1 Ancient [Adolph Hess] Griechische Münzen, Hispania, Gallia, Italia, Sicilia. Doubletten des Kgl. Münzcabinets zu Berlin aus dem Ankauf der Sammlung des Herrn Dr. Imho[o] f-Blumer. Römische Goldmünzen aus den Funden von Luksor und Alexandrien. 26thOctober, 1902. Octavo, pp. 802 lots; 5 plates each with tissue guard. Original printed wrappers, a trifle creased and worn, spine taped. Contents browned as is usual. Nearly fine. £20-30 2 Ancient Akerman, J,.Y. A Numismatic Manual. London, 1840, 3rd enlarged edition, 420 pp. 17 plates Some wear £20-30 3 Ancient Alfoldi, A. Die Kontorniaten. Ein Verkanntes Propagandamittel der Stadt Romischen Heidnischen Aristokratie in Ihrem Kampfe Gegen das Christliche Kaisertum. Two Volumes. Budapest/Leipzig, 1942-43. Large quarto, pp. 195, 75 photographic plates. Original wrappers. An attractive set, infrequently offered. (2) £30-40 4 Ancient Bellinger, Alfred R., and Philip Grierson [editors]. catalogue of the byzantine coins in the Dumbarton Oaks collection and in the Whittemore collection. volume one: an- anastasius i to maurice, 491-602. by Alfred r. Bellinger. volume two: phocas to theodosius III, 602-717. by Philip Grierson. volume three: Leo III to Nicephorus, 717-1081. by Philip Grierson. volume four: Alexius I to Michael VIII, 1081-1261. by Michael Hendy. Binding a bit rubbed; near fine (8) £100-120 5 Ancient Bernhard, O. Pflanzenbilder auf Griechischen und Römischen Münzen. Eine Naturwissenschaftlich Numismatische Studie. Zürich, 1925. Quarto, pp. 47, (1); 5 superb plates. Original printed paper covers. A little worn and discoloured, contents fine £15-20 6 Ancient Bendall, S. Byzantine Weights; An Introduction. 1996. 68pp; illustrated throughout. Printed card covers. Almost as new. A very useful introduction to this area of numismatics. Out of print £5-10 7 Ancient Bodenstedt, F. Die Elektronmünzen von Phokaia und Mytilene. Tübingen, 1981. Folio, pp. x, 390, 63 plates. Cloth, jacket. Minimal wear. An important reference £30-40 8 Ancient Boehringer, E. Die Munzen Von Syrakus. Two volumes. Berlin/Leipzig, 1929. Quarto, pp. vi, (2), 297, (7); 32 plates with further illustrations in the text. Cloth £150-200 9 Ancient [Boissevain, U.] Beschreibung der Griechischen Autonomen Münzen im Besitze der Kön. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Johannes Müller, 1912. Quarto, pp. (2), 260, (2), 8 plates. Half tan calf and cloth boards, rubbed. Label to spine, lettered in gilt. Inner hinge strengthened with tape, contents clean and bright. Rarely seen
Previously lot 7154 in the Adolph Hess sale of 1991. Clain-Stefanelli 16618. £50-60 10 Ancient British Museum. A Catalogue of Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum. a catalogue of the greek coins in the british museum. London, 1873-1927. First editions. Twenty-nine volumes complete, as follows:
1.Italy. Reginald Stuart Poole, 1873. (4), viii, 432 pages; text illustrations. Spine cloth torn; ex library, with vari- ous marks. Good or better.
2.Sicily. Reginald Stuart Poole, 1876. xii, 292 pages; text illustrations. Fine.
3.The Tauric Chersonese, Sarmatia, Dacia, Moesia, Thrace, &c. Barclay V. Head & Percy Gardner, 1877. xii, 274 pages; text illustrations of coins. Ex library, with minimal markings; near fine.
4.The Seleucid Kings of Syria. Percy Gardner, 1878. xxxix, (1), 126 pages; 27 fine plates. Contents separated from binding; complete, and restorable to near fine.
5.Macedonia, Etc. Barclay V. Head, 1879. lxiii, (1), 200 pages; folding color map; text il- lustrations. Joints a little weak; near fine
6.Thessaly to Aetolia. Percy Gardner, 1883. lviii, (2), 234, (2) pages; 32 fine plates. Fine
7.The Ptolemies, Kings of Egypt. Reginald Stuart Poole, 1883. ciii, (3), 136 pages; 32 fine plates. Contents separated from binding and loose; restorable to near fine.
8.Central Greece. (Locris, Phocis, Boeotia and Euboea). Barclay V. Head, 1884. lxix, (3), 158 pages; 24 fine plates. Fine.
9. Crete and the Aegean Islands. Warwick Wroth, 1886. l, (2), 152 pages; 29 fine plates. Fine.
10. Peloponnesus (Excluding Corinth). Percy Gardner, 1887. lxiv, 230 pages; 37 fine plates. A bit shaken; ex British Museum; near fine.
11. Attica-Megaris-Aegina. Barclay V. Head, 1888. lxix, (3), 174 pages; 26 fine plates. Fine
12. Corinth, Colonies of Corinth, Etc. Barclay V. Head, 1889. lxviii, 174, (2) pages; 39 fine plates. Fine.
13. Pontus, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, and the Kingdom of Bosporus. Warwick Wroth, 1889. xliv, 252 pages; 39 fine plates. Plates a bit loose; near fine.
14. Mysia. Warwick Wroth, 1892. xxxvi, 217, (1) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 35 fine plates. Fine.
15. Alexandria and the Nomes. Reginald Stuart Poole, 1892. c, (4), 395, (1) pages; 32 fine plates. Fine.
16. Ionia. Barclay V. Head, 1892. lvii, (3), 453, (3) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 39 fine plates. Fine.
17. Troas, Aeolis, and Lesbos. Warwick Wroth, 1894. lxxxiii, (1), 260 pages; folding linen-backed color map; 43 fine plates. Fine.
18. Caria, Cos, Rhodes, &c. Barclay V. Head, 1897. cxviii, (2), 325, (3) pages; folding linen- backed color map; 45 fine plates. Fine.
19. Lycia, Pamphylia, and Pisidia. George Francis Hill, 1897. cxxii, (2), 353, (3) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 44 fine plates. Fine.
20. Galatia, Cappadocia, and Syria. Warwick Wroth, 1899. xci, (1), 341, (3) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 38 fine plates. Fine.
21. Lycaonia, Isauria, and Cilicia. George Francis Hill, 1900. cxxxi, (1), 296 pages; folding linen-backed color map; 40 fine plates. Fine
22. Lydia. Barclay V. Head, 1901. cl, (2), 440 pages; folding linen-backed color map; 45 fine plates. Head chipped; else fine
23. Parthia. Warwick Wroth, 1903. lxxxviii, 289, (1) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 37 fine plates. Fine
24. Cyprus. George Francis Hill, 1904. cxliv, 119, (1) pages; color map; 26 fine plates. Fine
25. Phrygia. Barclay V. Head, 1906. cvi, 491, (1) pages; folding linen-backed color map; 53 fine plates. Fine
26. Phoenicia. George Francis Hill, 1910. clii, 361, (1) pages; folding alphabet plate; color map; 45 fine plates. Bind- ing a bit worn; very good.
27. Palestine (Galilee, Samaria, and Judaea). George Francis Hill, 1914. cxiv, 363, (1) pages; folding alphabet plate; color map; 42 fine plates. Institutional stamps; else fine.
28. Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia (Nabataea, Arabia Provincia, S. Arabia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, Alexandrine Empire of the East, Persis, Elymais, Characene). George Francis Hill, 1922. ccxix, (1), 359, (1), 7, (1) pages; folding map; 55 fine plates. Fine.
29. Cyrenaica. E.S.G. Robinson, 1927. cclxxv, (1), 154, (2), 7, (1) pages; 47 fine plates. Fine.
8vo, all in the original blue cloth, gilt, decorated in blind. Over 10,000 pages of text in all; numerous tables and maps; text illustrations; 952 very fine Autotype plates depicting exceptional ancient Greek coins. An unusually fine, well-preserved set.
A complete set of original editions of the BMC Greek, in unusually nice condition. The most comprehensive and important standard reference work on ancient Greek coins ever published. The generally superb photographically printed coin plates found in these original editions are far superior to the halftone reprint plates. Some volumes with British Museum Department of Natural History stamps; presented thence to various libraries, with some bookplates.
Clain-Stefanelli 1888*. Daehn 1776. Grierson 54-55. Kroh 10: "the most utilized reference work for Greek coins… they still remain essential references and publish a great many coins not found elsewhere." £1000-2000 11 Ancient Buttrey, T. (Et al.) Morgantina Studies Volume II. The Coins. Princeton University Press, 1989. Quarto, pp. xx, (2), 245, (3); 49 photographic plates. Original red cloth. Fine £20-30 12 Ancient Carradice, I. Coinage and Administration in the Athenian and Persian empires BAR 343, paper covers £50-100 13 Ancient Casey, P. J. Carausius and Allectus. The British Usurpers. London, 1994. Quarto, pp. 213; 10 plates, further illustrations in the text. Original cloth, jacket. As new £10-20 14 Ancient Cohen, Henry. Description Historique des Monnaies Frappées Sous L’Empire Romain Communément Appelées Médailles Impériales. Second Edition. Paris/London, 1880. Complete in 8 volumes. Quarto, pp. xxvii, (1), 544; xvi, 446, (2); 426, (2); 532, (2); 545, (3); 570, portrait of Cohen with tissue guard bound in at end, (2), 496; 510, (4); line drawn illustrations throughout. All volumes uniformly bound in sumptuous half red morocco with red marbled boards, raised bands, gilt in compartment. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers, and with the original paper wrappers preserved in each volume. Some neat annotations in the later volumes, with some worming, not affecting the text, contents otherwise clean with only minimal signs of wear
Babelon 147; Clain-Stefanelli 4015*; Grierson 74 £300-400 15 Ancient [Florange/Ciani] Catalogue des Monnaies Grècques et Romaines, Medailles ArtistiquesFrançaises et Etrangères Composant la Collection de M. Georges Gallet. 28th May, 1924. Quarto, pp. 70, 238 lots; 30 plates. Bound in full blue cloth, gilt. With the stamp of Spink & Son on upper title page and compliments slip loosely inserted. Minor wear to extremities otherwise a fine copy £30-40 16 Ancient [Florange/Ciani] Collection de Monnaies Grècques H. de Nanteuil. Paris, 1925. Two parts in one volume. Thick quarto, pp. xiv, 343, (2); 59 plates. Contemporary quarter red morocco with marbled paper sides. Spine lettered in gilt. An important collection, listing over 1,000 coins from Spain to the Aegean Islands and catalogued with the help of Jean Babelon. The collection was added to up until the 1970s at which point it was gradually dispersed, predominantly through the Leu sales of the time. Clain-Stefanelli 1931; Daehn 2041, ‘Catalogues over 1000 coins covering Spain to the Aegean Islands. Grierson 57; Kroh 12. £100-150 17 Ancient Forrer, L. Notes sur Les Signatures de Graveurs Sur Les Monnaies Grecques. [Ex: Revue Belge de Numismatique). Brussels, 1906. Octavo, pp. iv, 381; 4 exceptionally fine autotype plates, line drawings and further illustrations in the text. Publishers cloth, black morocco label to spine, gilt. With the original paper covers bound in. Some damage to front pastedown where a bookplate has been removed, else fine and in protective plastic wrappers. Rare £70-80 18 Ancient Forrer, L. Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Greek Coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D., 1823-1918. London, 1922-1929. Three volumes complete in seven parts. Quarto, pp. portrait of Weber as frontispiece, xvi, 377, (1); (4), 579, (1); (4), 473, (1); (4), (474)-996; 317 very fine plates, those numbered 172-317 housed in the original slipcase, each with original tissue guard. All seven parts uniformly bound in contemporary blue cloth, gilt. Top edges a little dusty, a trifle worn and rubbed. A monumental work and one of the best published collections of Greek coins, listing and illustrating 8593 items, all catalogued by the hugely respected numismatist, Leonard Forrer. The collection was sold en-bloc to Spink and Son by Weber's family and gradually dispersed throughout the 1920's. Still highly used and seldom offered. Very scarce (7)
Clain-Stefanelli 2001*, Daehn 2042, Kroh 10, "One excellent feature of this collection is the large number of Greek and Greek Imperial bronzes published (many unlisted elsewhere) and the very high standard of writing utilized by Mr Forrer with introductions to each city and cross references for all the coins." £800-1200 19 Ancient Forrer, R. Keltische Numismatik der Rhein und Donaulande. Band I & II. (1908) Reprinted, Austria, 1968. Quarto, pp. (16), 373, 48 photographic plates; 245, 20 plates, folding map. Cloth, dustjacket, slipcase. Both volumes as issued. An important reference, now becoming scarce £50-100 20 Ancient Gaebler, H. Die Antiken Munzen Nord-Griechenlands. Band III. Makedonia Und Paionia. Berlin, 1906-1935. I Abteilung. Quarto, pp. vii, 196, 5 plates. 2 Abteilung. Quarto, pp. viii, 234, 40 plates. Both volumes in original paper covers, pages uncut, minor wear £40-60 21 Ancient Gardner. The Types of Greek Coins. Cambridge, 1883, flio, 217 pp, 10 plates, original cloth £50-60 22 Ancient [Gilhofer & Ranschberg/Adolph Hess.] Sammlung Franz Trau. Munzen Der Romischen Kaiser. 22nd May, 1935. Quarto, pp. portrait of the three generations of the Trau family, further portrait of Trau senior with other collectors of the day, 130, 4726 lots, 53 fine plates, 11 page list of prices realised bound in at end. Annotated throughout with prices realised in black ink and further information in red ink. A short paragraph written in the same hand on the title page notes that (in translation), 'The numbers written in black India ink beside each lot number are, unless they are in parentheses, the prices realised at the auction. The numbers in parentheses are the estimates for the coins that did not sell at the auction. These remainders were reoffered by the company Adolf Hess AG in Lucerne in their auction of 28th April 1936. The prices realised at that auction, converted into Austrian shillings, are indicated in red ink in the present copy of the catalogue.' Bound in cloth and marbled boards, some page edges lightly trimmed, manuscript label to spine. Some minor rust marks to first few pages from original staples, otherwise contents clean and bright. Two library stamps on title page, probably those of Adolph Hess with this volume almost certainly being lot 9247 in the Peus sale of 1991 in which the Hess library was dispersed. A superb copy of this important sale, with the added benefit of being from the Hess library and with much valuable and contemporary information included. Unique thus
(Clain-Stefanelli 4086*; Grierson 288; Spring 190 (also listed under ‘Most Important Sales of Roman Imperial Coins.’) £200-300 23 Ancient Gilhofer & Ranschberg/Adolph Hess. Sammlung Franz Trau. Munzen der Romischen Kaiser. 22nd May, 1935. Large quarto, pp. two fine portrait plates, (6), 130, 4727 lots; 53 superb autotype plates of roman coins, list of estimates bound in at end. Bound in red cloth, a little faded/discoloured in parts. A highly important collection £50-60 24 Ancient [Gilhoffer & Ranschberg/Adolph Hess] Sammlung Franz Trau. Munzen Der Romischen Kaiser. Wien/Luzern. 22nd May, 1935. Large quarto, pp. portrait of the three generations of Trau's as frontispiece, 130, 4727 lots, (2), 53 plates, ?? pages of printed prices. Bound with; Kartner Munzen des XVI.-XVIII. Jarhunderts. 18th June, 1935. Large quarto, pp. 24, 4727 lots; 53 plates, printed prices bound in. With; Sammlung Franz Trau. Karntner Munzen Des XVI. - XVIII. Jahrhunderts. Pragungen der Landesherren Der Stande, Herren, Stifter und Stadte. Munzen Aus Osterreich Und Den Nachfolgestaaten. 18th June, 1935. Large quarto, pp. 24, 760 lots; 8 plates. Printed list of estimates bound in at front, neatky handpriced throughout. Both catalogues bound in half morocco and cloth boards. Raised bands, gilt. A particularly attractive copy £100-120 25 Ancient Gobl, R. Typologie und Chronologie der Keltischen Munzpragung in Noricum. Wien, 1973. Large quarto, pp. 154, 50 photographic plates, 2 folding tables. Original cloth. £15-20 26 Ancient Goltz, H. Icones Imperatorum Romanorum. Antwerp, 1645 £1000-1500 27 Ancient Grierson, P. Byzantine Coins £20-30 28 Ancient Grierson, P. & Mays, M. Catalogue of Late Roman Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and the Whittemore Collection from Arcadius and Honorius to the Accession of Anastasius. Washington D.C., 1992. xv, (1), 499; 37 plates, each with page of descriptive text. Cloth, jacket. The latter worn with a small tear else. Very good overall £30-40 29 Ancient Grose, S. W. Catalogue of the McClean Collection of Greek Coins. Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge, 1923-1929.Complete in three volumes. Volume 1. Western Europe, Magna Graecia, Sicily. Volume 2. The Greek Mainland, The Aegean Islands, Crete. Volume 3. Asia Minor, Farther Asia, Egypt, Africa. Crown Quarto, pp. x, (2), 380, 111 plates; (2), 563, (112)-248 plates; vi, 507, (1), (249)-380 plates. All in the original blue cloth boards, gilt. A little worn but in very good overall condition. Highly important. Clain-Stefanelli 1887*, Kroh 10, Daehn 1770, “A catalogue of the collection of 10,078 Greek coins (including some Roman Provincial issues) formed by John Robinson McClean…This is one of the great Greek collections, expertly catalogued. The catalogue lists metal, die axis, weight (grains and grams), size (inches and millimetres), descriptions, references to other collections, dates of issue, and some brief historical notes.
Most coins are photographed on good quality plates. Also includes some very useful indices, including a geographical index and indices to types, inscriptions, monograms, symbols and persons. These indices, along with the vast scope of the collection, make this one of the most useful catalogues for scholars, collectors, and dealers in Greek Coins (3) £400-500 30 Ancient [British Museum] Grueber, H. A. Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum. London, 1910. Three Volumes. Quarto, pp. cxxv, 594; 592; 236, 122 extremely fine plates. Original three quarter red grained morocco and cloth, top edge gilt, lettered in gilt. Neat bookplate of Johann Christian Holm on the first pastedown of each volume. Some minor wear to extremities, otherwise an attractive set and still useful (3) £80-120 31 Ancient Hahn, W. Moneta Imperii Byzantini. Rekonstruktion des Prägeaufbaues auf Synoptisch-Tabellarischer Grundlage. Bands 1-3. Vienna, 1973-1981. I Teil: Von Anastasius I. Bis Justinianus I (491-565); 2 Teil: Von Justinianus II. Bis Phocas (565-610); 3 Teil: Von Heraclius Bis Leo III./Alleinregierung (610-720). Quarto, pp. 141, (1); 146; 315, (1); 42 + 40 + 58 plates, 13 + 13+ 16 folding tables. All three volumes in the original cloth, jackets. The first volume a little more worn than the other two but generally speaking a very good set. The most comprehensive work on Byzantine coinage ever written and essential for the series. Out of print, important and elusive (3)
Clain-Stefanelli 5398*; Daehn 93 (41/2 stars) – “MIB is an extremely scientific work that examines each issue in detail and (unlike all other works of its kind), provides dating for nearly all coin-issues…a handy provision (for non-German readers) are the many fold out charts that make researching coins in MIB a “breeze”.” Grierson 110 £250-300 32 Ancient [Handwritten Manuscript] Monnaies Romaines I: Consulaires; Pompee a Nerva A METICULOUSLY DETAILED NINETEENTH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT VOLUME LISTING ROMAN REPUBLICAN AND IMPERIAL COINS [Handwritten Manuscript] [Roman Republican and Imperial Coinage] Monnaies Romaines I. Consulaires. Pompee a Nerva. Anonymous, undated manuscript written in French and listing Roman Republican Coins through to the Twelve Caesars. Quarto (205 x 305 mm), pp. notice page giving weights and references, pages 1-134 listing alphabetically the family names of the Republican moneyers, followed by 4 pages of anonymous issues and two appendices. Pages 135 -400 list chronologically the emperors of the Imperatorial period and the Twelve Caesars, index at end. The individual entries give (where known) the obverse and reverse legends, dates, descriptions, denominations, metals and Cohen numbers. Written throughout in a meticulous nineteenth century hand with some later pencil annotations. Bound in black cloth, gilt. Marbled edges and endpapers. Previous booksellers label partially removed on front pastedown. An incredibly detailed and comprehensive manuscript, and presumably, as this is titled 'Monnaies Romaines I' one of what was at one time a series of volumes. Frustratingly the author remains anonymous and even the reason for the manuscript remains unclear when Cohen (on which this manuscript is evidently based) provides the same information, albeit in a different system. An intriguing and painstakingly produced work which would have taken the author a considerable length of time to write. Clean, fine and evidently well cared for £100-200 33 Ancient [Hamburger, L.] Auktions-Katalog No. 96. Hervorragende Sammlung Griechischerund Römischer Münzen. 25th October, 1932. Quarto, pp. 43, 1,126 lots; 18 plates each with tissue guard. Original printed card covers, list of estimates loosely inserted. Nearly fine £20-30 34 Ancient Head, B. V. Historia Numorum. A Manual of Greek Numismatics. Oxford, 1911. New and enlarged edition. Thick quarto, pp. lxxxviii, 967, 5 tables, some illustrations in text. Original cloth, lettered in gilt. Minor faxing to first few endpapers otherwise contents clean. A very good copy of the preferred edition of this standard work. Still important and much used (2) £30-40 35 Ancient Head, B. V. Historia Numorum. A Manual of Greek Numismatics. Oxford, 1911. New and enlarged edition. Thick quarto, pp. lxxxviii, 967, 5 tables, some illustrations in text. half calf. A little rubbed £40-60 36 Ancient Hill, G. F. L’Art de la monnaie Grecques. A Series of Enlargements Illustrated and Described. Paris/Brussels, 1927. 63 plates, 65 pp £40-50 37 Ancient Holloway, R. & Jenkins, G. K. Terina. Ex Antiquitate Nummi. Bellinzona, 1984. Quarto. 71pp; 24 photographic plates, many enlargements. Original cloth, gilt. Minor wear. Little used and fine overall. Daehn 2870; Kroh 18 (five stars), ‘A detailed, updated die-study of the beautiful silver staters produced by this city in the fifth and Fourth Centuries B.C. as well as a brief history of the city itself. £50-70 38 Ancient Hurter, S. M. Die Didrachmenpragung von Segesta. Switzerland, 2008. Quarto, pp. 176 illustrations in the text; 29 plates. Original cloth, jacket. Virtually as new. Inscribed by the author on the first free endpaper. Daehn 3068 £30-40 39 Ancient A RARELY SEEN COMPLETE SET OF IMHOOF-BLUMER'S DIE ANTIKEN MUNZEN NORD-GRIECHENLANDS [Imhoof-Blumer, F.] Die Antiken Munzen Nord- Griechenlands Unter Leitung von F. Imhoof-Blumer Herausgegeben von der KGL. Akademie der Wissenschaften. Berlin, 1898-1935. Four volumes complete in six parts; Band I. Dacien und Moesien Bearbeitet von Behrendt Pick. Berlin, 1899. Quarto, pp. xv, (1), 518, (4), 20 plates; Band I. Zewiter Halbband, Abtheilung I. Die Munzen von Odessos und Tomis. Quarto, pp. (4)~, (519)-920, 1 plate; Band II. Thrakien. Bearbeitet von Frederich Munzer und Max L. Strack. Berlin, 1912. Quarto, pp. vi, 308, 8 plates; Band III. Makedonia und Paionia. Bearbeitet von Hugo Gaebler. 1. Abteilung. Berlin, 1906. Quarto, pp. vii, (1), 196, 5 plates; Band III. Makedonia und Paionia. Bearbeitet von Hugo Gaebler. 2. Abteilung. Berlin, 1935. Quarto, pp. viii, 234, 40 plates, (2); [With] Die Antiken Munzen. Mysiens. Bearbeitet Hans von Fritze. 1 Abterilung: Adramytion-Kisthene. Berlin, 1913. Quarto, pp. v, (1), 223, (1), 10 plates. The first three volumes uniformly bound in black quarter morocco and cloth boards. Silver gilt. The last volume in contemporary boards with the title laid on. Worn and chipped at extremities, the other volumes all in fine condition, contents throughout as new. A major reference, very rarely seen complete with the final (unnumbered) volume by Hans Fritze. Rare thus.
Clain-Stefanelli 1806*, 2305*, 2368*, 2417*, 24188 and 2678, Daehn 3247, 3614, 3620 and 3621. Clain-Stefanelli: Numismatics, pages 42-43:
"Imhoof- Blumers's name trails like a comet across the field of Greek numismatics…..The Prussian Academy of Sciences assigned to Imhoof-Blumer the direction of Die Antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 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 Wolfgang Lazius first proposed such a work. But it proved too ambitious even for the late 1800's, and despite competent scholars, this gigantic German work progressed very slowly until it finally came to a halt in the late 1930's £400-500 40 Ancient Imhoof-Blumer, F. Kleinasiatische Munzen. Band I only. Wien, 1901. Quarto, pp. 302: 9 superb plates each with original tissue guards. In the original black cloth and printed green card boards. Binding shaken but contents clean and bright. A good copy. Clain-Stfanelli 2593* £50-100 41 Ancient Jenkins, G. K. The Coinage of Gela. Berlin, 1970. Quarto, pp. xxiv, 312, maps and diagrams in the text; separate volume holding 56 superb plates. Original green cloth, with both parts enclosed in the original cardboard slipcase. Minimal wear. Out of print. Most important and highly sought after with some copies selling for inflated prices in recent auctions. AMUGS Band II. Clain-Stefanelli 2224*, Daehn 3010, Kroh 19 (five stars), “Absolutely essential, the English text is very clear and informative, the plates excellent.” (2) £50-100 42 Ancient Koehne, Bernhard, Freiherr von. Description du Musee de Feu Le Prince Basile Kotschoubey [...] et Recherches sur L'Histoire et las Numismatique des Colonies Grecques en Russie. St. Petersbourg, 1857. Two Volumes. Large quarto, pp. (2), viii, (1), 450, (8), 7engraved plates; (2), 419, xxi, plates VIII-XXVIII, 8 of which are very fine chromolithograph plates, 5 folding geneological tables, wood engravings throughout both volumes. Contemporary red morrocco and cloth, blind and gilt- embossed decoration to boards, spine with raised bands and gilt roll, gilt lettering, page edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Externally a little soiled and rubbed in part, otherwise an attractive copy of this very rare work being one of only 100 copies printed £1500-1800 43 Ancient Kraay, C. & Hirmer, M. Greek Coins. New York. 1966. Folio. 396; 220 plates illustrating 1,329 coins, 20 colour illustrations tipped in, maps. Most attractively bound in half red morocco and matching cloth boards, ruled in gilt. Five raised bands, spine lettered direct in gilt. Some water damage to the edges of the text block, not affecting the plates directly, contents otherwise clean. A fine copy £100-200 44 Ancient Kroll, J. H. The Athenian Agora. Results of Excavations Conducted by The American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Volume XXVI. The Greek Coins. New Jersey, 1993. Large quarto, pp. xxvi, 376, 36 plates. Original blue cloth. Virtually as new £20-30 45 Ancient Lacam, G. Civilisation et Monnaies Byzantines. Paris, 1974. Quarto, pp. 503, (1), 101 high quality photographic plates, mostly enlargements and with some in colour. Original red cloth. Spine a trifle faded, a little worn otherwise fine. £40-50 46 Ancient Lacam, G. Ricimer. Un Barbare au Service de Rome. Thèse de Doctorat D’Université en Histoire. Université de Nice. Paris, 1984-1984. Two volumes. Large quarto, pp. v, 200; (201)-459, 11 plates, some illustrations in the text, printed on verso’s only. Card covers. WITH; Addendum. Quarto, pp. 21. Spiral bound. WITH; Nouvelles Pages Latines. Ricimer, Leon Ier et Anthemius. Le Monnayage de Ricimer. Paris, 1986 Quarto, pp. 48 pages again printed on verso’s only, 7 original photographic plates pasted in, additional plates in the text. Card covers. Both titles inscribed to John Kent. Ex libris on inside cover of first volume. A fine set of Lacam’s doctoral work, both rarely available and particularly nice with the inscriptions to his mentor, John Kent, who wrote the foreword to NB *** and of whom Lacam wrote, “Notre gratitude va, en particular, au Dr J. P. C. Kent du British Museum, qui nous a subi en maintes occasions avec gentillesse et humour, avant de nous donner d’ultimes conseils et nous faire l’honneur de présenter notre travail, malagré ses lacunes et ses insuffisances.” A most interesting set. (4) £140-160 47 Ancient Lacroix, L. Les Reproductions de Statues dur les Monnaies Grecques. La Statuaire Archaȉque et Classique. Paris, 1949. Octavo, pp. xxii, 372, (2); 28 plates, 15, (1). Original publishers cloth, somewhat worn with the spine split at lower end. Contents browned as is usual, plates cut at bottom. Rare and important. £50-100 48 Ancient Lederer, P. Syrakusisches Kleingeld im 5. Jahrhundert vor Chr. Archaische und Übergangs-Zeit. Berlin, 1913. Octavo, pp. 26; 4 plates, illustrations in the text. WITH; Lederer, P. Seltene Griechische Münzen der Sammlung Arthur v. Gwinner. Berlin, 1916. Octavo, pp. 27; 3 plates, further illustrations in the text. Both titles neatly inscribed on the title page. Two important papers, both rare £20-30 49 Ancient Lederer, P. Die Tetradrachmenpragung von Segesta. original paper covers (2) £20-30 50 Ancient May, J. M. F. The Coinage of Damastion and the Lesser Coinages of the Illyro-Paeonian Region. London, 1938. Quarto, pp. xiv, 207; 12 plates. Original cloth boards, bumped and dusty. With authors compliment slip loosely inserted. Contents fine. A rarely seen reference, still important £50-100 51 Ancient May, J. M. F. The Coinage of Abdera, London 1966, 298 pp, 24 plates, cloth £20-30 52 Ancient Milani, Luigi Adriano. Il Ripostiglio Della Venera. Monete Romane della Seconda Meta Del Terzo Secolo , Rome, 1880. Cloth and boards £30-40 53 Ancient Milne, J. G. Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. 1933, Oxford, 155 pp, 7 plates £10-20 54 Ancient Minns, E. H. Scythians and Greeks. A Survey of Ancient History and Archaeology on the north coast of the Euxine from the Danube to the Caucasus. Cambridge, 1913. Large quarto. xl, 720 pages; 9 photographic coin plates each with page of descriptive text, 11 folding maps and plans, 351 further photographic illustrations and line drawings in the text. In the original blue blind embossed cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Worn and rubbed, hinges broken but still holding. Contents dusty and thumbed, possibly ex library with the labels removed. An impressive, expert and rarely encountered volume covering many different scholarly areas, of which numismatics is but one. The coins illustrated in the plates are clearly attributed to many notable collections: “The following Per­sons and Institutions possess important collections of Greek coins from South Russia and to most of them as indicated below I am indebted for casts: H.I.H. the Grand Duke Alexander Michailovich; his is perhaps the richest of all ... The Hermitage ... The Historical Museum at Moscow contains Burachkov’s coins ... The Museum of the Odessa Historical and Archaeological Society ... The Countess Uvarov ... General A.L. Bertier-de-la-Garde ... Dr. I.A. Terlecki ... The British Museum ... The Imperial Cabinet at Vienna ....”. Ellis Minns was Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge between 1926 and 1938, a position previously occupied by Percy Gardner between 1879 and 1887. Clain-Stefanelli 2624* £100-150 55 Ancient Mitchiner, Michael. Oriental Coins and their Values. Volume Two. The Ancient and Classical World 600 B.B – A.D. 650. London, 1978. Large quarto, pp. 760 pages, illustrated throughout. In the original blue leatherette boards. Edges dusty, boards a trifle rubbed, contents very good. Long out of print and now highly sought after. £40-50 56 Ancient Morgan, J. de Manuel de Numismatique Orientale de L'Antiquite et du Moyen Age. Tome I (all issued). Paris, 1923-1936. Quarto, pp. x, 480, line illustrations and tables throughout the text. Neatly bound in green cloth, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. an attractive copy of this scarce book.
*ex-Libris John Spring £40-80 57 Ancient Morris, R. The Twelve Caesars (Julius to Domitian) Illustrated by Readings of Two Hundred and Seventeen of their Coins and Medals. Published for the author, La Grange, Kentucky, 1877. Quarto, pp. 55, (1), 12 plates of engraved coins; [WITH]; ‘The Numismatic Pilot.’ February 1877. Quarto, pp. 3; 1 plate. Bound together in single volume, worn and coming loose. Spine taped. Contents creased but clean. A very rare work. £100-150 58 Ancient Naster, P. La Collection Lucien de Hirsch. Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique Cabinet des Medailles. Brussels, 1969. Two volumes. Quarto, pp. 353, (3); 104 fine plates illustrating 1877 coins, all printed on thick card. Original printed wrappers, coming lose on the text volume. Contents very good. An important collection. £50-60 59 Ancient Naville, Lucien. les monnaies d'or de la cyrénaïque de 450 a 250 avant j.-c. contribu- tion a l'étude des monnaies grecques antiques. First edition. Genève, 1951. 8vo, later yellow cloth-backed decorative boards; black spine label, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. Frontispiece; 123, (3) pages; text figures; 8 very fine plates of coins. Fine
Clain-Stefanelli 3176*. Daehn 6754. Grierson 62. Kroh 49 (four stars): "This is an excellent reference for the gold coinage of Cyrene but it is very difficult to acquire." £100-120 60 Ancient Narain, A. K. The Indo-Greeks. Oxford, (1957), reprinted 1962. Quarto. 201, 6 plates each with page of descriptive text, 3 maps. Original cloth, jacket. The latter soiled, else a very good copy
*ex-Libris Herb Kreindler. K&F Auction 132, lot 1356.
Clain-Stefanelli 3130. £50-100 61 Ancient Newell, E. Reattribution of Certain Tetradrachms of Alexander the Great. New York, 1912. Quarto, pp. 62, (2); 30 good quality photographic plates. Rebound in half brown morocco and marbled boards, decorative endpapers. Signed with the authors compliments. Extremities rubbed, contents generally fine with a little foxing to the prelims but otherwise very good. A very scarce work. Clain- Stefanelli 2344*; Daehn 3428; Kroh 24 (3½ stars) – “This monograph firmly established the crucial place of die-study in numismatics. While examining the Demanhur Hoard [Newell] discovered that many issues attributed by Müller on the basis of symbols to widely separated mints were in fact die-linked and so all had to emanate from the same, very prolific, central mint.” £50-100 62 Ancient Newell, E. T. The Seleucid Mint of Antioch. 1918 £50-100 63 Ancient Newell, E. T. The Coinage of the Eastern Seleucid Mints; with The Coinage of the Western Seleucid Mints. (2)
*ex-Libris John Spring. £50-100 64 Ancient Picard, O. Chalcis et la Confédération Eubéenne Étude de Numismatique et D’Histoire (IVe – Ier Siècle). Paris, 1979. Thick quarto, pp. 377, 32 plates. Original cloth backed boards. Ex libris on first pastedown. A trifle worn otherwise a fine copy. The standard reference for the coins of Chalcis. Kroh 33 (4 stars) - ‘A good, detailed historical background with a die study of the mint of Chalcis (excluding the archaic issues, which are very rare anyway). Very useful for the AE and Greek Imperial issues, it corrects and complements Wallace.’ £50-100 65 Ancient Pick, B. & Reglling, K. Antike Munzen Nord-Griechenlands. Die Antiken Munzen von Dacien und Moesien. N/D £100-150 66 Ancient Pink, K. Die Munzpragung der Oskelten und Ihrer Nachbarn. £20-30 67 Ancient Regling, K. Die Antike Munze als Kunstwerk. 1929, 2 Vols. (2) £30-40 68 Ancient Regling, K. Die Munzen von Priene Mit Benutzung der Vorarbeiten von Heinrich Dressel. Berlin, 1927. Quarto, pp. x, 218; 5 fine plates. Two pages of handwritten notes loosely inserted along with a photocopy of Otto MØrkholm's 1962 Numismatic Chronicle article, 'Some Cappadocian Problems'. Contemporary linen backed boards, a trifle faded, edges rubbed. With Edward Newell's distinctive bookplate on the first pastedown and that of his wife on endpaper. A fine copy of this very rarely seen book with a handsome provenance.
Clain-Stefanelli 2733, Daehn 4813 £150-200 69 Ancient Regling, K. Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren. Berlin, 1906. Two volumes. Quarto, pp. viii, 264; 37 fine autotype plates. In the original publishers wrappers, the spine to the text volume chipped and coming loose. Contents otherwise very good, pages untrimmed. A very good set. Clain-Stefanelli 1935*, Daehn 2094, ‘A catalogue of the collection of Edward P. Warren, a well-known English connoisseur of Greek art, comprised of 1769 ancient Greek coins of the highest artistic merit. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts later acquired 1419 of these coins which were republished in Brett’s catalogue in 1955.’ (2)
Robinson & Clement, Excavations at Olynthos. Part IX. N/D £100-150 70 Ancient Robinson, E. S. G. A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Part II: Italy, Sicily, Carthage. Part II: Greece to East. Two parts complete in four volumes. Lisbon, 1971. Quarto, pp. 136; 42 superb plates; 200; (43)-99 plates. All in the original gilt embossed cloth boards, the plates in matching folders and still shrink-wrapped. A superb catalogue of a wonderful collection, now housed in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. Out of print with complete sets becoming difficult to obtain. Clain-Stefanelli 1898*; Daehn 1889 & 1886; Kroh 10 (4½ stars) – “A magnificent achievement and a record of exceptional coins beyond compare. Mr Gulbenkian collected only coins in perfect mint condition with a concentration on their artistic merit and (as one of the richest men in the world at that time) was able to purchase many of the best pieces from the auctions of the 1930’s and 40’s as well as significant private purchases from the Vlasto and Jameson collections.” £40-60 71 Ancient Rollin & Feuardent. Monnaies D'or Romaines Et Byzantines, 25-30th April 1887 £30-40 72 Ancient [Rollin Et Feuardent] Collection de Feu M. le Vicomte E. de Quelen. Monnaies Romaines et Byzantines D’Or, D’Argent et De Bronze. Paris, 14th-26th May, 1888. Quarto, pp. (iv), 229, 2627 lots; 13 fine plates. Handsomely bound in half brown morocco and marbled boards with the original blue paper wrappers preserved and an original sheet of printed prices realised loosely inserted. Raised bands. Lettering and top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers, of which the front is sadly loose. Hinges worn and rubbed. With the dated ownership inscription of Von Schennis on the first free endpaper (8th October 1888), and with his distinctive library stamp on the original front and back wrappers and the prices realised. An attractive copy of this important sales catalogue, particularly nice with such a distinguished provenance. De Quelen died in 1887 at the young age of 35 having already collated a wonderful collection of Roman and Byzantine Coins, including many fine specimens bought only 13 months previously in the Ponton D’Amecourt sale. The preface to the catalogue states that he was the, ‘inheritor of an illustrious name, and with a brilliant mind, he would have thrown new light on our science. His collection is a dignified monument to himself and to the studies to which he devoted most of his time.’ The sale itself reached a total of 226,620.50 Francs. Clain-Stefanelli 3690; Grierson 286; Spring 567. £150-200 73 Ancient Schlosser, J Von. Beschreibung der Altgriechischen Munzen. Volume 1, Wien, 1893.
*ex-Libris John Spring n/d £20-30 74 Ancient Sotheby, Mr. A Catalogue of a most Choice and Valuable Collection of Greek, Roman, English and foreign Coins and Medals in Gold, Silver and Copper the Property of a Late Highly Respected and Eminent Collector. 6th July, 1824. Octavo, pp. 125, (5); 1939 lots. Interleaved throughout. Bound in three quarter calf and marbled boards, ruled and decorated in gilt. Ownership inscription on first free endpaper, with the engraved armorial ex-libris of the collector and art connoisseur Baron Northwick on the first pastedown. Ruled in red and priced and named in a neat contemporary hand throughout. Boards a trifle scuffed at extremities with some minor browning to contents otherwise a very good copy of this most important sale. (M&R p61) £150-200 75 Ancient Starr, C. G. Athenian Coinage 480-449 B.C. Oxford, 1970. Quarto, pp. xiii, 96, (2); 26 plates. Original cloth, jacket. Annotated and marked throughout in a neat hand. A fine copy of the preferred, first edition of this surprisingly scarce work. £30-40 76 Ancient Stevenson, S. W. A Dictionary of Roman Coins, Republican and Imperial. London, 1964. Thick quarto, pp. viii, 929; line illustrations in text. Original publishers cloth, gilt. £20-30 77 Ancient Sutherland, C. H. V. The Emperor and the Coinage. Julio-Claudian Studies. London, 1976. Octavo, pp. 132, (4); 10 fine plates. Cloth, jacket, a little worn but contents fresh. A nice copy of this out of print text. £10-20 78 Ancient Svoronos, J.N. Numismatique de la Crète Ancienne accompagnee de l’Histoire, la Geographie et la Mythologie de l’Ile. Macon, 1890. Complete in two parts. Quarto. (4), ix, (1), 358; 35 fine plates. Both parts handsomely bound in brown morocco and marbled boards. Spine ruled, decorated and lettered direct in gilt. Contents a trifle browned as is usual but clean and otherwise bright. The plates in a similar state and well preserved having been bound in on hinges. The last plate with a photograph of the obverse and reverse of a Hadrian bronze neatly pasted in. The standard reference for the series. Clean, bright and in a handsome contemporary binding. A very fine copy. Seldom offered. Clain-Stefanelli 2581*; Daehn 4437; Kroh 50 (four stars), ‘This study, as opposed to the BMC, attempts to be a corpus of all known types and is still utilized as such by most researchers… Very rare.’ (2) £1000-1500 79 Ancient Svoronos, J. N. Numismatique de la Crète Ancienne Accompagnée de l'Histoire, la Géographie et la Mythologie de l'Ile. Two volumes. Macon, 1890. Quarto, pp.ix, (1), 358, (2); 35 fine phototype plates enclosed in the original printed folder. The text volume in later terracotta morocco and buckram boards, lettered in gilt. The boards rubbed and slightly soiled, contents fine. The folder containing the plates worn as is usual, the backstrip missing but with the original silk ties still intact. The plates slightly browned, and the edges chipped as is usual. A very good set of this comprehensive and still much used reference, now rarely seen (2) £1000-1500 80 Ancient Svoronos, J. N. [Ed.] Journal International D'Archéologie Numismatique. Tomes Septieme - Vingt-et-Unieme. Athens, 1904-1927. A substantial run (20 volumes), missing volumes 11, 16 (part 2), and 19. All in the original paper wrappers. Generally quite worn, with the wrappers loose on a few volumes and the spines of many split as is usual. The contents generally clean however, with the pages of most volumes unopened. A considerable run of this important periodical filled with valuable information, particularly on Greek coins and well-illustrated with hundreds of fine collatype plates. Very rarely seen complete £100-150 81 Ancient Catalogue of Greek Coins comprising the small Collection of an American Artist and a few very fine and very rare coins from the cabinet of a Well-Known Amateur & Collector. Tuesday, 5th July, 1910. 19 pages, 134 lots, 5 extremely fine autotype plates. Ruled in red with prices and buyers names. With the stamp of Rollin & Feuardent on front cover (Man p. 211).
The Charles Butler Collections. Catalogue of the Collection of Coins and Medals formed by the late Charles Butler, Esq. Monday 3rd July – Tuesday 11th July, 1911. 87 pages, 964 lots, 12 very fine autotype plates. Some prices in margins in later hand, three pages of handwritten prices realised for the first three days of sales pasted in at front (Man p. 222).
Catalogue of the Valuable and Extensive Collection of Greek, Roman, English and other Coins. The Property of John Glas Sandeman, Esq. Tuesday 13 June - Tuesday 20th June, 1911. 121 pages, 1002 lots, 11 extremely fine plates printed on card. Some prices in margins, two pages of handwritten prices realised pasted in at front. With the stamp of Rollin & Feuardent on front cover (Man p. 222).
Catalogue of the Important and Extensive Collection of Egyptian Antiquities the Property of the Late F. G. Hilton-Price, Esq. Wednesday 12th July – Friday 8th July, 1911. 172 pages, 1512 lots, 29 very fine plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout. With the stamp of Rollin & Feuardent and a printed compliments slip pasted in.
Catalogue of the Collection of English Coins the Property of the late C. E. G. Mackerell, Esq. Monday 14th May – Tuesday 15th May, 1906. 36 pages, 301 lots, 3 exceptionally fine half-tone autotype plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout (Man p. 209).
Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English Hammered & Milled Coins the Property of Lady Buckley. Friday 4th May – Saturday 5th May, 1906. 23 pages, 233 lots, 2 very fine autotype plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout (Man p. 209).
Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English Crown Pieces and a Few Other Allied Coins. The Property of T. W. Barron, Esq. Tuesday 27th February, 1906. 20 pages, 144 lots, 3 extremely fine autotype plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout (Man p. 208).
Catalogue of Coins of the Time of Charles I and of the Anglo-Gallic Series Being the Remaining Part of the Numismatic Collections of the Late F. G. Hilton Price, Esq…A Collection of Rare Pattern and Proof Coins from George III to Victoria…Formed by the Late William Saward, Esq. Thursday 7th April 1910 and the following day. 38 pages, 283 lots, 5 very fine plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout. With the stamp of Rollin & Feuardent on front cover (Man p. 220).
Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English Coins in Gold and Silver the Property of the Late F. G. Hilton Price, Esq. Monday 17th May – Wednesday 19th May, 1909. 46 pages, 410 lots, 6 very fine plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout (Man p. 215).
Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English Coins the Property of the late Thomas Wakely, Esq. Monday 6th December – Wednesday 8th December, 1909. 56 pages, 496 lots, 9 very fine autotype plates. Ruled in red with prices realised throughout (Man p. 216).
An interesting selection of significant sales and of particularly value with prices realised. Attractively bound in half blue morocco, raised bands, gilt. Marbled boards and endpapers. A most desirable volume. £400-500 82 Ancient Schönert-Geiss, E. [Ed.] Griechisches Münzwerk. DieMünzprägung von Bisanthe, Dikaia, Selymbria. Berlin, 1975. Quarto, pp. (6), 62, (2); 8 black and white plates. In the original printed boards, dusty else very good. The specialist reference and die-study for coins of the Thraco-Macedonian area. Infrequently offered.
Clain-Stefanelli 2370*; Daehn 3635; Grierson 64. £50-60 83 Ancient Spanheim, E. Dissertationes de Præstantia et Usus Numimatum Antiquorum. Editio Noua. In Qua Editæ antea Dissertationes Recensentur, Multisque Accessionibus Locupletantur; Aliæ Nunc Primum Prodeunt; Singulæ Autem Selectis Insignium Numismatum Iconibus Illustrantur. London, Richardi Smith, 1706. Two Volumes. Folio, pp. portrait of the author engraved by B. Arland after a portrait by P. a Gunst, beautiful engraved allegorical title, title page printed in red and black, (48), 726, (42); superbly engraved portrait of George Augustus, engraved dedication vignette, (8), xxviii, 656, (52). Woodcut initials, tailpieces and coin engravings throughout the text. Both volumes handsomely bound in full contemporary blind embossed panelled calf. Raised bands, intricately gilt in compartments, page edges speckled in red. With the charming ex libris of Thomas Sharpe on the front pastedown along with that of eminent collector Phiroze K. Randeria A most handsome set of the last and best edition of this landmark work. Expertly rebacked and rare in such fine condition. (2) £500-600 84 Ancient Strack, P. Untersuchungen zur Romischen Reichspragung des Zweiten Jahrunderts (3) £100-150 85 Ancient Thompson, M. The New Style Coinage of Athens. 1961, 2 vols. (2) £80-100 86 Ancient Unknown. Manuscript book relating to Roman coins. N/D £100-150 87 Ancient Van Keuren, F. The Coinage of Heraclea Lucaniae. Rome, 1994. Quarto, pp. 100, 25 plates. Original card covers, jacket. A most important reference, the standard for this particular area of coinage and very rarely seen. (Ex Kunker auction 2012 lot 232.) £50-100 88 Ancient Voetter, O. Die Muenzen der roemischen Kaiser, Kaiserinnen und Caesaren von Diocletianus bis Romulus. Katalog der.... samml. Paul Gerin. (Wien, 1921) Reprinted, c. 1960?. Folio, pp. 415, very few illustrations. This copy interleaved with a few annotations and newspaper clippings inserted. Neatly bound in modern cloth backed boards, leather spine label, gilt. £50-100 89 Ancient Von Petrowicz, A. Sammlung Petrowicz. Arsaciden-Münzen. Vienna, 1904. Quarto, pp. vi, (4), 206, (2); 25 fine plates all printed on thick card. Bound in full brown modern cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Ex libris on first pastedown. Privately printed and limited to 130 copies, rare thus. Clain-Stefanelli 3029; Daehn 6149. £100-150 90 Ancient Waddington, W. H., Babelon, E. & Reinach, Th. Recueil Général des Monnaies Grecques D’Asie Mineure.Paris 1910-1912. Four parts complete in two volumes. Premiere Fascicule: Pont et Paphlagonie. Paris, 1904. Quarto, pp. 210, (2), 28 fine plates; Deuxieme Fascicule: Bithynie (jusqu’á Juliopolis). Paris, 1908. Quarto, pp. (4), (211)-393, (1), (29)-44 plates; Troisième Fascicule: Nicée et Nicomédie. Paris, 1910. Quarto, pp. (4), (395)-572, (2), (45)-93; Quatrième Fascicule: Prusa, Prusias, Tius. Paris, 1912. (575)-640, (2), (99)-111 plates.
All four parts bound into two volumes in dark blue cloth and matching boards with the original paper wrappers preserved.
Binding weakening with some pages and plates lose. Some staining to the prelims of the first part, other minor areas of discolouration, contents otherwise very good. Marbled endpapers, ex-libris on first pastedown.
A massive undertaking on the part of the authors, this classic reference is still the most complete work in its area with the coins now housed in the Bibliothèque Nationale. Important and rarely offered. Clain-Stefanelli 2600; Daehn 4529; Kroh 65 (3) £50-100 91 Ancient Walker, J. A Catalogue of the Arab-Sassanian and Arab-Byzantine and Post-Reform Umayyad Coins in the British Museum. Two Vols Complete. (4)
Ex-Libris John Whitting. Volume 2 with letters and papers loosely inserted. £100-150 92 Ancient Ward, J. Greek Coins and Their Parent Cities. London, 1902. Quarto, pp. fine autotype plate as frontispiece, xxxvi, 404, (2), illustrations and maps throughout. Original decorated cloth boards. The usual wear, some scuffing but overall a very good copy. With a manuscript inscription on the first free endpaper to ‘Dr Harriet Saxmann with the deepest affection and regard from “The Guru”, Manley’ and a photographic portrait (presumably of Dr Harriet) on the opposite pastedown signed, ‘With deepest gratitude to the giver “My Guru” Manley P. Hall.’ £100-200 93 Ancient Westermark, U. & Jenkins, K. The Coinage of Kamarina. Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 9. London, 1980. Quarto, pp. folding map, 283, 40 plates. Handsomely bound by Sangosrksi & Sutcliffe in half green morocco and matching cloth boards, panelled in gilt. Spine in tan morocco with chestnut author and title labels. Raised bands, panelled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt, hand marbled endpapers. A very fine copy thus. £40-50 94 Ancient Ancient Greek Coins. Undated. Quarto, pp. printed title page produced by Robert Myers, 12 superb photographic plates, each accompanied by one manuscript page of descriptive text (attached to a negative print of the original) and each housed in plastic sleeves. £150-200 95 Ancient Wroth, W. Imperial Byzantine Coins in the British Museum. London, 1908. Two Volumes. Quarto, pp. beautiful autotype plate of a gold medallion of Justinian I as frontispiece, cxii, 312, 35 fine autotype plates; (313)-687, (1), plates xxxxviii-lxxvii. In the distinctive original crimson morocco and red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine. Binding becoming weak but still intact, some pages coming loose, contents generally clean and with only marginal foxing. Extremities rubbed and work. A very good set of this standard reference. £80-100 96 Ancient Youroukova, Y. Coins of the Ancient Thracians. BAR Supplementary Series 4. Oxford, 1976. Quarto, pp. 129, 28 plates. Original red card covers. Minor wear. An essential reference for this series, very scarce. £20-30 97 World A COMPLETE SET OF THE CORPUS NUMMORUM ROMANORUM. Banti, A. & Simonetti, L. Corpus Nummorum Romanorum. Florence, 1972-1976. Complete in 18 volumes, 5679 pages, black and white illustrations throughout. Original green cloth, gilt. Some minor shelf wear otherwise very good. Out of print and scarce complete. “Perhaps the most ambitious project ever attempted for Roman Coinage its 18 volumes cover the period from Julius Caesar to Nero and utilise virtually every coin illustrated in the major auctions and published collections of twentieth century Europe (before 1970). Many tens of thousands of coins are illustrated and pedigrees given. The text is bilingual (Italian/English) and concordances with RIC, BMC and Cohen are given. Unfortunately abandoned in 1979 (mid-way through the Sestertii of Nero), its usefulness is still highly respected but it is seldom quoted by researchers. Long out of print, full sets are seldom offered.” See Kroh, Ancient Coin Reference Reviews, p.75. £150-200 98 World Barnard, F. P. The Casting-Counter and the Counting Board. A Chapter in the History of Numismatics and Early Arithmetic. (1917) Castle Cary, 1981. Large quarto, pp. 357, (3), 63 plates. Original cloth, gilt. Jacket. Minor wear. Ex-libris on first pastedown. £10-20 99 World Borghesi, P. & Zelada, Cardinal Francesco Xavier de. Numi Aliquot Aerei Unciales Cl. Card. Zeladae in Museum Kircherianum Coll. Rom. S. L. Illati. £150-200 100 World Bude, G. De Asse et Partibus Eius Libri Quinque, Gulielmo Budeo Parisiensi, a Secretis Regis Francie, Auctore. 1467-1540, £2000-3000 101 World Canessa, C. & E. Collezione Del Fu. Comm. Enrico Caruso. Monete e Medaglie in Oro. Naples, 1923 Cloth £50-100 102 World Canessa, C. & E. Collezione Del Fu Comm. Enrico Caruso. Monete e Medaglie in Oro. Naples, 1923 Half calf £60-80 103 World Cappelli, R. Studio Sulle Monete Della Zecca di Salerno. Roma. 1972. Quarto. xlviii, 85 pages; 6 plates. Original printed card covers. Minimal wear. A fine copy. Clain-Stefanelli 6857. £20-30 104 World Christie & Manson. Catalogue of the Celebrated Collection of Works of Art and Vertu. The Property of the Late Samuel Rogers, Esq. £100-150 105 World Duby, T. Monnoies Des Prelats Et Barons De France. MDCCXC, Leather bound Two volumes. £200-300 106 World Habich, G. Die Medaillen der Italienischen Renaissance. Limited to 300 copies, but with no printed statement as to limitation. Very scarce £100-150 107 World Habich, G. Die Deutschen Schaumunzen des XVI. Jahrhunderts 150-200 108 World [International Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeit Coins] Bulletin on Counterfeits. 39 issues. Comprising; Vols. 1-7; Vol. 9-22 (No. 2). 1976-1997. All in the original paper wrappers, a little smoky, some edges browned. Fine overall. A good run of these indispensable bulletins covering almost all geographical and historical areas of numismatics. Very rarely offered. Kroh 98 (five stars). £50-100 109 World Jungk, H. Die Bremischen Münzen. Münzen und Medaillen des Erzbisthums und der Stadt Bremen. Bremen, 1875. Quarto, pp. x, (4), 408; 39 plates. Contemporary cloth boards, gilt. Ownership inscription on titlepage. Sporadic foxing to prelims, else fine. The scarcely seen original edition of this standard work. Clain-Stefanelli 9288* £60-80 110 World Launay, E. Costumes, Insignes, Cartes, Medailles des Depues 1789-1898. Paris, n.d., [1899?]. Quarto, pp. (2), 257; numerous illustrations throughout the text, many in colour, 14 further full page illustrations of costumes all printed on thick card and with original tissue guards. In contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, raised bands, gilt. With the original decorative printed wrappers preserved. Extremities rubbed and worn, inner hinge broken with front board loose. Contents very good, the colour plates clean and still exceptionally vibrant. A very scarce book. £50-60 111 World Michailovitch, Grand-Duc Georges. Monnaies de L'Empire de Russie 1725-1894. (1916), reprinted 1973. Large quarto, pp. xxxvi, 658, plates throughout, price guide at end. Original red publishers cloth, a little dusty, contents fine. A good single volume reference £40-50 112 World Neumann, J. Beschreibung der Bekanntesten Kupfermünzen. (Prague, 1858). Reprinted New York and London, 1965-1967. Complete in 7 volumes (the seventh volume is the index). All in the original cloth. A little bumped but internally and otherwise fine. An extensive work, covering the copper coinages of Austria, Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, China, India, the Middle East as well as tokens and jetons.
Clain-Stefanelli 7923*. ‘An important reference on copper coins.’ £50-60 113 World The Numismatic Magazine. A Monthly Journal devoted entirely to coin collectors. Volumes 2-9, 11-12. (Bury St. Edmunds, 1887-1897). Bound in 8 volumes. Octavo and quarto; pp. 96; 140; 140; 96; 96; 96, 12; 116; 94; 96; 96. Variously bound in contemporary grey cloth, gilt and maroon roan, gilt; minor wear; contents fine. 18 volumes were published between 1886 and 1903, when it apparently ceased publication. See Manville Encyclopaedia Volume 2 part 2 for a more or less complete list of the (British numismatic) contents of this rather scarce periodical. Nunn, Charlie Hearn (1863-1911). Dealer in coins and stamps, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Published The Numismatic Magazine, issued monthly for eighteen years, 1886-1903. Previously edited The Numismatic Quarterly, only four issues for 1881, then absorbed into The Stamp Collector's Journal, Coin Collector's News, and Bric-a-Brac Chronicle. See: Encyclopaedia 2, 928-34. Nunn's Numismatic Magazine is marginally useful for references to sales, obituaries, and the occasional note by contemporary numismatists. £50-100 114 World [Otto Helbing] Griechische und Römische Münzen. Römische-Deutsches Reich, Österreich etc. Geistlichkeit, Mittelalter, China, Orden, Ehrenzeichen, Literatur. 19th August, 1941. Quarto, pp. 104, 2,640 lots; 44 plates. Bound in brown cloth and buckram boards. List of estimates loosely inserted. Nearly fine. £30-40 115 World Pridmore, F. Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Part 3 West Indies. £20-30 116 World Pridmore, F. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations Part 4 India: Volume 1. £20-30 117 World Pridmore, F. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Part 1. European Territories £20-30 118 World Saulcy, F. de. Essai de Classification des Monnaies Autonomes de L'Espagne. Metz, 1840. Octavo, pp. x, 219, 6 plates, some folding with one large folding map at end. Full tan morocco, heavily worn with top third of spine missing. Inscribed by the author on titlepage. £20-30 119 World Schubert, General T. F. Monnayes Russes des Derniers Trois Siecles, Depuis Le Czar joan Wasiliewicz Groznyi Jusq'a L'Empereur Alexandre II. 1547-1855. Russian Coins of the last Three Centuries, From Czar John Wasiliewicz Groznyi to Emperor Alexander II. £1000-1500 120 World Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of an Extremely Important Russian Collection [Michailovitch]. £20-30 121 World Thomas. The International Numismata Orientalia Vol. I, 1878. half calf £150-200 122 World Unknown. PORTUGALLIAE NUMISMATA. English Coins reduced into Portuguese and the Portuguese into English. Also a Comparative View of the Portugal Bank-Notes, or Paper-Money; and of Coins of these two Kingdoms. Original manuscript in black ink. No place, no date. [Circa 1811-1816.] Small quarto (19x16cm). 29 leaves numbered in pencil. Comprising: 1: Half-title with PORTUGALLIAE decoratively executed in ink and NUMISMATA below in pencil draft; 2: a second half title with both words executed in Roman letters; 3: the main title cited above, decoratively executed; 4: carefully written text (incomplete): "The following calculations are made at the rate of Twenty-seven Shillings Sterling for a Moidore or Four Mill eight hundred Reas or 67 ½ Pence per Mill Rea which is the Par of Exchange: Atho"; 5) a second main title, similarly executed, though the later wording differs, and, on the verso, the text on leaf 4, continues: "Altho it is sometimes so high as 69 Pence according to the Plenty or Scarcity of Bills or Money."; 6 & 7: comprise on both sides, tables and text headed: GOLD COINS OF PORTUGAL / SILVER COINS…./ COPPER COINS…/ PORTUGAL PAPER MONEY TURNED INTO ENGLISH MONEY / LOSS BY EXCHANGING ENGLISH MONEY IN PORTUGAL / MEASURES OF PORTUGAL / WEIGHTS OF PORTUGAL; 8: a table on each side headed ENGLISH exchanged into PORTUGUESE MONEY and PORTUGUESE exchanged into ENGLISH MONEY; 9 & 10: AN ACCOUNT OF PORTUGUESE COINS closely written on the first three sides; 11) a handsomely-framed double-page table of A CHRONOLOGICAL SERIES OF THE SOVEREIGNS OF PORTUGAL from 1128 to 1777; and 12-29: most attractive and finely drawn illustrations of Portuguese coins. Delightfully bound in contemporary crimson full morocco, sides decoratively panelled in gilt and blind, with floral sprays at each corner; PORTUGALLIAE NUMISMATA stamped in gilt on upper cover, 4 raised bands, spine decorated in gilt; orange endpapers decoratively printed in gilt and blue; board edges hatched in gilt at corners; inner dentelles intricately gilt; each leaf of the contents hinged, extremities a little rubbed. Very fine. A quite superb example of a numismatic manuscript.
Finely engraved armorial ex libris of Robert Stirling Newall. Binding signed in gilt type on front turn in: G. BELLEW, BOOKBINDER, DUBLIN. A UNIQUE and most attractive volume. The fine manuscript illustrations depict some 150 coins, from mediaeval times to the early years of the nineteenth century. Robert Stirling Newall (1812 -1889) was a notable Scottish engineer and astronomer. His company manufactured at least a part of the original Atlantic cable. He appears to have had considerable interests including travelling and was apparently also artistically inclined. The present volume would seem to indicate the fusing of these two passions. The DNB notes "A series of drawings of the sun, made by him from 1848 to 1852 are extant". Examples of George Bellew's delightful bindings, apparently executed from early to mid-nineteenth century, are recorded in the British Library and elsewhere. £150-200 123 World Unknown. A General Collection of Coins and Medals in Gold, Silver, &c Stamped by Order of the King of England. £1000-1500 124 World Valentine, W. H. The Copper Coins of India (two vols); Sassanian Coins & Modern Copper Coins. The Complete Works £100-150 125 World Van Loon, G. Beschryving der Nederlandsche Historipenningen. 1st Edition. £500-600 126 British Boon, G. C. Welsh Hoards 1979-1981 £10-20 127 British Brooke, George Cyril. A Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum. The Norman Kings - In Two Volumes with an introduction and 62 plates £40-60 128 British COOK. B. & WILLIAMS. G. Coinage and History in the North Sea World c. 500-1250. Essays in honour of Marion Archibald. Leiden, 2006. Large quarto, pp. x(ii), 791 (3), illustrations and tables throughout the text. Casebound. All 28 papers included in this festschrift consider the role of coinage in northern Europe from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the early thirteenth century. Although the focus of the volumes is the coinage itself, the majority of the papers consider coinage in its historical and/or archaeological context. A recurrent theme of the volume is the movement of coinage across the English Channel and the North Sea and beyond. Particular areas of focus include the importatation and use of money in early Anglo-Saxon England; movement, hoarding and secondary treatment of coinage during the Viking Age; and monetary contacts between England and her neighbours under the Normans and Angevins. The papers in this book provide an important range of perspectives in current numismatic research, and will provide a valuable resource for scholars in a variety of disciplines with interests in the economy and society in northern Europe, c.500-1250 £20-30 129 British Dalton, R. & Hamer, S. H. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. AN INTERLEAVED COPY OF DALTON & HAMER, 1910-1918. Complete in fourteen parts, bound in three volumes. Contemporary maroon half calf and cloth boards. Gilt lettering, edges and endpapers marbled. Interleaved throughout and with some notes pasted in, some pencil notes and annotations. Heavily rubbed, particularly to hinges and corners but a good copy of the original edition of this essential reference with far superior plates. £150-200 130 British Dalton, R. & Hamer, S. H. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. (1910-1918) Reprinted, 1990. THE 1990 SPECIAL LEATHERBOUND EDITION OF DALTON & HAMER. Thick quarto, pp. 567, illustrated throughout. Most attractively bound in terracotta levant quarter morocco and linen boards, raised bands, lettered in gilt. With; Davisson, A. A Potpourri of Rare and Unusual Tokens. 1991. 13 leaves, printed on recto's only and accompanied by 6 superb photographic plates each pasted onto thick card. Text sewn into terracotta card covers with gold thread and housed in a linen folder with both the main text and the supplementary text housed in a matching linen slipcase. A beautifully produced special leather bound edition of this monumental work, limited to 26 copies with each set lettered from A to Z, this being Copy R, and acquired by Remy Bourne £200-300 131 British Davis, W. J. The Token Coinage of Warwickshire with Descriptive and Historical Notes. Birmingham, 1895. THE DELUXE INTERLEAVED EDITION OF DAVIS SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Thick quarto, pp. xx, (2), 132 pages interleaved throughout; 24 fine photographic plates, 16pp. advertisements. Neatly rebacked with the original decorated leather covers and spine laid on. Original floral endpapers preserved, and with the authors signature on the title page. A good copy of the deluxe interleaved edition of this work £100-200 132 British Dolley, Michael. Medieval Anglo-Irish Coins. 1992 £15-20 133 British Farquhar, H. Seven volumes containing 32 articles written by Helen Farquhar.
Volume 1
Portraiture of our Stuart Monarchs on their Coins and Medals. (Including special index). Part I. From the BNJ, Vol. V. 1917.
Portraiture of our Stuart Monarchs on their Coins and Medals. Part II. James II. From the BNJ, Vol. VI. 1910.
Portraiture of our Stuart Monarchs on their Coins and Medals. Part III. William and Mary. From the BNJ, Vol. VII. 1911.
This volume with the finely engraved armorial ex-libris of Ralph Creyke of Rawcliffe Hall, Yorkshire.
Volume 2
Portraiture of our Stuart Monarchs on their Coins and Medals. Part IV. William III. From the BNJ, Vol. VIII. 1912.
Portraiture of our Stuart Monarchs on their Coins and Medals. Part V.-William III Continued. From the BNJ, Vol. IX. 1913.
Portraiture of our Stuart Monarchs on their Coins and Medals. Part VI.- Anne. From the BNJ, Vol. X. 1914.
Portraiture of our Stuart Monarchs on their Coins and Medals. Part VI.-Anne. From the BNJ, Vol. XI. 1915.
Volume 3
Royal Charities. Part I. Angels as Healing-Pieces for the King's Evil. (With Index). From the BNJ, Vol. XII. 1919.
Royal Charities. Part II. Touchpieces for the King's Evil. From the BNJ, Vol. XII. 1919.
Royal Charities. Part III. Touchpieces for the King's Evil. James II to William III. From the BNJ, Vol. XIV. 1920.
Royal Charities. Part IV. Touchpieces for the King's Evil. Anne and the Stuart Princes. From the BNJ, Vol. XV. 1921.
All with card covers bound in.
Volume 4
Royal Charities (Second Series). The Maundy; Alms at the Gate, the DailyAlms and the Privy Arms; Largesse and the Kings Dole; The Maundy Coins; The Maundy Pennies and Small Currencies. Complete in five parts. (With Index). From the BNJ. 1933.
Volume 5
Portraiture of Our Tudor Monarchs on their Coins and Medals. From the BNJ, Vol. IV. 1908.
Patterns and Medals Bearing the Legend Iacobvs III. Or Iacobvs VIII. From the BNJ, Vol. III. 1908.
Portraiture of the Stuarts on the Royalist Badges. From the BNJ, Vol. II. 1906
Volume 6
A Note on William Holle, Cuneator of the Mint. From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fourth Series, Vol. VIII. 1908.
Nicholas Hilliard, "Embosser of Medals of Gold." From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fourth Series, Vol. VIII. 1908
Medallions True and False of Mary Queen of Scots and Charles I. From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fourth Series, Vol. XIII. 1913.
Cliche Reverse For a Touchpiece of Charles II by Thomas Simon. From the Numismatc Chronicle, Fourth Series, Vol. IX. 1909.
Nicholas Briot and the Civil War. From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fourth Series, Vol. XIV. 1914.
Concerning Some Roettiers Dies. From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fourth Series, Vol. XVII. 1917.
Silver Counters of the Seventeenth Century. From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fourth Series, Vol. XVI. 1916.
John Rutlinger and the Phoenix Badge of Queen Elizabeth. From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fifth Series, Vol. III. 1923.
This volume containing two of Helen Farquhar's obituaries (one a copy by Christopher Blunt taken from the BNJ) as well as a letter in Farquhar's hand to her sister Theresa dated July 13th 1938.
Volume 7
Additional Notes on Silver Counters of the Seventeeth Century. From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fifth Series, Vol. V. 1925.
The Forlorn Hope Medal of Charles I. From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fifth Series, Vol. X. 1930.
A Lost Coinage in the Channel Islands. From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fifth Series, Vol. VIII. 1928.
Thomas Simon, "One of Our Chief Gravers." From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fifth Series, Vol. XII. 1932.
New Light on Thomas Simon. From the Numismatic Chronicle, Fifth Series, Vol. XVI. 1936.
seven volumes over two books £500-600 134 British LEONARD FORRER'S MONUMENTAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY FORRER. L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin-, Gem-, and Seal-Engravers, Mint-Masters, etc, ancient and Modern, with references to their works, BC 500-AD 1900. London, Spink, 1902-1930. 8 volumes. Original edition. Large octavo; pp. xlviii, 691, (1); vi (2), 588; (4), 649 (3); (4), 738, (2), viii, 738, (2); (8), 567, (1); (4), 461, (3); frontispiece in each of the first six volumes, illustrated throughout. Later tan polished half morocco, contrasting orange calf labels, backs gilt minimal scuffing; top page edges gilt. The upper joint of volume I cracked but holding, and not loose. Volume I is the preferred REVISED edition. A well-preserved and attractively-bound set of this classic, monumental and indispensible work, originally published serially in the Numismatic Circular. Possibly less than 300 sets were issued. An unsurpassed and invaluable work. Together with: The index volume, compiled by Joan Martin, which is bound in the original blue cloth, gilt. (8) £150-200 135 British Glendining & Co. Lockett Parts 1-4 & Scottish and Irish 1-2 (4) £50-100 136 British Glendining & Co. Catalogue of the Important Collection of English & Roman Coins Formed by the Late L. A. Lawrence. Half calf £50-100 137 British Golding, C. The Coinage of Suffolk. Consisting of the Leaden Pieces and Tokens of the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. £50-60 138 British HAWKINS. E., FRANKS. A. W., and GRUEBER. H. A. Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II. Two volumes. London 1885. Large octavo, pp. xxxiv, 724; 866; frontispiece to each volume, line illustrations throughout the text. Uniformly and finely bound in black polished crushed half morocco, raised bands, backs gilt; vellum corners. A very fine set of this standard work. (2) £100-120 139 British Franks, A. W., Grueber, H. A. & Hawkins, E. [Ed.] Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II. London, 1885 & 1904-1911. Text in two volumes. Thick octavo, pp. engraved frontispiece, xxxii, (1), 724 + 866, line illustrations in the text; 183 superbly engraved plates each with descriptive text bound into three folio volumes, 64 page index. The plates, originally issued in 19 cloth backed folders, have here been expertly bound on linen hinges with all five volumes in matching black polished half morocco and cloth boards and all with neat vellum corners. Raised bands, gilt. Contents throughout virtually as issued. A monumental work based on the collection held at the British Museum. Still the standard reference and essential for any collector of commemorative medals. Rarely seen in such fine condition (3) £400-500 140 British Lodge, E, Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, Engraved from Authentic Pictures in the Galleries of the Nobility and the Public Collections of the Country, with Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions. £40-60 141 British Longman, W. Tokens of the Eighteenth Century Connected with Booksellers and Bookmakers. London, 1916. Quarto, pp, photographic plate as frontispiece with tissue guard, 90, 3 plates of tokens, a further 11 full page illustrations. Original blue, blind embossed cloth boards, lettered in gilt. A good clean copy, scarce in original binding
*ex Kolbe Sale 126, Lot 274 £50-60 142 British Lowndes, William. A Report Containing an Essay for the Amendment of the Silver Coinage. £300-400 143 British Metcalf, D. M. Thrymsas and Sceattas in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford. London, 1993. Three volumes complete. 4to. xvi, 685; 28 plates each with page of descriptive text. All three volumes in the original cloth, jackets in protective sleeves. An extremely fine set of this excellent reference covering the earliest of the Anglo-Saxon coinage – virtually as new (3) £100-150 144 British Murray, D. A Note on Some Glasgow and Other Provincial Coins and Tokens. Glasgow, 1885. Octavo, pp. photographic portrait of David Murray as frontispiece, 40, 4 page index, 4 fine plates each accompanied by a page of descriptive text. Bound in three quarter red morocco and cloth boards, neatly rebacked, spine lettered in gilt. With the erased signature of John Bell (antiquary and bookseller) on the preface. £100-150 145 British Pegge, Samuel. An Assemblage of Coins Fabricated by Authority of the Archbishops of Canterbury. London, 1772. Quarto, pp. finely engraved dedication page, 126, one engraved plate. Attractively bound in contemporary full calf, raised bands, gilt decoration in compartments, black morocco label with gilt lettering, edges gilt, marbled endpapers. This copy bearing the attractively engraved armorial bookplate of Frederick Cornwallis on the first pastedown. Cornwallis was Archbishop of Canterbury at the time this book was published (from 1768 to 1783) so it is possible that this is a dedication copy. Either way, a highly attractive copy with an interesting provenance. £100-150 146 British Pye, C. Provincial Copper Coins or Tokens issued between the Years 1787 and 1796, Engraved by Charles Pye. First edition. Birmingham, 1795. Octavo, pp. engraved title page with engraved vignette by Pye, advertisement leaf, 36 beautifully engraved plates showing obverses and reverses of tokens, printed on thick card, three page index . Contemporary three quarter tan calf and marbled boards, black label to spine, gilt lettering. Neatly rebacked, boards rubbed and a little worn. Evidence of damp to both front and back pastedown but not affecting the main body of text. Nineteenth century ownership inscription on first pastedown (Edmond Williamson?). Page edges a trifle browned as is to be expected otherwise a very good, clean copy of this classic reference on token coinage. Rare.
*ex Kolbe Sale 126, Lot 278 £100-150 147 British Ruding, Rogers. Annals of the Coinage of Great Britan and it's Dependencies; From the Earliest Period of Authentic History to the Reign of Victoria. London, 1840. Thid and best Edition. Three Volumes. Quarto, pp. xix, (1), 422; Finely bound in contemporary polished tan full English calf, gilt panelling, five raised bands, intricately gilt in four compartments, two in darker calf with gilt lettering, gilt inner dentelles, all page edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Extremities a little rubbed, rear cover of first volume detached, otherwise an extremely attractive copy of this best edition. Publisher Hearne observed that "the object of the Author was to produce a grand comprehensive History of the Coinage of his native country" and concluded that "The work, then, of which a new and improved Edition is proposed, is justly to be regarded as a National work. It is worthy of a remark, that it is unique of its kind, no other country having so complete an account of it's coinage." £100-150 148 British Snelling, T. A View of the Silver Coin and Coinage of England from the Norman Conquest to the Present Time, with A View of the Gold Coin and Coinage of England from Henry the Third to the Present Time. N/D £50-100 149 British Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of The Bruun Collection of Coins. Part I. British, Saxon and English also Scottish and Colonial Coins. 18th-22nd May, 1925. Quarto, pp. photographic portrait as frontispiece, 142, 965 lots, (1); 24 extremley fine autotype plates. Some prices written in a later hand. Armorial ex-libris on first pastedown. Attractively bound in three-quater calf, gilt. A nice copy of this important sale £50-100 150 British Sotheby, S. Leigh. Catalogue of the Extensive Collection of Greek, Roman, Early British, Saxon, English, Scotch and Irish Coins and Medals of the Late W. A. A. White. Ruled, priced and named £50-100 151 British Leigh Sotheby & Co. Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English Coins and Medals of the Late Thomas Walker, Esq… This Collection contains many rare Anglo-Saxon Coins, and some of much rarity in the English Series. It likewise includes The Collection of Irish Coins Formed by Mr Petrie. 1st May, 1845. Octavo, pp. 43, 689 lots. Neatly annotated throughout in a contemporary hand with prices and buyers names. Bound in three quarter calf and marbled boards, marbled endpapers. Boards rubbed with wear to extremities. Contents very good. From the library of Lord Hastings with his signature on the first free endpaper and his finely engraved armorial ex libris on the first pastedown along with two other notable bookplates. An interesting sale with some important rarities which attracted some of the major collectors of the time including, amongst others, Cureton, Whelan, Chetwynd and Shepherd. (M&R p86) £100-150 152 British Sotheby & Son. Catalogue of a Select and Choice Collection of English Coins In Silver and Copper, a few rare Gold; among which will be found Edward's Noble of his 20th Year; also a Noble of his 27th Year, a very rare variety; Among the Silver will be found, A rare and fine Groat of Edward the first, a good collection of Siege Pieces and other rare coins of Charles I, &c. May 3rd, 1830. Large paper copy. Quarto, pp. 10 pages, 126 lots. With the name ‘General Ainslie’ discreetly noted on the front wrapper. Ruled in red, hand priced throughout. Dusty and browned, edges chipped as is to be expected. Contents otherwise clean. Notices of future sales printed on the back wrapper, or particular note is the advertisement for the forthcoming sale of the Earl of Morton’s collection of coins and medals due ‘Early in May’. (M&R p68)
There is some dispute over the ownership of this collection with Manville stating that some copies clearly identify it as being that of the Rev. Thomas Frederick Dymock. He goes on to state however that it is marked as ‘General Ainslie’ in one – possibly this same catalogue. £50-60 153 British Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. The Montagu Collection of Coins. Bound in buckram (4) £100-200 154 British Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. Catalogue of the Select and Valuable Collection of Anglo- Saxon, English and Anglo-Gallic Coins in Gold, Silver and Copper Including Brilliant Proofs and Patterns, the Property of Henry Clark, Esp., of Nottingham. 23rd May, 1898. Quarto, pp. 71, 570 lots; 4 fine plates. Priced and named. (M&R p184) WITH: Catalogue of a Collection of English, Scottish & Colonial Coins, Including Fine Proofs and Patterns in the Various Metals…Formed by the Late W. N. Clarkson, Esq., of Whitby. 16th April, 1901. Quarto, pp. 58, 519 lots; 4 fine plates. Priced in part. ( M&R p195) WITH: Catalogue of the Select and Valuable Collection of Anlo-Saxon, English Series, Many brilliant Patterns and Proofs, also Siege Pieces, coronation and Other Medals, Roman Gold Coins of the Twelve Caesars, the Property of J. E. Moon, Esq., of Plymouth. 7th May, 1901. Quarto, pp. 76, 582 lots; 4 fine plates. Priced. (M&R p195) WITH; The Carfrae Collection (Second and Final Portion). Catalogue of the Roman Coins in Gold, Silver and Bronze…and Scottish Gold Coins From Robert III, 1406, to William III, 1702…the Property of the Late Robert Carfrae, Esq. 11th July, 1901. Quarto, pp. 62, 486 lots; 10 plates. Ruled in red, priced and named throughout. (M&R p 196). All six sales bound into a single volume in three quarter calf and marbled boards, gilt lettering. Boards rubbed and worn, minor browning to some pages although not affecting the plates, contents otherwise clean. Some key sales containing a number of important coins including two Petition Crowns, a Charles II Pattern broad, large bronze medallions of Antinous and Commodus and Marcia, sestertii of both and Matidia and Plautilla as well as numerous others. £300-400 155 British Sotheby. Bound volume of various Auction Catalogues 1906-1929.
Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of English Crown Pieces and a few other Allied Coins. The property of T. W. Barron. Including many of the choicest specimens from the Murdoch, Moon, gibbs, G. D. Brown, and other celebrated collections. Tuesday 27th February, 1906. 20 pages, 144 lots. (Man p. 208)
Catalogue of Greek, Roman and English Coins including the Collections of Herrn R*** N***, of Hamburg, and of the late Frederick Andrew Inderwick, Esq. K.C. Thursday 27th February-Friday 28th February, 1908. 35 pages, 305 lots, 5 plates. (Man p. 212)
Catalogue of the Collection of English and other Coins of the East India Company, Anglo-Indian Empire, and British Possessions in various Parts of the World. The Property of Commander A. Rowand, R.I.M. of Okehampton, Devon. Friday 22nd April, 1910. 24 pages, 151 lots. (Man p. 220)
Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Anglo-Saxon & Norman Coins the property of H. M. Reynolds, Esq. Monday 4th May, 1914. 22 pages, 144 lots, 2 plates (one cut). (Man p. 225)
Catalogue of the Important and Valuable Collection of Anglo-Saxon and English Coins the property of George Jonathan Bascom, Esq. Monday 15th June - Tuesday 16th June, 1914. 45 pages, 254 lots, 6 very fine plates. (Man p. 225)
Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Anglo-Saxon, English, Scotch, Irish and Anglo-Gallic Coins. The Property of W. M. Maish, Esq. Monday 25th March - Wednesday 27th March, 1918. 60 pages, 569 lots, 2 plates. (Man p. 229)
Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of British, Anglo-Saxon, English & Colonial Coins formed by the late Henry W. Thorburn, Esq. Wednesday 27th November - Friday 29th November, 1918. 50 pages, 452 lots, 4 plates. (Man p. 230)
Catalogue of the Valuable and Interesting Collection of English and Colonial Coins formed by Dr. Herbert Peck. Friday 29th October, 1920. 20 pages, 197 lots, 2 fine plates. (Man p. 237)
Catalogue of the Valuable and Interesting Collection of Anglo-Saxon, Norman and English Coins formed by the late Arthur A. Banes. Monday 30th October - Tuesday 31st October, 1922. 39 pages, 392 lots, 4 fine plates. (Man p. 239)
Catalogue of the Extensive and Valuable Collection of English, Scottish, Irish and Colonial Coins XVIII and XIX Century Tokens, Commemorative Medals and War Medals formed by the late W. C. West, Esq. Monday 5th May - Wednesday 7th May, 1924. 53 pages, 564 lots, 2 very fine plates. (Man p. 241)
Catalogue of Coins and Medals comprising the Properties of the late Sir F. S. Powell, Bart; G. J. French, Esq; L. H. Scott Plummer, Esq; the late R. T. Turnball, Esq; the late Genl. John Drummond; C. N. L. Stronge, Esq; and other properties. Monday 9th December - Tuesday 10th December, 1929. 46 pages, 470 lots. (Man p. 248) (2) £500-600 156 British Sotheby. Bound volume of various Auction catalogues. Catalogue of the Second (and Final) Portion of the Valuable Collection of Coins, the Property of the Late Bernard Roth, Esq. Monday 14th October - Thursday 17th October, 1918. 107 pages, 603 plates, 9 plates. Sporadically annotated with prices and buyers names. (Man p.230)
Catalogue of Coins, Medals and Tokens, Including the Property of H. M. Reynolds, Esq. Thursday 5th June - Friday 6th June, 1919. 33 pages, 356 lots. Some lots neatly annotated with prices and buyers names (in same hand as above), and what appear to be bids in a dealers code. (Man p. 231)
Catalogue of the Representative Collection of British, Anglo-Saxon, Norman & English Coins, the Property of the late Mr W. Talbot Ready. Monday 15th November - Friday 19th November, 1920. 87 pages, 961 lots, 5 plates. Some lots annotated with prices and buyers names. (Man p. 237)
Catalogue of the Important Collection of Hammered English Silver Coins of the Period Edward I to Charles II the Property of Raymond Carlyon-Britton, Esq. Monday 17th October - Tuesday 18th October, 1921. 60 pages, 368 lots, 6 plates. Some lots annotated with prices and buyers names. (Man p. 238)
Catalogue of Medals and Coins comprising Duplicate Specimens of British and Foreign Medals from the Collection of the British Museum; also The Property of the late Baroness Burdett-Coutts...The Property of Colonel Sir Henry Knollys, The Property of F. Cowslade, Esq., and The Property of Mrs F. L. Godet. Thursday 13th July - Friday 14th July, 1922. 39 pages, 409 plates, 7 very fine plates. Spink & Son compliment slip glued onto inside front cover. (Man p. 239)
Catalogue of the Bruun Collection of Coins. Part I. Brtish, Saxon and English, also Scottish and Colonial Coins. Monday 18th May - Friday 22nd May, 1925. 142 pages, 965 lots, 24 very fine plates. Prices realised and buyers names in some sections of the catalogues. (Man p. 242)
Catalogue of the Huth Collection of Coins and Medals. First Portion. The English, Scottish, Irish and Colonial Coins. Monday 4th April - Thursday 7th April, 1927. 74 pages, 738 lots, 13 exceptional plates. Prices and buyers marked in some sections. (Man p. 245 - see note about coins being cleaned)
Bound in one single volume of green cloth, gilt. Edges bumped and a little worn at extremities otherwise fine £400-500 157 British Sotheby. Bound volume of eight various Auction Catalogues.
Coins and Medals. Catalogue of the Middleton Collection and Other Properties. Monday 15th March, 1926. 23 pages, 221 lots, 2 attractive photographic plates.
Catalogue of the Valuable and Extensive Collection of Coins, Tokens and Medals. The Property of a Collector. Tuesday 8th May - Friday 11th May, 1928. 80 pages, 757 lots, 8 plates.
Catalogue of the Collection of Anglo-Saxon, Norman, English, Irish, Scottish, Anglo- Gallic and Colonial Coins. The Property of H. Alexander Parsons. Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November, 1929. 142 pages, 907 lots, 10 extremely fine plates.
Catalogue of Coins and Medals Comprising the Properties of the late Sir F. S. Powell, Bart.; E. J. French, Esq.; L. H. Scott Plumer, Esq., the late R. T. Turnbull., the late General John Drummond., C. N. L. Strange, Esq., and other properties. Monday 9th December - Tuesday 10th December. 46 pages, 470 lots. (Man p. 248)
Catalogue of the Important Collection of Saxon and English Coins the Property of E. H. Wheeler. Wednesday 12th March - Friday 14th March, 1930. 94 pages, 599 lots, 16 very fine plates. (Man p. 252)
Catalogue of the Important Collection of Anglo-Saxon, English, Scotch, Irish and Papal Coins the Property of F. A. Walters. Monday 24th October - Thursday 27th October, 1932. 88 pages, 751 lots, 5 fine autotype plates. (Man p. 255)
Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of Coins Formed by the late Colonel H. W. Morrieson. Monday 20th November - Friday 24th November, 1933. 118 pages, 1195 lots, 15 very fine plates. (Man p. 190)
Catalogue of English Coins Including the Important Series of Halfpence and Farthings of England, Scotland and Ireland; also Greek and Roman Coins. The Property of the late F. W. Longbottom, Esq. Monday 14th May - Tuesday 15th May, 1934. 42 pages, 347 lots, 2 plates. (Man p. 257) £200-300 158 British Walters, A. W. Notes Gleaned from Contemporary Literature &c Respecting the Issuers of the Eighteenth Century Tokens Struck for the county of Middlesex. Leamington Spa, 1906. Octavo, pp. fine autotype plate as frontispeice, viii, (4), 98, 6 further plates. Neatly bound in quarter morocco and marbled boards, top edge gilt, gilt lettering to spine. Small ex libris on first pastedown. Contents clean and bright. A very good copy £100-150 159 British Waters, A. W. Token Coinage of South London Issued in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Leamington Spa, 1904. Octavo, pp. portrait of Thomas Keys as frontispiece, xiv, 33, 2 fine autotype plates, one folding. Attractively bound in quarter morocco and marbled boards. Top edge gilt, spine lettered in gilt. Ex libris accompanied by a small printed review of the book on the first pastedown. Only 100 copies printed. £100-150 160 British Wells, W. C. Seventeenth Century Tokens of Northamptonshire. (Reprinted from BNJ) London, Spink, 1914. Quarto, pp. 179 (1); 4 very fine plates. Cloth, minor wear. Scarce. Together with: Wells, W. C. Seventeenth-Century Tokens of Northamptonshire Addenda et Corrigenda. (Reprinted from the BNJ) London, Spink, 1914. 8 pages, card covers. Scarce £50-100 161 British WILLIAMSON. G. C. Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century. Three volumes. London, (1889-1891), reprinted, 1967. Octavo, pp. xli; 505; (506)-1048; (1049)-1584; (6); illustrations in the text; plates. A good set in the original cloth, gilt; jackets; minor wear. £100-150 162 British Withy, R & Ryall, I. Twelve Plates of English Silver Coins from the Norman Conquest to Henry the Eighth Inclusive, with, A Calculation of their REspective Values and Short Observations upon each Plate. Principally Designed for the use of Young Collectors and all Dealers in Silver. Engraved armorial ex-libris of eorge Scott Esq. of Woolston Hall in Essex. spine broken £100-150 163 British Woolfe, N. The Medallic Record of the Jacobite Movement. London, 1988. Quarto, pp. 160, illustrated throughout; Catalogue of the Woolfe Collection (Glendinings, 4th November 1992) bound in at end. Attractively bound in red morocco and cloth boards, raised bands, gilt £50-60