19Th Mail Bid Sale of Numismatic Literature, Featuring the Numismatic
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THE MONEY TREE \<.A 1260 Smith Court Rocky River, Ohio 441 16 .fi,' L \ :<gB k 1 t*T»c> T ail (mo i/v» k | jl ri 1 ^ gl 1 11 1 i, tui TiBJHKBn L \Ml! i| mj in• rf.; C' v yft, V11W 1 ^rnidiB |y v,- Hr B *i jn-dv ■*' Jr ,' Sale Closes Saturday, March 5, 1994 TERMS OF SALE 1. This is a mail bid auction sale. All lots will be sold to the highest bidder. Bids will be treated as limits and lots will (really!) be purchased below the maximums.where competition permits Bids must be made in whole dollar amounts. Telephone bids are accepted. Lots will be sold on the dav indicated. * 2. Seven (7) % state sales tax will be added to the cost of all lots delivered in Ohio. 3. Mail bid auction sales are not approval sales. No lot may be returned without written permission and such permission must be requested within three (3) days after, receipt of lots. By submitting Your bids you agree to the Terms of Sale herewith set forth. 4. Bidders unknown to us must supply acceptable credit references or a 25% deposit to assure entry of their bids. Deposits from unsuccessful bidders are returned promptly. 5. All postage, insurance, and shipping charges will be added to invoices. A $1.00 packing, materials, and processing charge will be assessed for each lot. There will be a minimum $2.50 charge for packing, material, and processing. No bidder will be charged more than $10.00 for packing and processing except for large lots where the charge will be increased, not to exceed our costs. 6. Terms of sale are strictly cash in United States funds. FOREIGN PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE IN U.S. DOLLARS AND ALL CHECKS MUST BE DRAWN ON UNITED STATES BANKS. Payment must be « made immediately upon receipt of invoice or, at our option, upon receipt of material. Because we pay our consignors in no more than 45 days after the close of the sale, a late payment fee of 1.5% per month will be charged on all accounts remaining unpaid thirty (30) days after the closing date of the sale. 7. Lots to be mailed to addresses not in the United States or its Territories, will be sent only at the risk of the purchaser. When possible, insurance will be obtained; it must be noted, however, that adequate insurance is often not available by surface mail. 8. All books are as described. We acknowledge the possibility of errors and typographical mistakes, and any errors on our part will be cheerfully and promptly corrected. We cannot, however, be responsible for your errors; please check your bid sheet carefully. 9. Title to all lots remains with The Money Tree until paid for in full. We reserve the discretionary right to withhold the delivery of lots until full payment has been received. We reserve the right to reject any bid from any bidder which we deem is not made in good faith. We reserve the right to reject any bid which, in our opinion, is unacceptable. 10. A Prices Realized List will be mailed to bidders and to those who purchased their catalogues. 11. A TEN (10) % BUYER’S FEE WILL BE ADDED TO ALL LOTS. BOOK AND CATALOGUE CONDITIONS BOOK SIZES . As New: no wear or defects F olio: 13 inches , 33 cm. Very Fine (VF): minimal signs of use Quar t o ( 4t o ) : 12 n. , 30 cm. Fine: a clean, desirable copy Octavo ( 8VO) : 9 1 i. , 23 cm. VG: some wear, no major defects 12mo : 7-8 inches , 18-20 cm. Good: average and worn copy, complete 16mo : 6-7 inches . 15-18cm. Reading copy: poor, but complete and usable 24mo : 5-6 inches, 13-15 cm. Ex-Libris: with usual library marks 32mo : 4-5 inches, 10-13 cm. i Auction Catalogs - American I°\o$cfT MAIL-BID SALE NINETEEN OF NUMISMATIC LITERATURE CLOSING DATE SATURDAY MARCH 5, 1994. AT 5:00 P.M. (E.S.T.) FEATURING THE NUMISMATIC LIBRARY OF JAMES J. CURTO. lots 1 to 218 and other important consignments from: JERRY COHEN, lots 219 to 295 A WESTERN OHIO NUMISMATIST, lots 296 to 326 A BOSTONIAN COLLECTOR, lots 327 to 344 A SALEM - ESSEX COLLECTOR, lots 345 to 366 AN UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY COLLECTOR, lots 367 to 443 A NEW YORK COLLECTOR, lots 444 to 507 KARL STEPHENS, lots 508 to 569 A NUMISMATIC SCHOLAR, lots 570 to 615 A TEXAS CONSIGNMENT AND SOME OTHER PROPERTIES, lots 616 to 672 A NEW JERSEY COLLECTOR, lots 673 to 707 DON FINNEGAN, lots 708 to 734 DON GRACEY, lots 735 to 755 JEFF DANIHER, lots 756 to 774 TERRY STAHURSKI, lots 775 to 786 AND JACK COLLINS, lots 787 to 792 (A Preview of his Consignment for Mail Bid Sale 20 ) TO BE SOLD AT MAIL BID BY: THE MONEY TREE 1260 SMITH COURT ROCKY RIVER, OHIO 44116 Telephone (216) 333-3444 FAX (216) 333-4463 OEDhsmA- sqoIb)sO noitouA FOREWORD We welcome you to our NINETEENTH MAIL BID SALE OF NUMISMATIC LITERATURE. The sale closes SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1994 at 5:00 P.M. (E.D.T). This sale is highlighted by genuinely rare, import ant, and fascinating examples of numismatic literature. For that we thank our new and our regular consignors. We have listed some of the highlights below. Lot 1 is Mr. James J. Curto’s fine bound set of THE NUMISMATIST from 1894 to 1963 with the Olympic reprint of the first six volumes. This set ranks among the finest sets to appear in the marketplace in the last decade. Another major feature is the offering of the rare 5 artotype plates from the Chapman brothers’ 1892 sale of the COLIN E. KING sale (lot 280). A special offering consigned by Jack Collins is 'the most important, underrated sale of the 1960’s", the March 26, 1963 Columbus Stamp & Coin Shop auction of the Joseph Reakirt collection, probably catalogued by Walter Breen (lot 791). Some other highlights of this sale include (by category, and then; by author or title) UNITED STATES NUMISMATIC BOOKS: Frank Andrews’ 1883 AN ARRANGEMENT OF UNITED STATES CENTS 1816-1857, a choice copy (lot 15). Dickeson’s THE AMERICAN NUMISMATICAL MANUAL, 1865, 3rd ed., (lot 57). Doughty’s 1890 THE CENTS OF THE UNITED STATES, (lot 710). Frossard’s 1899 FRANCO-AMERICAN JETONS in an Alan Grace binding, (lot 788). Frossard and Hays’ 1893 VARIETIES OF UNITED STATES CENTS OF THE YEAR 1894, (lot 312) George Fuld’s circa 1960 reproductions of THE NAGY PLATES OF NEW JERSEY STATE COINAGE, (lot 253). Gilbert and Elder’s 1909 THE VARIETIES OF THE UNITED STATES CENTS OF 1796, with plates, (lot 313) HEATH’S INFALLIBLE COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR AT SIGHT, 1864, (lot 81)and 1866, 2nd ed. (lot 314) Hetrich and Guttag’s CIVIL WAR TOKENS AND TRADESMEN’S STORE CARDS, 1924 edition, in cloth (lot 83)and in the scarce original card covered binding (lot 711). Mumey’s 1966 COLORADO TERRITORIAL SCRIP, a presentation copy, (lot 115) McSherry’s 1887 THE NATIONAL MEDALS OF THE UNITED STATES, (lot 249) Noyes’ UNITED STATES LARGE CENT books, Volumes I & II (lot 641). Sheldon’s 1949 EARLY AMERICAN CENTS, (lots 149 & 265). 3 different varieties of Sheldon’s 1965 edition of PENNY WHIMSY, (lot 599, 60C & 692). UNITED STATES AUCTION CATALOGUES: Chapman’s 1891 BOEING and BRIDGMAN Collection, a plated copy, (lot 279). 2 parts of Christie’s AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY ARCHIVE sales, (lot 562 and lots 563 & 741). Lester Merkin auction catalogues, a nearly complete set, (lot 724). Scott’s 1895 GERALD HART Collection of Canadian Coins, a plated copy, (lot 215). ANCIENT NUMISMATIC BOOKS AND AUCTION CATALOGUES: Franke and Hirmer’s magnificent 1966, LA MONNAIES GRECQUES, (lot 3 50). Munzhandlung Basel’s first (1934)and sixth (1936) auctions, (lots 614 & 615). Seltman’s 1924 ATHENS, ITS HISTORY AND COINAGE..., (lot 360). Sotheby’s The HUNT BROTHERS Collection of Ancient Coins, 2 parts, (lots 555 & 556). Sydenham’s 1926 AES GRAVE, (lot 362). Vlasto’s 1922 ANS monograph TARAS OIKISTES, (lot 340). WORLD NUMISMATICS: Burns’ 1887 3 volume THE COINAGE OF SCOTLAND, (lot 327). Dalton and Hamer’s THE PROVINCIAL TOKEN COINAGE OF THE 18TH CENTURY, the 1967 reprint, (lot 55). Lockhart’s 1915 original STEWART LOCKHART COLLECTION OF CHINESE COPPER COINS, handsomely bound, (lot 101)and the 1975 reprint (lot 590). Miller, von Loehr, and Holzmair’s 1948 2 volume OSTERREICHISCHE MUNZPRAGUNGEN 1519-1938, (lot 353) Earl of Sandwich’s 1937 BRITISH AND FOREIGN MEDALS RELATING TO NAVAL AND MARITIME AFFAIRS, (lot 596). Spink’s THE NUMISMATIC CIRCULAR LIST, a complete set in 87 issues (lot 153). Terrien de Lacouperie’s 1892 CATALOGUE OF CHINESE COINS..., (lot 158). NUMISMATIC PERIODICALS: THE CANADIAN ANTIQUARIAN AND NUMISMATIC JOURNAL, (lots 645 to 662). THE COIN COLLECTOR’S JOURNAL, Complete from 1934 through 1951 THE FARE BOX, the first 32 issues (lot 14) THE NUMISMATIC SCRAPBOOK, Volumes 1 through 3, (lot 639). THE NUMISMATIC SCRAPBOOK, Volumes 2 to 14, (lot 84). PAPER MONEY, 36 consecutive issues from 1968 through 1975. TAMS JOURNALS, the first 5 volumes, (lot 159). Finally, we also honestly appreciate each of you who bid in our sales and who will be bidding in this sale. We hope all of you enjoy this catalogue. Myron Xenos, NLG Publisher of The Money Tree Publications ANA member since 1961, ANS, EAC, JRCS, NBS, TAMS Daryl Xenos Manager of The Money Tree Publications ANA, NBS Ken Lowe, NLG Cataloguer of and Editor for The Money Tree Publications ANA, ANS, CSNS, EAC, JRCS, NBS, RNS, TAMS, SUSCC REFERENCES CITED Adams, John W.