The Numismatic Bookseller: No. 46

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by  George Frederick Kolbe

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The First Printing of the 1592 Italian Translation medaglie. In Roma: Presso Michel’Angelo, e Pier Vincenzo Rossi,
of Antonio Agustfn!s Famous Dialogues Librari alia Salamandra, 1698. (20), 318, (36) pages, title printed
within an intricate engraved architectural border featuring illus¬
1 Agostini, Antonio, i discorsi del s don antonio agostini trations of coins, woodcut initials, headpieces and tailpieces, hun¬
SOPRA LE MEDAGLIE ET ALTRE ANTICAGLIE DFVISI IN XI DIALOGHI dreds of large attractive woodcuts of coins and medals through¬
TRADOTTI DALLA LINGUA SPAGNUOLA NELL* ITALIANA. CON LA GIUNTA out the text, along with a number of other larger engravings. Fo¬
D’ALCUNE ANNOTATION! E MOLTI RITRATTI DI BELLE E RARE MEDAGLIE. lio: 33 x 23.5 cm. Contemporary limp vellum, spine lettered in
SI EMESSO DIPIIJ NF.L FINE L’ORIGINALE SPAGNUOLO PER SODISFATTIONE ink, moderate intermittent browning/foxing. Near fine. 650.00
e di molti. No place or date of publication (Venice, 1592). Title eDdeiktieosne li nA It1a4l.i aHn,i rwscihth paa gpea r2ti.c uLliaprsliyu sc hpaargmei n6g. Twhoeo adpcpuat rteitnletl,y o rfa Areg opsetninuil’tsim caetl¬e
within an engraved architectural border, finely engraved oval por¬ ebrated study of ancient coins.
trait of the author in clerical garb on the title verso, 70 additional
engraved plates of ancient Roman coins, 239, (17) pages. Quarto: 3 Akarca, Askidil. les monnaies grecques de mylasa. Paris,
22 x 17 cm. Contemporary full vellum over boards, six raised 1959. 106, (2) pages, folding table, 20 fine plates. Original printed
bands, second spine compartment lettered and bordered in gilt, gray card covers just a trifle sunned. Very fine. 125.00
speckled page edges. A very fine copy. 1,500.00 Clain-Stefanelli 2747. Grierson page 63: “Hellenistiques et greco-imperiales.”
Hirsch p'uge 2. Lipsius page 6. Brunet 29249. Rada y Delgado page 75: “La primera Scarce.
traduccion que vio la luz pubiica fue en italiano, con el siguiente ti'tulo: 7Dioscorsi
del S. D. Antonio Agostini supra le Medaglie...’ Un volumen en 4.°, sin lugar ni 4 Akerman, J. Y. a descriptive catalogue of rare and
ano de impresion, y sin el original espanol; pero que, segun la biografi'a del autor,
publicada en su obra Dialogos de linajes, etc., fue impresa en Venecia, en 1592.” UNEDITED ROMAN COINS FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD OF THE ROMAN
Apparently not in Dekesel, who first lists a Rome, 1592 Italian edition in folio, COINAGE, TO THE EXTINCTION OF THE EMPIRE UNDER CONSTANTINUS
followed by a Rome, 1592 Italian edition (with variations) in quarto, but none paleologos. London: Effingham Wilson, 1834. Two volumes.
with a Venice imprint. The collation corresponds to the copy offered in Seaby (2), xxi, (1), 506; (2), 512 pages, 22 finely engraved plates of
(aRs a“rne. pB. o[Rokosm) eL]t,d n. .Cd.a t[ a1l5o9g2u]e.” 4 B, Sopthri Hngir s1c9h8 1a,n idte Lmi p4s,i uwsh leirset tihtsi sp puubblilciactaitoionn i sa gs:i v“eInn coins. Superbly bound in contemporary polished blue full En¬
Vinegia, s. a.” Rada y Delgado cites the entire title given at the beginning of this glish calf, sides paneled in gilt and blind, five raised bands, match¬
description, though he makes a few typographical errors. The border enclosing ing red and brown morocco labels, gilt, remaining compartments
the title cited above appears to be identical to a “second title” of the Rome, 1592 intricately decorated in gilt, board edges hatched in gilt, gilt inner
edition reproduced at the bottom right comer of page 26 of Dekesel, though the
text of the title itself is entirely different. Presumably the example offered here is dentelles, marbled endsheets, all page edges gilt, extremities a bit
a very rare issue, published in Venice, of the first printing of the first Italian edi¬ worn. Fine. 425.00
tion of Agostini’s celebrated study of ancient coins. Sandys considered the Dia¬ Finely engraved armorial ex libris I. Carbery Evans. Lipsius page 2. A most at¬
logues to be a “masterpiece in classical archaeology,” and Fulvio Orsini and Paolo tractive set of one of this prolific author’s most ambitious and popular works.
Manuzio said of Agostini that he was the “vindicator and restorer of true learn¬ Akerman, usually considered the father of the Royal Numismatic Society, was
ing,” and the “repository of all antiquity." Based on the success of this work, the most important figure in the early history of British numismatics.
originally published in Spanish in 1587, Agostini is often regarded as the father of
Spanish numismatics. 5 Alfoldi, Maria R. die constantinische goldpragung, un-
TERSUCHUNGEN ZU IHRER BEDEUTUNG FUR KAISERPOI.ITIK UND
2 Agostini, Antonio, dialoghi di d. antonio agostini arcives- hofkunst. Mainz, 1963. xi, (1), 236, (2) pages, text illustrations,
COVO DI TARRACONA; SOPRA LE MEDAGLIE, INSCRIZIONI, E ALTRE ANTI- 1+41 plates. Original gray cloth, red spine label, lettered in gilt.
CHITA; TRADOTTI DA LINGUA SPAGNUOLA IN ITALIANA DA DIONIGI OTTA- Fine or better. 325.00
VIANO SADA, E DAL MEDESIMO ACCRESCIUTI CON DIVERSE ANNOTATA- Clain-Stefanelli 4354. Kroh page 89: “an in-depth study and virtual corpus of the
ZIONIISTORICHE, E NUOVAMF.NTE ILLUSTRATI CON I DISEGNI DI MOLTE Constantinian gold coinage.” Scarce.
6 Alfoldi, Maria R. die constantinische goldpragung, unter- 12 Appel, Joseph. munZ- und medaillen-sammlung, von ihm
SUCHUNGEN ZU IHRER BEDEUTUNG FUR KAISERPOLITIK UND HOFKUNST. SELBST NACH SEINEM EIGF.NEM NEUEN SYSTEME GEORDNET UND
Mainz, 1963. xi, (1), 236, (2) pages, text illustrations, 1+41 plates. beschreiben. erster und zweyter band. Wien, 1805-1808. Two vol¬
Original gray cloth a trifle discolored, gilt spine label somewhat umes bound in one, engraved size chart, 17 engraved folding plates
worn, internally very fine. 275.00 of coins, (also) Appel, Joseph, appel’s reportorium zur munzkunde
DES MITTELALTERS UND DER NEUREN ZEIT. ERSTER-VIERTEN BANDES. Pesth
7 American Numismatic and Archaeological Society. American und Wien, 1820-1829. Four volumes complete, engraved coin illus¬
journal of numismatics, volvmes vu-xxv. Boston: Published by the trations in the text, engraved size charts in each volume, 51 engraved
Boston Numismatic Society, 1872-1891. Nineteen volumes com¬ plates of coins on 47. Five volumes in all. Bound in matching con¬
plete, bound in four volumes. Quarto. Well bound in matching con¬ temporary brown mottled quarter calf, upper and lower red morocco
temporary brown straight-grained half morocco and marbled boards, spine labels, gilt, decorated in blind, spines just a trifle rubbed (the
gilt, bindings a trifle worn but sound. Very fine. Also bound in are first volume of the Repertorium recently bound in matching style).
two Volume VI issues and the 1884 Constitution, By-Laws, Charter, Very fine set. 650.00
and List of Members of the Boston Numismatic Society. 3,250.00 Clain-Stefanelli 6491. Engel and Serrure 166. Leitzmann page 4. Two classic works,
Ex libris The New Hampshire Historical Society. A good start on a set of this bed¬ principally on German numismatics. Rare.
rock publication, in excellent condition.
13 Babelon, Ernest (Charles Fran?ois). inventaire sommaire de
8 American Numismatic Society, dictionary catalogue of the LA COLLECTION WADDINGTON, ACQUISE PAR l’ETAT EN 1897 POUR LE DE¬
LIBRARY OF THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY. VOLUMES 1-6: A-Z. PARTMENT DES MEDAILLES ET ANTIQUES DE LA BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE.
Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1962. Six volumes. (4), (2), (2), (2), (2), Paris: Rollin et Feuardent, 1897-1898. Premier-Quatrieme Fascicule.
(2), 5194 pages, each page with twenty-one reduced facsimiles of (4), xv, (1), 152; (4), (153)-279, (1); (4), (28Q-438, (2); (4), (441)-
American Numismatic Society Library file cards. Folio: 36 x 27 576 pages, 21 fine phototype plates of ancient coins [plates 1,4,5 are
cm. Matching original red cloth, gilt. As new. 750.00 not overprinted, and plate 1 is in slightly smaller format]. Small quarto:
The most comprehensive bibliography ever published, with 108,000 listings arranged 28.5 x 19.5 cm. Contemporary crimson quarter morocco, gilt, base
alphabetically and also by subject matter. Only a few hundred sets were issued. of spine defective, internally very fine. 1,250.00
The very rare original edition. Still highly important.
9 American Numismatic Society, auction catalogue of the
LIBRARY OF THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY. Boston: G. K. Hall 14 Babelon, Ernest, traite des monnaies grecques et romaines.
& Co., 1962. (2), 5195-5920 pages, each page with twenty-one re¬ Paris, 1901-1933. Eleven volumes complete. 3,842 pages, 433 very
duced facsimiles of American Numismatic Society Library file cards. fine plates of coins.The main work is attractively bound in match¬
Folio: 36 x 27 cm. Original red cloth, gilt. As new. 325.00 ing crimson cloth, black spine labels, lettered in gilt, plates 186-270
Tpuhbel imshoesdt ,c womithp roevheern s1iv5e,0 0b0ib lliisotginragpsh ayr roafn gneudm aislpmhaatbice taicuacltliyo nb ysa aleu cctaiotanl ohgouuesse eavnedr in excellent photographic facsimile. The de Morgan text and plates
also by collector. An indispensable source of data often available nowhere else. are bound in two matching volumes: crimson quarter morocco, green
leather spine labels, lettered in gilt. A fine set. 7,250.00
10 ANNUAIRE DE LA SOCIliTE FRANCHISE DE NUMISMAT1QUE ET d’ Clain-Stefanelli 1809*: “An unfinished but monumental work, indispensable for the
ARCHEOLOGIE. TOME PREMIERE-TOME VINGT1EME. ANNEE 1866-1896. hscehaoplsa rp.r”a iGseri eorns oBna bpealgoen 5a2n.d C hliasi nm-Santeyf aanuetlhloi,r iitna tNivuem wisomrkasti cosn- AGnr eAekn cnieunmt iSsmciaetnicces,,
(Paris): au Siege de la Societe, 1866-1896. Twenty volumes, en¬ calling the Traits “his greatest work.” A complete set, including the nine volume
tirely complete except for the first part of the third volume. Nearly Babelon component of the Traits, and the final two-volume Jacques de Morgan seg¬
10,000 pages, fine portrait plates, text figures, tables, nearly 150 ment on ancient Persian coins.
engraved or phototype plates, mostly depicting coins. Tall octavo.
Six volumes are neatly bound in crimson pebbled cloth and boards, 15 Babelon, Ernest, traite des monnaies grecques et romaines.
gilt; eight are in plain card covers; four are in original printed wrap¬ tome quatrieme: comprenant les monnaies de la grece sept-
pers; one is bound in black half morocco, gilt; and one is bound in entrionale aux ve et ive socles avant j.-c. Paris: Ernest Leroux,
cloth and boards. Generally fine. 3,000.00 1926-1932. Two volumes. (4), iv, 1100 double columns [550 pages],
Engel et Serrure 71. Clain-Stefanelli 359. Grierson page 16. The society was founded 85 very fine phototype plates of coins (numbered cclxxi-xxxlv).
by Viscount Gustave de Ponton d’Amecourt, who served as first president and was a Matching black half leather and marbled boards, gilt, nearly all of
member of the publication committee, along with Caron, Sabatier, Marchant and the original printed wrappers bound in. Fine. 375.00
Gariel. A rare and important publication featuring hundreds of scholarly papers, prin¬
cipally on ancient Roman and Greek coins, and medieval French coins.
16 Babelon, Ernest, traite des monnaies grecques et romaines.
11 Anson, L(eo). numismata graeca: greek coin types, classi¬ premiere partie: theorie et doctrine. Bologna, 1965-1976 Fomi
fied FOR IMMEDIATE IDENTIFICATION. TEXT! PARTS /-V7/SUMMARY AND reprint in nine volumes. 3,340 pages, 355 plates. Original matching
plates: PARTS /-V//GENERAL guide-index/small numismatic dictio¬ blue cloth, gilt. Fine. 700.00
nary/record of RECENT auction prices. London, 1910-1916. Thir¬
teen parts complete. 908 pages, 150 fine plates of coins. Quarto. All 17 Banduri, Anselmo. numismata imperatorum romanorum a
in the original printed tan card covers, neatly housed in a linen and TRAJANO DECIO AD PAI./EOLOGOS AUGUSTUS. ACCESSIT BIBLIOTHECA
decorative board folder, with cloth ties and a red leather label, gilt, NUMMARIA, sive auctorum que de re nummaria scripserunt. tomus
on the back. Fine. 575.00 primus & tomus secundus. Lutetis Parisiorum (Paris): Sumptibus
Grierson page. 59. Clain-Stefanelli 3406*. Kroh pages 8 & 66 (three stars). Still Montalant, Bibpolae, ad Ripam P. P. Augustinianorum, prope Pontem
important and a most useful attribution aid. Sancti Michaelis, 1718. First Edition. Two volumes. (56), cxxvi,
(4), 544. (108); (16), 111, (39) pages, engraved title vignettes, finely
engraved dedication vignettes, engraved initials, finely engraved 23 Bellinger, A. R. the excavations at dura-europos, conducted
double-page map, numerous coin engravings in the text, many full- BY YALE UNIVERSITY AND THE FRENCH ACADEMY OF INSCRIPTIONS AND
page, including 46 plates. Folio: 40.5 x 26 cm. Matching contem¬ letters, final report vi: the coins. New Haven: 1949. viii, (2),
porary mottled calf, gilt, bindings worn, joints cracked but holding, 212, (2) pages, map, 42 fine plates. Quarto. Original blue cloth, gilt.
internally fine. 800.00 Near fine. 350.00
Armorial ex libris Marchionis Salsae; armorial ex libris surmounted by a crown, Clain-Stefanelli 4505*. Very scarce.
with the legend: “Comme je Fus”; ex libris Frank and Laurese Katen. Lipsius page
20. An important early work on Roman coins, featuring the first printing of Banduri’s A Superb Large Paper Set
landmark 128 page Bibliotheca Nummaria, by far the best numismatic bibliography
up to that time. John Akerman considered the main work to be of “great value” and
John Pinkerton emphasized its utility to the student of Byzantine numismatics. 24 Bentinck, Comtesse douaire de. catalogue d’une collection
DE MEDAILLES ANTIQUES FAITE PAR LA CSSK DOUAIR. DE BENTINCK, NEE
18 Banduri, Anselmo. bibliotheca nummaria,sive auctorum qui CSSE D’ALDENBURG, DAME DF. VAREL, KNIF.PHAUSEN ET DOORWERTH.
I)E RE NUMMARIA SC’RIPSERUNT, NOMISMATOPHILON GERMANORUM PREMIERE partie: contenant LES ROIS GRECQUES ET AUTRES. LES
GRATIAM CUM NOTULIS ET INDICIBUS RECUSA. ATQUE DISSERTATIONIBUS CONSULAIRES EN ARGENT. LES EMPEREURS EN GRAND BRONZE.-
VIRORUM DOCTORUM I)E HOC ARGUMENTO PR^EMISSA, CURANTE JO. EN MOYF.N BRONZE.-EN PETIT BRONZE. SECONDE PARTIE: LES
ALBERTO FABRICIO, I). ET PROFESS. PUBL. IN GYMNASIO HAMBURGENSI. EMPEREURS EN ARGENT, LES PEUPLES, ILES ET VILLES. SUPPLEMENT... A
Hamburgi: Apud C. Licbezeit et T. C. Felginer, 1719.(8), 248 pages, Amsterdam: Chez les heritiers de K. Eel, 1787-1778. Three parts
finely engraved title vignette, fine dedication engraving, woodcut complete, bound in two volumes, xi, (1), 726; (2), 727-1122; xlii,
initials, 5 attractively engraved plates of ancient coins. Quarto: 20.5 (2), 241, (1), 39, (1) pages, fine coin engravings in the text, by
x 16.5 cm. Plain green cloth-backed boards, contents a trifle browned, Weisbrod, with a lengthy, very interesting, critical handwritten note
minor wormholing in the bottom margins of most leaves. 350.00 following the introduction in the first volume. Quarto: 28.5 x 23.5
oLnip tshiues rpeaagr ep 2a0s.t eEdxo wlibnr.i sT Ehreic fhi rasnt ds Lepilai rWatreolyn-kpeur.b Ilniskh setda medp iotifo Dn r.o mf ethdi.s W e.a Erlnyg neulhmairsd¬t cm. Most handsomely bound in tan quarter calf by van peteghem/
matic bibliography. Rare. relieur, five raised bands, red and green morocco labels, gilt, in the
second and third spine compartments, remaining panels intricately
19 Barre. Albert, graveurs generaux et particulars des mon- gilt-decorated in a floral motif, extremities a trifle rubbed. A very
NAIES DE FRANCE. CONTROLEURS GENERAUX DES EFFIGIES. NOMS DE fine set, contents particularly bright, clean, and fresh. 1,000.00
QUELQUF.S GRAVEURS EN MEDAILLES DE LA RENAISSANCE FRANQAISE. Finely engraved armorial ex libris Mr Roman, with his monogram impressed in gilt
Paris, 1867. (2), 35,(1) pages, finely engraved medallion portrait of at the base of the spines. Lipsius page 37. A remarkable Large Paper set of this
handsomely printed work, complete with the supplement. Quite rare.
J. J. Barre. Quarto. Attractively bound in dark green quarter mo¬
rocco, gilt, obliterated ex libris. Fine. 125.00 25 Bernhard, Oskar, griechische und romische munzbilder in
Aofu itnofgorrampahteidon b yo nth Fer aeuntchho cr,o winh aon wd ams eGdraalv eenugrr gadvnedrsr,a lr edpersi nMteodn fnraoimes .1 A’A unsneufuailr seo duer clea IHREN BEZIEHUNGEN ZUR GESCHICHTE DER MEDIZIN. Zurich, 1926. (12),
Societe franchise de Numismatique et d’Archdologie in a very small edition. 93, (3) pages, 10 fine plates of coins. 22.5 x 15.5 cm. Original printed
boards. Fine. 135.00
20 Bastien, Pierre, le buste monetaire des empereurs romains. Clain-Stefanelli 16345. The rare original edition, with excellent plates.
Wetteren: Numismatique Romaine, 1992-1994. Three volumes. Over
800 pages of text, numerous drawings, 266 plates comprising en¬ 26 Bernhard, Oskar, griechische und romische munzbilder in
largements of coins and related art objects such as statues, busts, IHREN BEZIEHUNGEN ZUR GESCHICHTE DER MEDIZIN. Zurich, 1926. (12),
reliefs, engraved gems, ivories and paintings. Quarto. Matching crim¬ 93, (3) pages, mounted frontispiece plate depicting Asclepius, the
son cloth, gilt. New. 675.00 god of medicine, 2 plates of statues, 10 fine plates depicting coins.
A monumental iconography of Roman numismatics. Le buste monetaire is the first 23.5 x 16 cm. Original overlapping card covers just a trifle worn,
comprehensive work devoted to the various elements of the Roman Imperial mon¬ printed spine label, minimal intermittent foxing, occasional ink an¬
etary bust, from Augustus to the end of the Western Empire. It is organized into fifty- notations. Fine. 225.00
six chapters, covering the following design elements: crowns, clothing, weapons, The Special Extra-illustrated Edition, printed on very thick paper, with a frontis¬
insignia, attributes, postures and gestures. Each element is studied from inception to piece not in the regular edition, and full-page plates of Asclepius and Hygieia.
the end of its evolution, including a discussion of its interpretation, which may vary
over time. The painstaking research involved in this landmark work draws on liter¬
ary sources and on contemporary figurative monuments. Consequently, it is an in¬ 27 Bernhart, Max. die bildnismedaillen karls des funften.
dispensable aid not only to numismatists but also to students of Roman iconography Munchen: Verlag Otto Helbing Nachf., 1919. (4), 97, (3) pages, 22
in general. mounted text illustrations, 16 fine plates of medals. Folio. Contem¬
porary tan boards, decorative paper sides, black spine label, gilt.
21 Bates, George E. a byzantine coin collection. Boston: Pri Near fine. 325.00
vately Printed, 1981. vii, (1), 163, (1) pages, 6 good halftone plates Grierson page 263. Clain-Stefanelli 14262. Scarce and important.
of coins. Quarto. Original blue cloth, gilt. Near new. 200.00
Inscribed by the author. According to Simon Bendall, in a December 2000 Numis¬ 28 Bie, Jacques de, Chalcographe. la France metallique. conte¬
matic Circular article: ‘This catalogue, reproduced from a typescript, was produced
in a very small edition - perhaps only 50 copies.” nant LES ACTIONS CELEBRES TANT PUBLIQUES QUE PRIVEES DES ROIS ET
df:s reines; remarquees en leurs medailles d’or, d’argent & de
22 Bellinger, Alfred R. the Syrian tetradrachms of caracalla BRONZE. TIREES DES PLUS CURIEUX CABINETS. AU TRES-CHRESTIEN ROY
and macrinus. New York, 1940. First Edition. 116, (2) pages, 26 DE France et de navarre louis xiii. A Paris: Chez Jean Camusat,
fine plates of coins. Quarto. Original printed tan card covers a trifle rue sainct Jacques, a la Toison d’Or, 1636. Superbly engraved ar¬
dusty, spine a bit worn. Fine. 225.00 chitectural title with an equally fine medallion portrait of Louis XIII
American Numismatic Society Numismatic Studies No. 3. Clain-Stefanelli 4505*. on its verso, followed by title leaf printed in red and black, addi-
3
tional finely engraved title within an elaborate cartouche, dedica¬ MONNAIES D’OR ET D’ARGENT, QUI CIRCULENT DANS LE COMERCE, AVEC
tion leaf with a woodcut initial, (bound with) Bie, Jacques de, Chalco- empreintes... Geneve, 1807. Engraved title, (4), 86,4 pages, tables,
graphe. explication ou description sommaire des medailles 52 attractively engraved plates of coins. Quarto: 26.5 x 21.5 cm.
CONTENUES EN L’OEUVRE DE LA FRANCE METALLIQIJE. AVEC TROIS Contemporary calf and marbled boards, lettered in gilt, extremities
TABLES. LE PREMIERE DES ROIS ET REINES DE FRANCE POUR LESQUELLES a trifle worn. Fine. 250.00
CES MEDAILLES ONT ESTE FRAPPEESJ ET LES DEUX AUTRES, DES DEVISES The first work (Soetbeer page 45), is signed by Bonnet, to “eviter les dangers de la
et legendes des revers d’icelles. A Paris: Chez Jean Camusat, contrefagon.” The author was “Caissier de la Monnaie de Rouen,” and the work
itself is an extremely detailed exposition on the topic. The Darier work (Leitzmann
rue sainct Jacques, a la Toison d’Or, 1636 (colophon dated 1635). page 31), is complete with the supplement, including plates 42-52. Scarce as such.
396, (4) pages, title printed in red and black, 131 copperplates, each
with space for engravings of medals occasionally left blank, the 33 Bonneville de Marsangy, L. la legion d’honneur, 1802-1900.
plates preceded by yet another finely engraved title within an elabo¬ OUVRAGE PUBLIE SOUS LE HAUT PATRONAGE DE M. LE GRAND CHANCELIER
rate cartouche, and followed by an engraved size chart. Folio: 32.5 de la legion d’honneur. Paris, 1900. (4), 396 pages, handsomely
x 24 cm. Handsomely bound in contemporary tan French calf and illustrated throughout with numerous text illustrations and fine plates,
paper boards, six raised bands, red and green morocco labels in including 2 chromolithographic plates of medals. Folio: 34 x 26
second and third compartments, remaining five compartments deco¬ cm. Contemporary crimson levant three quarter morocco, gilt, top
rated in a gilt floral motif, marbled endsheets, red page edges, green page edges gilt, original card covers bound in. Fine. 575.00
silk marker, extremities a trifle worn. Very fine. 1.500.00 Ex libris Arthur Christian. Suetens 505. Clain-Stefanelli 15330. Mulder 567-1. A
Hirsch page 14. Lipsius pages 45 & 46. Graesse page 422. Engel et Serrure 1929. most handsome production. Facing the title is an added chromolithographic presen¬
Brunet 24110, noting that while the plates are well-engraved, they are “sans authen- tation plate, calligraphically inscribed in the cartouche provided: “Exemplaire de Mr
ticite.” De Bie’s treatise is the first substantial printed medallic history of France. The Henry Ferrari, Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur.”
author, Mintmaster at Brussels from 1612 to 1613, was also a well known historian
cahndar mthien gau itfh ionra cocfu sreavtee rpalla tmesa jdoerp nicutminigs movaetirc 7w00o rFkrse nasc hw melel daasl st hoef tehneg praevrieord o. fR tahrees. e 34 Borrelli de Serres, Colonel, les variations monetaires sous
philippe le bel et les sources de leur HiSTOiRE. Chalon-sur-Saone:
29 Bigot, Alexis, essai sur les monnaies du royaume et duche Extrait de la Gazette Numismatique frangaise, 1902. (4), (246)-425,
de BRETAGNE. Paris: Rollin, Antiquaire, 1857. (4), iv, (2), 422, (2) (3) pages, tables. Blue cloth and marbled boards, gilt. Fine. 125.00
pages, 40 lithographic plates of coins. Nineteenth century clack cloth
and marbled boards, gilt, binding a bit worn but sound. 200.00 35 Brause-Mansfeld, August, feed-, noth- und belagerungs-
Ink stamp of J. Schulman. Clain-Stefanelli 6363. Engel et Serrure 591. Rare. MUNZEN VON DEUTSCHLAND, OSTERREICH—UNGARN, SIEBENBURGEN,
MOLDAU, DANEMARK, SCHWEDEN, NORWEGEN, RUSSLAND, POLEN U.S.WV
30 Blanchet, A. et Dieudonne, A. manuel de numismatique fran¬ FELD-, NOTH- UND BELAGERUNGSMUNZEN VON ENGLAND, FRANKREICH,
chise. tome premier-tome qvatrieme. Paris, 1912-1936. Four vol¬ HOLLAND, italien, spanien. Berlin, 1897 & 1903. Two volumes in
umes. vii, (1), 431, (1); x, 468; (4), viii, 610; ix, (1), 462 pages, text one. xi, (1), 118; viii, 80, (2) pages, printed and attractively en¬
illustrations, maps, 28 fine plates. Matching contemporary green graved titles in red and black, 48 + 7 + 38 handsome photolitho¬
quarter morocco, gilt, spines faded to brown. Fine set. 425.00 graphic and photogravure plates of coins and currency. Folio: 42 x
A classic reference, still of considerable importance. 32.5 cm. Tan half leather, green spine label, gilt. Very fine. 725.00
Clain-Stefanelli 16289*. Grierson page 44. A clean, fresh set of this great classic
31 Boizard, Jean, Conseiller en la Corn des Monoyes. traite des work on siege money, handsomely designed and printed. Rare and still indispensable.
monnoyes, de i.eurs circonstances & dependances. A Paris: Chez
la Veuve de Jean Baptiste Coignard..., 1692. First Edition. (20), 36 Brett, Agnes Baldwin, museum of fine arts, boston: cata¬
503, (21) pages, woodcut headpieces and initials, 3 well-engraved logue of GREEK COINS. Boston, 1955. First Edition, xvi, 340, (2)
plates of coining machinery, comprising a Castaing machine, a screw pages, fine frontispiece, 115 very fine plates of coins. Quarto. Origi¬
press, and a parting furnace. Duodecimo: 17 x 10 cm. Contempo¬ nal brown cloth, gilt. Very fine, (also) greek coins: 1950 to 1963.
rary full calf, five raised bands, red morocco label, gilt, remaining Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1964.78 pages, 30 fine plates. Quarto.
spine compartments decorated in gilt, board edges gilt, red speck¬ Original printed card covers. Very fine. 675.00
lEi"leneLxssde ifdl otiperbra amrciiotgseev es WeB dre.os e.diS zLIg.a’ iaArepddssp mie,pu sjilstneo ptiiionsantntgret;aer st eai5 osuc1snt.rao aEndgctenr a ekgTptee ehbld p oefo.tna qS cFpuesoieirnmur: uermir .lcee ao 6inos7 nfo0 aJn,i .c t nriSet’.i y nleL gtsru aopsnukr ev 1sce8te 5ard1miee rnspe eddvde’i eh fiwinas b tbroreyir4dc iCaq 7ituani5orekt. ni 0seo uer0n:rt coCrseeoflsr iativnhdiesneed,s- ,Sei .n aatce lnoylfd aiovn nufeseerr ayw lclt ihueo rirlg1eilne 8hscg8 oqt 8ilpuod*han .bo l.i”yGttoy TNrg iwhreuaeirmpts hohvi sienmmcr ayapaln latsyyigcc -aeo pFrsfrc i itnen5he t4eoe A -der5ixr g5pttsi.rln aeiaKntmel r s1eeo 9fdhra8ai rtr0pi iso.ta.uin ge.pa,es ne rirdan1ir o 0setroh:l y et“oo GInf ttoe hru epeoneu rrdk bte wlspsieorsorih nimweetss.ea . l yl2S- ,pno3rom4ew¬8e
remission des monnaies anterieures a la fin du xvn' siecle." A landmark work in the
history and development of coining technology. 37 [Bruun, Lars EmilJ. l. e. bruuns mont- og medaille samling:
M0NTER, MEDAILLER OG PENGESEDLER FRA DANMARK, NORGE, SVERIGE,
32 Bonnet, Auguste, manuei. monetaire et d’orfevrerie, ou nou¬ SLESVIG OG HOLSTEN, SAMT NUMISMATISK LITTERATUR/L. E. BRUUNS
veau TRAITE DES MONNAIES ET DES CALCULS RELATIFS AUX DIFFERENTES GAVE TIL DEN KONGELIGE M0NT- OG MEDAILLESAMLING: M0NTER FRA
VALEURS DES ESPECES, VAISSELLES ET MATIERES D’OR ET D’ARGENT DE NORTHUMBERLAND, 0STANGEL OG IRLAND. Kpbenhavn, 1928. TWO
FRANCE ET ETRANGERES, SELON l’aNCIEN ET LE NOUVEAU SYSTEME; volumes, xiv, (2), 622; 31, (3) pages, fine frontispiece portrait, 34 +
OUVRAGE UTILE AUX FONCTIONNAIRES DES MONNAIES, DU TRF.SOR PUB¬ 3 tine plates ot medieval coins. Quarto. Text attractively bound in
LIC ET DES BUREAUX DE GARANTIE, AUX CHANGEURS, ORFEVRES, polished tan half calf, gilt, marbled sides and page edges, original
BANQUIERS, ET GENERALEMENT A TOUTES LES PERSONNES QUI SONT LE printed front card cover bound in. Plates in the original printed green
COMMERCE DES METAUX PRECIEUX ET QUI LES TRAVAILLENT. Paris & cardboard folder, spine a bit worn. Very fine. 250.00
Rouen, 1810. (4), viii, 501, (1) pages, numerous tables, (bound with) Ex libris Karl Adolphson. Clain-Stefanelli 7271. Grierson page 185: “Le catalogue
Darier, Hugues. tableau du titre, poids et valeur, des difff.rentes .. .constitue un receuil de documents d’une valeur inestimable.”
38 Burns, Thomas, old Scottish communion plate...with a 1930-1933: four volumes complete. Original printed card covers.
PREFACE BY JAMES MACGREGOR AND CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF SCOT¬ Bound volumes mostly a little wom but sound; unbound volumes
TISH HALL-MARKS PREPARED BY ALEXANDER J. S. BROOK. Edinburgh: housed in three library boxes, some covers chipped and loose. Gen¬
R. &R. Clark, 1892. xxx, 651,(1) pages, 105 text illustrations, fine erally a fine set. 2,450.00
frontispiece plate, 83 additional plates, 5 depicting Communion to¬ Ex libris Massachusetts Historical Society (James Savage Fund); some later volumes
kens. Medium quarto: 29.5 x 23.5 cm. Original red straight-grained from other famous New England institutions. Tipped-in at the end of the first volume
half morocco, gilt, top edge gilt, spine a trifle worn. Fine. 325.00 is a holograph letter from R. W. McLachlan, dated July 13, 1873, to M. D. Gilman,
reading: “Enclosed you will find receipt [also present here] for Canadian Antiquarian
No. 161 of 175 copies on Large Paper of an entire edition of 675 copies, signed. for 1873-4. The present number will be a little late on account of a copper plate that is
being prepared for it not being ready. Yours respectfully, R. W. McLachlan.” Clain-
39 Burzio, Humberto F. la moneda primitiva del peru en el siglo Stefanelli 447. Complete sets are rare, perhaps due in part to a checkered publishing
XVI. DISCURSO DE INCORPORACION COMO ACADEMICO DE NUMERO DE sequence, though it would appear that some issues were also issued in very small
la academia nacional de la historia. Buenos Aires, 1947.30 pages, qCuaannatditiiaens .n Aumn iisnmdaistpicesn asnabdl eh isstoourryc,e e aorfl yi nNfoorrmtha Atiomne rtoic athno msee dsaelrsio, uetscly. interested in
illustrated. Original card covers a little wom and faded. Fine. 75.00
A Large Paper Copy of Castiglioni
40 Burzio, Humberto F. diccionario de la moneda hispano- in a Superb Presentation Binding
americana. Santiago de Chile, 1956-1958. Three volumes complete,
xix, (1), 327, (3); 453, (5); (6) pages, 116 plates. Quarto. Matching
green cloth, gilt. Very fine set. 300.00 45 (Castiglioni, Carlo Ottavio), monete cufiche dell’ i. r. museo
Clain-Stefanelli 11462*: “an exhaustive study of the Spanish-American coinage di milano. Milano: nelf Imp. Regia Stamperia, 1819.2 blank leaves,
conveniently arranged in alphabetical order by entries.” Grierson page 213: “un (2), xcii, 378, (2) pages, tables, finely engraved title medallion, 18
ouvrage de reference essentiel.” Ferarri * 13: “Se trata de una obra fundamental que well-engraved plates of coins, blank leaf. Folio: 34.5 x 28 cm. Su¬
constituye, excediendo su caracterde nomenclador, un verdadero inventario del estado perbly bound in contemporary blue-green straight-grained full mo¬
de la numismatics hispanoamericana el momento de su aparicion.”
rocco, sides heavily paneled in gilt featuring intricate cross-hatch¬
41 Cahn, Adolph E. sammlung hans mueller-lebanon. kunst- ing and floral fans at the inner corners, five raised spine bands, re¬
sulting second and fourth panels lettered in gilt, remaining four panels
MEDAILLEN DF.R RENAISSANCEZEIT BESONDERS HERVORRAGENDE
ARBEITEN DER BESTEN DEUTSCHEN MEISTER SOWIF. KUNSTLER1SCHE UND handsomely decorated in a gilt floral motif, board edges ruled and
INTERESSANTE MUNZEN UND MEDAILLEN DES XVI. BIS XIX. JAHRHUND- decorated in gilt, gilt inner dentelles, endsheets decorated in gilt, all
erts. Frankfurt a. M.: Adolph E. Cahn, 7.-8., September 1925. (4), page edges gilt. Very fine. 4,250.00
69, (3) pages, 336 lots, 30 fine plates of medals. Folio. Black cloth Mayer 284. A magnificent example of this monumental work, specially printed on
large paper. A detailed Italian bookseller’s description included herein posits a
and boards, paper spine label. Very fine. 250.00 “provenienza imperiale,” and a pencil note on the rear flyleaf aptly observes: “Belle
Clain-Stefanelli 14371. Scarce and important. edizione, bellissimo esempl(are) in carta grande in stupenda legatura.” Indeed, it
appears to be one of a few special copies tendered to Francis I, Emperor of Austria,
42 Cahn, Herbert A. knidos: die munzen des sechsten und des who passed through Milan in 1819. Count Castiglioni (1785-1849), wrote a number
funften jahrhunderts v. chr. Berlin, 1970. xiii, (1), 245, (3) pages, othfe p reenceotnrasttiintugt ewdo Irsktist uotno ALroambibca prdhoil odlio Sgyci,e annzdi ein L 1et8t4e0re b. eWcaemll ev ethrsee fdi risnt oPrrieesnitdaeln lta no¬f
text figures, 20 fine plates, many with descriptive overlays. Quarto. guages, in this detailed catalogue he skillfully reorganized the collection of Arabic
Original green cloth, gilt, binding a trifle marked. Fine. 275.00 coins at the Palace and Museum of Brera. It carefully describes some 300 coins,
Clain-Stefanelli 2745. including many rare and difficult to attribute pieces, and arranges them chronologi¬
cally by Caliph and by Sultan. The work also features an excellent history of Arabic
43 Calabi, A. and Comaggia, G. matteo dei pasti. la sua opera monetary history from the first century to the hegira. A prestigious volume of great
charm and desirability; it is one of the most finely bound numismatic works ever to
MEDAGLISTICA DISTINTA DA QUELLA DEGLI ANONIMI RIMINF.SI DEL XV pass through out hands.
SECOLO IN RELAZIONE Al MEDAGLIONI MALATF.STIANI AGGIUNTE LE
falsificazioni. Milano: Guido Modiano, (1927). 145, (1) pages, 46 (Chambors, Louis Joseph Jean Baptiste de Boissiere, Comte
including 37 superb plates of medals, title and portions of the text de). CATALOGUE ET DESCRIPTION D’UN ASSEZ GRAND NOMBRE DE
printed in two colors. Quarto. Original quarter vellum, lettered in MONNAIES PRESQUE TOUTES EUROPEENES ET MODERNES AINSI QUE DE
green. Fine. 475.00 QUELQUES MEDAILLES, QUI FORME NT UNE COLLECTION CONSIDERABLE.
Clain-Stefanelli 14337. Edizione di trecento esemplari. Esemplare N. 142. AU 1ER JANVIER 1830 (SUPPLEMENTS...AU PREMIER JUILLET 1836). TOME
i-vin. 1820-1836. Eight volumes. 664; 703; 801; 727; 657; 741;
A Nearly Complete Set, Including the Rare Issues 577; 566 pages, with additional tables, occasional added illustra¬
tions but no plates. Neatly written manuscript in ink, with the addi¬
44 THE CANADIAN ANTIQUARIAN AND NUMISMATIC JOURNAL. Mon¬ tion of printed words pasted into the text. Included are a few printed
treal: Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Montreal, 1872-1933. works such as Catalogue des Medailles relatives aux evenements
A complete set, excepting only the five single issues noted. First des annees 1789 a 1815, bound in. Folio: 35 x 23 cm. Contempo¬
Series 1872—1886. Thirteen volumes complete. Bound in seven rary tan speckled half calf, flat spines ruled and decorated in gilt,
matching volumes, nineteenth century brown half morocco, gilt, red and blue lettering pieces, gilt, light wear. Fine. 3,850.00
original printed wrappers mostly bound in, covers of one volume Ex libris A. M. le C,e de Chambors. A remarkable catalogue of the enormous collec¬
loose and spine chipped. Second Series 1889-1894. Third volume tion formed by Chambors (1756-1840). It appears to be largely devoted to weights,
not present. Volumes I & II bound in one volume, nineteenth cen¬ measures and values and features a great number of complex calculations working
out the value of individual coins with French equivalents. A monumental undertak¬
tury brown half morocco, gilt, original printed wrappers bound in. ing, clearly intended for publication with numerous entries keyed to plate references.
Third Series 1897-1916. Thirteen volumes complete, except for the Either these plates have not survived, were never prepared, or refer to an already
Volume IV, No. 1 issue. Original printed card covers. Fourth Series published work. The work covers virtually all of the coins of Europe and the New
World. Unique and of great importance.
5
47 Chaudoir, Baron S(tanislav) de. Chaudoir, S. de. aperqu sur Taylor, 1814. xvi, 246, (10) pages, 15 engraved plates of ancient
LES MONNAIES RUSSES ET SUR LES MONNAIES ETRANGERES QUI ONT EU Greek coins and monograms. Quarto: 30 x 25 cm. Well-bound in
cours en russe. St. Petersbourg, 1836-1837. Three volumes complete, contemporary dark brown half morocco, gilt, marbled paper sides
vii, (1), 266, (2); (4), xii, 331, (7); 23, (1) pages, 23 & 58 engraved and endsheets, top pages edges gilt, others untrimmed, paper sides
tables and plates. Attractively bound in later matching blue cloth and neatly renewed, joints a bit worn. Fine. 150.00
marbled boards, spines decorated and lettered in gilt. Fine set. 750.00 Notable as the first official catalogue of Greek coins in the British Museum. Scarce.
Ex Prince Wolinski, with crown and his initials (a. p. w.) impressed in gilt at the base
of the spines. Gromachevskii 392a. Clain-Stefanelli 11138*. Grierson page 194: 54 Crespellani, Arsenio. conii e punzoni numismatici della r.
“Encore utile, en depit de sa date.” The classic work; the first general guide to Rus¬ biblioteca estense. Modena, 1887. (2), lix, (1), 99, (1) pages, 2
sian coins. Infrequently encountered with the second volume of text published in
1837. Volume I recounts the history of the Russian monetary system and features an fine plates. Tall quarto. Contemporary blue cloth and mottled boards,
extensive bibliography. The second volume of text consists of detailed coin descrip¬ printed paper spine label. Fine. 150.00
tions, and the plate volume, beyond its numerous illustrations of coins, features tables Printed book label with the initials M. P. surmounted by a crown. Gnecchi page 219.
of metal production, mintages, etc. The work gained for the author the Grand Demidoff The second plate mainly depicts Islamic coins.
Prize of 5,000 rubles.
55 Cumont, Georges, bibliographie generale et raisonee de
48 Ciccio, G. de. gli aurei siracusani di cimone e di eveneto. la numismatique belge. Bruxelles, 1883. xi, (1), 474 pages. Con¬
NUOVA EDIZIONE CON NOTEVOLIMODIFICHE ED AGGIUNTE. Roma, 1957. temporary black quarter morocco, gilt, marbled endsheets and top
Second Edition. 54, (2) pages, text illustrations, one in color, 3 fine page edges, others untrimmed, original printed front wrapper bound
plates of coins. Original printed card covers. Fine. 60.00 in, extremities a trifle rubbed. Fine. 285.00
Clain-Stefanelli 2260. One of the best of several specialized European numismatic bibliographies that ap¬
peared in the late nineteenth century. Arranged alphabetically, the author's full name
49 Cimino, Guido; Baranowsky, Michele & Bezzi, Guido, Ex¬ is generally cited, with biographical notes. A chronological listing of each author’s
perts. R. TRIBUNALS DI ROMA. SEZIONE PR1MA. PERIZIA DEL COLLEGIO publications follows, usually including pagination and format and often featuring
useful bibliographical and other notes. Author and subject indexes are appended at
PERITALE NOMINATO DAL TRIBUNALE DI ROMA - SEZIONE PRIMA - CON the end. Very scarce.
SENTENZA DEL 14 MAGGIO-12 GIUGNO 1940-XVHI PER LA STIMA DEL
“tesoro di via alessandrina” in roma. Perugia, 1942. xxxi, (1), 56 Cumont, Georges, les monnaies des etats-belgiques-unis.
202 pages, 7 superb photographs of ancient Greek, Roman and Byz¬ revolution brabanqonne 1789-1790. Bruxelles, 1885. viii, 57, (3)
antine coins, Italian coins, engraved gems and jewelry. Quarto. Origi¬ pages, lithographic frontispiece and 2 plates of coins, (bound with)
nal printed card covers. Very fine. 600.00 Cumont, Georges, projet de medaille pour recompenser de leurs
Asenc oenxdtr oemr tehliyr dr aerxea cmaptalleo gwuee ,h aavned eannc oimunptoerrteadn ti np hoovteorg trharpehei cd ereccaodreds.. TIth ies toenxlty fetha¬e SERVICES LES REPRESENTANTS DE MALINES PENDANT L’OCCUPATION
tures an Elenco delle Opere FondamentaW. a description of coin grading: an “elenco” franqaise de 1792 a 1793. Bruxelles, 1886. 11, (1); 3, (1) pages, (bound
of important European auction sale catalogues featuring ancient Greek, Roman, Ital¬ with) Cumont, Georges, les volontaires limbourgeois et leur
ian. Papal and other coins; followed by a catalogue of over 2600 items, with printed medaille 1790-1794... Bruxelles, 1886.27, (l)pages, 1 plate, (bound
values exceeding 1.2 million lire. with) Cumont, Georges, medaille pour recompenser les services
RENDUS AUX ARMEES DE L’AUTRICHE ET DE SES ALLIES... 1792-1792...
50 Clain-Stefanelli, E. E. numismatic bibliography. Munich, Bruxelles, 1886. 23, (1) pages, (bound with) Cumont, Georges, le
1984. xxii, 1,848 pages, 18,311 listings, 6 indexes. Thick duodecimo. JETON D’ETRENNES POUR LA NOUVELLE ANNEE 1771. Bruxelles, 1886.
OOurti goifn pariln tl.e Tahteh emroesttt eco-bmapcrekheedns livine emno. dNeme anru mneiswm.a tic bibliography. 235.00 11,(1) pages, (bound with) Cumont, Georges, histoire di concours
AUQUEL FUT SOUMIS THEODORE VAN BERCKEL... Bruxelles, 1887. 20
51 Cochran-Patrick, R(obert) W(illiam). records of the coin¬ pages, 1 plate, (bound with) Cumont, Georges, medaille de la soci-
age OF SCOTLAND FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE UNION. Edin¬ ete litteraire de bruxelles. Bruxelles, 1889. 12 pages, (bound
burgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1876. Two volumes. (2), xii, cci, with) Cumont, Georges, le jeton de prescence de l’academie
(1), 296; (6), 359 pages, 16 very fine autotype plates of coins, each imperialeetroyale...1772-1794. Bruxelles, 1888. 16pages, 1 plate.
with a facing leaf of descriptive text. Quarto. Matching original cit¬ (bound with) Cumont, Georges, jetons d’etrennes des gouvern-
ron levant half morocco, gilt, top page edges gilt, bindings a bit EURS GENERAUX DE I.A BELGIQUE... 1780-1793. Bruxelles, 1888. 55,(1)
worn but sound. 375.00 pages, 3 plates. Contemporary black quarter morocco, gilt, marbled
Inscribed on front pastedown: “R. Markham, Dec. 21, 1876”; Spink & Son Book¬ endsheets, a number of original printed front wrappers bound in,
case No. label also affixed. Grierson page 183: “Collection presque complete de la extremities a trifle rubbed. Fine. 250.00
documentation ecrite.” One of only 250 sets issued of this classic work. The second title is inscribed by the author to Raymond Serrure.
52 Cohen, H. description generale des monnaies de la repub- 57 Dattari, G(iovanni). monete imperiali greche. numi augg.
LIQUE ROMAINE COMMUNEMENT APPELEES MEDAII.LES CONSULATES. ALEXANDRINE CATALOGO DELLA COLLEZIONE G. DATTARI. VOLUME PR!MO
Paris, 1857. Bound in two volumes. (4), xliv, 359, (1) pages, 75 e secondo. Cairo, 1901. Two volumes, xii, 447, (1), 450-471, (2);
engraved plates of coins. Quarto. Attractively bound in contempo¬ (6) pages, 37 very fine plates. Folio. Handsomely bound in match¬
rary matching crimson half morocco, gilt, marbled page edges, bind¬ ing brown half leather, spines decorated in gilt, brown, crimson and
ings a bit worn but sound. Fine. 425.00 black spine labels, lettered in gilt, silk markers. Very fine set. 850.00
Ex libris R C. Strcehlin and Cesare Gamberini di Scarfea. The classic work. En¬ Clain-Stefanelli 4520* Kroh page 54: ‘The classic reference.” Still an important
graved by Dardel, the finely-executed plates are an excellent attribution aid. Rare. comprehensive work on the coins of Roman Alexandria. Very scarce.
53 (Combe, Taylor), veterum populorum et regum numi qui in 58 David, (Frangois Anne) & Mulot, (Francois Valentin), le mu¬
museo britannico adservantur. Londini: Typis Ricardi et Arthuri seum DE FLORENCE, OU COLLECTION DES PIERRES GRAVEES, STATUES,
MEDAILLES ET PEINTURES, QUISE TROUVENT A FLORENCE, PRINCIPALE- The Governor of New York’s copy, inscribed in pencil at the head of the title: “C. D.
MENT DANS LE CABINET DU GRAND DUC DE TOSCANE. TOME PREMIER: Anthony, June 29, 1860, Gouvemeur, New York”; ex John W. Adams. Breen Encyclo¬
pedia page 680: “A pioneering effort to cover the same material as this Encyclopedia,
PIERRES GRAVEES. TOME SECOND: PIERRES GRAVEES. TOME SIXIEME: before the necessary comparison methods were developed.” The scarcest edition of
medailles antiques. Paris: Chez M. David, 1787 & 1788; and Paris: Dickeson's work. Enthusiastically received, it went through three editions in six years.
chez 1’ Auteur, 1796 (per engraved title). Three volumes. Volumes I
& II: v, ii-iv, 258; 176 pages, 96 + 96 engraved plates of engraved 64 (Diderot & d’Alembert), monnoyage. Paris, circa 1750. 3, (1)
gems. Volume VI: finely engraved title, 172 pages, 89 engraved plates pages of descriptive text, 19 finely engraved plates: the first 17 de¬
of ancient coins. Quarto: 26 x 20 cm. Most handsomely bound in picting, in great detail, the tools and machinery used in the minting
matching contemporary tan calf, mottled in brown, green and red, process, the last 2 depicting coins. Folio: 39 x 25.5 cm. Nicely bound
gilt triple fillets on sides, flat spines ruled and attractively decorated in modem crimson cloth and marbled boards, gilt. Very fine. 425.00
in gilt, crimson and green spine labels, gilt, board edges gilt, yellow A fascinating series of plates from Diderot and d’Alembert’s great twenty-eight
page edges on first two volumes, all pages edges gilt on last volume, volume Encyclopedic. Still of great visual interest, and an important source of infor¬
marbled endsheets, extremities a little worn. Very fine. 1,250.00 mation to those interested in the technology of the minting process in a state-of-the-
art facility in eighteenth century Europe. Quite scarce.
The numismatic volume not in Lipsius. Sinkankas 1588 (Volumes I & II): “The
entire work is in 8 volumes, and only the first two (are) on engraved gems.. .According
to Reinach, Pierres Gravies, 1895, p 13-4, the present work came about because 65 Dieudonne, A. les monnaies capetiennes ou royales fran¬
Davis and Mulot deplored the great cost of the original catalog by Gori of the Flo¬ chises. ire section: (de HUGUES CAPET a la reforme de SAINT LOUIS).
rence collection and believed that the smaller edition here presented would meet a Paris, 1923. (6), xciv, (2), 85, (3) pages, 10 plates of line-drawings,
wider audience and hence benefit everyone.” Despite the authors’ laudatory intent, 8 fine plates of coins. Quarto. Contemporary French brown quarter
the work was not well received, and, today, volumes seldom appear on the market.
Also present here, at the end of the second volume, are the first 96 pages of Volume morocco, lettered in gilt. Very fine. 150.00
HI, Statues, with 36 finely engraved plates. Clain-Stefanelli 6331. Grierson page 127. Ex libris Joseph M. Gleason.
59 Davis, W. J. the token coinage of Warwickshire, with de¬ 66 Dieudonne, A. manuel des poids monetaires. Paris: Florange
scriptive and historical notes. Birmingham, 1895. xx, 132, 16 & Ciani, 1925. vii, 184 pages, frontispiece, 16 fine plates. Mottled
pages, 24 fine plates. Quarto. Original brown cloth, gilt, top page brown half calf, lettered in gilt. Fine. 165.00
edges gilt, binding a little worn but sound. 125.00 Clain-Stefanelli 16018. Grierson page 251: “Admirablement illustre, avec biblio¬
graphic complete.”
60 De Knight, William F. history of the currency of the coun¬ 67 Du Bois, William E(wing). pledges of history, a brif;f ac¬
try AND OF THE LOANS OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE EARLIEST
period to June 30,1900. Washington: Government Printing Office, count OF THE COLLECTION OF COINS BELONGING TO THE MINT OF THE
1900. Second Edition, with Appendix. 277, (1) pages, numerous UNITED STATES, MORE PARTICULARLY OF THE ANTIQUE SPECIMENS. BY
tables. Quarto. Original tan half sheep, marbled sides and page edges, WILLIAM E. DU BOIS, ASSISTANT ASSAYER OF THE MINT, AND ONE OF THE
spine damaged, covers loose, internally fine. 375.00 authors OF the manual of coins. Philadelphia: C. Sherman, Printer,
1846. 138 pages, 3 blank leaves, finely engraved medal ruling ma¬
Clain-Stefanelli 13469. Very rare and still important. The best edition, with 39 addi¬
tional pages not present in the 1897 first edition. chine frontispiece plate depicting a variety of ancient Greek, Ro¬
man, and Byzantine coins. Sextodecimo: 17 x 10.5 cm. Original
61 Delbrueck, Richard, antike portrats. Bonn: Tabulae in usum printed tan wrappers a little worn, spotted, and dusty, portions of
Scholarum 6, 1912. lxx, (2), (4) pages, text figures, 62 fine plates, 3 text a trifle foxed. A pleasing, unsophisticated example, with honest
depicting coins, 2 depicting engraved gems. Quarto. Original ma¬ signs of use. 875.00
roon cloth, lettered in white. Near fine. 175.00 Ex libris Harry W. Bass, Jr. Clain-Stefanelli 12515. A pioneering work, comprising
the first listing of the contents of the Mint Cabinet. The introduction features the
author’s famous statement: “The collection was commenced in June, 1838. Long
62 Demole, Eugene & Wavre, William, histoire monf.taire de before that date, however, Mr. Adam Eckfeldt, formerly Chief Coiner, led as well by
neuchatel. Neuchatel, 1939. 354, (2), (2) pages, frontispiece, il¬ his own taste as by the expectation that a conservatory would some day be estab¬
lustrations and plates in the text, 16 fine plates of coins. Mottled lished, took pains to preserve master-coins of the different annual issues of the Mint,
brown half calf, red leather spine label, lettered and decorated in and to retain some of the finest foreign specimens, as they appeared in deposit for
recoinage.” A printed notice on the title verso reads in part: “By a private contribu¬
gilt. Fine. 125.00 tion, an edition of one hundred forty copies, in the present form, has been struck off,
Clain-Stefanelli 11743*. for distribution to such societies and individuals as would be likely to appreciate the
subject. It has also been adorned by a vignette, through the generosity of Mr. Saxton
63 Dickeson, Montroville Wilson, the American numismatic and Mr. Longacre, artists.” Pledges of History is extremely rare today, and it seems
MANUAL OF THE CURRENCY OR MONEY OF THE ABORIGINES, AND COLO¬ unlikely that the edition of 140 copies was fully distributed.
NIAL, STATE, AND UNITED STATES COINS. WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIP¬
TIVE NOTICES OF EACH coin or series. Philadelphia, 1860. Second 68 Dudfk, B(eda Franziskus). des hohen deutschen ritterord-
Edition, x, 11-271, (1) pages, portrait of the author, frontispiece of ens munz-sammlung in wien. Wien: Druck von Carl Gerold’s Sohn,
1858. xii, 267, (5) pages, 22 engraved plates. Folio. Nineteenth cen¬
the Libertas Americana medal, text illustrations, 20 attractive litho¬
tury olive-green cloth and boards, gilt, spine ends a bit worn, minor
graphic plates of coins and currency printed in colors and metallic
intermittent foxing and discoloration. Very good. 150.00
tints, “Model Safe” plate. Quarto: 28.5 x 23 cm. Original blind-
Clain-Stefanelli 6724. Very scarce.
stamped brown cloth, handsome impression in gilt of an 1849 double
eagle on the upper cover, in blind on the rear cover, spine a bit worn
69 Du Mesnil du Buisson, (Robert), Comte, tesseres et monnaies
and chipped, last dozen or so pages faintly waterstained at upper de palmyre. planches. Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, Cabinet des
left corner, lacking front free flyleaf. Overall, a sound, reasonably
Medailles et Antiques, 1944. 16, (2), (2) pages, 125 fine phototypie
attractive, very good or better example. 275.00
plates. 28 x 22.5 cm. Loose as issued, in the original blue cloth-backed
7
printed folder with silk ties. Fine, (also) Du Mesnil du Buisson, Comte. text. Octavo: 17 x 11.5 cm. Early full vellum over sturdy boards,
LES TESSERES ET LES MONNAIES DE PALMYRE. UN ART, UNE CULTURE ET brown morocco spine label, gilt, marbled paper pastedowns, label a
UNE PHILOSOPHIE GRECS DANS LES MOULES D’UNE CITE ET D’UNE RELI¬ bit worn, occasional light foxing/browning. Fine. 1,000.00
GION SEMITIQUES. INVENTAIRE DES COLLECTIONS DU CABINET DES Ex libris Joannis Rossi Veneti Gerardi Filii. Briickmann page 40. Hirsch page 36.
MliDAILLES DE LA BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE. Paris, 1962. 834, (2) pages, Lipsius page 115. Brunet 29663. A pleasing example of the rare first edition of one
of the classic numismatic works of the sixteenth century. Bassoli observes that this
frontispiece, tables, 324 text figures. Quarto. Unbound. Fine. 250.00 work “presents to the reader a complete story of coinage from the consular and
Clain-Stefanelli 2889. Rarely offered. imperial Roman period but puts forward the peculiar theory that all the coins found
up until then, at least the imperial ones, were nothing more than medals struck in
70 Dupriez, Charles, monnaies et essais monetaires du royaume honour and glory of those princes they represent.. .in other words, he sees the coin as
DE BELGIQUE ET DU CONGO BELGE. TOME 1, TOME II, PLANCHES. BrUX- an objet d'art rather than a vulgar means of exchange."
elles, 1949. 226, (2); (5), 232-425, (1); (2) pages, 44 fine plates
with tissue guards. Two octavo text volumes, bound in one; quarto 76 Feuardent, F. collections giovanni di demetrio. numisma-
plate volume. Matching gray-green cloth, gilt. Very fine. 175.00 TIQUE EGYPTE ANCIENNE. PREMIERE PARTIE: MONNAIES DES ROIS.
Grierson page 132: “L’ouvrage le plus detaille sur les monnaies du royaume de DEUxiiiME partie: domination romaine. Paris, (1869-73). Two vol¬
Belgique...” Clain-Stefanelli 8349*. The standard work. umes. xxviii, (3)—159, (1); xii, 342, (2) pages, 3625 descriptions,
text illustrations, 36 + 1 engraved plates of coins. Attractively bound
71 Eidlitz, Robert James, medals and medallions relating to in later matching green three-quarter morocco, five raised bands,
ARCHITECTS. COMPILED AND EDITED AND REPRODUCED IN GREAT PART spines decorated and lettered in gilt, contents largely free of the
from the collection of Robert james eidlitz. New York: Pri¬ foxing/browning seemingly endemic to this work. Very fine. 750.00
vately Printed, 1927. xxxv, (5), 190, (2) pages, 1145 detailed de¬ First volume inscribed by the author; title inscribed by Marcel Jungfleisch, noting
scriptions, 125 fine plates. Folio. Original blue cloth, gilt, top page that he purchased the set for 80 francs from Feuardent & Fils in 1921, presumably
edges gilt. Fine. 450.00 unbound. Scarce and still important.
Number 113 of only 150 copies printed. Ex libris Harry W. Bass, Jr.
77 (Fiala, Eduard), katalog der munzen- und medaillen-stem-
72 Eidlitz, Robert James, medals and medallions relating to PEI.-SAMMLUNG DES K. K. HAUPTMUNZAMTES IN WIEN. Wien, 1901,
architects, compiled and edited and reproduced in great part 1902, 1904, 1906 & 1908. Four volumes complete, bound in two,
FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT JAMES F.IDLITZ. New York, 1927. 1908 supplement to the first three volumes bound in at the end. viii,
xxxv, (5), 190, (2) pages, 1145 detailed descriptions, 125 fine plates. 223, (1); iv, 225-618; iv, 619-1141, (1); v, (1), (2), 1145-1428; 23,
Folio. Original blue three quarter morocco, lettered in gilt, top page (1) pages, 43 superb plates. Quarto. Matching black quarter mo¬
edges gilt, extremities a trifle rubbed. Very fine. 1,250.00 rocco, spines decorated and lettered in gilt. Very fine set. 1,000.00
Ex libris Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Clain-Stefanelli 14186*. Clain-Stefanelli 8187*. Grierson pages 27 & 263. The extensive catalogue of coin
An impressive production, still the standard work. Number 2 of 150 printed and one of and medal dies in the Royal Austrian Mint. Quite rare and still of the greatest impor¬
only a few copies specially bound for presentation. Robert James Eidlitz was a mem¬ tance, particularly so since the collection is no longer open to public inspection.
ber of the prestigious New York building firm of Marc Eidlitz & Son, Inc., becoming
its president a year after publication of this work. Some of the better-known structures 78 Fiorelli, Giuseppe, annali di numismatica. pubblicati da Giu¬
built by the firm include the New York Stock Exchange, the Hotel St. Regis, the Con¬ seppe fiorelli. volume prime & secondo. Napoli: Alberto Detken,
necticut State Library, the Atlantic Telephone & Telegraph Building, the Western Union
Building and the Rockefeller Institute. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller was the daughter of 1853 (secondo edizione) & 1851. Two parts in one volume. 254,
United States Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island. Her famous husband of (2) ; (4), vii, (1), 318, 2) pages, occasional text figures, 6 + 1 well-
nearly fifty years, John Davison Rockefeller. Jr., was deeply involved in the affairs of executed lithographic plates, about half depicting ancient Greek
the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (later Rockefeller University), founded coins, the remainder mostly illustrating medieval and modern Ital¬
by his father. The Institute building was apparently among a number of structures built
for the Rockefellers by the Eidlitz firm and the volume at hand appears to have been ian coins. Quarto: 28 x 19 cm. Late 19th-early 20th century three
presented in appreciation of this important relationship. quarter vellum, spine double-ruled and lettered in black, deckle
edges, minimal foxing, outer comers intermittently a trifle damp-
73 Elder, T. L. remarkable collection of greek tetradrachms. stained. Overall, a fine, attractive copy. 600.00
THREE HUNDRED SILVER COINS OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT. UNEARTHED Clain-Stefanelli 357. Gnecchi page 424. All issued. Rarely offered. Includes contri¬
DURING THE SPRING OF 1908, AT DEMANHUR, NEAR ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. butions by Fiorelli, Cavedoni, Bonucci, Mommsen, Fusco, Garrucci, et al.
New York, no date. Six fine plates depicting 300 coins. 45 x 39 cm.
Loose, a few minor faults. 125.00 79 Florange. J. & Ciani, L. catalogue de monnaies franqaises:
DE HUGUES CAPET A HENRI IV, 987-1610. (Ire, if & Ilf PARTIE). Paris,
74 Engel, Arthur and Serrure, Raymond, repertoire df.s sources 1927-1929. Three sale catalogues complete. (4), 102; (4), 103-144,
IMPRIMEES DE LA NUMISMATIQUE FRANQAISE, TOME PREMIER & TOME (2); (4), 145-201, (3) pages, 3165 lots, 112 fine plates, first part
DEUxiiiME. Paris 1887 & 1889. Two volumes, xix, (1), 399, (1); (4), with prices realized list, last two parts with estimate lists. Quarto.
494, (2) pages. Most attractively bound in brown mottled Spanish CRleaidn -cSltoeftahn,e lglii l8t9.9 V9*e. rGyr ifeirnsoen. page 291: "Catalogue mdticuleux et fort bien2 i2 I l5us.t0re0;
calf and marbled boards, four raised bands, spines decorated and indispensable comme instrument de travail et oeuvre de reference." The remarkable
lettered in gilt, untrimmed. Very fine. 425.00 collection formed by Marcel de Marcheville.
A most pleasing example of one of the best numismatic bibliographies ever written.
80 Forrer, L. notes sur les signatures de graveurs sur les
75 Erizzo, Sebastian, discorso di m. sebastiano erizzo, sopra le monnaies grecques. Bruxelles: J. Goemaere, 1906. iv, 381, (1)
MEDAGLIE ANTICHI, CON LA PARTICOLAR DICHIARATIONE DI MOLTE pages, text figures, 4 fine Autotype plates of coins bound in on hinges,
riversi, nuovamente mandato in luce. In Venetia: Nella Bottega occasional annotations. Contemporary blue cloth and marbled
Valgrisiana, 1559. First Edition. (24), 469 (1) pages, woodcut printer’s boards, brown morocco spine label, gilt. Near fine. 200.00
device on title, over 500 woodcuts of ancient coins and medals in the Inscribed by the author. Clain-Stefanelli 3580*. Very scarce.
81 (Fort, Ludwig), neueste munzkunde. abbildijng und besch- Engraved ex libris Bibliotheque Henri Macqueron, Abbeville. Engel et Serrure 6994
REIBUNG DF.R JETZT COURSIRENDEN GOLD- UND SILBERMUNZEN MIT (the 1641 edition of the main title): “Pages 29 a 103 en trouve : Les portraits, poids et
prix des especes d’or et d’argent tant frangaises qu’etrangeres auxquelles le Roy a
ANGABE IHRES GEWICHTS, FEINGEHALTS, IHER GELTUNG UND IHRES donne cours par son present edit." Engel et Serrure 6995 (the 1641 edition of the
werthes. Leipzig: Verlag von Ernst Schafer, 1853. Two volumes. second title). Neither of these 1643 editions is recorded in Engel and Serrure. A rare
(2), xv, (1) pages, (90) leaves, printed on one side; (4), 532 pages, seventeenth century official French coin Edict, accompanied by a related publication.
90 superb embossed plates of gold and silver coins of the world, In it, Louis III ordered the minting of a new silver coin intended to rival the thaler.
including a printed leaf of identification for each plate. Contempo¬ This new coin, often referred to as the “ecu blanc,” “ecu d’argent,” or “silver louis,”
was instrumental in implementing Cardinal Richelieu’s objectives of the promotion of
rary matching green quarter morocco, gilt, marbled sides, endsheets silver and the prevention of counterfeiting. Its name derives from the shield, or “6cu,”
and page edges, extremities a trifle rubbed. Fine. 200.00 dominating the reverse. A coin of great beauty and complexity, it was considered too
Ex libris Walter u. Ingeborg Bergemann. A handsome set of this early work featuring pure and too elaborate to be copied by counterfeiters, whose successes had debased
embossed coin illustrations. the international value of the franc. It was struck by machine, not by hand, on modem
screw presses, and Jean Varin was engaged to superintend the coining.
82 Fougeres, F(ran5ois) & Combrouse, G(uillaume). description
COMPLETE ET RAISONEE DES MONNAIES DE LA DEUXIEME RACE ROYALE 86 Frey, Xavier & Blaser, C. munzbuch, oder abbii.dung df.r
de France. Paris: chez les auteurs, 1837. 66 pages, 28 lithographic kursirf:nden geldsortf.n; mit genauer angabe: ihres gehalts...
plates of coins, 4 lithographic plate maps with colored outlines. ihres gewichts...und ihres werthes... Berne, 1856. Second, Re¬
Quarto: 31.5 x 23.5 cm. Contemporary black quarter morocco, gilt, vised Edition, vii, (1); 823, (1) pages, 4 folding tables, hundreds of
intermittent light foxing. Fine. 225.00 line drawings throughout the text depicting contemporary circulat¬
Tire settlement a 100 exemplaires. Engel et Serrure 2601. A major advance at the ing coins. Late nineteenth century green quarter morocco, gilt, by E.
time, completely replacing the relevant portion of Le Blanc’s pioneering work. schweighauser, Bern, a trifle rubbed. Fine. 175.00
Leitzmann page 45. Main text in German and French. Very scarce. Beyond a number
83 Foville, Jean de. les monnaies grecques et romainf;s de la of United States silver and gold coins, depicted as well are “Privat-Miinzen,” includ¬
collection prosper-valton. catalogue. Paris: Bibliotheque iMngin aenr s1 B85a1n kH $u1m0b. ert $50, Bechtler Carolina $1 & $5, Bechtler Georgia $2.50, and a
Nationale, Collections Armand-Valton, Leguees au Departement des
Medailles et Antiques, Premiere Partie, 1912. (4), 290, (2) pages, 87 Frossard, Ed(ouard). monograph of united states cents and
1,483 detailed descriptions, 7 fine Phototypie plates of coins. Origi¬ HALF CENTS ISSUED BF.TWF;EN THE YEARS 1793 AND 1857... Irvington,
nal printed gray wrappers chipped, unopened, contents somewhat 1879. Blank leaf, 58 pages, title printed in red and black, 9 fine
loose, internally fine. 200.00 heliotype plates. Small quarto. Contemporary tan half calf, blue-
Clain-Stefanelli 1644. Rare. green spine labels, gilt, extremities a bit worn. Fine. 350.00
Ex libris Harry W. Bass, Jr. According to a handwritten slip tipped in on the rear
84 [France.] declaration du roy, portant que les monnoyes pastedown, this copy was “Bought at the Sale of Dorman Collection, April 5/86
d’argent legeres ne seront exposees que pour leur juste prix [presumably the April 6, 1886 Chapman brothers Dohrmann sale] S325 by Geo. A.
SELON LEUR POIDS & TITRE... REGISTREE EN LA COUR DES MONOYES LE Leavitt & Co for Jacob Klein.” Ink stamps of I. Snyderman on title. A nice copy. One
24. octobre 1640... A Paris: Chez Sebastien Cramoisy..., 1641. 83, ofifr sotn plyla 3te0.0 Dcor.p Siehse pldrionnte dno. tMesa nthuastc r“iTpth iins kw daies -tmhea rrfiiarsgte a ltitnekms patr ea tp rae sceonmt opnrelyh eonns itvhee
(5) pages, woodcut illustrations of both sides of 189 European coins. treatment of the whole series of large cents, and it stands today as one of the most
16.5 x 10.5 cm. Modem brown boards, morocco spine label, gilt, readable contributions to the field.
early ownership inscription on title, very minor mostly marginal
wormholing in early leaves. Fine. 365.00 88 Gabrici, E. la monetazicne del bronzo nella sicilia antica.
Engel et Serrure 6998: “Interessant placard termine par un bonne Table des especes Palermo, 1927. First Edition, vi, 210, (4) pages, text figures, 10
et prix d’icelles contenues en la presente declaration." Rare. fine Fototipia plates. Tall quarto. Contemporary green half sheep,
gilt, original printed front card cover bound in, binding somewhat
85 [France.] edict du roy portant nouvelle fabrication d’f.s- worn but sound, internally very fine. 375.00
peces d’argent : augmentation du marc d’argent LE ROY, & DES Clain-Stefanelli 2180. The rare original edition.
QUARTS D’ESCU, TESTONS, & FRANCS AUX COINS & ARMS DE SA MAJF.STE
ESTANS DE LEUR JUSTE POIDS : & CONTINUATION DU COURS DES ESPECES 89 Garampius, Joseph, de nummo argenteo benf.dicti hi. font.
D’ARGENT LEGERES AVEC LF. REMEDE DES GRAINS, JUSQUES AU DERNIER MAX. DISSERTATIO IN QUA PLURA AD PONTIFICIAM HISTORIAM ILLUS-
MARS PROCHAIN ; & OUTRE UN DROIT DE SEIGNEURIAGF. SUR LES OUV- TRANDAM, ET JOANN/E PAPISS/E FABULUM REFELLENDAM PROFERUNTER.
RAGES D’ORF'EVRERIE, & TIREURS D’OR : AVEC UNE NOU-VELLE EVALUA¬ ACCEDUNT NUMMI ALIQUOT ROMANORUM PONTIFICUM HACTENUS INEDIT1
TION. ENSEMBLE L’ARREST DE VERIFICATION EN LA COUR DES MON-NOYES, ET APPENDIX VF.TERUM MONUMF.NTORUM. RomtE, 1749. 174, (4) pages,
du 18. novembre 1641. aux exceptions y contenues. A Paris: Chez title engraving of a coin, woodcut initials and occasional numis¬
Sebastien Cramoisy, Imprimeur ordinaire du Roy, & de la Cour des matic engravings in the text, 1 engraved plate of depicting both
Monnoyes, rue S. Jacques, aux Cicognes, 1643.130, (14) pages, wood- sides of 15 coins, occasional marginal ink notes in an early hand.
cut illustrations of both sides of nearly 200 French, English, Italian, Quarto: 24 x 18 cm. Contemporary vellum, brown morocco spine
Dutch, Spanish and other European coins, (bound with) grand tarif label, gilt, red-speckled page edges. Fine. 275.00
OU EVALUATION DU PRIX DU MARC DES ESCUS, PISTOLES D’ESPAGNE, ESCUS Lipsius page 140. Gnecchi page 323. Ciferri page 188. All of the foregoing cite the
& PISTOLES D’lTALIE LEGERES DE DIVERSES FABRIQUES.. .SUIVANT LA DEC¬ publication date as 1748 (1750). Brunet 21619 (1749 edition). It appears that the
LARATION DU ROY DU 27. SEPTEMBRE 1640. VERIFEE EN LA COUR DES MON¬ 1748-1750 edition may not have included the coin plate present in the copy at hand
[it was not mentioned in the only detailed description located|.
NOYES le ii. d’octobre ensuivant A Paris: Chez Sebastien Cramoisy,
1643.16 pages. 17.5 x 11 cm. Contemporary full vellum, overlapping
90 Gariel, E. les monnaies royales de France sous la race caro-
flap on rear cover mostly lacking ties, a few small wormholes, mostly
lincienne. premiere & deuxiEme partie. Strasbourg: Imprimerie
confined to the upper blank margins. Fine. 675.00
Typographique de G. Fischbach, 1883 & 1884. Two parts complete.
9
bound in one volume. (4), 162, (2); (4), 364, (2) pages, 24 + 68 SICILY. VOLUME lit THE GREEK MAINLAND, THE AEGAEAN ISLANDS, CRETE.
finely engraved plates of coins, by Dardel. Large thick quarto: 32 x VOLUME Hi: ASIA MINOR, FARTHER ASIA, EGYPT, AFRICA. Cambridge,
26 x 6 cm. Contemporary brown half calf, gilt, extremities a little 1923-1929. Three volumes complete, x, (2), 380; (6), 563; vi, 507,
rubbed, a few small dig marks on back cover. Fine. 750.00 (1) pages, 380 fine plates of ancient Greek coins. Thick quarto. Origi¬
Finely engraved armorial ex libris N. & A. Papadopoli. Clain-Stefanelli 5798*. The nal matching blue cloth, gilt, top page edges gilt. Fine set. 1,675.00
rare original edition. Still of great importance. Clain-Stefanelli 1887*. A great collection, well catalogued and finely illustrated,
now residing in the Fitzwilliam Museum. Over 10,000 ancient Greek coins are care¬
91 Gelder, H. Enno van & Hoc, Marcel, les monnaies des pays- fully described, some two thirds of which are depicted on the excellent plates.
bas, bourguignons et espagnols 1434-1713. Amsterdam, 1960. (2),
210; 11,(1) pages, 34 fine plates. Quarto. Original green cloth, gilt. 98 Grueber, H. A. coins of the roman republic in the British
Near fine. 275.00 museum. London, 1910. First Edition. Three volumes complete, cxxv,
Ex libris Professor Raffaele Ciferri. Grierson page 134. The main work. Scarce. (1), 594; (6), 592; (6), 236 pages, tables, text illustrations, 123 su¬
perb autotype plates of coins. Original red half roan, gilt, top page
92 Ghalib Edhem, I. catalogue des monnaies turcomanes. beni edges gilt, extremities a trifle worn. Fine set. 625.00
ORTOK, BENI ZENGUI,FROU’ ATABEQYEH ET MELIKS EYOUB1TES DE MEIYA- Clain-Stefanelli 3718*. Still widely used and particularly valuable for historical notes.
farikin. Constantinople, 1894. French text, xvii, (3), 175, (1) pages, The plates in the original edition are far superior to those found in the reprint.
double-page genealogical table, 8 fine plates of coins. Original black
cloth, gilt, spine ends just a trifle worn. Fine. 185.00 99 Guttag Bros, rare coins of the united states. New York, 1921.
Mayer 693. Very scarce and still important. Cover title cited above. Limitation leaf, (4), 112, iv, (2) pages, coin
illustrations throughout. 16mo: 16 x 12 cm. Original black, distinc¬
93 Gilhofer & Ranschburg und Hess, Adolph, sammlung franz tively blindstamped, full morocco, upper cover lettered in gilt, faux
trau. mOnzen der romischen kaiser. Wien, 22. Mai 1935. (8), 130 white moire endsheets, all page edges gilt. Very fine. 375.00
pages, 4727 lots, 2 portrait plates, 53 fine coin plates, valuation list. No. 3 of the Deluxe Leatherbound Edition. Ex New York coin and fine arts dealer I.
CQluaianr-tSote. faOnerillgi i4n0a8l6 *c. aGrrdie crsoovn eprasg ea 2 8tr8i:f “leC owlleocrtnio na ntieds dimupsotyrt.a nFtein.”e V. ery1 s8c5a.r0ce0. Siwsnsituyhed, det rhbmey a fntih,r emw b'istr hou thbhiiesqr uisni tkGo auudtst daFrgeo.s rIset i sgwtanam sC piu sorsrnue enthdce ys f liargonhndttl yfEl yxalcfethaeafrn., gAoern p Geeaurrihldyae pp, sra ecdmovnieucrmtuirs regedun itodlnye
the last page. In contrast, Rare Coins of the United States is infrequently encoun¬
94 Glendining & Co. Ltd. catalogue of the celebrated col¬ tered in any form, and this is only the second or third example we have ever encoun¬
lection OF COINS FORMED BY THE LATE RICHARD CYRIL LOCKETT, ESQ. tered of the leatherbound edition, though it appears that at least three dozen num¬
Greek: parts i-iv. London, 1955-1961. Four catalogues, with 111 bered copies were issued.
fine plates. All in the original printed green card covers, all with
printed prices realized. Fine. 235.00 100 Habich, Georg, die deutschen medailleure des xvi. jahr-
The complete Greek series of this landmark series of sales. hunderts. Halle A. D. Saale: Verlag der Munzhandlung A. Riech-
mann & Co., 1916. xx, 290, (2), (2) pages, 12 very fine plates of
95 Gnecchi, Francesco ed Ercole. saggio di bibliografia numis- medals. Quarto. Original tan linen, lettered in black. Fine. 135.00
matica delle zecche italiane, medioevali e moderne. Milano: Grierson page 263: “Ouvrage reference commode, avec bonne bibliographique.”
Ludovico Felice Cogliati, 1889. xxi, (3), 468, (4) pages. Quarto.
Handsomely bound in period style in black half leather and mottled 101 Hager. J(oseph). description des medaili.es chinoises du cabi¬
boards, flat spine lettered in gilt, occasional minor marginal discol¬ net IMPERIAL DE FRANCE, PRECEDES D’UN ESSAI DE NUMISMATIQUE CHIN-
oration. Fine. 450.00 OISE. AVEC DES ECLAIRCISSEMENS SUR LE COMMERCE DES GRECS AVEC
Ex libris George F. Kolbe. The rare original edition, still very useful. LA CHINE, ET SUR LES VASES PRECIEUX QU’ON Y TROUVE ENCORE. Paris,
1805. (8), xiv, (2), 188 pages, folding map, 1 fine engraving, occa¬
96 (Greiling, Richard), greiling mCnz sammlung. Dresden: sional text illustrations of coins, marginal pencil annotations. Quarto.
Copyright by Zigarettenfabrik Greiling AG, 1929. (4) pages of text, Contemporary black calf and marbled boards, spine handsomely
followed by 22 card stock leaves with printed legends, on which are decorated in gilt, top page edges gilt, others untrimmed, skillfully
mounted on both sides several hundred cigarette premium cards, rebacked, original spine laid-on, intermittent foxing. Fine. 225.00
illustrating in relief on metallic foil the obverses and reverses of EBururonpeet 2a8n3 i0n3te. rResot biinn sCohni n7a3’.s Cmoeotalel aWnd2 4p6a:p ‘eTr hciusr rmenocnyo, girtsa prhel ihgeiolpuesd a tnod amwyatkheic ianl
some 500 contemporary coins of the world in all metals, ranging medallions and other token issues.” Rare.
from Serie Abessinien (Ethiopia) to Serie Vereinigte Staalen (United
States). Oblong quarto: 29.5 x 34 cm. Original gilt-printed red card 102 Hawkins, Edward; Franks, Augustus W. & Grueber, Herbert
covers, tied at the spine as issued, still in the original brown card¬ A. MEDALLIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
board mailing envelope. Very fine. 285.00 IRELAND TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE II. VOLS’. / & II. London, 1 885. Two
A most allracti ve production. While the coins are accurately depicted, it appears that volumes, xxxiii, (1), 724; (4), 866 pages, frontispieces, text illustra¬
they were reproduced from engravings and not from the coins themselves. Interest¬
ingly, the Pratt $2.50 and $5.00 gold coins are shown in relief rather than incuse as tions. Later matching brown cloth, gilt. 250.00
designed, and the 1909 Lincoln cent proudly displays its designer’s initials in the Ex David Bullowa, with his blind and ink stamp. Clain-Stefanelli 14691*. Grierson
exergue on the reverse. Among the sixty-four national coinages depicted are those page 264: ”L’ouvrage le plus important.” The very scarce original edition, featuring
of: Afghanistan (7), Brazil (8), British India (12). Canada (7), China (7). Colombia many interesting and apparently important pencil observations in the margins (prob¬
(9), Denmark (10), Germany (31, including 19 silver Jubilaums- Miinzen), Hawaii ably earlier, and not by Bullowa), present mainly in the first volume.
(4), Japan (7), Morocco (9), Mexico (10), Palestine (7), Russia (10), and the United
States of America (10). A delightful production. Rarely offered. 103 Head, Barclay V. on the chronological sequence of the
coins OF SYRACUSE. London & Paris, 1874. viii, 80 pages, 15 fine
97 Grose, S(idney) W(illiam). catalogue of the Mcclean col¬ autotype plates. Original green cloth, gilt, hinges neatly strength¬
lection OF GREEK COINS. VOLUME It WESTERN EUROPE, MAGNA GRAECIA, ened, spine a trifle worn, else fine. 200.00
10