the entire range of numismatics. Of great im-
portance for the fine array of ancient Greek and Roman coins alone,
the sale also featured an incredible selection of medieval and modern
European rarities, and an especially important and extensive series of
British coins. The American coins, from colonials to pioneer gold, were
also of prime importance. This copy has been recently bound in white
buckram, in a style similar to the original binding, and is accompanied
by a set of the reprint plates bound in a matching volume. The first six
plates depict choice ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins; the
next twenty-six mainly illustrate European rarities; three plates mostly
depict American colonial coins and Canadian tokens; one plate illus-
trates choice United States patterns; one plate depicts United States gold
coins and one is devoted to silver; one plate illustrates large cents and
the next depicts half cents and various unusual American rarities; the
penultimate plate depicts American pioneer gold coins, and the last
plate is devoted to Spanish and Latin American rarities. A nice set, at
a fraction of the cost of an original plated catalogue. Adams 40. Clain-
Stefanelli 7997*. Davis 210.
The Nygren Sale
317 Chapman, Henry. THE SPLENDID COLLECTION OF
PIONEER GOLD COINS, U.S. POSTAGE AND REVENUE
STAMPS, SWEEDISH (sic) COINS AND BOOKS FORMED
BY THE LATE A.C. NYGREN, SAN FRANCISCO. CALI-
FORNIA, AND GALESBURG, ILLINOIS. Philadelphia: Davis
& Harvey, Auctioneers, April 29, 1924. 8vo, original gilt-printed
white paper covers. iv, 43, (1) pages; 605 lots; frontispiece por-
trait; 5 halftone plates of pioneer gold coins. Hand-priced in ink.
Spine taped. Very good or so. $200
One of the most important sales of pioneer gold coins ever held. Adams
44: “1864 gold proof set. 1880 $4. Reid $5, $2.50. Extensive RR territo-
rial gold: Blake, Dubosq, Mass. & Cal., Kroll fractional.” Ex William A.
Burd Library.
The 1925 ANA Sale
318 Chapman,
Henry. CATALOGUE OF A MISCELLA-
NEOUS COLLECTION OF COINS, MEDALS AND PAPER
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MONEY... THIS SALE IS MADE AT THE REQUEST OF
THE COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAINMENT OF THE A.N.A.
CONVENTION. Detroit, Aug. 26, 1925. 8vo, original gilt-print-
ed white paper covers. 28 pages; 454 lots. Hand-priced in pencil.
Near fine. $100
The 1925 American Numismatic Association Convention auction cata-
logue. Scarce priced. Adams 46: “Florida 24 real. N.J. 1¢ varieties. Oc-
tagonal Lesher in proof. Ancient gold. Fractional Currency strips.” Ex
William A. Burd Library.
Rare Chicago Monthly
319 Chicago Philatelic Society. THE CHICAGO COLLEC-
TORS’ MONTHLY. DEVOTED TO STAMP, COIN AND
CURIO COLLECTING. Chicago. Vol. I, No. 2 through Vol. II,
No. 12 (Feb. 1907–Dec. 1908). Twenty-three issues. 8vo, original
printed wraps. Generally near fine. $100
Rarely encountered. The first few issues included a “Coin Chat” column
by Dr. F.B. Merrill, but numismatic content fades away afterwards. Ex
William A. Burd Library.
American Bank Note Company Sales
320 Christie’s. IMPORTANT EARLY AMERICAN BANK
NOTES, 1810–1874, FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. New York, Sept. 14–
15, 1990. First printing. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 310,
(2) pages; 2102 lots; numerous color and monochrome illus-
trations. Near fine. [with] Christie’s. IMPORTANT WORLD
BANK NOTES AND ARTWORK FROM THE ARCHIVES
OF THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY. New York,
Nov. 28–29, 1990. 4to, original pictorial card covers. 258, (2)
pages; 1261 lots; numerous color and monochrome illustra-
tions. Fine. $100
Two sales from the American Bank Note Company archives. Important.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Civil War Token Society Journal
321 Civil War Token Society. THE CIVIL WAR TOKEN
SOCIETY / JOURNAL OF THE CIVIL WAR TOKEN SOCI-
ETY / THE COPPERHEAD COURIER / THE CIVIL WAR
TOKEN JOURNAL. Complete six-volume hardcover reprint of
the Civil War Token Society’s journal from its inception in 1967
to 1996. Each volume 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. Paginated by
issue throughout (several hundred pages per volume). First vol-
ume signed by Q. David Bowers. Near fine. $150
The first thirty years of the Civil War Token Society’s variably titled
journal, as reprinted in six thick hardcover volumes. One assumes that
the more recent issues will also eventually be reprinted in this manner,
but these are all that are available at present. While often casually writ-
ten, much good information can be found in these issues, and a set of
them forms a core reference for anyone interested in the topic. Ex Q.
David Bowers Library.
Judge Sawicki’s Copy of Clapp on 1798 and 1799
322 Clapp, George H. THE UNITED STATES CENTS OF
THE YEARS 1798–1799. Sewickley, 1931. 4to, original black
and blue cloth, gilt. 64 pages; 2 fine photographic plates. Edge
bruise; near fine. $350
“Judge Jos. F. Sawicki” written in ink on the front pastedown, Federal
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Early Work on American Tokens
324 Collet, Mark W., J. Ledyard
Hodge, Alfred B. Taylor [commit-
tee]. CATALOGUE OF AMERI-
CAN STORE CARDS, &C., WITH
SPACE FOR MARKING THE CON-
DITION, PRICE, RARITY, &C. OF
EACH PIECE, DESIGNED FOR
THE USE AND CONVENIENCE
OF COLLECTORS. (Philadelphia:
Numismatic Society of Philadelphia,
c. 1860). 4to, later brown cloth-backed
textured boards; spine with five raised
bands; red and green spine labels, gilt;
original printed front wrap bound in.
(32) pages; 423 listings. A few leaves a
bit worn. Very good. $300
The first American publication sponsored
by a numismatic society. Rarely offered.
Few copies appear to have been retained,
given the work’s preliminary nature, ex-
pressed as follows by the Committee at
the base of the title: “Collectors having
pieces not mentioned herein, will confer a
favor by sending a full description thereof
to either one of the Committee appointed
by the Numismatic society of Philadelphia, to prepare for publica-
tion a work on the subject of the medals, medallets, and private
coinage of the United States.” The proposed work never appeared.
Philadelphia numismatist Mark Wilkes Collet, the main author of
this work, was killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Collet was a
medical doctor and token collector who had been one of the found-
ers of the Philadelphia Numismatic Society. He had enlisted as a
Major in the 3rd New Jersey Volunteers (Infantry) on May 22, 1861.
He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and then to Colonel, as
which he served the 1st New Jersey Infantry. His death on May 3,
1863, took from the hobby a numismatist of considerable promise.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Brand Enterprises price label also affixed. No. 47 of only 126 copies
bound in cloth, of an entire edition of 135. A classic work, the photo-
graphic plates of which are the finest of any large cent reference. This
handsome production and Newcomb’s 1925 work before it set a new
standard. Carefully written, painstakingly researched and wonderfully
illustrated, they eclipsed all previous efforts. One of the founders and
president of Aluminum Company of America, Clapp’s motives in pub-
lishing this finely produced work were clearly altruistic. In an April 16,
1932 letter (lot 192 in our 1993 ANA sale) to Michael Powills, he reveals
the reasons he issued it. Written in response to Powills’s request for a
“review” copy of the book, it reads in part: “Yours is the fourth request I
have had for free copies of my book, three from reviewers and one from
a dealer, and I really do not feel that I can comply. The books have cost
me in actual cash outlay more than double what I am asking for them
and I am putting in my own time, of many months, at nothing. It was
a ‘labor of love,’ but still I feel entitled to at least a return of part of the
cash. There is no doubt but what I was foolish in putting out the book
in such an expensive form, but I took a pride in my work and wanted it
to be a credit to the subject, so hunted up the best printer that I could
find and told him to do his best.” Davis 239. Ex Kolbe Sale 89, lot 901.
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Annotated with Haseltine’s Bids & Notes
323 Cogan, Geo. W. CATALOGUE OF A VARIED AND 328 Criswell, Grover C., Jr., and Clarence L. Criswell. CON-
VALUABLE COLLECTION OF ... COINS AND MEDALS.
New York, Feb. 14–15, 1881. 8vo, original printed wraps. 70
pages; 1265 lots. Heavily annotated by John W. Haseltine, giving
prices, bids, bidders, and various notes; a lengthy list of bidders
and their codes is written on the rear wrap. Both wraps detached,
but present; separated into signatures. Good. $100
Adams 1: the younger Cogan’s first sale. John Haseltine’s bidbook, ex-
tensively annotated. The rear wrap lists 32 bidders. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
Letters to George Kunz from Clarence Bement et al.
325 Conklin, Lawrence H. NOTES AND COMMENTARIES
ON LETTERS TO GEORGE F. KUNZ. CORRESPONDENCE
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING CLARENCE S.
BEMENT WITH FACSIMILES. New Canaan: Privately Printed,
1986. 4to, original black cloth-backed marbled boards; spine let-
tered in gilt; printed title label on front cover. (6), 137, (1) pages;
heavily illustrated. Inscribed and signed by Conklin to Q. David
Bowers. Corners bruised. Very good or better. $100
One of only 150 copies printed by the author/editor. George Frederick
Kunz (1856–1932) was a mineralogist affiliated for many years with Tif-
fany & Company. His strong association with the arts in America made
him a leading authority on the subject. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
Convention Programs, &c.
326 [Conventions]. AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIA-
TION AND CENTRAL STATES NUMISMATIC SOCIETY
CONVENTION PROGRAMS, ETC. Includes: the ANA Conven-
tion Programs for the 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958,
1959, 1960, 1986 and 1988 conventions (the final two have been
signed by all of the Numismatic Theater speakers), also including
the pages of the October 1935 issue of The Numismatist relating to
the convention and the program of the 1969 convention banquet;
the Central States Numismatic Society Convention Programs for
the 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961 and 1966
conventions, along with the banquet program for 1986 and mem-
bership directory for 1955. Lot also includes a few other programs
from the 1940s to the 2000s. Generally near fine. $100
A very interesting collection. Some of the ANA programs from the
1950s and 1960s mimic the designs of the official auction catalogues
for those years, making them nice accompanying items. The CSNS pro-
grams are less frequently encountered than the ANA ones, though the
latter are uncommon. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Counterfeit U.S. & World Coins
327 [Counterfeit Coins]. REPORTS AND OTHER MATE-
RIALS ON COUNTERFEIT COINS. Lot includes: approxi-
mately 65 pages of material from the American Numismatic
Association, mostly from The Counterfeit Detector series and
related reports; approximately 190 pages of National Collectors
Laboratory reports and related publications; and several PCGS
Grader Q&As. Originals and photocopies. Generally fine or
nearly so. $100
Still important reports on counterfeit detection. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
Deluxe Editions of Criswell’s Currency and Bonds
FEDERATE AND SOUTHERN STATE CURRENCY: A DE-
SCRIPTIVE LISTING, INCLUDING RARITY. Pass-A-Grille
Beach, 1957. (10), 277, (1) pages; illustrated. [with] Criswell,
Grover C., Jr., and Clarence L. Criswell. CONFEDERATE AND
SOUTHERN STATE BONDS: A DESCRIPTIVE LISTING,
INCLUDING RARITY. St. Petersburg Beach, 1961. (14), 310
pages; illustrated. 1957 and 1961 Price List and Supplements laid
in. Two volumes. 8vo, original matching mottled white cloth,
gilt. Inscribed by Grover Criswell to Mike Powills. Fine. $150
The very scarce deluxe editions of these important works on Confeder-
ate paper (Volumes I and II of Criswell’s Currency Series). Both volumes
stamped “Presentation Volume” in gilt on the distinctive mottled white
boards. Clain-Stefanelli 13447* and 13448. Davis 285 and 286 (the regu-
lar editions).
Early American Paper Money
329 Davis, Andrew McFarland [editor]. COLONIAL
CURRENCY REPRINTS, 1682–1751. Reprint. Four vol-
umes, complete. New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1964. 8vo,
original green cloth, gilt. Frontispiece; (6), xx, 471, (9); (2),
xii, 470; (2), xix, (3), 496, (4); (2), xvi, 503, (5) pages. 57 plates
throughout. Fine. $100
The 1964 A.M. Kelley reprint of the 1910–11 originals published by
the Prince Society. Davis’s masterpiece, reproducing 58 extremely rare
publications on early American financial history and paper currency. A
useful substitute for the scarce original volumes. Clain-Stefanelli 13293.
Davis 303. Grierson 219. McKerchar 2057. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Early United States Dimes
330 Davis, David J., Russell J. Logan, Allen F. Lovejoy, John W.
McCloskey and William L. Subjack. EARLY UNITED STATES
DIMES 1796–1837. Ypsilanti: John Reich Collectors Society,
1984. First printing. 8vo, original blue cloth lettered in silver;
jacket. xv, (1), 279, (1) pages; charts; enlarged coin illustrations
throughout the text. Fine. $100
The longtime standard work. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Emperor Norton of the United States
331 Dressler, Albert [editor & publisher]. EMPEROR NOR-
TON. LIFE AND EXPERIENCES OF A NOTABLE CHAR-
ACTER IN SAN FRANCISCO, 1849–1880. Second edition.
San Francisco: Albert Dressler, 1927. 8vo, original blue cloth let-
tered in dark blue. (10), 30, (2) pages; color frontispiece; other
full page and text illustrations, including a facsimile of a Norton
50¢ note. Very good or better. [with] Drury, William. NORTON
I: EMPEROR OF THE UNITED STATES. New York, 1986. 8vo,
original brown and tan boards, gilt; jacket. xx, (2), 234 pages; il-
lustrated. Fine. $100
The first work is No. 434 of 550 numbered copies. The only example of
the second edition we recall having seen. The second work is generally
regarded as being the definitive biography. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Place bids and view lots online at BID.NUMISLIT.COM
Dwiggins on the Reform of the Currency
332 Dwiggins, W.A. TOWARDS A REFORM OF THE PA-
PER CURRENCY, PARTICULARLY IN POINT OF ITS DE-
SIGN. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1932. Small 4to,
original black quarter calf, gilt; printed label on upper cover. (2),
23, (3) pages; 2 woodcut headpieces; 7 text figures; paper cur-
rency specimen printed in three colors; plate of stamp and cancel
designs printed in six colors; plate of tobacco stamp and wrap-
per, all from “Antipodes.” Housed in original cardboard slipcase.
Binding rubbed at extremities; otherwise fine. $200
Number 27 of an edition of 452 copies, signed by the author in ink. Ex
Joseph Carter, with his bookplate. William Addison Dwiggins, 1880–
1956, was a distinguished American calligrapher, book designer and
type designer. This engaging work, well-known in the bibliophilic world
but rarely encountered in numismatic circles, is a wickedly delightful,
and handsomely illustrated, critique of the design elements of Ameri-
can paper currency and stamps. Jonathan Swift could hardly have done
better. The first headpiece depicts “Infuriated Artists demolishing the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing at Washington” and the second il-
lustrates the “Assassination of the Director of the Bureau, and Massacre
of Federal Art Experts, during the assault on the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing—night of July 5, 1951.” The bindings of this title are usually
encountered worn; this copy, while rubbed, is well above average. Scarce
and most desirable. Ex Armand Champa (Sale IV, lot 3400); ex William
A. Burd Library.
Dye’s Coin Encyclopedia
333 Dye, John S. [with Ebenezer Locke Mason and Edward
Maris]. DYE’S COIN ENCYCLOPÆDIA: A COMPLETE IL-
LUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE COINS OF THE WORLD.
Philadelphia: Bradley and Company, 1883. Thick 8vo, original
illustrated boards decoratively stamped in gilt and black. 6, 4,
7–1152, (10) pages; illustrated. Only slight rubbing to binding;
hinges cracked; very good or better. $150
A rather nice copy of this very large compendium of numismatic
knowledge, with hundreds of illustrations throughout, Dye’s work was
only half finished when he died. Unknown to most today, the work was
completed by Ebenezer Locke Mason and Edward Maris, which cer-
tainly increases the volume’s importance. Oddly, Dr. Maris doesn’t seem
to have written the section on the New Jersey coppers, despite the publi-
cation of his magnum opus two years before. Dye is also well-known for
being the publisher of a number of counterfeit detectors. Davis 334. Ex
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 122, lot 517; ex William A. Burd Library.
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Eastman on Counterfeit Detection
334 Eastman, H.G. EASTMAN’S TREATISE ON COUN-
TERFEIT, ALTERED AND SPURIOUS BANK NOTES,
WITH UNERRING RULES FOR THE DETECTION OF
FRAUDS IN THE SAME, TOGETHER WITH A HISTORY
OF ANCIENT MONEY, CONTINENTAL CURRENCY,
BANKS, BANKING, BANK OF ENGLAND, AND OTHER
VALUABLE INFORMATION AS TO MONEY, WITH HINTS
TO BUSINESS SUCCESS. (St. Louis): Printed by M. Niedner,
No. 43 Pine Street, 1859. Third Edition—Enlarged. 8vo, original
black cloth; both boards paneled in gilt; MONEY impressed in
gilt on front cover. 54, (6) pages. Contemporary ownership sig-
nature. Spine worn; very good. $100
An unabashed laissez-faire capitalist, Harvey Gridley Eastman built his
fortune, after a false start or two, by providing for “the proper (commer-
cial) education of young men and women.” The above publication was
published early in his career while he was still struggling, and copies are
seldom encountered. The Eastman St. Louis and Oswego Commercial
Colleges prominently mentioned in its pages both ceased to exist some-
time in the year of publication. Moving to Poughkeepsie, New York, he
preceded his arrival with a generous quantity of advertising and by the
mid-1860s he was instructing up to 1,700 students at a time and spend-
ing $60,000 per year advertising the merits of his establishment. His
personal motto, “This one thing I do,” was presumably based on mot-
toes quoted in the book. A rare publication of considerable historical
merit and of special interest to collectors of business college currency
(see Fred Reed’s 1987 Coin World article “This one thing I do”). Ex Q.
David Bowers Library.
1851 Edition of Eckfeldt & Du Bois
335 Eckfeldt, Jacob R., and William E. Du Bois. NEW VA-
RIETIES OF GOLD AND SILVER COINS, COUNTERFEIT
COINS, AND BULLION; WITH MINT VALUES.... New York,
1851. Second edition. 8vo, original straight-grained black cloth;
covers intricately paneled in blind; gilt-lettered gold & silver /
coins & bullion in the center with a gilt impression of a Bald-
win Horseman type California gold 1850 $10 coin between the
two lines. (6), 72, (2), 2, 2, (6) pages; table; 5 lithographic black
on white plates, mostly depicting pioneer gold coins. Board edg-
es worn; very good. $120
Seldom encountered in this binding. Originally published in 1850, New
Varieties “was designed as a convenient and authentic manual for in-
dividuals or institutions dealing in the precious metals, and especially
those engaged in the California trade, then newly opened. It also served
the purpose of a supplement to a larger work by the same authors on the
same subject, issued in 1842... The lapse of time and change of circum-
stances have required that it should be taken apart, reconstructed, and
in various respects essentially altered... There is appended a reprint of
the ‘Pledges of History; or, A Brief Account of the Collection of Coins
Belonging to the Mint of the United States,’ which was issued by the
Assistant Assayer in 1846, and of which scarcely a copy remains. Some
interesting additions are made to this branch also...” Bound in all copies
following the main text and coin plates is an extract of The Merchant’s
and Banker’s Almanac for 1852 featuring additional pertinent informa-
tion. Clain-Stefanelli 11882. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
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Plated James Wilson Sale
336 Elder, Thomas L. CATALOGUE OF THE TWENTY-
FIRST SALE. MAGNIFICENT RARE COIN COLLECTION
OF THE LATE JAMES B. WILSON, ESQ., OF NEW YORK
CITY. New York: Daniel R. Kennedy, Auctioneer, Oct. 5–7,
1908. 8vo, later maroon cloth, gilt; original gilt-printed tan card
covers bound in. 72, (8) pages; 1409 lots; 28 fine photographic
plates. Prices realized list bound in. Near fine. $250
A truly notable sale of American coins, especially important for large
cents. At the head of that section, Elder terms it “the finest collection
ever sold at auction” and notes that “Most of these choice pieces were
purchased by Mr. Wilson at the Frothingham sale in May, 1883. Sev-
eral are from the Parmelee collection.” Two paragraphs in the preface
are devoted to the private gold collection, “one of the best that has ever
been offered.” Eight of the plates illustrate large cents; three plates depict
United States gold coins; there are four plates of silver dollars, two of
halves and one each of quarters and dimes; two plates depict pattern
silver dollars and ten early half dimes; three plates illustrate ancient,
medieval and modern foreign coins; and four plates depict pioneer gold
rarities. Elder boasts in his introduction that the plated edition contains
more plates than any other previous numismatic sale, which appears to
be the case. Adams 21 (rated A+ overall, and A in large cents, proofs,
early and late silver, and private gold). Davis 350. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
Saloon Token Reference
337 Erickson, Al. SALOON TOKENS OF THE UNITED
STATES. Lakewood, 2008. 4to, original pictorial card covers.
(2), 646 pages. Fine. $100
Out of print and difficult to find. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Original Copy of Felt’s 1839 Work
338 Felt, Joseph B. AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF
MASSACHUSETTS CURRENCY. Boston: Printed by Perkins
& Marvin, 1839. Tall 8vo, later brown cloth, gilt. Blank leaf, (4),
(9)–259, (1) pages. Some spotting. Unopened and untrimmed.
Near fine. $150
Based on two lectures before the Massachusetts Historical Society,
this enduring history of Massachusetts coins and currency is one of
the first major works, and certainly the most important early effort, to
comprehensively cover an American numismatic topic. An early issue,
not including the three plates included in some copies. Clain-Stefanelli
13336*. Davis 387. McKerchar 2071. Phillips page iii (“a work of sterling
value, now of not frequent occurrence”). Sigler 858. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
The Unofficial 1934 ANA Convention Sale
340 Fisher, Chas. H. AUCTION SALE OF RARE COINS
AND PAPER MONEY. Cleveland: Charles Mitzman, Ohio Li-
censed Auctioneer, Aug. 23, 1934. 8vo, modern maroon quarter
calf; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; original printed card covers
bound in. (2), 38 pages; 1005 lots. Catalogue folded for mailing;
near fine. $120
A very scarce sale in an Alan Grace binding. Gengerke page 207: “A.N.A.
Convention.” Although the American Numismatic Association consid-
ered the August 21 auction conducted by Charles Molnar to be the main
auction, Fisher’s sale was a welcome addition, held at the convention
hotel on the final day. Fisher notes in the catalogue that “This sale will
be held in connection with the A.N.A. Convention on Thursday, Au-
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
1838 Edition of Dr. Feuchtwanger’s
Treatise on Gems
339 Feuchtwanger, Lewis. A TREATISE ON GEMS, IN
REFERENCE TO THEIR PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIF-
IC VALUE; A USEFUL GUIDE FOR THE JEWELLER,
AMATEUR, ARTIST, LAPIDARY, MINERALOGIST,
AND CHEMIST. ACCOMPANIED BY A DESCRIPTION
OF THE MOST INTERESTING AMERICAN GEMS,
AND ORNAMENTAL AND ARCHITECTURAL MATE-
RIALS. New York: A. Hanford, 1838. First edition, second
state. 8vo, original black embossed decorative cloth; profes-
sionally rebacked with original printed spine label noting
“New Edition” laid down and with original endpapers. 162,
(4) pages; text illustrations. Foxed, as usual. 1850-dated own-
ership inscription. Very good or better. $350
Sinkankas, Gemology: An Annotated Bibliography, No. 2082: “The
first monograph on gemstones published in the United States and an
excellent one at that.” Published the same year as the first state of the
first edition, this printing was entirely reset and could be considered
a new edition (though the author called his 1859 edition the second
edition and his 1867 edition the third). Dr. Lewis Feuchtwanger
(1807–76) is best known to numismatists for his one- and three-
cent tokens struck in “Feuchtwanger’s Composition.” This is a rare
volume, wholly absent from OCLC’s WorldCat. The rebacking of
this copy was very well done. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
gust 23rd, at 1:30 P.M. at the Carter Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio.” Further,
the October, 1934 Convention issue of The Numismatist reported that
“Those who were not used to metropolitan auction sales had grand op-
portunities, for the Cleveland convention had not only one auction but
an abundance of them, the official one on Monday night, attended by a
large audience, and Charlie Fisher’s sale on Thursday afternoon at the
conclusion of the convention. The prices were fair and quite satisfactory
to the buyers.” Fisher’s sale featured several runs of large cents, includ-
ing a “Very Fine” 1799 ex Dr. French, and “A Superb Lot” of half dollars,
comprising lots 819–852, “consigned by one of the most fastidious col-
lectors, who is a real crank on Condition.” Ex Armand Champa Library
(Sale IV, lot 3467); ex William A. Burd Library.
Place bids and view lots online at BID.NUMISLIT.COM
Frey & Frossard’s Price Guide
341 Frey, Albert R., and Ed. Frossard. THE COPPER
COINS OF THE UNITED STATES. BEING THE ACTUAL
PRICES REALIZED FOR COINS AT AUCTIONS DURING
1900–1901. Volume 1. New York: Ed. Frossard, 1901. 12mo,
original flexible black leather covers. 56 pages. Spine a bit worn.
Near fine. $100
Written by the future author of A Dictionary of Numismatic Terms (Frey,
1917) and the son of one of the more famous nineteenth-century coin
dealers (Frossard), a planned Volume 2, to cover silver coin prices at
auction, never materialized. Davis 395. Ex Armand Champa (Sale IV,
lot 3471); ex William A. Burd Library.
Confederate Paper Money References
342 Fricke, Pierre. COLLECTING CONFEDERATE PA-
PER MONEY: A COMPLETE AND FULLY ILLUSTRAT-
ED GUIDE TO COLLECTING ALL CONFEDERATE
NOTE TYPES AND VARIETIES. New York, 2005. Thick
4to, original pictorial boards. 800 pages; text illustrations;
12 color plates. [with] McNeil, Michael. CONFEDERATE
QUARTERMASTERS, COMMISSARIES, AND AGENTS:
DESCRIPTIONS, RARITIES, AND VALUES OF THE EN-
DORSEMENTS BY MILITARY OFFICERS, GOVERN-
MENT AGENTS, CIVILIANS, AND PLACES OF ISSUE
ON TYPE 39, 40, AND 41 TREASURY NOTES. Second
edition. N.p., 2016. Thick 4to, original pictorial boards. 908
pages; illustrated throughout in color. $100
Two essential works on Confederate paper. Ex William A. Burd Library.
One of Ten Copies Printed
343 Fricke, Pierre, and Fred Reed. HISTORY OF COL-
LECTING CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA PA-
PER MONEY: VOLUME 1, 1865–1945. Large paper edition.
N.p., 2012. 4to, original black leatherette, gilt. (2), xiv, 340,
(4) pages; illustrated; DVD containing additional content in
mounted pocket on rear board. Corner bump sustained in
transit; else fine. $300
No. 9 of ten large-format copies. A remarkable recent book, of particu-
lar interest to specialists, but also of interest to numismatic researchers
in other areas. Provides considerable background information on col-
lectors of CSA paper through the mid-1940s, many of whom were active
in other areas as well. A well-produced work and a charming special
edition of a type rarely seen today. Ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 129, lot 399;
ex William A. Burd Library.
Frossard’s Monograph, in Contemporary Binding
344 Frossard, Ed. MONOGRAPH OF UNITED STATES
CENTS AND HALF CENTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE YEARS
1793 AND 1857: TO WHICH IS ADDED A TABLE OF THE
PRINCIPAL COINS, TOKENS, JETONS, MEDALETS, PAT-
TERNS OF COINAGE AND WASHINGTON PIECES, GEN-
ERALLY CLASSIFIED UNDER THE HEAD OF COLONIAL
COINS. A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NUMISMATIC HIS-
TORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Irvington: Published by the
Author, 1879. 8vo, contemporary light brown half morocco, gilt,
with pebbled cloth sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and
lettered in gilt; page edges speckled. 58, (2) pages; 9 heliotype
plates with tissue guards, with 8 featuring handwritten ligatures
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and/or numbers. Binding rubbed, especially at spine, though
sound and attractive. Very good or better. $200
A nice copy of this classic work, with a full complement of authorial an-
notations to the plates. Frossard took the opportunity presented by his
Jan. 3, 1879 sale of the George Merritt collection to compile this work,
illustrating it with coins from Merritt’s collection as well as from that of
Lorin G. Parmelee. The story of the compilation of these plates is told in
the September 1878 issue of Numisma, though it has been inaccurately
stated through the years that the plates were initially created for use in
the Merritt catalogue (they are the wrong size for an auction catalogue
and depict both sides of most early varieties, using of necessity differ-
ent coins—from both Merritt and Parmelee—to do so). Three hundred
copies were printed (this is No. 180). The plates were intended not only
to illustrate the various die varieties, but to assist the collector in learn-
ing how to grade properly: throughout the work, Frossard provides his
own opinion of the grades of the pieces illustrated. The book is a good
overview of both series and one of the earliest to deal with die varieties
for dates past 1794. Of considerable historical importance as one of the
early major works on large cents and half cents. Davis 400.
Haseltine’s Bidbook
345 Frossard, Ed. CATALOGUE OF A LARGE AND VAR-
IED COLLECTION OF ANCIENT AND MODERN COINS
AND MEDALS, IN GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER.... New
York: Bangs, Sept. 9, 1881. 8vo, original printed front wrap. 35,
(1) pages; 759 lots. Hand-priced, with many names indicated
and other annotations, in pencil. Coded list of bidders on rear
blank. Front wrap detached but present; rear missing. Very
good or so. $100
Adams 15. John Haseltine’s bidbook, extensively annotated. On some
lots, Haseltine was representing as many as four bidders. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
Frossard on Franco-American Jetons
346 Frossard, Ed. FRANCO-AMERICAN JETONS, FULLY
DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED. New York: Privately Pub-
lished, 1899. 8vo, later brown half calf, gilt, with marbled sides;
spine ruled and lettered in gilt. 14, (2) pages; 52 descriptions; 2
very fine plates. Volume trimmed a bit closely, though not affect-
ing images; a few leaves repaired at gutters, with two folded at
repair. Very good. $100
A very scarce work, of which only 100 copies were printed. The mono-
graph was dedicated to the notable Chicago numismatist Charles
Morris, whose collection of jetons undoubtedly formed the basis of
Frossard’s detailed catalogue. Still cited and quite useful. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
Reprint of Frossard’s Numisma
347 Frossard, Ed. [editor]. NUMISMA. Reprint. (Min-
neapolis): Ramm Communications, 1983. Small 4to, original
green leather-grained cloth, gilt. 500 pages; occasional illus-
trations. Fine. $200
Copy No. 50 of 71 copies bound in 1993 and distributed by Gold Leaf
Press (The Money Tree), described by the firm as: “The Second Binding
of the Limited Library Edition.” John Adams page 68: “Frossard opened
his own business in 1877 and initiated his own periodical, Numisma.
This latter, undoubtedly the most lively publication of its kind, provides
us with an intimate glimpse into the hobby as it and its personalities
then existed.” A decent reprint of this rare publication, originally issued
from 1877 to 1891 by one of America’s most colorful and outspoken
early coin dealers.
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Photographic Plates of Civil War Tokens
348 Fuld, George and Melvin. PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TO-
KENS / PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES FOR PATRIOTIC CIVIL
WAR TOKENS. Racine: Whitman, 1960; Cambridge: Privately
Printed, 1959. Two volumes. Slightly different 8vo formats, origi-
nal matching blue cloth, gilt. 77, (3) pages, extra binder’s leaves;
(4) pages, 22 fine photographic plates of tokens, the final plates
being the revised versions usually seen. Near fine. $150
Limited Edition Photographically Plated Copies No. 79 (text) and 53
(plates), both signed by George Fuld and with text also signed by Mel-
vin. Very scarce. Davis 422. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Hardcover Gilbert & Elder on 1796 Cents
349 Gilbert, E., and Thomas L. Elder. THE VARIETIES OF
THE UNITED STATES CENTS OF 1796. New York, 1909.
4to, original brown cloth, gilt. (16) pages (last leaf blank); 2 fine
photographic plates of cents. Two supplement sheets, describing
varieties 22–31, tipped or laid in. Minor discoloration on back
cover, else fine. $150
A nice copy, with two supplementary sheets. Special Hardbound Edi-
tion. One of only 300 copies printed, most of which were in card cov-
ers. In a letter sold in our June 1990 Adams sale, George Clapp wrote:
“Rud Kohler wrote me that Gilbert once told him that he had loaned
his manuscript of 1796 to Elder who wished to look it over, and the first
thing he knew, Elder had published it without consulting him.” Sheldon
confirms this and notes that “Gilbert had the material for a first-rate
monograph. It was either not ready or not intended for publication and
was badly edited.” Usually this work is found, as issued, in brown card
covers, the example offered here being one of a small number of copies
issued hardbound. Ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. library (Kolbe Sale 75, lot 144),
with his bookplate.
The 1911 ANA Sale
350 Green, Ben G. SIXTY-THIRD AUCTION SALE.
UNITED STATES, FOREN (sic) AND ANCIENT COINS,
PAPER MONEY, MEDALS, ETC. Chicago, Aug. 30, 1911. 8vo,
original printed card covers. 16 pages; 596 lots. Folded for mail-
ing. Very good. $150
The fourth ANA sale. Very scarce. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Pool & Billiard Tokens
351 Gross, Mike. UNITED STATES POOL AND BIL-
LIARD TOKENS. Lafayette, 2008. Thick 4to, original green
cloth, gilt. 1093, (1) pages; illustrated. Fine. $100
A massive specialized work. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Art of Medal Engraving
353 Harris, Elizabeth M. THE ART OF MEDAL ENGRAV-
ING ... A CURIOUS CHAPTER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
19TH CENTURY PRINTING PROCESSES. Newtown: Bird &
Bull Press, 1991. Small 4to [25.5 by 21 cm], attractively bound in
decorative Japanese blue cloth with floral patterns; red morocco
spine label, gilt; deckle page edges. 37, (3), 12 pages; title printed
in red and black; well illustrated, including an original plate from
the Trésor de Numismatique et de Glyptique, and a number of
other plates and illustrations. Label rubbed, else fine. $150
One of 230 copies printed from type on Johannot mouldmade paper. An
important work tracing the origins of this superior illustrative process,
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
Ford’s Photos of the So-Called Bushnell
Hard Times Tokens
352 [Hard Times Tokens]. SET OF PHOTOGRAPHS
DEPICTING HARD TIMES TOKENS OF QUESTION-
ABLE ORIGIN. Set of 32 black and white photographs, 8
by 10 inches, separately depicting the obverses and reverses
of 16 different Hard Times Tokens at high magnification.
No indication of photographer, or when or where taken,
but apparently prepared for John J. Ford, Jr. from pieces
in Don Miller’s collection around 1984. Photos much en-
larged, with token diameters of approximately 7 inches.
Annotated on backs in pencil. Fine. $300
Outstanding photographs of a group of extremely rare varieties, tra-
ditionally said to have been struck at the order of Charles I. Bush-
nell in the 1860s. This attribution has since come into question, with
Q. David Bowers believing them more likely to have been produced
for J.N.T. Levick and Henry Davenport. The following Low num-
bers are included: 24, 25, 26, 26c in brass, 26d, 27, 41 thick planchet,
41 thin planchet, 41a in silver, 42a in silver, 43, 70, 70a in silver,
71, 71 in silver and 71b in brass. According to Charles Davis, only
six sets of these photographs were produced. Their extremely high
magnification and crisp focus allows detailed study of a sort argu-
ably even surpassing direct examination of the pieces themselves.
Rarely offered, a set in the second Champa sale (catalogued by Da-
vis) brought $495 (lot 1218). Ex Kolbe Sale 96 (Ford II), lot 1131. Ex
William A. Burd Library.
well suited to accurately depicting coins and medals (and also employed
on bank notes as a security device). From the 1830s on, it was widely
so employed by Achilles Collas in France, Joseph Saxton in the United
States, and several others, until it was eclipsed by photographic printing
processes. Ex William A. Burd Library.
A Near Complete Set of Harzfeld Sales
354 Harzfeld, S.K. AUCTION SALES OF COINS AND
MEDALS. A near-complete set, being Nos. 1–16 except for Nos.
7 and 10. New York: Bangs & Co., 1877–81. 8vo, original printed
wraps. Fourteen catalogues total, ten of which are handpriced.
Mostly near fine or so, with a few being worn. $150
An interesting, if short-lived, series of sales. Harzfeld was only active in
the U.S. for three and a half years before poor health led him to retire to
his native Germany, where he died in 1883. According to Adams, “Har-
zfeld’s descriptions of European as well as ancient pieces are authorita-
tive.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
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Thirteen Catalogues from 1874 Bound in One Volume, ex Brand

with Handwritten Letter by John W. Haseltine
355 Haseltine, John W. et al. THIRTEEN
SALE CATALOGUES FROM 1874, ALONG
WITH A HANDWRITTEN LETTER, SIGNED,
BY JOHN W. HASELTINE. 8vo, contemporary
brown half diced morocco with marbled sides;
spine ruled in gilt; red spine label, gilt; all page
edges mottled. Includes the following:
1. John W. Haseltine, Jan. 13–15,
1874.
2. John W. Haseltine, Feb. 17–
19, 1874.
3. W. Elliot Woodward, Feb. 23–
26, 1874.
4. Edward Cogan, May 6–8,
1874. Priced.
5. William H. Strobridge, April
7–9, 1874. Groux. The four
medals depicted on the plate
10. John W. Haseltine, Circular
have been cut out, mounted,
to Collectors dated April 13,
and inserted throughout the
1874, explaining his method
sale.
of handling absentee bids
6. John W. Haseltine, June 17, when employed as an agent.
1874.
11. Edward Cogan, Nov. 27, 1874.
7. Edward Cogan, Sept. 24,
12. Handwritten letter, signed, by
1874.
John W. Haseltine to Thomas
8. Butler, James D., and D.S. W. Porter, dated Dec. 2, 1874,
Durrie, Oct. 1, 1874. James discussing the above Cogan
L. Hill collection, Madison, sale.
Wisconsin. Catalogue seeking
13. Edward Cogan, Dec. 16–17,
bid for entire collection. Quite
1874.
rare.
14. William H. Strobridge, Dec.
9. William H. Strobridge, Oct.
21–23, 1874. Postponed from
6–9, 1874. Priced.
Dec, 14–16, 1874. Priced.

A number of the sales are annotated and have some degree of pricing, though only
those marked as such are entirely priced. Binding worn, but holding. “1874” writ-
ten in white ink on spine label. One or two loose leaves detached from binding.
Haseltine letter neatly bound in. Very good. $300
An interesting bound volume of auction catalogues from late in the Attinelli era (the pe-
riod covered by Emmanuel J. Attinelli’s groundbreaking Numisgraphics). Includes a rarely
seen Haseltine circular that discusses in detail how he handles absentee bids entrusted to
him as agent at other people’s auctions, as well as a handwritten letter on his own station-
ary reporting on the Cogan sale of Nov. 27, 1874. The volume also includes a very scarce
1874 catalogue published in Madison, Wisconsin, itemizing the collection of James L. Hill
and soliciting bids for the entire collection (which was apparently purchased by Ferguson
Haines). Ex Virgil Brand Library via Michael Zeddies; from the library of Q. David Bowers.
54 Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017

Thirteen Sales from 1875, ex Brand 8. Ed. Frossard, Feb. 27–28, 1880.
356 Haseltine, John W. et al. THIRTEEN AUCTION SALE 9. S.K. Harzfeld, Mar. 9, 1880.
CATALOGUES FROM 1875. Thick 8vo, later gray cloth with 10. Samuel Carter, Mar. 22–25, 1880.
printed spine label; all page edges mottled. Includes the follow- 11. Ed. Frossard, April 3, 1880.
ing sales: 12. S.K. Harzfeld, April 9, 1880.
1. John W. Haseltine, Jan. 25–28, 1875. 13. Scott & Co., April 12, 1880.
2. Edward Cogan, Mar. 1–2, 1875. 14. John W. Haseltine, May 10, 1880.
3. John W. Haseltine, April 13–14, 1875. 15. Thos. Birch & Sons, May 17–18, 1880.
4. William H. Strobridge, April 28, 1875 and following. Gay. 16. S.H. & H. Chapman, May 28, 1880. Haines.
5. William H. Strobridge, May 17, 1875 and following. Stenz. 17. Ed. Frossard, June 5, 1880.
6. Edward Cogan, May 7, 1875. 18. John W. Haseltine, June 24–25, 1880. Priced.
7. Edward Cogan, June 30, 1875. 19. Ed. Frossard, June 28–29, 1880.
8. John W. Haseltine, July 12, 1875. 20. S.K. Harzfeld, June 30, 1880.
9. John W. Haseltine, Oct. 7, 1875. 21. Scott & Co., July 20–22, 1880.
22. John W. Haseltine, Aug. 9–10, 1880. Priced.
10. Edward Cogan, Oct. 25–29, 1875. Cohen.
23. S.K. Harzfeld, Sept. 10, 1880.
11. William H. Strobridge, Nov. 16, 1875 and following. Tay-
lor. 24. John W. Haseltine, Sept. 13, 1880. Priced.
25. Ed. Frossard, Sept. 17, 1880.
12. John W. Haseltine, Dec. 6–9, 1875.
26. Ed. Frossard, Sept. 28, 1880.
13. John W. Haseltine, Dec. 22, 1875.
27. S.K. Harzfeld, Oct. 29, 1880.
A number of these sales are annotated and have some pricing,
28. S.H. & H. Chapman, Nov. 19–20, 1880.
though none of them are entirely priced. Near fine. $150
A nice bound volume of auction catalogues from the last year of the At- 29. John W. Haseltine, Nov. 22–23, 1880. Priced.
tinelli era (the period covered by Emmanuel J. Attinelli’s groundbreak- 30. S.K. Harzfeld, Nov. 26–27, 1880.
ing Numisgraphics). Includes several very substantial catalogues such as 31. Scott & Co., Dec. 15–16, 1880. Priced.
Strobridge’s sales of the Gay, Stenz and Taylor collections and Cogan’s
sale of the Cohen collection, each of which is at least 100 pages long 32. John W. Haseltine, Dec. 16–17, 1880. Priced.
(Stenz being over 200 pages). Adams lists 14 sales for this calendar year, Occasional illustrations clipped from wraps and the like bound
and the present volume includes 13 of them. Ex Virgil Brand Library via in on blank leaves. Binding quite worn, but holding, with “1880”
Michael Zeddies; from the library of Q. David Bowers. written in white ink on spine label. Very good or so. $300
A remarkable bound volume of auction catalogues, all but one from
Thirty-Two Sales from 1880, ex Brand 1880 (the 1881 Harzfeld sale was obviously bound in by accident). Ad-
357 Haseltine, John W. ams lists 45 sales for this calendar year, and the present volume includes
et al. THIRTY-TWO AUC- 30 of them. Ex Virgil Brand Library via Michael Zeddies; from the li-
TION SALE CATALOGUES brary of Q. David Bowers.
FROM 1880. Thick 8vo, con-
temporary brown half calf and Eleven Haseltine Sales
marbled boards; spine ruled 358 Haseltine, John W. ELEVEN AUCTION SALE CATA-
in gilt; red morocco spine la- LOGUES, 1882–85. Eleven octavo catalogues, once bound;
bel, gilt. Includes the following disbound but still sewn, with remnants of backstrip. Most cata-
sales: logues with original printed front wrap bound in. Includes sales
1. John W. Haseltine, Jan. dated: July 5–7, 1882; Nov. 6–8, 1882; Nov. 27–29, 1882; Aug. 22,
21, 1880. 1883; Nov. 15–16, 1883; Dec. 19, 1883; Mar. 12–13, 1884; July
7–8, 1884; Nov. 6–7, 1884; Jan. 19–22, 1885; and Jan. 12, 1885.
2 S.K. Harzfeld, Jan. 24–
Generally very good or so. $100
25, 1881. Includes Adams Nos. 60, 62, 63, 71, 73, 74, 77, 80, 82, 83 and 84. Sale
3. John W. Haseltine, Jan. 83 is the William H. Smith collection, rated A– overall by Adams. Ex Q.
28, 1880. David Bowers Library.
4. John W. Haseltine, Feb.
10, 1880. Twenty-Three Sales from 1883, ex Brand
5. Scott & Co., Feb. 10, 359 Haseltine, John W. et al. TWENTY-THREE AUCTION
1880. SALE CATALOGUES FROM 1883. Thick 8vo, contemporary
black half calf and marbled boards; spine ruled in gilt; red mo-
6. S.H. & H. Chapman,
rocco spine label, gilt. Includes the following sales:
Feb. 11–12, 1880. Bispham.
1. John W. Haseltine, Jan. 18, 1883. Priced.
7. S.K. Harzfeld, Feb. 17, 1880.
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2. Chas. Steigerwalt, Jan. 19, 1883.
3. H.P. Smith, Jan. 30–31, 1883.
4. H.G. Sampson, Feb. 20–11, 1883.
5. John W. Haseltine, Mar. 1–2, 1883. Priced.
6. John W. Haseltine, Addenda to Sale of Mar. 1–2, 1883.
Priced.
7. John W. Haseltine, April 10, 1883. Newlin. Priced.
8. H.G. Sampson, April 20, 1883.
9. John W. Haseltine, April 26–27, 1883.
10. S.H. & H. Chapman, May 1, 1883.
11. H.G. Sampson, May 29, 1883. Marr & Frothingham with
plate.
12. John W. Haseltine, May 23–24, 1883. Priced.
13. John W. Haseltine, June 6, 1883. Priced.
14. John W. Haseltine, June 27–29, 1883. Crosby. Priced.
15. John W. Haseltine, Aug. 22, 1883. Priced.
16. John W. Haseltine, Sept. 19–20, 1883. Priced.
17. Ed. Frossard, Oct. 12, 1883.
18. H.P. Smith, Oct. 25–26, 1883.
19. John W. Haseltine, Nov. 15–16, 1883. Priced.
20. S.H. & H. Chapman, Dec. 7–8, 1883.
21. John W. Haseltine, Dec. 19, 1883. Priced.
22. H.G. Sampson, Dec. 20–21, 1883.
23. Geo. W. Cogan, Dec. 29, 1883.
Binding quite worn, but sound. Very good or so. $400
A remarkable bound volume of auction catalogues, all from 1883. In-
cludes Haseltine’s Newlin sale of April 10, 1883, Sampson’s Marr &
Frothingham sale with a plate of large cents, and Haseltine’s sale of the
Sylvester Crosby collection. Adams lists 61 sales for this calendar year,
and the present volume includes 22 of them plus a separately printed
addendum. All of John W. Haseltine’s sales for the year are included,
each one of them hand-priced. Ex Virgil Brand Library via Michael
Zeddies; from the library of Q. David Bowers.
The Crosby Sale
360 Haseltine, John W. CATALOGUE OF THE ENTIRE
COLLECTION OF SYLVESTER S. CROSBY, COMPRISING
EARLY COLONIAL COINS OF AMERICA, U.S. SILVER
AND COPPER COINS, PATTERN PIECES, AMERICAN
MEDALS, WASHINGTON COINS AND MEDALS, POLITI-
CALS, STORE CARDS, ETC. New York: Messrs. Bangs & Co.,
June 27–29, (1883). Small 4to, later blue cloth, gilt. 92, ii pages;
1817 lots. Hand-priced in pencil. Fine. $250
Rarely offered, especially priced. A landmark collection formed by “the
man who wrote the book.” Adams 70 (rated A+: “Some of the finest
colonial and Washington material ever assembled — a core sale”). Ex
William A. Burd Library.
Haxby Encyclopedia of Obsolete Bank Notes
361 Haxby, James A. STANDARD CATALOG OF UNITED
STATES OBSOLETE BANK NOTES, 1782–1866. VOLUMES
1–4. Iola, 1988. Four volumes, complete. 4to, original match-
ing pictorial boards. xx, (2), 714; xviii, (2), 715–1398; xviii, (2),
1399–2018; xviii, (2), 2019–2702 pages; featuring over 15,000
55
bank note illustrations. Fine set. $300
A monumental reference work, covering all state-bank issued notes
from the turbulent wildcat and broken bank era of the late 1700s
through the mid-1860s. Ex William A. Burd Library.
First Edition Heath
Counterfeit Detector
362 Heath, Laban. HEATH’S
INFALLIBLE COUNTERFEIT
DETECTOR AT SIGHT... Bos-
ton, 1864. First edition, seven-
teenth thousand. 16mo, origi-
nal embossed brown cloth,
front cover lettered in gilt. 32
pages; 10 finely engraved plates
of bank note design elements
interspersed in the text, Plate
4 printed in red ink, Plate 6
serving as a frontispiece, Plate
8 printed in green ink, Plate 9
(unnumbered) being a finely
engraved folding Heath bank
note facsimile, and Plate 10
(unnumbered) being a finely
engraved folding counterfeit bank note facsimile. Covers a bit
spotted. Very good or better. $250
Newman 1-P-17. Of the two bank notes facsimiles present in this print-
ing Heath wrote: “For the purpose of more fully illustrating the differ-
ence between genuine and counterfeit engraving, we have at great trou-
ble and expense obtained a counterfeit plate engraved by counterfeiters
and taken from them at the time of their arrest. This plate is in the hands
of the American Bank Note Company, from which these specimens are
printed. Plate 9 is a beautiful specimen of engraving by the American
Bank Note Company. The geometric lathe work in each corner of the
note, and medallion ruling work which encloses the title are exceedingly
beautiful, and shows at once the impossibility of counterfeiters ever ob-
taining the beauty found on this plate. The die on the left-hand corner
is similar to those on the 5’s and 20’s of the United States notes, and as
they are both counterfeited very successfully, it will prove of great im-
portance to every one detecting them. Plate 10 is the counterfeit plate
already referred to, and is pronounced by all an excellent specimen of
counterfeit work.” Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
An Unlisted Heath Pocket Edition
363 Heath, Laban. HEATH’S GREATLY IMPROVED AND
ENLARGED INFALLIBLE GOVERNMENT COUNTERFEIT
DETECTOR, AT SIGHT.... Second edition. Boston and Wash-
ington, 1866. 16mo, original blindstamped brown cloth; front
cover lettered in gilt. 39, (1) pages; 17 numbered finely engraved
plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards,
Plates 2 and 5 serving as frontispieces, Plate 15 being a finely
engraved folding Heath bank note facsimile, and Plate 16 being
a finely engraved folding counterfeit bank note facsimile. Plate
5 printed in green ink. Binding worn, with spine cloth frayed;
signatures a bit loose. Very good or so. $200
Unlisted by Newman. Closest to his variety 2-P-h-2, but without the
fractional currency notes (and no mention of them in the text on page
27). The first edition to feature illustrations derived from federal paper
money. In the introduction, Heath wrote: “in June 1864, I published
56
the first edition of ‘Heath’s Counterfeit Detector,’ which met with such
favor from the public that it reached the enormous sale of twenty-five
thousand copies, and would have far exceeded this number, had not
the whole currency of the country been changed to what is commonly
known as greenbacks and national bank-bills. This change gave appar-
ent security for a time. ... But this delusion was suddenly dispelled by
the appearance in our midst of counterfeit greenbacks. ... This, together
with the numerous and dangerous counterfeits of the new national cur-
rency, induced the author to apply to the Secretary of the United States
Treasury for certain cuts and dies used on the greenbacks and other na-
tional bills ... after a thorough investigation, permission was granted....”
An Unlisted Heath Banking House Edition
364 Heath, Laban. HEATH’S GREATLY IMPROVED AND
ENLARGED INFALLIBLE GOVERNMENT COUNTER-
FEIT DETECTOR, AT SIGHT.... BANKING HOUSE AND
COUNTING ROOM EDITION. Boston and Washington, D.C.:
Heath & Co., 1870. 8vo, original blindstamped brown cloth; front
cover lettered in gilt. Frontispiece; (4), 38, (1), 39–(43) pages; en-
graved letter from the Treasury Department; plate depicting four
magnifiers; 12 numbered plates illustrating various banknote de-
sign elements and vignettes, and examples of fractional currency
(Plate 12 depicts a counterfeit $100 Boston National Currency
note); four additional unnumbered plates depicting a New York
$20 and Chicago $10 counterfeit National Currency note, and
a $50 and $10 United States legal tender note; 2 half-page in-
serts tipped in. Lacking the Heath card plate and title page. Spine
frayed. Good. $100
Unlisted in Newman. Most similar to Newman 3-BH-2, except that
Plates 1 and 12 are numbered and, more significantly, the counterfeit
$10 Philadelphia National Currency note is replaced with one from
Chicago. The lack of the title page and Heath card in this copy is un-
fortunate, but it has real value for the counterfeit notes. Ex Q. David
Bowers Library.
The Eric P. Newman Collection
Subscription Hardcovers
365 Heritage Auctions. SELECTIONS FROM THE ERIC P.
NEWMAN COLLECTION PARTS I–VII. Seven volumes. April
25, 2013; Nov. 15–16, 2013; Jan. 15, 2014; May 16–17, 2014; Nov.
14–15, 2014; April 23 & 27, 2015; and Oct. 21–24, 2015. All 4to,
original matching red cloth, gilt, bordered in blind. Illustrated in
color throughout. Prices realized lists bound in. Fine. $400
The Special Hardcover Editions of this important series of sales, avail-
able by subscription and distributed by Kolbe & Fanning. Ex William
A. Burd Library.
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Bust Half Dollar Prices Realized
366 Hermann, Stephen J. AUCTION & MAIL BID PRIC-
ES REALIZED FOR R.4 TO R.8 BUST HALF DOLLARS,
1794–1836 / AUCTION & MAIL BID PRICES REALIZED
FOR BUST HALF DOLLARS, 1794–1839. Title varies. Den-
ver, 1996–2016. Twenty-four editions of this essential pricing
guide to Bust halves, including: Revisions No. 9, 11–15, 17, 19,
21–23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47 and 49. [with]
Hermann, Stephen J. AUCTION PRICES REALIZED FOR
CAPPED BUST HALF DOLLARS... Title varies. Denver, 2010–
12. Revisions No. 3 and 5. [with] Herrman, Stephen J. [compil-
er]. DOWNEY MAIL BID SALES NUMBERS 1 THROUGH
31: A COMPLETE LISTING OF SHERIDAN DOWNEY’S
MAIL BID SALES AND SEALED BID SALES WITH PRICES
REALIZED AND LOT DESCRIPTION SUMMARIES. N.p.,
November 2005. 4to, printed spiral-bound card covers. iv, 255,
(1) pages. Fine. $150
Necessary price guides for the Bust Half Nut. The final item is most use-
ful and rarely offered. Arranged by sale/lot number and by die variety.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Hessler’s Work on U.S. Loans
367 Hessler, Gene. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF U.S.
LOANS 1775–1898. Port Clinton, 1988. Oblong 8vo, original
red cloth, gilt; jacket. v, (1), 378 pages; numerous illustrations.
Jacket a bit worn, else fine. $100
A highly sought standard work, long out of print. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
Deluxe Edition Engraver’s Line
368 Hessler, Gene. THE ENGRAVER’S LINE. AN ENCY-
CLOPEDIA OF PAPER MONEY & POSTAGE STAMP ART.
Port Clinton, 1993. Small 4to, original brown leatherette, lettered
in silver; jacket. x, 437, (1) pages; illustrated; added frontispiece
of finely engraved American Bank Note Company vignettes with
a facing leaf of descriptive text; tipped-in proof engravings by
Gary Chaconis, Thomas Hipschen and Kenneth Kipperman;
tipped-in specimen of Peru 1000 soles note. Signed and num-
bered by the author on the title. Jacket torn, else fine. $100
Number 44 of 63 deluxe copies. A highly useful work featuring an im-
portant section comprising biographies of American bank note engrav-
ers, rarely acknowledged in the standard encyclopedias, and histories of
artists, sculptors and engravers.
The Engraver’s Line, with Special Additions
369 Hessler, Gene. THE ENGRAVER’S LINE. AN ENCY-
CLOPEDIA OF PAPER MONEY & POSTAGE STAMP ART.
Port Clinton, 2002 special edition of the 1993 original. Small 4to,
original green cloth, lettered in silver; jacket. x, 437, (1) pages;
illustrated. Signed by the author on the title. 2 added plates with
five mounted postage stamps engraved by John S. Wallace and
Edward R. Felver, signed by the engravers; engraved plate by
John S. Wallace tipped in; Peruvian banknote engraved by Ken-
neth Guy, signed by the engraver, tipped in; engraved image of
Cincinnati’s Tyler Davidson fountain and intaglio $100 device
laid in. Supplement laid in. Fine. $200
One of 100 copies of a special edition produced in 2002 of this useful
work, featuring an important section comprising biographies of Ameri-
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can bank note engravers, rarely acknowledged in the standard ency-
clopedias, and histories of artists, sculptors, and engravers. The extra
illustrations and specimens do much to emphasize the artistic qualities
of these works of “everyday art.” See the Foreign section of this sale for
Hessler’s International Engraver’s Line. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Including the Rare 1928
and 1930 ANA Sales
370 Hobby Shop [Paul M. Lange]. AUC-
TION SALES. Rochester, 1927–30. Sale
numbers 1-7, 10–18. Sixteen catalogues,
bound in one volume. 8vo, slightly later
maroon cloth, gilt. Card covers not present.
Sales 1–4 and Sale 6 with original prices re-
alized lists. $400
Includes the 1928 and 1930 ANA sales, the first
with the original prices realized list. Both sales
are rare, and copies with an original PRL are
almost unheard of. A difficult series to collect,
though including some notable sales. In addi-
tion to the ANA sales, Lange held three sales of
material from the T. James Clarke collection (of
which two are present in this volume). Sale 10
featured 200 lots of colonials, 60 lots of half cents
and nearly 500 lots of large cents. The current
volume lacks only Sale 9 for completion, Sale 8
not having been issued. A rare opportunity to
obtain two very scarce early ANA sales. Ex Stack
Family Library (Kolbe & Fanning Sale 116, lot
224); ex William A. Burd Library.
1861 Edition of Hodges’ Bank Note Safe-Guard
371 Hodges, Daniel M. HODGES’ NEW BANK NOTE
SAFE-GUARD; GIVING FAC SIMILE DESCRIPTIONS OF
UPWARDS OF TEN THOUSAND BANK NOTES EMBRAC-
ING EVERY GENUINE NOTE ISSUED IN THE UNITED
STATES AND CANADA. THE MOST EFFECTUAL DE-
TECTOR OF SPURIOUS, ALTERED AND COUNTERFEIT
BILLS EVER PUBLISHED. THE ONLY WORK OF THE
KIND EXTANT. New-York: Arranged and Published by Daniel
M. Hodges, Banker, 1861. Folio [32 by 22 cm], original deco-
ratively blindstamped brown cloth; upper cover lettered in gilt.
(4), (3)–398, (2) pages; typographical depictions of bank notes,
twenty-seven to a page, throughout. Lacking title page. Type-
written index to Connecticut obsolete notes tipped in. Front
board detached, but present. Binding worn. Good. $150
Rare: only the second example of this edition we have offered in the past
thirty years. The Ford library included an 1861-dated copy of Hodges’
American Bank Note Safe-Guard with 343, (1) pages giving thirty notes
to a page. It is possible that the present work was published earlier in
the year and that the work was reformatted to take up fewer pages the
same year. Clain-Stefanelli 13630 (1865 edition). McKerchar 2085. Ex
Q. David Bowers Library.
Complete Decorah Numismatic Journal
373 Holway, E.W. [editor]. THE DECORAH NUMIS-
MATIC JOURNAL. Vol. I, Nos. 1–4, complete. Decorah, Iowa:
Cooley & Holway’s Novelty Press Print, January–October, 1875.
12mo, later tan cloth, gilt; original printed tan wraps bound in.
57
1863 Edition of Hodges’ Bank Note Safe-Guard
372 Hodges, Edward
M. HODGES’ AMERI-
CAN BANK NOTE SAFE-
GUARD; GIVING FAC
SIMILE DESCRIPTIONS
OF UPWARDS OF TEN
THOUSAND BANK
NOTES EMBRACING
EVERY GENUINE NOTE
ISSUED IN THE UNITED
STATES AND CANADA.
REVISED AND COR-
RECTED, AND AR-
RANGED GEOGRAPHI-
CALLY AND ALPHA-
BETICALLY. THE MOST
EFFECTUAL DETEC-
TOR OF SPURIOUS, AL-
TERED AND COUNTER-
FEIT BILLS EVER PUB-
LISHED. THE ONLY WORK OF THE KIND EXTANT.
New York: Published by Edward M. Hodges, 1863. Folio
[35.5 by 22 cm], original decoratively blindstamped green
cloth; upper cover lettered in gilt. 340 pages; typographical
depictions of bank notes, thirty to a page, throughout. Cov-
ers water-stained. Contents very good in a sound (if stained
and worn) binding. $200
The Hodges family were publishers of a prominent New York bank
note reporter, along with several similar publications, from the
mid-1850s to the mid-1860s. This important work, first published
in 1857 by J. Tyler Hodges, was based on John Dye’s 1855 Bank Note
Plate Delineator. While no credit is given Dye for his major innova-
tion, publication rights may well have been legally secured since the
first edition appears to have been printed from the identical plates
used for Dye’s 1855 work. Subsequent editions were enlarged and
revised by brothers John Tyler and Daniel Milton Hodges and, in
1862, the work was taken over by Daniel’s son Edward. It remained
in his hands until the final edition of 1865. This 1863 edition was
the first to describe United States Postage Currency. Clain-Stefanelli
13630 (1865 edition). McKerchar 2085. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
40, (4) pages. Slight wrinkling from humidity. Near fine. $100
Very scarce. One of the few early American numismatic periodicals
with a European flavor. German coins and medals are discussed in each
issue, along with notes on upcoming American coin sales and a report
on a meeting of the American Numismatic and Archæological Society.
In the first editor, the editor notes: “This Journal shall be published a
year—subscribers or no subscribers.” Evidently, there were too few to
warrant a second volume. Bourne 1870-19. Not in Attinelli. Ex Q. David
Bowers Library.
Hooper’s Rare Numismatic Foundation Stones,
Printed by Dr. Heath
374 Hooper, Jos. NUMISMATIC FOUNDATION STONES.
Detroit and Monroe: Dr. Geo. F. Heath, c. late 1892 / early 1893.
8vo, original printed yellow wraps. (4), 19, (1) pages; numismatic
woodcut illustrations. Contents loose and unsewn, as issued. Ex
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Westchester County Coin Club Library, with their stamp on the
front cover and on the first three leaves. Wraps dusty and worn.
Very good. $350
Rare: the only other copy we have sold in the last 25 years was in a
bound set of the first six volumes of The Numismatist. This work origi-
nally appeared serially in The Numismatist from October 1891 to De-
cember 1892. Accompanied here by its own set of printed pale yellow
wrappers, the type, though much of it does not appear to have been re-
set, has been rearranged and edited, including at least one typographical
correction, and includes the addition of several well-placed numismatic
woodcuts. The pagination comprises a blank leaf, the title leaf, which
includes a woodcut numismatic medallion (as does the front wrapper),
followed by 19 re-numbered and re-captioned printed pages, last page
blank. The first page of text features the printed masthead of the Octo-
ber 1891 issue, although this first Numismatist reprint appears to have
been published in late 1892 or early 1893. Ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 128,
lot 1052. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The St. Patrick’s Coinage COAC Volume
375 Hoover, Oliver D. [editor]. NEWBY’S ST. PATRICK
COINAGE. New York: ANS, 2009. 8vo, original black cloth, gilt;
jacket. (viii), 333, (3) pages; illustrated. Fine. $150
The 16th volume of Proceedings of the Coinage of the Americas Confer-
ence. Produced in limited quantities. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Proceedings of the 1878 International
Monetary Conference
376 International Monetary Conference. INTERNATION-
AL MONETARY CONFERENCE HELD, IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE INVITATION EXTENDED TO CERTAIN GOV-
ERNMENTS OF EUROPE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, IN PURSUANCE OF THE SECOND
SECTION OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF FEBRUARY 28,
1878, IN PARIS, IN AUGUST, 1878, UNDER THE AUSPICES
OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RE-
PUBLIC OF FRANCE. Washington: GPO, 1879. 45th Congress,
3d Session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 58. 8vo, contemporary black half
morocco; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; all page
edges marbled; marbled endpapers; McPHERSON stamped at
base of spine. xiv, 918 pages; folding table. Binding rubbed, but
sound and still attractive. Very good or better. $100
An exhaustive examination of primarily European coinage, as well as
American coinage, in the context of the monetary systems of the coun-
tries individually and collectively. Contents include important official
explanations of such developments as changes in coinage policy and
other topics of numismatic interest. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Commemorative Volume of Intaglio Printing
377 International Plate Printers, Die Stampers and Engrav-
ers Union of North America. INTERNATIONAL PLATE
PRINTERS, DIE STAMPERS AND ENGRAVERS UNION OF
NORTH AMERICA CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. N.p.,
1993. Oblong 4to, original cloth-backed embossed card covers.
Intaglio printed title; intaglio printed dedication leaf; 10 leaves of
fine intaglio printing, with guards. Printed in color. Fine. $100
A very attractive production, showing examples from a number of spe-
cialty engraving and printing firms. Scarce. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
Run of Johnson & Jensen Sales
378 Johnson & Jensen. AUCTION CATALOGS. SALE
NUMBERS 2–6, 8–27. Danbury, 1979–83. Twenty-five illus-
trated catalogues, as issued in twenty-four. Sales 2 and 22 are as
issued; the rest are bound in two 4to volumes, matching orange
cloth lettered in black. A few price lists are laid in. Generally fine
or nearly so. $100
Infrequently offered. Ex Gregory Brunk; ex William A. Burd Library.
A Collection of Judds
379 Judd, J. Hewitt., Abe Kosoff, Walter H. Breen and Q. Da-
vid Bowers [credited roles vary]. UNITED STATES PATTERN,
EXPERIMENTAL AND TRIAL PIECES. First, third, fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and tenth editions. Racine, 1959–82
plus Atlanta, 2003 and 2009. 8vo, original gilt-lettered or picto-
rial boards. The eighth edition is signed by Bowers. Very good to
fine copies. $100
Eight editions of this popular work. Voted No. 9 on the Numismatic
Bibliomania Society’s “One Hundred Greatest Items of United States
Numismatic Literature.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
1983 ANA Sale Hardcover
380 Kagin’s. 1983 ANA AUCTION. San Diego, Aug. 16–20,
1983. 4to, original pictorial boards. xvi, 333, (1) pages; 3891
lots; color plates and other illustrations; prices realized bound
in. Fine. $100
This important sale featured “the most comprehensive selection of pri-
vate gold coins and patterns to be auctioned in recent decades.” The
hardcover edition is scarce. Peter Max did the cover art for the cata-
logue, and his attractive rendition of the Peace dollar’s Liberty is quite
popular. Ex William A. Burd Library.
John J. Ford’s Katen Catalogues
381 Katen, Frank and Laurese. AUCTION SALES OF NU-
MISMATIC LITERATURE. Nos. 29, 31, 35–38 and 40–64.
Washington, D.C. & Silver Spring, 1958–87. Thirty-one cata-
logues. 8vo and 4to, all in the original printed card covers. Some
with annotations, nearly all with prices realized lists. Also in-
cluded is the 128-page March 1969 List No. 47 of numismatic
literature. Near fine or better. $100
Ex John J. Ford, Jr. Library. These pioneering sales, so important in de-
veloping an orderly market for rare and out of print numismatic publi-
cations, document the invaluable service provided by the Katens to nu-
mismatic researchers and collectors worldwide for over three decades.
The front covers of several catalogues present here feature handwritten
lists of lot numbers of interest to Ford, which are generally circled in the
catalogue, and are sometimes accompanied by additional information.
Sale 36, the first part of the remarkable George J. Fuld library, includes
a letter to Ford with commissions from Herbert Bardes. The catalogue
itself includes Ford’s numerous notes on condition, along with other in-
teresting data apparently added after the sale, including scattered buy-
ers’ names (Ford, Harry Bass, “Book,” Eric Newman, Fuld), prices real-
ized, underbidders, etc. Of Fuld’s fabled 1809 Perkins’ Bank Note Test,
Ford aptly observes: “OK but bound in cheap buckram.” Estimated at
$200 it was bought by “Fritz” [Fritz Weber?] for $320. Sale 37, the sec-
ond Fuld sale, features notes on lots of interest to Ford. Sale 38 includes
a July 18, 1972 letter from Frank Katen to Ford, noting that “the mails
are driving us crazy ... We would never take you off the mailing list and
sorry the catalog did not reach you. Here’s a copy for your files.” Sale 45,
Place bids and view lots online at BID.NUMISLIT.COM
the Wylie Hoard Part 2, is annotated and includes Ford’s carbon copy of
a June 8, 1977 note, stapled to his $234.75 invoice “covering purchases
made upon my behalf by John Adams.” Ford goes on to apologize for
the delay in sending payment, citing a kitchen remodel and painting
as an excuse and also complaining about some of the lot descriptions:
“Happily I got the two I wanted most, but one of the ‘losers’ was entirely
your fault ... However, I wouldn’t have the courage to send a $7 purchase
back, particularly after making you wait for your money.” Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Special Edition 1950 ANA Sale
382 Kelly, James. NATIONAL A.N.A. CONVENTION
AUCTION SALE. UNRESTRICTED MAIL AND PUBLIC
SALE OF UNITED STATES, FOREIGN AND ANCIENT
COINS, CURRENCY, MEDALS AND OTHER NUMISMAT-
IC MATERIAL. Milwaukee, Aug. 26-28, 1950. 96, (8) pages;
1473 lots; 16 plates included in pagination; prices realized list.
[bound with, as issued] American Numismatic Association.
SOUVENIR JOURNAL. 59TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION. Mil-
waukee, Aug. 25-29, 1950. 52 pages. 8vo, original grained black
cloth, gilt; original printed card covers of both titles bound in.
Near fine. $120
Charles E. Green’s copy, with his name impressed in gilt on the front
cover. The Special Hardbound Edition. Scarce. While Kosoff utilized
special hardbound editions, especially in later years, as a promotional
vehicle, Kelly appears to have generally commissioned small editions,
especially early on. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The 1910 ANA Sale
383 Kennedy, Daniel R. [auctioneer]. CONVENTION SALE
OF RARE COINS, MEDALS, TOKENS AND PAPER CUR-
RENCY. THE PROPERTIES OF MEMBERS. New York, Sept.
9, 1910. 8vo, original printed card covers. 47, (1) pages; 670 lots.
Near fine. $150
Very scarce. The third ANA Convention sale, conducted under the aus-
pices of the New York Numismatic Club. The auction was held on a
Friday evening at Keen’s Chop House, “following an ‘Old English Din-
ner,’” with “refreshments being served during Sale.” The front cover
proclaims: “American Numismatic Society Convention of 1910.” This
does not appear to be a typographical error, although the title page ban-
ner reads “American Numismatic Association Convention of 1910.” A
printed emblem incorporating the logos of the American Numismatic
Society, the American Numismatic Association, and the New York Nu-
mismatic Club is found on the front cover and on the title and it is ap-
parent that all three groups had a hand in the affair. The ANS in fact
invited the ANA to hold the convention in New York and an elaborate
program was arranged by the ANS for their benefit. The business meet-
ings were held at the Society’s new building and the coin exhibits were
displayed there as well. Davis 565: “The official A.N.A. sale produced
under the auspices of the then 20 month old, Elder supported, New York
Numismatic Club, whose not so secretive goal was to replace the older
Zerbe Association as the preeminent society in the United States.” Ex
William A. Burd Library.
San Francisco City Directory for 1850
384 Kimball, Charles P. THE SAN FRANCISCO CITY DI-
RECTORY ... SEPTEMBER 1, 1850. Reprint: (San Francisco, c.
1898). 16mo, original pebbled maroon cloth, paneled in blind;
upper cover lettered in gilt. 139, (1) pages. Near fine. $100
59
Ex F.E. Perham, with his bookmark. A 19th-century reprint of a very
early San Francisco directory, of considerable importance for research-
ing the Gold Rush. Ex John J. Ford, Jr., with his label (Kolbe Sale 96, lot
1716); ex William A. Burd Library.
New York Numismatic Club
385 Kleeberg, John M., and David T. Alexander [editors].
AN ISLAND OF CIVILITY: THE CENTENNIAL HISTO-
RY OF THE NEW YORK NUMISMATIC CLUB, 1908/09–
2008/09. New York: New York Numismatic Club, 2009. 8vo,
original red cloth, gilt. (3), vi, (1), 457, (1) pages; well-illustrat-
ed in color. Fine. $200
One of only 150 copies printed. A well-done history of this important
society, with detailed examination of the medals issued by it and biog-
raphies of many of its prominent members. Ex William A. Burd Library.
John Jay Knox on Paper Money, &c.
386 Knox, John Jay. A HISTORY OF BANKING IN THE
UNITED STATES ... ASSISTED BY A CORPS OF FINAN-
CIAL WRITERS IN THE VARIOUS STATES. THE ENTIRE
WORK CAREFULLY REVISED AND BROUGHT UP TO
DATE BY BRADFORD RHODES, EDITOR OF THE BANK-
ERS’ MAGAZINE AND ELMER H. YOUNGMAN, ASSOCI-
ATE EDITOR. New York, 1900. Thick 8vo, later tan cloth; red
leather spine labels, gilt. xxii, 880 pages; finely engraved fron-
tispiece portrait; tables; text figures; finely engraved portrait
plates. Ex library copy, with ink stamps now and then, mostly
on blank backs on plates. Title page with tears at gutter. Very
good or better. $100
An important work, written in large part by the noted financier and
comptroller of the currency and published posthumously. It features an
excellent history of federal paper money and, especially, state bank is-
sues. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Very Rare Offprint Version of
1937 ANA Auction Sale
387 Kohen, Charles, Charles H. Aldridge and John Zug.
WASHINGTON NUMISMATIC SOCIETY AUCTION SALE.
HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 1937 AMERICAN
NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION CONVENTION. Washing-
ton, D.C., Aug. 23, 1937. 8vo, self-covered. One sheet folded to
make 4 pages; 200 lots. Folded for mailing. Stain on first page
bleeding through to second. Very good. $100
Very rare. The 1937 ANA convention auction sale is usually encoun-
tered as issued in the Official Program. This separate offprint version
is almost never encountered and may have been mailed to prospective
bidders not planning on attending the convention (it has been folded for
mailing). Ex William A. Burd Library.
A Set of Deluxe Bass Library Catalogues
388 Kolbe, George Frederick. THE HARRY W. BASS, JR. LI-
BRARY. PARTS ONE–FOUR. Crestline and Long Beach: Auc-
tions 75, 77, 78 and 80, December 12, 1998; June 5, 1999; Sep-
tember 25, 1999; and June 10, 2000. Four volumes. 4to, original
matching green Japanese cloth, lettered in black and a second
color; decorative headbands; two silk ties in each volume; speck-
led page edges; original printed card covers mounted on front
covers; Bass ex libris mounted on rear covers; clear plastic dust
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wrappers throughout; Sale 3 addendum laid in. 140, (2); 175, (1),
(2); 147, (1), (2); 171, (1), (2) pages; 500 + 650 + 651 + 600 lots;
frontispiece portraits; numerous color and monochrome text il-
lustrations throughout; prices realized lists; individual indexes;
cumulative index. Fine. $150
A set of Bass Deluxe Hardbound Editions. Limited to 90 sets, available
only by subscription.
Draft Copy of First Ford Library Sale Annotated
by Q. David Bowers
389 Kolbe, George Frederick [in association with Stack’s].
NUMISMATICA AMERICANA. THE JOHN J. FORD, JR.
REFERENCE LIBRARY. PART ONE. DRAFT COPY FOR
CORRECTIONS AND REVIEW. Advance copy of the cata-
logue for the June 1, 2004 sale. 4to, original spiral-bound printed
card covers. 7–289, (1) pages; 1000 lots. Annotated throughout
by Q. David Bowers. Letter from Bowers to Kolbe dated Mar.
15, 2005 affixed to inside front cover along with a photocopy of
Kolbe’s reply. Later handwritten comment by Kolbe on the first
page (see comments). Near fine. $100
George Kolbe’s handwritten inscription, written in 2017, reads: “This
annotated draft copy of the 2004 Ford Library catalogue was annotated
by Q. David Bowers. The extensive corrections, additions, and commen-
tary added immeasurably to the accuracy and readability of the pub-
lished catalogue. (signed) George F. Kolbe.” Bowers did a remarkably
thorough job on the catalogue, not only correcting typos and the like,
but adding substantive comments and asking keen questions.
A Set of Leatherbound Ford Library Sales
390 Kolbe, George Frederick [in association with Stack’s].
NUMISMATICA AMERICANA. THE JOHN J. FORD, JR.
REFERENCE LIBRARY. PARTS ONE AND TWO. Riverside,
June 1, 2004, and Long Beach, June 4 and 6, 2005. Two volumes.
4to, original brown and red quarter morocco; fine black cloth
sides lettered in gilt and with color illustrations mounted on front
covers; all page edges gilt; silk markers; specially commissioned
marbled endpapers; clear dust-jackets. 308, (2); 172 pages; 1750
lots in all; numerous color and monochrome illustrations, prices
realized lists. Fine. $200
The Special Leatherbound Editions of Kolbe Sales 93 and 96. A land-
mark American numismatic library. The leather used in binding these
special edition Ford catalogue was of very high quality, and the binder
used whatever colors were available—adding some variety, but making
matching sets a matter of chance.
The 1942 ANA Sale Offprint
391 Kosoff, A. [Numismatic Gallery]. SALE CATALOGUE 397 Loubat,
NO. 17. 1942 AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASS’N. CONVEN-
TION. Cincinnati, Aug. 25, 1942. 8vo, original orange printed
card covers. 31–71, (1) pages; 1190 lots. Prices realized list laid
in. Fine. $100
The 1942 ANA sale; an offprint from the Official Program. Scarce in any
form, this sale is especially rare as a stand-alone publication. Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Lee Hewitt’s Matching Set of the World’s Greatest
Collection Sales in Quarter Calf
392 Kosoff, A., and Abner Kreisberg [Numismatic Gallery].
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
WORLD’S GREATEST COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES
SILVER COINS. A SPECIALLY PREPARED CATALOGUE
INCLUDING ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS OF
THIS OUTSTANDING COLLECTION. New York, 1945. 8vo,
original blue quarter baby calf lettered in silver. 260 pages in all;
2270 lots; illustrated; prices realized printed by each lot. Rubbed
at spine, else near fine. [with] Kosoff, A., and Abner Kreisberg
[Numismatic Gallery]. WORLD’S GREATEST COLLECTION
OF UNITED STATES GOLD COINS. New York, Jan. 25–26,
1946. 8vo, original blue quarter baby calf lettered in gold. 145,
(1) pages; 1046 lots; illustrated; price realized printed by each lot.
Spine rubbed, else near fine. $150
Lee Hewitt’s set, with his name impressed in silver or gilt on the front
covers. The Special Hardbound Editions of the auction sales of the
superb and famous collection of silver United States coins formed by
F.C.C. Boyd. Ex Armand Champa Library (Sale III, lot 2409); ex Wil-
liam A. Burd Library.
Charles Wormser’s Special Edition 1953 ANA Sale
393 Kosoff, A., and Abner Kreisberg [Numismatic Gallery].
AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION 1953 CON-
VENTION AUCTION SALE. Dallas, Aug. 22–26, 1953. 8vo,
original pebbled red cloth, gilt; original printed card covers
bound in. (16), (4), 190, (2) pages; 4780 lots; text illustrations;
prices realized list. Inscribed and signed by Abe Kosoff and Ab-
ner Kreisberg. Fine. $100
Charles Wormser’s copy, with his name impressed in gilt on the front
cover. The scarce Special Library Edition of the 1953 ANA sale. Ex Wil-
liam A. Burd Library.
The 1928 ANA Sale
394 Lange, Paul [The Hobby Shop]. IV. COINS OF ALL
AGES. Rochester: Paul M. Lange, Hotel Seneca, Headquarters of
A.N.A. Convention, Aug. 21, 1928. 8vo, original printed card cov-
ers. 14, (2) pages; 487 lots. Folded for mailing; near fine. $100
Rarely offered.
Substantial Set of the Gobrecht Journal
396 Liberty Seated Collectors Club. THE GOBRECHT
JOURNAL. Kettering, 1974–1994. Nos. 2, 5–7, 10–50, 52–61.
8vo, original printed card covers. Generally fine. $150
Fifty-five of the first 61 issues of one of the best specialized numismatic
periodicals, comprising an indispensable source of information on the
series. The early issues are very scarce. Ex William A. Burd Library.
An Original Set of Loubat
J.F. THE MEDALLIC HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1776–1876. BY J.F. LOU-
BAT, LL.D. MEMBER OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL
SOCIETY. KNIGHT COMMANDER OF ST. STANISLAUS OF
RUSSIA. KNIGHT OF THE FIRST CLASS OF THE CROWN
AND OF FREDERICK OF WÜRTTEMBERG. KNIGHT OF
THE LEGION OF HONOR OF FRANCE. WITH 170 ETCH-
INGS BY JULES JACQUEMART. VOLUME I: TEXT. VOL-
UME II: PLATES. New York: Published by the Author, 1878.
Two volumes. Folio, original matching orange cloth, gilt. lxix,
(1), 478, 8; xvi pages; titles printed in red and black; 170 finely
engraved etchings of medals by Jules Jacquemart on 86 plates
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First Known Appearance of the Dollar Sign in Print,

with Earliest Known Illustration of a U.S. Coin
395 Lee, Chauncey. THE AMERICAN ACCOMPTANT;
BEING A PLAIN, PRACTICAL AND SYSTEMATIC COM-
PENDIUM OF FEDERAL ARITHMETIC; IN THREE
PARTS: DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS, AND
SPECIALLY CALCULATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL
MERIDIAN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Lansingburgh: Printed by William W. Wands, 1797. 12mo,
original full brown calf; professionally rebacked spine ruled
in gilt; black morocco spine label, gilt. Frontispiece engrav-
ing of coins in current usage in the U.S. by A. Reed; 297, (15)
pages. Moderate browning. Nicely rebacked with new past-
edowns. Near fine. $1000
This early American accounting and bookkeeping manual contains
what is generally believed to be the first appearance in print of the
dollar sign ($). It also includes, as a frontispiece, an engraving de-
picting a 1795 U.S. eagle, which Eric Newman has called “the earli-
est known illustration of a United States coin.” Also included on the
engraving are the Spanish pistole, French “guinea,” British guinea, and
Portuguese Johannes and half moidore. The book consists of a series
of practical lessons for clerks. The dollar sign, which appears on page
56 for the first time and then throughout the volume, is a typographi-
cal approximation based upon the handwritten dollar sign used by
some during the period. It resembles our own, but also differs from
it. Much as a typographical ampersand is much more stylized than
most of our handwritten ampersands, this initial attempt at a dollar
sign in type is less a strict representation of the handwritten sign than
an attempt to establish a similar sign for more formal treatment in
type. A very scarce volume, of exceptionally high importance, with at overview of the history of the dollar sign, see Eric P. Newman’s “The
least one copy bringing over $3000 at a K&F auction. The binding on Dollar $ign: Its Written and Printed Origin” in America’s Silver Dollars
this copy appears to be an original edition binding, with researcher (New York: ANS, 1995). Evans 32366: “It is claimed that this work was
Thomas Wetter noting the existence of several examples in matching the first to use the dollar mark, $.” Howes L196 (aa): “First book to
contemporary bindings. For a fascinating, if at times controversial, adopt the dollar sign.” Ex William A. Burd Library.

with tissue guards. Dusty, with some smudges to cloth sides,
as frequently found. Text volume professionally rebacked, with
original spine laid on and new endpapers. A very good or better
set, with generally fine interiors. $200
An original set of perhaps the most lavishly executed work on American
numismatics ever published. The author relates in the introductory text
“that Mr. Jefferson, as early as 1789, entertained the idea of publish-
ing an account of all American medals, struck up to that time,” but it
remained for Loubat to publish the first extensive work on the topic.
In 1908, the American Journal of Numismatics noted: “His sumptuous
work on the Official Medals struck by the authority of the United States
marked an epoch in our medallic history.” This is the second state of the
first edition of the text, with a revised title page and with the eight pages
of testimonials (one dated April 1879) bound in after the text. A resident
of New York City, Loubat inherited a considerable fortune, and a 1878
review from the New-York Sun notes that, “instead of squandering his
life in social or profligate idleness, devote(d) it to the manly sport of
yachting and to the study of that branch of numismatics which deals
with medals.” Loubat was also an early benefactor of American histori-
cal and numismatic research and, as the title suggests, was an inveterate
“joiner.” Cleveland Amory’s 1960 Who Killed Society? contains a most
entertaining account of Loubat’s famous 1881 brouhaha with the Union
Club of New York. He had recently become one of ten lifetime members
after tendering a payment of $1,000. Verbally sparring at the club with a
certain Henry Turnbull on the merits of matrimony, Loubat responded
to the query of why he was not married: “Nobody would have me. I am
not rich enough.” Turnbull then inquired why he did not marry a cer-
tain lady, a rich widow known to both of them. Loubat allegedly replied:
“Why should I marry her when I’ve been trying for ten years to — her
daughter?” The word or phrase used by the Duke was never made public
but he was deemed to be no longer a gentleman and was expelled from
the Club. At one point in the controversy Loubat was prepared to chal-
lenge Turnbull to a duel. Eventually reinstated after litigation in 1886,
Loubat never again passed through the Union Club door, though he
lived until 1927. Clain-Stefanelli 15073*. Davis 631.
The H.G. Brown Sale, with Plates
398 Low, Lyman H. CATALOGUE. PART ONE OF THE
COLLECTION OF H.G. BROWN ... CONSISTING OF THE
AMERICAN COLONIAL AND UNITED STATES ISSUES,
WITH THE TERRITORIAL AND STATE SERIES OF GOLD
COINS, EMBRACING ALSO THE NOTED DOLLAR OF
1804... New York, Oct. 11, 1904. Tall 8vo, later aqua cloth, gilt;
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original printed wraps bound in. 28, (2) pages; 561 lots; 2 pho-
togravure plates of rare American coins. Hand-priced in ink.
Near fine. $100
A scarce plated Low catalogue, from the Bass library. Perhaps Low’s
most important sale of American coins. The 1804 dollar was purchased
for $1100 by W.F. Dunham, and was subsequently sold in the famous
Mehl sale nearly four decades later. Adams 93 (rated A overall, and in
Early Silver, Private Gold and Comments as well). Davis 646. Ex Harry
W. Bass, Jr. library (Kolbe Sale 77, lot 416).
Paper Money in Maryland
399 Maryland Historical Society [publisher]. MONEY &
BANKING IN MARYLAND: A BRIEF HISTORY OF COM-
MERCIAL BANKING IN THE OLD LINE STATE. A CATA-
LOGUE OF MARYLAND’S PAPER MONEY, 1790–1865. Bal-
timore, 1996. 4to, original orange cloth printed in black and gilt;
pictorial endpapers. viii, 533, (3) pages; illustrated. Fine. $100
A very well-produced work. The Catalogue of Maryland’s Paper Money
takes up the bulk of the book (pages 73–533), and was compiled by
Denwood N. Kelly, Armand M. Shank, Jr., and Thomas G. Gordon, with
an introduction by Richard G. Doty. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
Mason’s Coin & Stamp Collectors’ Magazine
400 Mason & Wells; Mason & Co. [publishers]. MASON’S
COIN AND STAMP COLLECTORS’ MAGAZINE. Philadel-
phia. Thirty-six numbers as follows: Vol. I, Nos. 3–9, 12 (June–
Dec. 1867 and March 1868); Vol. II, Nos. 1–8 (April–Nov. 1868);
Vol. III, Nos. 7–12 (July–Dec. 1869); Vol. IV, Nos. 4, 6, 7, 10 and
12 (April, June, July, Oct. and Dec. 1870); Vol. V, Nos. 2–8 and 11
(Feb.–Aug. and Nov. 1871); and Vol. VI, No. 1 (Jan. 1872). 8vo,
original printed wraps. Generally very good or better. $300
Rare. Mason’s Magazine provides a rare glimpse of coin collecting in
nineteenth-century America. In the early issues, Mason’s essay on The
Coin Trade and his Reminiscences of a Coin Collector series are impor-
tant sources of information on American coin collecting and collectors
in the 1850s and 1860s. Mason also provides much interesting back-
ground on Joseph Mickley and the sale of his collection in 1867. Begin-
ning with the second volume, Dr. Montroville Wilson initiated an illus-
trated series on “the aboriginal coins of this country,” under the general
title “Antiquarian Researches in North America,” and Mason’s series on
the “History of the Pattern and Experimental Coins of the United States
With Their Fictitious Value,” also began about this time. Reports of im-
portant coin auctions are also regularly included. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
Rare Ebenezer Mason Periodicals
402 Mason & Co. MASON’S MONTHLY ILLUSTRATED
COIN COLLECTOR’S MAGAZINE AND COIN PRICE CUR-
RENT. Vol. I, Nos. 2 & 4. Boston, July & September 1884. Tall 8vo,
original printed wraps. 15–26, (4); 41–48, (4) pages; occasional
illustrations. Folded for mailing; very good. [with] Mason & Co.
NEW SERIES. MASON’S COIN COLLECTORS’ MAGAZINE
AND PRICE CURRENT. Vol. XIII, No. 1 & Vol. XIV, No. 1. Bos-
ton & Philadelphia, June 1890 & March, 1891. Tall 8vo, original
printed wraps. 16, (4); 8, (4) pages; a few engraved illustrations in
the first issue. Staples a bit rusted, else near fine. $200
Rare. The first three issues was published in Boston, the last in Philadel-
phia. Mason’s phoenix-like series of periodicals spanned nearly a quar-
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
With Mason’s 1869 Photographic
Gallery of U.S. Collectors
401 Mason & Co. [pub-
lisher]. MASON’S COIN
AND STAMP COLLEC-
TORS’ MAGAZINE. Vol.
III, complete. Philadel-
phia, 1869. 8vo, later black
cloth, gilt. 142 pages; text
illustrations; fine original
mounted albumen plate of
Mason’s Photographic Gal-
lery of the Coin Collectors of
the United States. The plate
measures 22.5 by 13 cm.
First leaf repaired. Folded
for mailing. Very good or
better. $250
The fine photographic plate de-
picting forty-eight major coin
collectors and dealers of the
day is of considerable impor-
tance. For many of the participants, it is their only known likeness.
There seems to be a certain sadness and resignation in Joseph Mick-
ley’s eyes, suggesting that he had not yet recovered from the theft
of his coin collection; Dr. Dickeson’s visage mirrors the ones found
in his famous work on American coins, though the few additional
years seem are evident; Ebenezer Mason appears proud: assembling
this marvelous rogues’ gallery certainly entitled him to be so; a
young John Haseltine’s “mutton chops” dominate; and “A.C.” Kline
is clearly of the male persuasion, though his sideburns are modest
by comparison. Ex William A. Burd Library.
ter century, comprising by his reckoning a total of fourteen volumes.
These late issues rarely appear for sale (Vol. XIV, No. 1, his last issue
under any title, isn’t even listed by Bourne). Though he lived another
decade, Mason’s final coin auction was held in Boston in June 1890. The
move to Philadelphia late in the same year apparently presaged his de-
parture from commercial numismatics. In the final March 1891 issue of
the magazine he advertises for a “Partner Wanted,” who would “take an
indoor position in our store, near the U.S. Mint ... the duties of outside
coin collecting, in both hemispheres, and absence during the summer
months of the present proprietor renders it necessary that an assistant
(only as a full partner) is necessary.” The impression of an idle dilettante
making grand tours of the Continent sadly appears to be at odds with
reality. In Mason’s obituary appearing in the January, 1902 issue of the
American Journal of Numismatics, his colleague Lyman Low wrote in
closing: “He was a man of energy and upright in all his dealings, and
though the latter years of his life were not crowned with the success
which human judgment thought he had deserved, he left a large circle
of friends who will ever cherish his memory.” John Adams’s paean to the
man also bears repeating: “Ebenezer Mason did a great deal to promote
numismatics and to push back the borders of its ignorance. His enthu-
siasm was, commercially speaking, poorly compensated. However, one
often senses in his writings that he was speaking to posterity. Perhaps,
he realized that many of his contributions would survive and the im-
mortality so envisioned served to soften the hardships of financial fail-
ure.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
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Haraszthy at the Mint
403 McGinty, Brian. HARASZTHY AT THE MINT.
Los Angeles, 1975. 8vo, original cloth-backed yellow printed
boards. 60, (2) pages; text illustrations. Cover a bit smudged;
near fine. $100
Examines the case of Agoston Haraszthy, a former melter and refiner
at the San Francisco Mint, who had been charged with embezzlement
after serious discrepancies were found between the amount of gold dust
being deposited and amount of gold being coined. While Haraszthy was
vindicated in both criminal and civil court, the cases dragged on for
years and took a harsh toll on him (though Fate, declining to think he’d
had enough, had him perish in the jaws of a Nicaraguan alligator several
years later). One of only 300 copies. Ex Q. David Bowers library.
Mehl’s First Fixed-Price List
404 Mehl, B. Max. CATALOGUE OF FINE SELECTIONS
OF CHOICE UNITED STATES GOLD, SILVER AND COP-
PER COINS, PRIVATE AND TERRITORIAL GOLD, UNITED
STATES FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, ETC., ETC. FOR SALE
AT FIXED PRICES. Fort Worth, March 1904. 16mo, original
printed yellow wraps. 16 pages; 1 halftone coin illustration; line-
drawing of a Fugio cent on the cover. Very good or so. $100
The first Mehl fixed price list recorded by Bourne. Rare: the first copy we
have offered since 1991. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Mercer’s 1881 Numismatic Directory
405 Mercer, Robert W. [editor]. THE NUMISMATIC DI-
RECTORY FOR 1881. CONTAINING THE NAMES AND
ADDRESSES OF COLLECTORS OF UNITED STATES,
CONFEDERATE STATES, COLONIAL AND FOREIGN
COINS, MEDALS, TOKENS, BADGES, METAL CARDS,
ETC., INCLUDING PAPER MONEY, BONDS AND SCRIP.
ALSO A LIST OF NUMISMATIC SOCIETIES, AUTHORS,
PUBLICATIONS, ETC., ETC. Cincinnati, 1881. 12mo, original
printed wraps. (2), 79, (1) pages; partly interleaved. Some mar-
ginal stains; very good or better. $150
Particularly useful for the extensive listings of the names and addresses
of contemporary collectors. Also appended are several interesting nu-
mismatic essays, including Edw. L. Johnson’s “J.A. Bolen’s Medals, Cards
and Fac-Similes,” comprising pages 36–41, with 42 main listings, and 14
mules. Apparently far more elusive than the 1884 edition, which itself is
uncommon. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Mercer’s 1884 Numismatic Directory
406 Mercer, Robert W. [editor]. THE NUMISMATIC DI-
RECTORY FOR 1884. CONTAINING THE NAMES AND
ADDRESSES OF COLLECTORS OF AMERICAN AND FOR-
EIGN COINS, MEDALS, TOKENS, CARDS, PAPER MONEY,
BONDS, ETC., INCLUDING COLLECTORS OF MASONIC
MEDALS, WAR DECORATIONS, AND AUTOGRAPHS.
ALSO A LIST OF NUMISMATIC SOCIETIES, ETC. Cincin-
nati, 1884. 12mo, original printed wraps. 65, (1) pages; purple er-
rata slip tipped in on page 17; partly interleaved as issued. Spine
worn and separating into signatures; tear to final leaf and rear
wrap. Good to very good. $100
Arranged alphabetically by specialty, this work, indispensable to numis-
matic researchers and bibliophiles, lists 182 autograph collectors, 701
American coin collectors and 86 Canadian coin collectors of the day.
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Scarce. This appears to be the second and final edition, though its author
remained active in numismatic circles for a good while thereafter. Mer-
cer encountered various difficulties in producing this work, including
that described on the apparently scarce errata slip: “Letter E’s on page
33 was left out on account of the confusion of the great flood, which
reached 71 feet, 3/4 inch, on February 14th at 1 p.m. 1884, at Cincinnati,
O. Also the cause of delay in publication of the Directory to this day,
March 4th.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
Hardcover Helfenstein Sale
407 Merkin, Lester. LOUIS HELFENSTEIN COLLECTION
OF LARGE CENTS, 1793–1857. New York, Aug. 14, 1964. 8vo,
original tan cloth, gilt; color photograph mounted. 64 pages; 332
lots; illustrated. Prices realized printed throughout. Fine. $100
The special hardcover edition of Merkin’s first auction sale, the impor-
tant collection of U.S. large cents formed by Lou Helfenstein. Cata-
logued by Walter Breen (though his typescript was heavily edited, with
many changes made). The color photo on the front cover was the first
to be used on a U.S. numismatic auction catalogue, and is a classic. An
unnumbered example of the 100 copies thus bound, it has no marks at
all on the famous color cover image. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Scarce Michael Brothers Sales
408 Michael, Fred & Bro. / Edward Michael. PUBLIC AUC-
TION SALES. Chicago, 1911–16. Sale Numbers 1–3, 5 and 9–23,
with duplicates of 12 and 13. Twenty-one catalogues bound in
one volume. 8vo, somewhat later dark green cloth; black leather
spine label, gilt; original printed card covers bound in through-
out. Margins closely trimmed, some cropped, including most of
the plates. Very good. $100
Bound by B.A. Martin, best known to numismatists as the special-
edition binder for both Stack’s and Abe Kosoff in the 1940s. While the
cropping is unfortunate, these sales are rarely encountered. Ex Kolbe
Sale 40, lot 220. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Joseph J. Mickley’s Only Published
Numismatic Work
409 Mickley, Joseph J. DATES OF UNITED STATES COINS
AND THEIR DEGREES OF RARITY. Philadelphia, July 1858.
Tall 8vo, original tan printed wraps. (4) pages. Light general
wear; very good or better. $150
Mickley’s only published numismatic work, its thin format and fragile
wrappers has made this a very scarce item. Although obviously brief, it
summarized in convenient form important information that was largely
lacking from the numismatic community. This is an unusually well-pre-
served copy. The wraps have also been seen by this cataloguer on green
and yellow paper. Attinelli 111. Davis 695. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Out on a Limb, One of Ten Copies Bound
410 Money Tree. OUT ON A LIMB. Vols. I–XI (Whole Nos.
1–21), complete, bound in one volume. Rocky River, 1987–98. 8vo,
original black cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt; original printed
card covers bound in. Very small repair to cloth; near fine. $100
No. 6 of 10 complete sets bound as a memorial for Ken Lowe by Myron
and Daryl Xenos. Out on a Limb was an entertaining, lively and inter-
esting publication devoted to numismatic literature, sadly cut short by
the untimely death of its energetic and enthusiastic editor, Ken Lowe,
at age 52.
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Morley on 1794 Cents
411 Morley, Tom. 1794 LARGE CENTS, GRADED AND
UPDATED. THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE 1794’S.
PLUS FOR THE FIRST TIME A PHOTOGRAPHIC GRAD-
ING GUIDE TO THE SERIES. Cape Kennedy, 1979. 8vo, origi-
nal brown cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. (10),
42 pages; illustrated throughout. Fine. $100
The Special Hardbound Edition. Quite scarce. Ex Q. David Bowers Li-
brary.
Early Publications of New Netherlands
Coin Company
412 New Netherlands Coin Co. MONTHLY PRICE LIST
NO. 7. New York, January 1942. 8vo, self-covered as issued. 8
pages. [with] New Netherlands Coin Company. MONTHLY
PRICE LIST NO. 8. New York, February 1942. 8vo, self-cov-
ered as issued. 12 pages. [with] New Netherlands Coin Com-
pany. MONTHLY PRICE LIST NO. 10. New York, April–May
1942. 8vo, self-covered as issued. 12 pages. Three items. All
three-hole punched, as issued. Marginal discoloration. Very
good or better. $100
Three rare early New Netherland’s Coin Company publications. Ex Wil-
liam A. Burd Library.
The New Netherlands Coin Company’s Numisma
414 New Netherlands Coin Co. NUMISMA. A complete
set of twenty-seven issues, 1954–60. Includes original pric-
es realized lists for the 13th–15th Numisma mail-bid sales.
Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Generally fine, with a few
exceptions. $100
A complete set of New Netherlands Coin Company’s well-written and
informative house organ.
Newcomb on 1801–1803
415 Newcomb, Howard R. THE UNITED STATES CENTS
OF THE YEARS 1801–1802–1803. Detroit, 1925. 4to, original
brown cloth, gilt. 85, (1) pages; 5 fine photographic plates; addi-
tion slip tipped in on page 73. Near fine. $150
One of the major pre-Sheldon publications on U.S. large cents. Con-
cerning Newcomb and this work, Dr. Sheldon wrote: “during the first
quarter of the twentieth century and until his death in 1945, Howard R.
Newcomb was so closely identified with the big cents that to mention
cents was to mention Newcomb... The United States Cents of the Years
1801–1802–1803 ... marks a milestone in the cent literature. Approach-
ing a field which had been left almost in chaos by the Doughty book,
Newcomb assembled a vast quantity of numismatic material, ordered
and reordered it, finally set up a new classificational system and a list
which seemed adequate; and after testing the new list for upwards of
a decade, published. The verdict of time on this work has been favor-
able.” Davis 745. Voted as one of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s
“One Hundred Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature.”
Ex Kolbe Sale 90, lot 781.
Newman & Mallis on Coin Scales
416 Newman, Eric P., and A. George Mallis. U.S. COIN
SCALES AND MECHANICAL COUNTERFEIT COIN DE-
TECTORS. No place of publication, 1999. 4to, original pictorial
card covers, spiral-bound. (392) pages; illustrated. Fine. $120
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John J. Ford, Jr.’s Hardbound
New Netherlands Sales
413 New Netherlands
Coin Co. AUCTION CATA-
LOGUES, 1951–60. New
York, Auctions 34–55. Twen-
ty-two catalogues, bound
in four volumes. Three in
matching green cloth, gilt, as
follows: Nos. 34–44 omitting
38; No. 38, the 1952 ANA
Sale; Nos. 45–52. Final vol-
ume, Nos. 53–55, bound in
crimson cloth, gilt. All with
prices realized lists bound in.
Generally near fine. $750
Adams, United States Numismatic
Literature Volume II, page 194–
195: “In November, 1950, Charles
Wormser hired John Ford, and perhaps the most important chap-
ter of numismatic cataloguing was begun. Sometimes abrasive but
always insightful, Ford ranks in a class with Sylvester Crosby, Ly-
man Low, David Proskey, and Wayte Raymond as one of the great
numismatists this country has produced. His cataloguing features
meticulous accuracy and conservative grading; his descriptions are
full and informative, covering a range of material that spans the
gamut of our hobby. Others have rivaled Ford’s penchant for detail,
but none have better explored the by-ways of history and tradition
for which numismatics are such a natural entry. As if one world-
class numismatist were not enough, New Netherlands hired Walter
Breen in 1952. Blessed with a restlessly inquiring mind and a prodi-
gious memory, Breen added new dimensions to the firm’s research.
His findings on die states, diagnostic features and the then condi-
tion census add another rich layer to the utility that New Nether-
lands’ catalogues will always possess. Ford gave informal assistance
to Sale 31 and took full editorial responsibility thereafter through
Sale 62. Breen was on board for most of this period, participating
in Sales 37 through 54. It is not hyperbole to state that the above
sales, as a group, have earned a place at the core of any library on
American numismatics ... the New Netherlands catalogues repre-
sent something special in American numismatics. They demon-
strate with eloquence that the business of dealing in coins can also
embrace the functions of educating the collector and preserving the
traditions of the hobby. In so doing, the members of the firm have
set an example which, though rarely observed, will nonetheless act
as a beacon to the profession in years to come.” Ex John J. Ford, Jr.
Library (Kolbe Sale 93, lot 709), where the set brought $1700 ham-
mer; ex Q. David Bowers Library.
The standard work on the subject, printed in small numbers and in high
demand. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Noyes on U.S. Large Cents 1793–1839
417 Noyes, William C. UNITED STATES LARGE CENTS:
1793–1814. Bloomington, 1991. 4to, original green leatherette,
gilt. Blank leaf, (386) pages, blank leaf; fine enlarged halftone
text illustrations of large cents throughout. Binding cocked;
very good. [with] Noyes, William C. UNITED STATES LARGE
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CENTS: 1816–1839. Bloomington, 1991. 4to, original maroon
leatherette, gilt. Blank leaf, (296) pages, blank leaf; fine enlarged
halftone text illustrations of large cents throughout. Fine. $150
Essential works, most valuable for attribution. Ex Q. David Bowers
Library.
Noyes on 1793–94
418 Noyes, William C. UNITED STATES LARGE CENTS: A Priced Holland Pennypacker Sale,
1793–1794. Ypsilanti, 2006. 4to, original maroon leatherette,
gilt. Unpaginated [approx. 400 pages]; well illustrated through-
out in color. Fine. $150
Important, illustrating exceptional specimens of each of these Sheldon
varieties as well as their known die states. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
A Rare Publication on Errors & Oddities
419 Parshall, Harry E. [publisher]. THE PENNY AND
COIN ODDITY MAGAZINE. Title varies. Wheeling, 1963–68.
Vol. I, No. 1 through Vol. 6, No. 5. Varying formats. Mostly very
good or better copies. $100
A rare publication, despite its patently unhinged claim to have a circula-
tion of 10,000. Possibly the first set we have ever offered.
Unique Set of Original Annotated
Photographs of U.S. Pattern Coins
420 [Patterns]. ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF MINOR
UNITED STATES PATTERN, TRIAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
PIECES. Two hundred four photographs depicting both sides of
half cent, one cent, two cent, three cent, trime, half dime and
five cent United States patterns. Arranged on stiff cards of photo-
graphic stock, with the coin obverse at top and reverse below on
a black rectangular background located on the left side of each
card, date in ink above the images, Adams-Woodin number and
rarity rating to the immediate right of the illustration, ink notes
on the variety or varieties of the coin depicted located further
to the right of the card, some also with a price code (probably
F.C.C. Boyd’s). Each card measures 3.5 by 6 inches (9 by 15 cm).
Generally fine. $500
A unique and most interesting annotated photographic record of a com-
prehensive collection of minor United States pattern coins, dating from
1850 to 1885 (A-W numbers 119–1723). Included are several pieces
unique at the time, a few apparently still so. The descriptions of several
numbers (i.e., 451, 451a, 452, 452a, 453a) include information about
die varieties unknown to researchers but for the interleaved Boyd-Ko-
soff copy of Adams/Woodin sold in the October 1, 1983 Jack Collins
Kreisberg Library sale. (Thanks are due Alan Meghrig for the forego-
ing information.) This suggests that these photographic cards represent
research by Boyd, perhaps intended for a revision to Adams-Woodin,
or they may be a photographic record of this portion of his collection.
The handwriting on the cards bears a strong resemblance to Boyd’s, as
well. According to Adams-Woodin, some of the “unique” pieces were
from the collections of William Woodin and Judson Brenner. Listed are
some 450 varieties of the 204 types depicted. Many of the varieties re-
corded are not in Adams-Woodin, and are assigned the closest A-W
number, followed by a sequential letter of the alphabet (starting with
a, proceeding thereafter when required). Some of these “new” variet-
ies are also unlisted in Judd (for example “bronze thick pl”—designated
459 c—and, it appears, a few of the six additional 1864 “Without ‘L’”
experimental cents listed). Occasionally there are notes on the backs of
the cards, recording acquisition dates in the 1907–11 period, along with
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the source: Adams, H. Chapman, Prosky (sic), Sears, and Zabriskie sale.
Though we speculated in the 1985 sale catalogue that the plates were
possibly prepared by Edgar Adams, they do not appear to be those used
to make the Adams-Woodin halftones and many depict specimens not
illustrated in that work. Ex the Western Publishing Company library; ex
June 4–5, 1985 Kolbe sale, lot 181; ex John W. Adams Library; ex Kolbe
Sale 86 (“100 Rarities of American Numismatic Literature”), lot 521.
with the Cents Graded
421 Pennypacker Auction Centre. STAMPS – COINS –
BOOKS. PUBLIC AND MAIL BID. THE FAMOUS LEON-
ARD M. HOLLAND LARGE COPPER CENT COLLEC-
TION. MOSTLY IN UNCIRCULATED CONDITION 1793
TO 1857, FEATURING MANY FINEST KNOWN VARIET-
IES. Kenhorst, Reading, Pa.: Catalogued by Mason-Dixon Coin
Exchange (Thomas Warfield), May 8–9, 1959. 8vo, self-covered.
16 pages; (103) lots of large cents; 261 lots of other coins; (11)
lots of stamps; 200 lots of books; 10 halftone illustrations of large
cents. The large cents lots are hand-priced in pencil, with nu-
merical grades written next to them. Very good. $200
The Pennypacker sale was a remarkable event, offering a fine collection
of large cents assembled in the late 1940s and 1950s, mostly acquired
from Leonard Holland’s good friend Thomas Elder. Holland pledged the
collection as collateral for a construction project loan in the late 1950s.
He encountered unforeseen difficulties and the bank foreclosed the
loan, choosing an obscure country auctioneer to liquidate the collec-
tion. Distribution of the catalogue was limited and the coins generally
sold for low prices. Some of the important collectors of the day did not
learn of the sale and several of the attendees funneled their bids through
a single agent. After the sale, it is reported that the coins were again
auctioned within the group in a hotel room. Sometimes, the differences
were dramatic, with coins subsequently bringing double or triple the
original hammer price. Notables attending the sale included Dorothy
Paschal and William Sheldon. Ex F. Gordon Frost library (Kolbe & Fan-
ning Sale 126, lot 928); ex William A. Burd Library.
How to Detect Counterfeit Bank Notes
422 Peyton, George. HOW TO DETECT COUNTER-
FEIT BANK NOTES: OR, AN ILLUSTRATED TREATISE
ON THE DETECTION OF COUNTERFEIT, ALTERED,
AND SPURIOUS BANK NOTES, WITH ORIGINAL BANK
NOTE PLATES AND DESIGNS, BY RAWDON, WRIGHT,
HATCH & EDSON, BANK NOTE ENGRAVERS, OF
NEW-YORK. THE WHOLE FORMING AN UNERRING
GUIDE, BY WHICH EVERY PERSON CAN, ON EXAMI-
NATION, DETECT SPURIOUS BANK NOTES OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION, NO MATTER HOW WELL EXECUTED
THEY MAY APPEAR. New York: Published for the Author,
1856. First edition. 8vo [23.5 by 15 cm], original light brown
cloth, intricately decorated in blind; upper cover lettered in
gilt. vii, (1), (9)–45, (1) pages; 4 finely engraved plates of bank
note designs. Mild waviness to pages from humidity; some
spotting; very good or better. $150
In the introduction, the author states: “In presenting this small volume
to the public, I feel confident that, if it contained nothing but the plates,
it would be exceedingly serviceable to those who might peruse it.” The
plates are most attractive and were doubtless very useful; the text is
also quite well executed for the time. Though legitimately scarce, this is
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probably the earliest counterfeit detector to appear on the market with
any frequency. Little appears to be known about the author beyond his
occupation as an exchange broker with “fifteen years’ active experience.”
Ex Q. David Bowers library.
Important 1925 W.W.C. Wilson Sale
423 Raymond, Wayte. 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, Nov. 16–18, 1925. Tall 8vo, original print-
ed card covers. Frontispiece; 92, (2) pages; 1260 lots; 2 halftone
plates, one of them double, plus illustrations throughout. Origi-
nal prices realized list laid in. Spine quite worn; marginal stain
to corner. Ford Numismatic Publications stamp to first leaf. Very
good or so. $100
Of immense importance for early North American medals and coins,
with nearly complete series of Franco-American jetons (to which the
double plate is devoted) and Side-View tokens (an entire plate illustrates
nothing but them), and numerous individual rarities (the Tuesday Club
medal, Happy While United medal, Washington peace medals, Quaker
peace medal, Society of Tammany medal, gold Erie Canal medal, etc.).
Other impressive content includes a nearly complete collection of U.S.
fractional currency and the Maris 64.5-r New Jersey copper (now
termed 65.5-r and unique in private hands). One of the most important
catalogues of North American material ever produced. Adams 9 (rated
A+ overall, and for early medals, U.S. medals and Canada in particular).
Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
Special Edition 1935 Newcomer Sale
424 Raymond, Wayte, and J.G. Macallister [J.C. Morgenthau].
THE WALDO NEWCOMER COLLECTION. PART I: GOLD
AND SILVER COINS OF MEXICO, WEST INDIES, SOUTH
AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE FAMOUS BRITISH
COLUMBIA TEN AND TWENTY DOLLAR PIECES. New
York: Sale Number 345, Feb. 12–13, 1935. Small 4to, original red
cloth, gilt. 42, (2) pages; 744 lots; 12 plates. Original prices real-
ized list laid in. Near fine. $200
The Special Hardbound Edition. An important sale for Central and
South American material, with especially impressive gold coins. The
$10 and $20 British Columbian patterns are present in gold and silver.
Adams 18 (rated A for the Americas, B+ overall). Ex William A. Burd
Library.
Interleaved Special Edition Coins of the World
425 Raymond, Wayte [editor]. COINS OF THE WORLD:
TWENTIETH CENTURY ISSUES. Second edition. New
York, 1945. 8vo, original dark brown quarter baby calf, gilt. 256
pages; illustrated; interleaved with blank paper. Spine rubbed;
near fine. $150
The special interleaved edition, one of a handful of copies so issued.
Clain-Stefanelli 7926. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Howard R. Newcomb Collection
426 Raymond, Wayte, and J.G. Macallister [J.C. Morgen-
thau]. PART I: UNITED STATES CENTS, 1793–1814. THE
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
HOWARD R. NEWCOMB COLLECTION. RARE UNIT-
ED STATES GOLD AND SILVER COINS. [with] PART II:
UNITED STATES CENTS, 1816–1857. THE HOWARD R.
NEWCOMB COLLECTION. RARE WASHINGTON COINS,
MISCELLANEOUS UNITED STATES RARITIES. New York,
Feb. 7–8 and May 16, 1945. Two catalogues. Crown 4to, original
printed card covers. (2), 50, (2), (4); 21, (3) pages; 906, 488–886
+ 13 lots; 7 plates. Near fine. $100
Important. Part I is rated A by Adams: “Newcomb’s fabulous collection
of early date cents — a landmark in the hobby, exceeding in breadth and
quality anything auctioned before or since. Sale is also rich in choice
early silver.” Part II is rated A–: “Newcomb’s superb late dates by An-
drews numbers; 267 lots sold as one to Floyd Starr who later merged this
set with the equally impressive late dates of Henry Hines.” Ex William
A. Burd Library.
Rare Work on Continental Currency
427 Schuckers, J.W. A
BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE
FINANCES AND PAPER
MONEY OF THE REVOLU-
TIONARY WAR. First edition.
Philadelphia: John Campbell
& Son, 1874. 8vo, contempo-
rary blue half calf, gilt, with
marbled sides; spine with two
raised bands, ruled and lettered
in gilt; marbled endpapers; top
page edges gilt; original printed
wraps bound in. (2), 128 pages;
tables. Extremities a bit worn
but binding sound; internally
fine. $250
A scarce work, the first copy we have offered since the Ford sale. In
it, the author notes: “That the most glorious celebration we could have
made of our Centennial Anniversary, would have been the simple an-
nouncement that, for a second time, in the first century of our national
existence, we had paid off a public debt. To do this would have required
great exertions and great sacrifices, but such exertions and sacrifices
were not beyond the powers of the American people.” Clain-Stefanelli
13314. Ex Armand Champa (Sale IV, lot 3915), with his bookplate; ex
William A. Burd Library.
Twenty-Eight Scott Sales in One Volume
428 Scott & Co. 29TH–56TH AUCTION SALES: COINS
& STAMPS. New York: G.A. Leavitt, 1880–83. Twenty-eight
catalogues in all, fourteen devoted to numismatics, fourteen to
philately. Adams Nos. 12–25 for the coin sales. 8vo, contempo-
rary black half morocco, gilt; top page edges gilt; original printed
wrappers bound in throughout excepting a few rear wrappers.
All completely handpriced in black ink with sub-totals brought
forward on every page. Spine worn, with both boards detached
but present; bookplate removed from front pastedown. Internal-
ly near fine. $300
Almost certainly the Scott firm’s reference volume though not specifi-
cally so identified. Included is the 1882 sale of J.W. Scott’s personal coin
collection, including the handsome chromolithographic plate. Ex Harry
W. Bass, Jr. (Kolbe Sale 78, lot 352); ex Q. David Bowers Library.
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A Nice Pair of Sheldons
429 Sheldon, William H., with the collaboration of H.K.
Downing and M.H. Sheldon. EARLY AMERICAN CENTS,
1793-1814. AN EXERCISE IN DESCRIPTIVE CLASSIFICA-
TION WITH TABLES OF RARITY AND VALUE. New York:
Harper & Brothers, 1949. First edition. 8vo, original tan cloth,
gilt; jacket. xvi, 339, (1) pages; 51 plates. A copy of Clapp’s work
on the cents of 1808–14 has been stapled to the rear endpaper.
Near fine with near fine jacket showing only modest wear. [with]
Sheldon, William H., Dorothy I. Paschal and Walter Breen. PEN-
NY WHIMSY. A REVISION OF EARLY AMERICAN CENTS,
1793-1814. AN EXERCISE IN DESCRIPTIVE CLASSIFICA-
TION WITH TABLES OF RARITY AND VALUE. New York,
1958. 8vo, original tan cloth, gilt; jacket. xii, 340, (2) pages; 51
fine plates. Fine with near fine jacket. $100
The first edition and the revision, both being well-preserved copies in
nice dust-jackets. As most collectors know, finding copies of these mod-
ern numismatic masterpieces with intact dust-jackets is surprisingly
difficult. Voted as two of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s “One
Hundred Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature.” ex
William A. Burd Library.
Advance Copies of David Sklow Literature Sales
430 Sklow, David—Fine Numismatic Books. MAIL-BID
SALES 10–26. ADVANCE COPIES. Colorado Springs, 2010–
15. Seventeen different catalogues, all printed on loose pages,
three-hole punched and housed in folders. A few of the folders
are loose; some annotations. Generally near fine. $150
Advance Copies of these notable sales of numismatic literature. All of
these are No. 9 of 14 copies printed. Ex William A. Burd Library.
An Attractive 1886 Maris Sale
431 Smith, H.P. CATALOGUE OF COLONIAL, UNITED
STATES, AND PATTERN PIECES FROM THE CABINET
OF DR. EDWARD MARIS OF PHILADELPHIA. Philadel-
phia: Stan. V. Henkels & Co., June 21, 1886. 4to, somewhat later
blue cloth, gilt. 30 pages; 501 lots. Hand-priced in black ink.
George Massamore’s ink stamp on title. Some wrinkles; still
near fine. $250
A difficult to find sale, particularly scarce priced, and often encountered
chipped and worn due to the oversized format. Of enormous importance
for colonial and state coinages, most especially the New Jersey coppers.
Best known today for his seminal work on the New Jersey pieces, Maris
also is credited with the first serious works on the die varieties of 1794
U.S. large cents. The sale appears to have generated some controversy.
Maris issued a circular on May 15, 1886, announcing that his collection
was to be sold at the auction house of Stan. V. Henkels of Philadelphia.
Maris writes in this circular that “The most important of the Colonials
will comprise my entire collection of the coins of New Jersey. This will
include specimens, or copies of all known New Jerseys, of undoubted
genuineness, together with some counterfeits of that period. Also, those
which were struck over the Connecticut, Vermont, Nova Constellatio,
English, Irish and French coppers; one in brass; one in a mixed metal;
one with a small piece of silver in the plow handle; and many other piec-
es showing fracture of the dies.” In an unusual move, Maris catalogued
his collection himself. This apparently irritated some coin dealers, who
resented this intrusion onto their turf. Adams 19 (rated A overall and
for colonials and patterns in particular). Clain-Stefanelli 12188. Davis
944. Ex John W. Adams Library; ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 127, lot 247;
ex William A. Burd Library.
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A Deluxe Snowden on Washington
434 Snowden, James
Ross. A DESCRIPTION
OF THE MEDALS OF
WASHINGTON; OF NA-
TIONAL AND MISCEL-
LANEOUS MEDALS;
AND OF OTHER OB-
JECTS OF INTEREST IN
THE MUSEUM OF THE
MINT. ILLUSTRATED
BY SEVENTY-NINE
FAC-SIMILE ENGRAV-
INGS. TO WHICH ARE
ADDED BIOGRAPHI-
CAL NOTICES OF THE
DIRECTORS OF THE
MINT FROM 1792 TO
THE YEAR 1851. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co.,
1861. Small 4to, original beveled brown cloth paneled in
gilt, including decorative strapwork within the four corners
and superb gilt impressions on both covers depicting the
obverse and reverse of the Washington medal commem-
orating establishment of the Mint Cabinet; spine lettered
and decorated in gilt; chocolate endpapers; all page edges
gilt. x, (2), 13–203, (1) pages; letter facsimile plate; facsim-
ile autograph plate; 21 superb plates of medals engraved by
Joseph Saxton’s medal ruling machine. Binding worn, with
spine cloth torn and in need of repair. Extremities rubbed;
a bit dusty. Very good. $400
The Deluxe Binding. As proclaimed on the title, following the au-
thor’s name, Snowden was the Director of the Mint at the time of
publication. He writes: “In the early part of the year 1859 it oc-
curred to the writer that it would be interesting, and no doubt grati-
fying to the public taste, to collect and place in the Cabinet of the
National Mint one or more specimens of all the medallic memorials
of Washington which could be obtained.” Enlisting the assistance of
coin collectors and the public, Snowden managed to increase the
collection from four or five specimens to one hundred thirty-eight.
“The collection thus made was ... formally inaugurated, as a part of
the Cabinet of the Mint, on the 22nd day of February, 1860 ... on
which occasion the farewell address was read.” This resulting hand-
somely produced volume thus became the first major catalogue of
Washington medals. Readers were encouraged by Snowden to fill
any remaining gaps in the collection. At the close of the preface
the author notes that “This work, in conjunction with the Mint
Manual of Coins, recently published, completes the description
of the objects of interest and curiosity collected and exhibited in
the Museum or Cabinet of the Mint of the United States.” A fair
number of both of these handsomely produced works must have
been originally issued as copies appear on the market with some
regularity, though the specially bound edition offered here is rarely
encountered. Clain-Stefanelli 15087. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
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Hardcover Smith’s Numismatic Biographies
432 Smith, Pete. AMERICAN NUMISMATIC BIOGRA-
PHIES. Rocky River: Gold Leaf Press (The Money Tree), Octo-
ber 1992. 4to, original maroon leatherette, gilt. 252 single-sided
pages. Fine. $200
One of only 25 hardcover copies, out of an entire edition of only 100
copies. Essential to anyone interested in the history of American numis-
matics. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Schingoethe Sales of Obsolete Currency
433 Smythe/Spink Smythe. THE HERB AND MARTHA
SCHINGOETHE OBSOLETE CURRENCY COLLECTION.
Eleven well-illustrated volumes, being Parts 1–3, 5–11 and 17.
Various places, 2004–09. 4to, original pictorial card covers. A
few with printout prices realized lists. Fine. $200
An indispensable, unparalleled source of information on the topic. Dif-
ficult to find. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Rare Set of the Brasher Bulletin
435 Society of Private and Pioneer Numismatics. THE
BRASHER BULLETIN. NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY
OF PRIVATE AND PIONEER NUMISMATICS. Vol. 1, No. 1
through Vol. 4, No. 1 (1988–91). Eight numbers as issued in sev-
en. 4to, original printed card or paper covers. Final issue folded
for mailing. Generally near fine. $100
Rarely available early issues of this notable specialty publication. Ex
William A. Burd Library.
The Bruce Cartwright Sale, Heavily Annotated
436 Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. CATALOGUE OF THE
VALUABLE AND EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ENG-
LISH, AMERICAN, EUROPEAN & OTHER FOREIGN
COINS, MEDALS, TOKENS, &C. FORMED BY THE LATE
BRUCE CARTWRIGHT, ESQ. London, June 20–28 1907.
Small 4to, contemporary brown cloth and mottled boards; hand-
numbered taped spine label. vi, 145, (1) pages; 1256 lots; 13 fine
plates; interleaved throughout and annotated. Very good. $100
The Amsterdam Schulman firm’s annotated copy of this notable cata-
logue, clearly intended to be their reference copy at the sale, but, for
unknown reasons, apparently not so employed there. Included in the
text are numerous references to prices, sometimes over half a dozen in
number, for similar pieces sold in other major sales of the era. Also in-
cluded are initials after a number of lots, possibly indicating commis-
sions. A great deal of time was spent entering the various price records
and, even today, the comparisons may prove useful, particularly in the
case of the scarcer pieces. The sale featured rare American private gold
coin issues, a number of which are depicted on the fine plate largely
devoted to them. Ex the June 6–7, 1968 Hans Schulman sale, lot 829. Ex
Harry W. Bass, Jr. library, with his bookplate (Kolbe Sale 78, lot 457); ex
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 139, lot 119.
Eighteen Sotheby’s New York Sales
437 Sotheby’s (New York). NUMISMATIC AUCTION
CATALOGUES. New York, 1982–2002. Eighteen illustrated
auction catalogues, dated: Sept. 21, 1982; Oct. 14, 1982; May 21–
22, 1987; Dec. 5–6, 1990; June 10, 1993; Dec. 9–10, 1993; Dec.
12–13, 1994; June 21, 1995; Dec. 13, 1995; June 17, 1996; Dec. 16,
1996 (U.S. & foreign); Dec. 16, 1996 (Bloomfield); July 29, 1997;
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
Jan. 15, 1998; Nov. 8–9, 1999; Dec. 8–9, 1999; Oct. 29–30, 2001;
and July 30, 2002. Varying formats, original pictorial card covers
(Dec. 1990 sale in original cloth). Two with original prices real-
ized lists; the July 1997 catalogue is an annotated saleroom copy.
Generally fine. $100
Notable sales include the 1933 double eagle sale held with Stack’s, the
“Dallas Bank” collection (also held with Stack’s), the SS Central America
sale, the Moores collection, the Gene Reale collection, the Bloomfield
collection, the Haldan collection, the December 1993 sale of material
from the stock of Numismatic Fine Arts, the first Hunt Byzantine sale,
and others.
A Rare Work by the “Father of the Greenbacks”
438 Spaulding, E.G. A RESOURCE OF WAR—THE
CREDIT OF THE GOVERNMENT MADE IMMEDIATELY
AVAILABLE. HISTORY OF THE LEGAL TENDER PAPER
MONEY ISSUED DURING THE GREAT REBELLION. BE-
ING A LOAN WITHOUT INTEREST AND A NATIONAL
CURRENCY. First edition. Buffalo: Express Printing Compa-
ny, 1869. 8vo, original purple pebbled cloth, gilt. vi, (2), (5)–
213, (1), 40 pages. Rear cover stained. Marginal discoloration.
Very good or so. $100
A prominent banker, Elbridge Gerry Spaulding was elected to the House
of Representatives as a Whig in 1848. Turning Republican, Spaulding
was again elected to Congress in 1859. On December 30, 1861 Spauld-
ing introduced into the House of Representatives a bill for the issuance
of legal tender treasury notes payable upon demand, hence the sobri-
quet “father of the greenbacks.” His bill became law on February 25,
1862, authorizing the issuance of $150,000,000 of legal tender notes or
greenbacks. Spaulding’s work is an in-depth account of the events sur-
rounding the introduction and passage of the law authorizing legal ten-
der notes and the subsequent consequences. It provides much valuable
background information for students and collectors of our early federal
paper money. Quite rare. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
1939 & 1940 ANA Sales
439 Stack’s. 1939 CONVENTION AUCTION SALE. New
York, Oct. 4, 1939. 8vo, original gilt-printed white card covers.
32 pages; lots 1801–2506. Estimate list laid in. Very good or bet-
ter. [with] Stack’s. 1940 A.N.A. CONVENTION AUCTION
SALE. Detroit, Aug. 27, 1940. 8vo, original gilt-printed white
card covers. 42, (2) pages; 1009 lots; 4 plates of ancient Greek
coins. Occasional markings. Very good or better. $100
While the 1939 catalogue is encountered reasonably often, the same
cannot be said for the 1940 catalogue, which is notable for ancient
Greek coins. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Complete 24-volume Softcover
Set of Ford Catalogues
440 Stack’s. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS,
MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PARTS I–XXIV. NUMISMAT-
IC AMERICAN HISTORY. New York etc., 2003–13. Twenty-
four catalogues, complete. 4to, original pictorial card covers.
6452 pages; 15,284 lots; numerous portraits; profusely illustrated
throughout, largely in full color. All but two with prices realized
lists. Generally fine. $250
The complete 24-volume set of this encyclopedic series of Numismatic
American History auction sale catalogues, documenting the fabled col-
lection assembled by John Jay Ford, Jr. The production values exhibited
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by the catalogues themselves are exceeded only by the depth of numis-
matic scholarship contained therein. They will long remain indispens-
able to scholars, collectors, and dealers interested in the truly fascinating
world of American numismatics that lies beyond dates and mintmarks.
Voted No. 6 on the Numismatic Bibliomania Society’s “One Hundred
Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature.” Ex William A.
Burd Library.
Biographies & Checklists of American Engravers
441 Stauffer, David McNeely, Mantle Fielding and Thomas
Hovey Gage. AMERICAN ENGRAVERS UPON COPPER
AND STEEL. REPRINT WITH ADDITIONS. New Castle:
Oak Knoll, 1994. Three volumes, complete. 8vo, original blue
cloth lettered in black. (2), xxxi, (1), 391, (1); (4), vii–x, 566; (6),
ix–xi, (1), 365, (1), (52) pages; 45 plates. Fine. $100
An outstanding work, reprinting Stauffer’s original 1907 reference
(biographical sketches of prominent engravers and a check-list of their
work), Fielding’s 1917 supplement and Gage’s 1920 artist index. Ex Q.
David Bowers Library.
An Early Frank Stewart Publication on the Mint
442 Stewart, Frank H. YE
OLDE MINT. BEING A BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF THE
FIRST U.S. MINT, ESTAB-
LISHED BY CONGRESS IN
THE YEAR 1792, AT SEV-
ENTH STREET AND SUG-
AR ALLEY (NOW FILBERT
STREET) PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia: Frank H. Stewart
Electric Co., 1909. 8vo, original
printed card covers. 24 pages;
6 attractive halftone plates de-
picting: 1) Mint Office Building;
2) Coinage Building; 3) Vault
within a Vault; 4) Basement of
Coinage Building; 5) Planchets for Copper Cents, Half Cents and
Silver Centre Cents, also Piece of Scrap Copper from which a Half
Cent was Struck, all found while excavations were being made...;
6) Coins found in excavations... [cents and half cents]. Handwrit-
ten date on front cover; near fine. $100
The author’s first of several works on the topic. In 1907 Stewart’s elec-
trical supply firm purchased the group of three brick buildings com-
prising the first United States Mint, in operation from 1792 until 1832.
Abandoned and forgotten, Stewart endeavored to renew interest in this
historic site. Quoting from his 1924 History of the First United States
Mint: “I made up my mind that none should ever criticize me for de-
stroying the First United States Mint without an attempt at preservation.
Here was a building that was unique in the history of the United States.”
The plates are of particular interest, especially the one depicting clipped
planchets, silver center cent blanks, etc. Very scarce. Ex Kolbe & Fan-
ning Sale 128, lot 1202. Ex William A. Burd Library.
First Edition of Stewart on the First U.S. Mint
443 Stewart, Frank H. HISTORY OF THE FIRST UNITED
STATES MINT, ITS PEOPLE AND ITS OPERATIONS. Cam-
den: privately printed, 1924. 8vo, original maroon cloth, gilt.
Color frontispiece of Washington, with tissue-guard; 209, (1)
69
pages, illustrated throughout. Very near fine. $120
An important work. Clain-Stefanelli 12545. Davis 1013. Ex Q. David
Bowers Library.
The Clay Sale, with Photographic Plates
444 Strobridge, William H., and W. Elliot Woodward. CAT-
ALOGUE OF A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF AMERI-
CAN COINS & MEDALS, THE PROPERTY OF CHARLES
CLAY, M.D., OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND. New York:
Leavitt, Dec. 5–7, 1871. 8vo, modern gray cloth, gilt. 97, (1)
pages; 1356 lots; 2 fine photographic plates. First 75 lots priced
in ink. Fine. $250
A significant sale, the photographic plates of which depict mostly colo-
nial coins (for which the sale is important) and large cents. Clay was a
Manchester numismatist mostly remembered today for this sale and for
his work on the coinage of the Isle of Man. Adams 9 for the Strobridge
series and C for the Woodward series, receiving his highest rating (A+
overall, A in large cents, colonials, Washingtonia, comments and Brit-
ish). Attinelli 62, where he implies that Strobridge, though credited on
the title as the cataloguer, may have played a lesser role: “Messrs. W.E.
Woodward and W.H. Strobridge also contributed slightly to the above
sale.” The presence of very obvious counterfeits in the sale (including
two NE “pennies”) makes one wonder about the level of involvement by
Woodward (Strobridge specifically mentions them in his introduction).
Davis 1025. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Robinson Brown Sale, with Photographic Plates
445 Superior Galleries. THE ROBINSON S. BROWN,
JR. COLLECTION OF LARGE CENTS 1793–1857, CAT-
ALOGUED BY JACK COLLINS. West Hollywood, Sept.
30–Oct. 1, 1986. 4to, original processed crimson full leather,
gilt; leatherette slipcase. (10), 306, (4) pages; 1457 lots; text illus-
trations; 6 color halftone plates; 40 fine mounted photographic
plates of large cents. Wear to jacket, as usual, else fine. $100
The Special Extra-Illustrated Leatherbound Edition of this landmark
collection. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Jack Robinson Sale, with Photographic Plates
446 Superior Galleries. THE JACK H. ROBINSON COL-
LECTION OF LARGE CENTS AND HALF CENTS. Beverly
Hills, Jan. 29-30, 1989. 4to, original processed brown full leather,
gilt; jacket; leatherette slipcase. (10), 360 pages; 2021 lots; text
illustrations; 6 color plates; 40 fine mounted photographic plates
of large cents. Light wear to jacket, else fine. $100
The Special Extra-Illustrated Leatherbound Edition of this highly im-
portant collection. Ex William A. Burd Library.
All Three American Numismatic Series
Publications by Charles Tatman
447 Tatman, Charles T. COIN COLLECTING: AN INTRO-
DUCTION TO THE STUDY OF NUMISMATICS. Worches-
ter: American Numismatic Series, Number One, 1893. 10, (2)
pages; text woodcuts. [with] Tatman, Charles T. THE VIRGIN-
IA COINAGE: PROOF THAT IT WAS BY LEGISLATIVE
AND ROYAL AUTHORITY. Worchester: American Numis-
matic Series, Number Two, 1894. 12 pages; a few text woodcuts.
[with] Tatman, Charles T. THE BEGINNINGS OF UNITED
STATES COINAGE. Worchester: American Numismatic Series,
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Number Three, 1895. 16 pages. All 12mo, original printed wraps.
First volume’s wraps chipped and repaired at spine with archival
mending tissue. Very good to fine copies. $100
All three volumes published under the American Numismatic Series
name by the Secretary of the very young American Numismatic Asso-
ciation, membership in which is strongly encouraged by him. The first
is an entertaining paean to coin collecting: “When a friend unlearned
in numismatic lore... tells you he has a cent ‘so old that you can’t see the
date,’ and if you thereupon follow your natural instinct, any jury of coin
collectors will bring you in a verdict of justifiable homicide. From a nu-
mismatic standpoint a coin with its devices worn off is as bad as a clock
without hands.” It is unclear to this cataloguer whether these should
be considered ANA publications. Regardless, they are quite interesting
and occasionally entertaining. The first is the scarcest title in this series.
The Longacre Collection, Priced & Partly Named
448 Thomas & Sons, M. CATALOGUE OF A VALUABLE
COLLECTION OF COINS & MEDALS ... THE PROPER-
TY OF THE LATE JAMES B. LONGACRE, ESQ., OF THE
UNITED STATES MINT, PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia, Jan.
21, 1870. 8vo, original printed wraps. 28 pages; 632 lots. Hand-
priced throughout in pencil, featuring the great majority of buy-
ers’ names, pattern section complete. Very good. $100
A sales room copy of this notable sale featuring over 100 pattern lots
and “U.S. Mint Medals, Presidential, &c. ... in the finest possible con-
dition, selected by Mr. Longacre with great care and judgment.” Also
included are important Washington and other medals. Attinelli 55. Ex
Q. David Bowers library; previously in the Harry W. Bass, Jr. library
(Kolbe Sale 80, lot 540).
The Mickley Library, Autographs
& Remaining Coins
449 Thomas & Sons, M. CATALOGUE OF THE VALU-
ABLE PRIVATE LIBRARY OF THE LATE JOSEPH J. MICK-
LEY, INCLUDING WORKS ON AMERICAN HISTORY,
BIOGRAPHY, MUSIC, FOREIGN TRAVEL, &C., MANY
OF WHICH ARE EXCEEDINGLY RARE. ALSO, BLACK
LETTER BOOKS ON MEDICINE AND SURGERY, OLD
ILLUMINATED MSS., RARE TRIALS, PAMPHLETS, EAR-
LY IMPRINTS AND ALMANACS, AND SWEDISH PAM-
PHLETS ON THE HISTORY OF THE SWEDES ON THE
DELAWARE, EARLY EDITIONS OF THE BIBLE, &C., &C.,
&C. (Philadelphia), Oct. 29–31, 1878. (2), 110 pages; 1737 lots.
Hand-priced in ink. Extensive newspaper article about the sale
affixed to both sides of opening blank. [bound with] Thomas &
Sons, M. CATALOGUE OF THE VALUABLE COLLECTION
OF AUTOGRAPHS OF THE LATE JOSEPH J. MICKLEY...
(Philadelphia), Nov. 1, 1878. (2), 39, (1) pages; 804 lots. Hand-
priced in ink. [bound with] Mason & Co. CATALOGUE OF
THE VALUABLE COLLECTION OF COINS OF THE LATE
JOSEPH J. MICKLEY... (Philadelphia): M. Thomas & Sons,
Nov. 5–6, 1878. (2), 55, (1) pages; 1093 lots. First 393 lots hand-
priced priced in ink. Three catalogues bound in one volume. 8vo,
contemporary brown half crushed morocco with marbled sides;
flat spine lettered in gilt; original printed front wraps bound in.
Both boards detached, but present. Very good. $150
Finely engraved ex libris of the Governor of Pennsylvania and noted
bibliophile Samuel W(hitaker) Pennypacker, with a long Philadelphia
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
newspaper clipping pasted in one both sides of a blank leaf preceding
the first title. The article is entitled: “Relics of the Past. Curiosities in
Coins, Books, and Autographs. Mickley’s Great Collection.” and reads
in part: “Mr. Mickley, early in life, displayed a penchant for the collec-
tion of coins that resulted in a very few years in giving him great celeb-
rity among those whose lives were devoted to kindred pursuits... Many
will remember the famous robbery which took place in his house on
Market Street, in 1867, when over half his collection, valued at $19,000,
was stolen, and that shortly after the event he disposed of the remainder
for $16,000... At a somewhat earlier time, Mr. Mickley betrayed a lean-
ing toward bibliomania, and although during the remainder of his life
he never entirely ceased the collection of coins, his books seemed to
be the greatest object of his solitude, and he left behind at his death a
library rich in rare and curious volumes of all countries and on all sub-
jects.” An account of the rare books and autographs to be sold follows,
along with a brief overview of the coins. The article closes by adding that
“the sale of the entire collection is expected to last one week—morning,
afternoon and evening. Connoisseurs value the collection at nearly one
hundred thousand dollar (sic).” Of the coin sale, issued several months
after Mickley’s death, Frossard observed in Numisma: “To judge by the
catalogue, compiled by E. Mason, Jr., this sale will be one of the most
attractive of the season... The American series contain pieces for the
purchase of which the most lively competition will take place, and the
Numismatic books alone would have been worthy of a separate cata-
logue.” Not listed in Adams in 1982, but accorded number 17A in the
2001 Additions & Corrections. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Rare Hardcover Coin Chart Manual
450 [Thompson, J.]. THE COIN CHART MANUAL, SUP-
PLEMENTARY TO THOMPSON’S BANK NOTE & COM-
MERCIAL REPORTER, CONTAINING THE LARGEST
NUMBER OF FAC SIMILES OF ANY PUBLICATION IN
THE WORLD. EMBRACING ALL THE VARIOUS GOLD
AND SILVER COINS FOUND IN CIRCULATION. New
York: D. Hawes, undated [btw. 1875 and 1877]. Tall 8vo, original
dark brown pebbled cloth, paneled in blind and lettered in gilt.
(4), 51, (1) pages; finely printed National Bank Note Company
sheet bound in; illustrated. Spine worn, and in need of repair;
gilt-printed boards intact; contents very good or better. $100
Rarely seen in original cloth, being usually issued in printed wraps. Fea-
turing 51 pages of coin illustrations, this is a late and apparently rare
edition of this publication while still under the Thompson name. One of
the advertisements gives a July 1, 1875 date, allowing a window for dat-
ing (as the final Thompson edition is 1877). Well worth having a book-
binder attend to the spine. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
Underwood’s Bank Reporter
451 Underwood, B.G. [editor]. UNDERWOOD’S BANK
REPORTER. Four issues: Vol. I, No. 6 and Vol. II, Nos. 3, 5 and
6 (June 1883 and May, Sept.–Oct., and Dec, 1884). 8vo, original
printed wraps. Generally around 200 pages per issue. All wraps
present, though a couple are detached. Very good. $100
Rarely encountered late 19th-century bank reporters. Underwood’s was
acquired in 1887 by Stumpf and Steurer, who had earlier purchased
Thompson’s Bank Note and Commercial Reporter and developed it into
The American Banker, which continues publication today.
1840 Speeches on the Charlotte Mint
452 United
States Government. SKETCH OF THE RE-
MARKS OF MR. STANLY, ON THE BRANCH MINT IN
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NORTH CAROLINA; TOGETHER WITH EXTRACTS
FROM THE SPEECHES OF MESSRS. EVERETT, MORGAN,
AND REED, EXPOSING VARIOUS ABUSES IN THE EX-
PENDITURES OF THE PUBLIC MONEY. Washington: Gales
& Seaton, 1840. 8vo, self-covered. 16 pages. Removed from pre-
vious binding. Very good. $100
On the Branch Mint at Charlotte, printing speeches made in the House
of Representatives in April 1840 by Charles Stanly, representative of
North Carolina. Stanly accepts that the management of the Mint has
been very poor, but argues against closing it, instead feeling that the
fault lies with the superintendent. “I wish to reduce the salary of the
Superintendent, who has, from evidence in my possession, wasted the
public money, and been anxious more to secure his own comfort than to
serve his country.” A detailed enumeration of the apparent extravagance
of the superintendent is laid out, with much criticism of his actions by
Stanly and others. Ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 119, lot 220. Ex William A.
Burd Library.
The 1855 Mint Report, with Inventory of Medal Dies
453 United States Government. MESSAGE FROM THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINT OF THE UNITED
STATES. 34th Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. No. 51. (Wash-
ington), April 1, 1856. 8vo, self-covered. 47, (1) pages. Removed
from previous binding. Some foxing. Very good. $200
The 1855 Mint Report, as transmitted by President Franklin Pierce and
written by Mint Director James Ross Snowden. This year’s report is of
considerable interest for a variety of reasons. The Philadelphia Mint was
closed for half the year for construction and repairs, affecting its output.
In addition to Philadelphia, however, this report also covers the activi-
ties of the Mints at New Orleans, Dahlonega, Charlotte and San Fran-
cisco, as well as the New York Assay Office. Several tables are devoted to
examining the output and operations of these facilities. The usual Mint
business aside, this is perhaps most interesting for the second half of
the report, which gives “A Descriptive List of the Dies of Medals, Com-
memorative of National Events, Preserved in the Mint of the United
States, Arranged in Chronological Order.” This list, which goes back to
Kittanning Destroyed, is surprisingly detailed, giving legends, notes on
recipients, and full descriptions of the medals and the events for which
they were struck. This is followed by lists of other medal dies in the Mint
collection, including Presidential medals, those of Institutes and Societ-
ies, and Private and Personal medals. A somewhat similar listing had
been included in the 1854 Report, but Snowden writes here that “as the
statement of the medal dies annexed to my last report did not embrace
all that are at the mint, and was in one or two other particulars not pre-
cisely accurate, I have caused a more correct list to be prepared, which
is herewith presented.” He also notes, “The propriety of the organization
of a medal office at the mint is respectfully recommended to your con-
sideration.” Very interesting and scarce.
Original Valentine on Fractional Currency
454 Valentine, D.W. “FRACTIONAL CURRENCY” OF
THE UNITED STATES. VOLUME 1 & VOLUME 2. New
York: F.C.C. Boyd, 1924. First edition. Two parts in one vol-
ume, as issued. 8vo, original red cloth spine and corners with
black cloth sides, gilt. 53, (1); 48 pages. Second pagination in-
terleaved. Near fine. $300
Copy Number 111 of 225 clothbound copies. The first comprehensive
work on fractional currency, based on the author’s extensive collection.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
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Publications on VAMs
455 Van Allen, Leroy, et al. COLLECTION OF PUBLICA-
TIONS ON DIE VARIETIES OF MORGAN AND PEACE
SILVER DOLLARS. Includes: Wang’s A Guide to the 1879-S Re-
verse of 1878 Morgan Silver Dollars (2001); Oxman & Close’s The
Official Guide to the Top 50 Peace Dollar Varieties (2002); Oxman
& Hartnett’s 1878 Morgan Dollar 8-TF Attribution Guide (3rd
edition); Van Allen’s Overdates & Over Mint Marks of Morgan
Dollars Attribution Guide (2005); Van Allen’s 1878 P 7 Tail Feath-
er Morgan Dollar Attribution Guide (2005 and 2007 revisions);
Van Allen & Lickenbrock’s 1878 S Morgan Dollar Attribution
Guide (2007 update); Van Allen & Van Note’s Misplaced Date
Digits Morgan Dollar Attribution Guide (2006); Van Allen’s Mor-
gan Dollar 8 & 7 over 8 Tail Feather Story (2006); and Van Allen’s
Wonders of Peace Dollars (2013). 4to, most in spiral-bound card
covers. Generally fine. $100
A small library of works on VAMs, varieties of Morgan and Peace dol-
lars attributed with the works of Leroy Van Allen and A. George Mal-
lis and continued by others. Includes a number of publications that are
hard to find. Ex William A. Burd Library.
With 1817 Depiction of the Quaker Peace Medal
456 Vaux, Roberts. MEMOIRS
OF THE LIFE OF ANTHONY
BENEZET. Philadelphia: James
P. Parke, 1817. 12mo, original full
calf; spine reinforced with heavy
red cloth tape, hand-lettered on
spine. Engraved frontispiece by
U.S. Mint engraver William Kne-
ass depicting the 1757 Quaker In-
dian Peace Medal, with facsimile
of Benezet’s signature; v, (3), 136
pages. Some spotting and brown-
ing throughout. Ex library copy,
with labels and pocket to endpa-
pers and pastedowns and a couple
blindstamp impressions. Good to
very good. $200
A highly interesting biography of a
remarkable man. Anthony Benezet
was a Philadelphia Quaker and abolitionist who was involved in the
production of the 1757 Indian Peace Medal distributed by the Society of
Friends. Engraved by Edward Duffield and struck in the silversmithing
shop of Joseph Richardson, it was the second medal struck in America,
only following by a year the 1756 Kittanning Destroyed medal. The
book is scarce, with nearly every copy we’ve encountered having de-
tached boards (in this case, reattached). Shaw & Shoemaker 42769.
Scarce Histories of the Mint & the BEP
457 Watson, Jesse P. THE BUREAU OF THE MINT: ITS HIS-
TORY, ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATION. Baltimore: Johns
Hopkins Press, 1926. 8vo, original blue cloth gilt. xi, (1), 90 pages.
White House Library deposit label. Very good or better. [with] Sch-
meckebier, Laurence F. THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND
PRINTING: ITS HISTORY, ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZA-
TION. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1929. 8vo, original blue
cloth gilt. x, 111, (7) pages. Very good or better. $150
Institute for Government Research, Service Monographs of the United
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States Government Nos. 37 and 56. Both volumes are very scarce, and pages, interleaved; 1908 lots; price realized printed alongside
are sources of useful information unavailable elsewhere. The Schmecke- each lot. Fine. $100
bier work is the first substantial history of the Bureau. Ex Q. David Bow- Adams 4. The Special Interleaved Large Paper Copy, one of only ten
ers Library. printed, though this copy unfortunately has been trimmed. Joseph M.
Finotti’s collection comprised Woodward’s first great sale of American
W. Elliot Woodward’s Sale 2 coins, medals and tokens. Important in many categories, including
458 (Woodward, W. Elliot). colonials, medals, tokens, Washingtonia, proof coins, large cents and
Leonard & Co. CATALOGUE half cents, it brought a total of $3,751.43, the highest amount for a coin
sale up to that date. As Woodward notes, “money was no object” in the
OF AN EXTENSIVE AND
formation of the collection. It was the first of Woodward’s outstand-
VALUABLE COLLECTION ing “Semi-Annual Sales” held in New York, a series justly renowned
OF AMERICAN AND FOR- for the quality and quantity of numismatic material offered therein. In
EIGN COINS, COMPRIS- his footnote to the Finotti sale, Attinelli observes: “Copies of the above
ING MANY VERY RARE catalogue, cut and uncut, were issued after the sale, with printed prices.
SPECIMENS OF COLO- 10 copies with printed prices were also issued on large paper.” Unfor-
NIAL COINAGE, PATTERN tunately, this copy was cut down when bound (the original would have
PIECES, &C.; RARE DOL- measured about 30 by 25 cm), though it remains notably larger than the
LARS, HALF DOLLARS, normal catalogue. Adams A: “1850ff proof sets. RR Washington. Proof
1823 1¢. Proof 1842 ½¢. Superb colonials including proof Clinton.” At-
DIMES AND HALF DIMES,
tinelli 26. Davis 1153.
CENTS AND HALF CENTS,
MAGNIFICENT SETS OF The Jeremiah Colburn Collection
PROOFS IN GOLD AND
SILVER, WASHINGTON
461 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN
AND FOREIGN COINS AND MEDALS, BELONGING TO
PIECES—MANY OF EX-
W. ELLIOT WOODWARD, OF ROXBURY, MASS., COM-
TREME RARITY... Boston,
PRISING IN THE AMERICAN DEPARTMENT THE BEST
Oct. 23–24, 1860. 8vo, original
SPECIMENS FROM SEVERAL FINE COLLECTIONS RE-
printed wraps. 36 pages; 1222 lots. Boston Athenaeum stamp to
CENTLY PURCHASED, AND IN THE FOREIGN THE
first leaf; near fine. $150
Woodward’s Sale 2, though his name does not appear on the catalogue. WHOLE OF THE CELEBRATED GREEK, ROMAN, AND
Very scarce. While much of the cataloguing is terse, there are signs here ENGLISH COLLECTION OF JEREMIAH COLBURN,
and there of incipient greatness. Adams 2: “MS 1821 10¢. Connecticut ESQ. New York: Bangs, Oct. 20–24, 1863. 8vo, later dark blue
varieties. Colonial copies. 2 sets of 1/2¢ proofs. 1858, 1859 gold proof pebbled cloth, gilt; original front printed wrap affixed to past-
sets.” Attinelli 20: “Upward of 100 varieties of colonial pieces are sepa- edown, rear laid in. 160 pages; 3202 lots. Hand-priced in ink
rately described in this catalogue.” Very interesting. Ex William A. Burd and pencil. Near fine. $100
Library. Adams 6. Woodward’s 3rd Semi-Annual Sale. Surpassed only by the
Benjamin Haines sale of January 1863 in the amount realized, highlights
Levick’s Copy of Woodward’s Sale 3 include one of the finest known 1794 dollars, early proofs, incredible
459 (Woodward, W. Elliot). Leonard & Co. CATALOGUE colonials, and even a copy of the 1828 Watkins broadside. Adams A
OF A VERY LARGE AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF (overall, and for colonials, medals, tokens, Washingtonia and British).
Attinelli 31. Davis 1155. Ex William A. Burd Library.
COINS, MEDALS, STORE CARDS, MEDALETS, &C.,
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN... Boston, Jan. 8, 1861. 8vo, origi-
Woodward’s Providence Sales,
nal printed wraps. 20 pages; 702 lots. Folded for mailing; front
cover annotated, rear missing a corner. Very good. $100 Partly Priced & Named
Woodward’s Sale 3, though his name does not appear on the catalogue. 462 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN
Scarce. The sale was originally scheduled to be sold on December 26, AND FOREIGN COINS, MEDALS, AND TOKENS, SE-
1860, and this copy has an amended date slip pasted over the original LECTED FROM THE STOCK OF W. ELLIOT WOODWARD.
date. According to Attinelli, the sale brought $177.55. It offered a variety Providence: Francis J. Sheldon, Dec. 23, 1863. 16 pages; 504 lots.
of U.S. copper and silver coins, some Washington pieces, and a group [bound with] Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF AMERI-
of tokens and medals. Adams 3. Attinelli 22. Ex J.N.T. Levick, with his
CAN AND FOREIGN COINS, MEDALS, AND TOKENS, SE-
signature and 904 Broadway address on the front cover; ex William A.
Burd Library. LECTED FROM THE STOCK OF W. ELLIOT WOODWARD.
Providence: Francis J. Sheldon, March 30, 1864. 23, (1) pages, 574
Large Paper Post-Sale Finotti Sale lots. Half cent and cent sections priced and named in pencil in a
modern hand. 8vo, recent gray cloth, gilt. Near fine. $200
with Printed Prices Adams 7 and 8. Two very scarce Woodward sales, being offerings from
460 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF SELECT- stock and held in Providence, Rhode Island. Woodward himself ac-
ED SPECIMENS FROM THE AMERICAN PORTION OF knowledged the scarcity of these sales early on, stating that he was un-
THE FINOTTI COLLECTION OF COINS AND MEDALS, able to furnish copies to collectors wishing to form a set of Woodward
NOW THE PROPERTY OF W. ELLIOT WOODWARD, catalogues. Ex Bob Vail (Kolbe’s 112th sale, lot 273); ex Kolbe & Fanning
OF ROXBURY, MASS. New York: Bangs, Nov. 11–14, 1862. Sale 119 (lot 398); ex William A. Burd Library.
4to [but trimmed to 24 by 19 cm], later brown cloth, gilt. 88
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Bound & Priced McCoy Catalogue

463 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF THE ENTIRE The Mickley Sale
COLLECTION OF AMERICAN COINS, MEDALS, &C.
MADE BY JOHN F. MCCOY, ESQ., OF NEW YORK CITY,
AND NOW OWNED BY W. ELLIOT WOODWARD... New
York: J.E. Cooley, May 17–21, 1864. 8vo, later blue buckram, gilt;
original printed wraps bound in; all page edges speckled. (4),
160, (4) pages; 3122 lots. Hand-priced in ink. Near fine. $100
Adams 9. A hand-priced copy of Woodward’s fourth Semi-Annual Sale.
A landmark early collection, rated A by Adams in eleven different cat-
egories and A+ overall. One of the most important sales of the time
period. Many extant copies lack the original covers or have been bound
sans wrappers, a serious defect as they not only provide the sole title,
but, printed on the inside covers is Woodward’s lengthy and informa-
tive introductory remarks. Attinelli 36–37. Davis 1156. Ex William A.
Burd Library.

Woodward’s Fifth Semi-Annual Sale, Priced

464 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN
COINS, MEDALS, &C., FROM THE CABINETS OF J.N.T.
LEVICK, J. OSBORN EMERY, F.I. ILSLEY, AND L.H. ABBEY.
New York: Cooley, Oct. 18–22, 1864. 8vo, original printed wraps.
155, (1) pages; 2942 lots. Hand-priced in ink. Spine cocked and
worn; very good or so. $100
Adams 10. A priced copy of Woodward’s 5th Semi-Annual Sale. An
exceptional catalogue, rated A+ by Adams (rated A in eleven separate
categories) and featuring a Brasher doubloon, the famous 1799 Abbey
cent, rare quarter dollars, early proof sets, Washingtonia, and much
more. The total of $9,780.16 was the second highest ever achieved by
an American coin auction sale. Attinelli 38. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Priced & Named Woodward Sixth Semi-Annual
465 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN
COINS, MEDALS, &C., BEING SELECTED SPECIMENS
FROM THE CABINETS OF MESSRS. BACHE, BERTSCH,
LIGHTBODY, LILLIENDAHL, AND VINTON, TOGETH-
ER WITH THE ROMAN COLLECTION FORMERLY BE-
LONGING TO SIR EDMUND TEMPLE, OF LONDON, BUT
MORE RECENTLY TO MR. WATSON, OF NEW YORK, THE
WHOLE NOW THE PROPERTY OF W. ELLIOT WOOD-
WARD, OF ROXBURY, MASS. New York, Mar. 20–25, 1865.
8vo, original printed wraps. 220 pages; 3834 lots. Entirely priced
and named by hand. Spine and covers worn and taped; rear wrap
lacking; some signatures coming loose. Good. $350
A priced and named copy of Woodward’s sixth Semi-Annual Sale. Mas-
sive in its scope, it manages to include excellent quality material none-
theless. The ancients include over 50 pages of Roman coins, and the se-
lection of European material is far above average. The U.S. coins are the
highlight, however, and include outstanding large cents and half eagles,
an 1861 Paquet $20, an NE shilling and many other rarities. A scarcer
sale: Woodward notes in his introduction (on the inside wrap, happily
present in this copy) that “Every expense attending the issue of a Cata-
logue having largely increased within the past year, I have had printed
of the present one very little more than one-third of my usual number.”
While the present catalogue is rather worn, the pricing and naming is
neatly executed (with full last names, not cryptic initials), and it would
be well worth binding, with some restoration. Adams 11 (A overall, A
in large cents, colonials, medals, patterns, U.S. gold, Washington and
ancients). Attinelli 40. Ex F. Gordon Frost; ex William A. Burd Library.
468 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF THE NU-
MISMATIC COLLECTION FORMED BY JOSEPH J.
MICKLEY, ESQ., OF PHILADELPHIA... New York, Oct.
28-Nov. 2, 1867. 8vo, contemporary brown half morocco,
gilt; upper cover lettered in gilt; spine with four raised
bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; original printed wraps
bound in. cloth, gilt. 196 pages; 3349 lots. Hand-priced in
ink. Cogan’s April 24–26, 1867 sale bound in following.
Endpapers spotted. Binding rubbed and worn, especially at
head and corners. Very good or so. $200
V.C. Taylor’s custom-bound copy, with his name impressed in gilt
on the front cover and inked onto the flyleaf. Quite scarce, especially
fully priced. Adams calls this “Perhaps the greatest U.S. collection,” a
superlative that seems entirely justified. Woodward’s tenth and final
Semi-Annual Sale, the Mickley auction was followed by an 11-year
absence of Woodward from the numismatic scene (the two cata-
logues in his series during this period having been catalogued by
Strobridge). Perhaps he felt that nothing could surpass the Mickley
collection: an understandable feeling. The sale featured astounding
rarities and brought very strong prices (Attinelli states that the $750
brought by the 1804 dollar was “Probably the highest sum ever paid
in this country for a single coin”). Adams 17 (A+ overall, A in large
cents, half cents, colonials, medals, literature, patterns, proofs, early
silver, Washington, comments and British). Attinelli 48-49. Davis
1158. Ex Q. David Bowers Library.
Woodward’s Scarce Robert Chambers Sale
466 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF AMERICAN
COINS, MEDALS, &C., BEING THE COLLECTION OF
ROBERT B. CHAMBERS, ESQ., OF PROVIDENCE, R.I.,
TOGETHER WITH A FEW FOREIGN COINS, &C. New
York, Feb. 27–Mar. 1, 1866. 8vo, later gray cloth, gilt; original
printed wraps bound in. 71, (1) pages; 1745 lots. Neatly priced
throughout in ink. Fine. $100
Adams 13. An infrequently encountered catalogue. Indeed, the last
copy we offered was in Kolbe Sale 112 (lot 278)—and that was this copy.
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In his 1880 listing of his output, Woodward wrote of this catalogue:
“The collection of Mr. Robert B. Chambers, of Providence, R.I., which,
though of moderate extent, contained some most desirable pieces. The
catalogue has long been very scarce.” A review of our database suggests
that this may be one of only two copies of this catalogue we have offered
for sale on its own in the past thirty years. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Woodward’s Eighth Semi-Annual Sale
467 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF THE NUMIS-
MATIC COLLECTION OF FRANCIS S. HOFFMAN, ESQ.,
OF NEW YORK. New York: Leavitt, Strebeigh, April 24–27,
1866. 8vo, original printed wraps. 120 pages; 2340 lots. Hand-
priced in purple ink. A bit cocked, and carefully removed from a
previous binding. Very good or better. $100
Woodward’s 8th Semi-Annual Sale. Adams 14 (rated A– overall and A
in medals and Washingtonia). Attinelli 44. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Mickley Sale Reprint
469 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF THE NUMIS-
MATIC COLLECTION FORMED BY JOSEPH J. MICKLEY,
ESQ., OF PHILADELPHIA... 1996 Charles Davis reprint of the
1867 original. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. (2), 220 pages; 3349
lots; list of prices realized with buyers’ names bound in at the
end. Fine. $100
One of 100 copies issued. Adams A+: “Perhaps the greatest U.S. Collec-
tion. 1827 ff proof sets. MS Birch 1¢. Rarest colonials. Superb English.”
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Annotated Copy of the 1879 Joel Munsell Sale
470 (Woodward, W. Elliot). Libbie, Charles F. CATALOGUE
OF A LIBRARY OF RARE BOOKS & PAMPHLETS, CHIEF-
LY AMERICANA, AND ESPECIALLY RICH IN LOCAL HIS-
TORY AND GENEALOGY. ALSO, A SMALL BUT CHOICE
COLLECTION OF AMERICAN COINS AND MEDALS,
AND MOUND BUILDERS’ POTTERY. THE WHOLE SE-
LECTED FROM THE LIBRARY AND CABINET OF JOEL
MUNSELL, OF ALBANY. Boston, Jan. 22–23, 1879. 8vo, origi-
nal printed wraps. (2), 87, (1) pages; 1235 lots. Heavily annotated
in pencil, primarily in code, but recording some bids presumably
to be executed as agent. Some chipping. Spine weak, but holding.
Very good. $100
Front cover marked Private and the name W. Elliot Woodward is written
in pencil: it does not, however appear to be Woodward’s signature. Ad-
ams Additions and Corrections: “Almost certainly done by Woodward,
and sometimes included by him in the series. Mostly books but some
coins, RR catalogs.” The numismatic section comprises lots 697–993.
Included are a number of scarce early American coin sales. In the book
section are several numismatic works, mainly those published by Mun-
sell. Very scarce. A noted New York printer and antiquarian, Munsell
printed a number of historical works for W. Elliot Woodward. A highly
interesting association copy that may respond well to research. Ex Wil-
liam A. Burd Library.
Woodward’s Plated Haines Sale
471 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF COINS, MED-
ALS AND TOKENS, FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, NUMIS-
MATIC BOOKS, COIN SALE CATALOGUES, ETC. THE
ENTIRE COLLECTION OF MR. FERGUSON HAINES, OF
BIDDEFORD, ME. New York, Oct. 13–16, 1880. 8vo, original
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printed wraps. 95, (1) pages; 2335 lots; 1 heliotype plate. Hand-
priced in ink. Trimmed, but not affecting plates. Spine taped;
covers chipped. Very good. $150
An important sale, especially notable for Haines’s early large cents
(which included a Strawberry Leaf piece). Woodward takes the oppor-
tunity of having an 1802 half dime to go on a verbal rampage against
unethical practices at the Mint, writing that one can purchase an 1802
half dime and feel comfortable about it, but that purchasers of an 1804
dollar can never tell for sure that Mint personnel won’t dump several
more on the market). Adams 32 (rated A for large cents, colonials, early
silver and comments, and A– overall). Davis 1159. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
The Mercer Collection, with Plate
472 Woodward, W. Elliot. W. ELLIOT WOODWARD’S
THIRTY-THIRD SALE OF COINS, MEDALS, ETC. THE
MERCER COLLECTION. Cover title cited. New York, Dec.
8–10, 1880. 8vo, original printed wraps. 67, (3) pages; 1704 lots;
1 fine heliotype plate. Hand-priced in ink. Near fine. $200
Thick-paper copy. Scarce. The plate depicts important large cents and
half cents, and various American and foreign rarities. Adams 33: “VF
1799 1¢. 1796–97 50¢. Superb catalogs with comments. Lovett/Wash-
ington medals. 1/2¢ comments.” Davis 1160. Ex William A. Burd Li-
brary.
Plated 1881 Jenks Sale
473 Woodward, W. Elliot. W. ELLIOT WOODWARD’S
THIRTY-FOURTH SALE OF COINS, MEDALS, ETC. THE
JENKS COLLECTION. Cover title cited. New York, Jan. 10–13,
1881. 8vo, later green cloth, gilt; original printed wraps bound
in. 111, (1) pages; 2500 lots; 2 fine heliotype plates of ancient and
English coins. Hand-priced in ink. Near fine. $150
Scarce. An important collection, particularly so for ancient coins and
rare English coins. Woodward’s lengthy description in the catalogue of
an aureus of Pescennius Niger (he fails to identify it as a Becker coun-
terfeit) precipitated his longstanding feud with Ed. Frossard. Adams 34.
Davis 1162. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Scarce Plated Clogston Catalogue
474 Woodward, W. Elliot. W. ELLIOT WOODWARD’S
THIRTY-SIXTH SALE OF COINS, MEDALS, ETC. THE
CLOGSTON COLLECTION. Cover title cited. New York, April
4–7, 1881. 8vo, original printed wraps. 93, (1) pages; 2556 lots; 1
fine heliotype plate. Plate with small chip at corner not affecting
coin images. Near fine. $150
Thick Paper Copy. Very scarce. The plate mostly depicts American med-
als and badges, with a few large cents, early dimes, etc. Adams B. Davis
1163. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Haseltine’s Bidbook
475 Woodward, W. Elliot. W. ELLIOT WOODWARD’S
THIRTY-NINTH SALE. THE JENISON COLLECTION OF
COINS, MEDALS, ETC. Cover title cited. New York, June 22–
23, 1881. 8vo, original printed wraps. 60, (2) pages; 1542 lots.
Hand-priced in pencil, with some annotations including bids
executed for “Smith.” Very good or better. $100
“Private / Bids / J.W. Haseltine / 1255 Chestnut St / Phila” written in ink
on the front cover. Adams B: “Cataw’s breastplate. Doolittle’s Chinese.”
Ex William A. Burd Library.
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The Dohrmann Catalogue,
with 4 Photographic Plates
476 Woodward, W. Elliot. CATALOGUE OF THE COL-
LECTION OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN COINS AND
MEDALS, ANCIENT AND MODERN, FORMERLY THE
PROPERTY OF MR. A. DOHRMANN, OF SAN FRANCIS-
CO, CALIFORNIA. ALSO OF A SMALL NUMISMATIC LI-
BRARY, AND A LITTLE COLLECTION OF UNION ENVE-
LOPES. New York, March 6–11, 1882. 8vo, removed from previ-
ous binding, retaining printed wraps. (2), (5)–180 pages; 3631
lots; 4 fine heliotype plates. Hand-priced in ink. Untrimmed.
Very good. $150
Thick Paper Copy. Adams 45: “AU 1797 5¢. 1792 5¢, 10¢. Silver center
1¢. Pattern sets. 1821, 1823, 1830 $5. Mormon $20. 1854 ff proof sets.”
The plates depict United States patterns and other rare American coins,
ancient Greek coins, European crowns and multiples, etc. Davis 1167.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Scarce Plated Woodward Catalogue
of the Washburn Collection
477 Woodward, W. Elliot. W. ELLIOT WOODWARD’S
FORTY-SEVENTH SALE OF COINS, MEDALS, &C. THE
WASHBURN COLLECTION. Cover title cited. Boston: Sulli-
van Bros. & Libbie, June 6–7, 1882. 8vo, original printed wraps.
50 pages; 1235 lots, plus 162-lot addenda; 1 heliotype plate. Mar-
ginal tear to plate affecting perhaps 2 mm of a coin image. Un-
opened. Very good or better. $100
A scarcer sale with the plate, which depicts ancient Greek coins, Euro-
pean silver and American store cards. Adams 47. Davis 1169.
Woodward’s Montreal Collection,
with Heliotype Plate
478 Woodward, W. Elliot. W. ELLIOT WOODWARD’S
FORTY-NINTH SALE OF COINS, MEDALS, ETC. THE
MONTREAL COLLECTION. Cover title cited. New York, July
11–12, 1882. 8vo, original printed wraps. 58 pages; 1386 lots; 1
fine heliotype plate. Hand-priced in ink. Near fine. $200
Scarce. The plate depicts Washingtonia, a few rare United States silver
dollars, and foreign pieces. Adams 49. Davis 1170. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
A Plated Dr. Lewis Sale
479 Woodward, W. Elliot. FIFTY-FIFTH SALE. COINS
AND MEDALS AND NUMISMATIC LIBRARY. DR. WIN-
SLOW LEWIS. New York, May 2–4, 1883. 8vo, original printed
wraps. 106 pages; 2094 lots; 1 fine heliotype plate. Hand-priced
in ink. Chip to rear wrap, else fine. $200
Thick paper copy. An important sale, featuring “a fine assortment of
American Gold Coins, from the original collection of Joseph J. Mickley.”
The plate depicts rare United States gold coins, silver coins and large
cents. Very scarce. Davis 1174. Ex John J. Ford, Jr., with his diminutive
label (Kolbe Sale 93, lot 982); ex William A. Burd Library.
Plated Springfield Collection
480 Woodward, W. Elliot. W. ELLIOT WOODWARD’S
SIXTY-SIXTH SALE. COINS AND MEDALS, PRE-HISTOR-
IC RELICS, ETC. THE SPRINGFIELD COLLECTION. Cover
75
title cited. New York, April 24–26, 1884. 8vo, original printed
wraps. 69, (1) pages; 1494 lots; 1 fine heliotype plate. Hand-
priced in pencil. Near fine. $150
Scarce. The plate depicts “Bavarian Medallic Dollars.” Adams 66. Davis
1180. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Plated European Collection
481 Woodward, W. Elliot. SIXTY–EIGHTH SALE. COINS
AND MEDALS. EUROPEAN COLLECTION. New York:
Bangs, July 24–25, 1884. 8vo, original printed wraps. 54 pages;
1301 + 127 lots; 1 fine heliotype plate. Spine and rear cover taped;
plate margin annotated. Very good. $120
A Thick Paper Copy. The plate depicts ancients, foreign coins, and med-
als, etc. Adams 68. Davis 1182. Ex William A. Burd Library.
The Wight Collection, with Plates
482 Woodward, W. Elliot. W. ELLIOT WOODWARD’S SEV-
ENTY-FIRST SALE. AMERICAN COINS, MEDALS, ETC.
THE WIGHT COLLECTION. Cover title cited. New York, Feb.
24–25, 1885. 8vo, later blue half calf, decorated in blind; spine
ruled and lettered in gilt; original printed wraps bound in. 64 pag-
es; 1279 lots; 2 fine heliotype plates. Fine. $200
Scarce. Adams 71: “Proof 1855 $1. VF 1805 5¢. Adams peace medal.
U.S. war medals. Excellent 1/2¢. 1855 proof sets.” Davis 1185. Ex Ar-
mand Champa Library (Sale III, lot 2671), in a binding executed for him
by Alan Grace; ex William A. Burd Library.
Reprint Plates for All Four Vicksburg Sales
483 Woodward, W. Elliot. REPRINT PLATES FOR THE
GREAT NUMISMATIC COLLECTION MADE AT VICKS-
BURG, SALES I–IV. 1996 Charles Davis reprints of these rare
plates. Twenty-one plates total, being 12 for Sale I, 5 for Sale II, 2
for Sale III and 2 for Sale 4. Fine. $100
The Vicksburg sales were of the collection of George Marion Klein.
Woodward was assisted by Ed Frossard, erstwhile nemesis, in the cata-
loguing of the sales. The plates prepared to accompany the sales were
not bound with the catalogues but distributed separately in envelopes,
perhaps accounting for their rarity. Whatever the reason, they are in-
deed very rare and these high-quality reprints serve a very useful func-
tion. Ex William A. Burd Library.
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The Author’s Copy
484 Wright, B.P. THE AMERICAN STORE OR BUSINESS 487 Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES
CARDS. Monroe: Removed from The Numismatist, January,
1898 through December, 1901. 8vo, contemporary black half
calf with pebbled cloth sides; upper cover lettered in gilt; flat
spine ruled in gilt. 8; (31)–38; (87)–104; (143)–164; (211)–236;
(277)–288; (83)–90; (129)–(147); (217)–226; (231)–234; (253)–
264; (145)–156; 9–14; 37–40; (94)–98; (122)–124; (209)–214;
241–246; 271–278; (227)–232 pages; numerous text illustrations.
Annotated in pencil and ink. Extremities a trifle rubbed; small
dig in spine repaired. Very good or better. $250
Inscribed in pencil on front pastedown: “Dr. B.P. Wright/Personal book/
bought at Haseltine Sale/April 24 + 25—1925”; inscribed below in ink:
“Purchased 11/10 40/Maurice M. Gould/Box 73/Brighton, Mass.” Pencil
check marks are present to the left of many variety numbers, presum-
ably indicating ownership. Also included are several additions, correc-
tions, etc. The main series of articles concluded with the December,
1899 issue of The Numismatist, followed by a series of additions “in the
form of a supplementary list,” beginning in the May, 1900 issue. Unique
and desirable. This groundbreaking work remained the sole practical
guide to the topic for the better part of a century. Ex John J. Ford, Jr.
Library (Kolbe Sale 93, lot 995); ex William A. Burd Library.
A Very Scarce Numismatic Work
by American Forger Thomas Wyatt
485 Wyatt, Thomas. HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF
FRANCE; CONTAINING THE PRINCIPAL INCIDENTS IN
THEIR LIVES, FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE MON-
ARCHY TO LOUIS PHILLIPPE, WITH A CONCISE BIOG-
RAPHY OF EACH. ILLUSTRATED BY SEVENTY-TWO
PORTRAITS OF THE SOVEREIGNS OF FRANCE. Phila-
delphia: Carey and Hart, 1846. 12mo, nineteenth-century green
cloth, gilt. 252 pages; 18 finely engraved plates of portrait med-
als. Ex the Library of the Berkshire Athenaeum, with the usual
library markings. Hinges cracked, but binding sound. Moderate
foxing. Very good or so. $150
The handsome plates, “engraved from a series of medals lately issued in
France,” were executed by the famous bank note engraver W.L. Ormsby,
utilizing a medal-ruling machine process also used in Wyatt’s other
numismatic works. This work pre-dates by two years Wyatt’s classic
Memoirs of the Generals, Commodores, and Other Commanders..., the
first illustrated work on American medals. Several of the illustrations in
this volume were derived from medallic portraits found in Guillaume
Roville’s classic 1553 numismatic work, the Promptuaire des médailles,
which, avers Wyatt, contained “portraits of all the French Kings up to
that time.” (This may not be much of an endorsement since a number of
the engravings of ancient coins and medals found in Roville are purely
imaginary.) Sets of the medals themselves were offered by Carey & Hart
on the verso of the “Author’s Preface” for $75 in bronze, $85 plated in sil-
ver, and $100 plated in gold. This is only the second copy of this unusual
work that we have offered at auction.
Signed First Edition Blue Book
486 Yeoman, R.S., et al. HANDBOOK OF UNITED STATES
COINS. First edition. Racine, 1942. 12mo, original dark blue
cloth, gilt. 126, (2) pages; text illustrations. Signed by R.S. Yeo-
man in ballpoint pen on front flyleaf. Previous owner’s name
stamp. Very good or better. $100
The first edition of the familiar Blue Book. Rarely encountered signed.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Kolbe & Fanning Sale 147 • Saturday, October 7, 2017
A Very Nice First Edition, First Printing Red Book
COINS. CATALOG AND PRICE LIST—1616 TO DATE...
First (1947) edition, first printing. Racine, 1946. 12mo, original
red cloth, gilt. 254, (2) pages; text illustrations. Gilt strong on
both front cover and spine; a local coin shop label on rear past-
edown; a small corner bump on the lower right front cover is all
that keeps this from grading fine. $600
An exceptionally nice copy of the first printing of the first edition. Find-
ing a copy with truly intact gilt on both the spine and the front cover can
take years. The coin shop label doesn’t bother us particularly, especially
being on the rear pastedown and intact. The Red Book is the best-selling
numismatic book of all time. Eighteen thousand copies of the first edi-
tion were issued, divided equally between the first and second printing.
In the first printing, as here, the paragraph near the bottom of page 135
concludes with: “...the scarcity of this date.” The second printing con-
cludes with: “...the scarcity of 1903 O.”
First Edition, Second Printing Red Book
488 Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES
COINS. CATALOG AND PRICE LIST—1616 TO DATE...
First (1947) edition, second printing. Racine, 1946. 12mo,
original red cloth, gilt. 254, (2) pages; text illustrations. Nice
corners, bright cover gilt, no markings. Slightly subdued spine
gilt. Near fine. $350
The second printing of the first edition, rarely encountered in such nice
condition. The Red Book is the best-selling numismatic book of all
time. Eighteen thousand copies of the first edition were issued, divided
equally between the first and second printing. In the first printing, the
paragraph near the bottom of page 135 concludes with: “...the scarcity of
this date.” The second printing, as here, concludes with: “...the scarcity of
1903 O.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
Second Edition Red Book,
Signed by R.S. Yeoman
489 Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE
BOOK OF UNITED STATES
COINS. Second (1948) edition.
Racine, 1947. 12mo, original
red cloth, gilt. 254, (2) pages;
text illustrations. Signed by
Yeoman on first blank in ball-
point pen. Previous owner’s
name stamp. Spot on front cov-
er where sticker removed. Very
good or better. $200
The second edition of this popular
work. Infrequently offered signed.
Ex William A. Burd Library.
Third Edition Red Book, Signed by R.S. Yeoman
490 Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES
COINS. Third edition (1949). Racine, 1948. 12mo, original red
cloth, gilt. 254, (2) pages. Signed by Yeoman on first blank in
ball-point pen. Previous owner’s name stamp. Spot on front cov-
er where sticker removed. Near fine. $150
A signed copy of a somewhat scarcer early edition. Ex William A. Burd
Library.
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Fourth Edition Red Book, Signed by R.S. Yeoman
491 Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES
COINS. Fourth edition (1951–52). Racine, 1950. 12mo, original red
cloth, gilt. 254, (2) pages. Signed by Yeoman on first blank in ball-
point pen. Previous owner’s name stamp. Near fine or so. $120
A signed copy of an early edition. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Sixth Edition Red Book, Signed by R.S. Yeoman
492 Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES
COINS. Sixth edition (1953–54). Racine, 1952. 12mo, origi-
nal red cloth, gilt. 254, (2) pages. Signed by Yeoman on first
blank in ball-point pen. Previous owner’s name stamp. Very
good or better. $100
A signed copy of an early edition. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Interleaved Twentieth Edition Red Book
493 Yeoman, R.S. 1962. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED
STATES COINS. CATALOG AND PRICE LIST—1616 TO
DATE... Racine, 1966. 20th [1967] edition. 12mo, original plain
red leatherette; spine stamped GUIDE / BOOK / 1967 in gilt.
255, (1) pages; text illustrations; interleaved. Ex R.C. Willey, with
his signature on the pastedown. A few notes by Willey on inter-
leaves, mostly adding details or comments to the colonial sec-
tion. Very good or better. $250
Special Interleaved Edition. Ex R.C. Willey library, with his signature
on flyleaf. Willey’s comments are interesting, mostly concerning the
place of manufacture of some of the pieces listed in the colonial section,
as well as commentary on the degree to which the pieces circulated in
North America. Very scarce. Ex William A. Burd Library.
Leather Bound Tribute Edition
494 Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES
COINS. Atlanta, 2007 reprint of the Racine, 1946 original.
12mo, original processed maroon leather, gilt; all page edges gilt.
Limitation leaf; 254, (2), 32 pages; text illustrations. Fine. $100
1947 Tribute Edition Red Book. One of 500 leather-bound copies, au-
tographed by Ken Bressett. A well-executed 2007 facsimile reprint of
the first Red Book, accompanied by a limitation leaf and 32 pages of
commentary. The text stock has been cleverly screened to simulate the
appearance of the original contents. Ex William A. Burd Library.
2007 & 2008 ANA Edition Red Books
495 Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES
COINS. 60th edition [2007]. Atlanta: Whitman, 2006. 12mo,
original red leatherette, gilt. 414, (2) pages; illustrated in color.
Numbered bookplate signed by editor Ken Bressett; additional
inscription by Bressett on flyleaf. Fine. [with] Yeoman, R.S. A
GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS. 61st edition
[2008]. Atlanta: Whitman, 2007. 12mo, original red leatherette,
gilt. 414, (2) pages; illustrated in color. Fine. $120
Special editions. The first is one of 500 copies issued for the ANA for
Membership Appreciation Day and bearing a special bookplate. Ex Wil-
liam A. Burd Library.
Boston Numismatic Society Edition 2011 Red Book
496 Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES
COINS. 64th edition [2011]. Atlanta: Whitman, 2010. 12mo,
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Zieber’s Beautiful Heraldry in America
500 Zieber, Eugene. HER-
ALDRY IN AMERICA. Sec-
ond edition. Philadelphia: Bai-
ley, Banks & Biddle Company,
1909. Small 8vo, original red
cloth; front cover with fine gilt
rendition of the Great Seal of
the United States impressed in
gilt; spine ruled and lettered in
gilt; all page edges gilt. 427, (1)
pages; fine color frontispiece of
the Great Seal; numerous text
illustrations; 8 plates, 2 in col-
or. Fine. $100
A beautifully produced and useful
work, described by John Ford in the June 13–15, 1967 New Neth-
erlands sale as follows: “Invaluable to any serious numismatist in-
terested in other than the regular coinage series. A book of extreme
importance. The origins, development, and historical aspects of
colonial to modern (nineteenth century) American Heraldry are
explained and illustrated, and a Glossary is included that explains
practically every heraldic term likely to be encountered. The chap-
ter on Colonial Societies and American Orders complements the
data given in the work by Hood & Young, while the data on Ameri-
can Seals (from British to Territorial and State), would be of use
to the collector interested in such diverse fields as Colonial Paper
Money and National Bank Notes.” Ex William A. Burd Library.
original red leatherette, gilt. 429, (3) pages; illustrated in col-
or. Fine. [with] Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED
STATES COINS. 55th edition (2002). New York: Whitman,
2001. 12mo, original red boards, gilt. 350, (2) pages. S.S. Central
America edition. Fine. $100
Special editions. The first is one of 450 copies issued for the Boston Nu-
mismatic Society in honor of their 150th anniversary and bearing a spe-
cial bookplate. Ex William A. Burd Library.
ANS Edition 2013 Red Book
497 Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES
COINS. 66th edition [2013]. Atlanta: Whitman, 2012. 12mo,
original red leatherette, gilt. 447, (1) pages; illustrated in col-
or. Fine. $200
Special edition. One of 250 copies issued for the ANS in tribute to Roger
S. Siboni and bearing a special bookplate. Ex William A. Burd Library.
ANA Edition 2016 Red Book
498 Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES
COINS. 69th edition [2016]. Atlanta: Whitman, 2012. 12mo, orig-
inal red leatherette, gilt. 447, (1) pages; illustrated in color. Printed
label on flyleaf. Fine. [with] Yeoman, R.S. A GUIDE BOOK OF
UNITED STATES COINS. 55th edition (2002). New York: Whit-
man, 2001. 12mo, original red boards, gilt. 350, (2) pages. S.S. Cen-
tral America edition. Gift inscription. Fine. $100
Special editions. The first was designed for use in an ANA fundraising
drive and was given to donors. Ex William A. Burd Library.
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The Mint at Philadelphia
499 Young, James Rankin. THE UNITED STATES MINT
AT PHILADELPHIA. ILLUSTRATED. Philadelphia: For Sale
by Capt. A.J. Andrews, Odd Fellows’ Temple, 1903. Small 4to,
original red cloth, lettered in white; printed illustration of the
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