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THE 2015 NEW YORK BOOK AUCTION Featuring Selections from the Dave Steine Library and Other Important Properties Public Auction and Online Sale 138 Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 12:30 P.M. Auctioneer Harmer Johnson, New York Auctioneer License No. 0691878 Sale Location The New York International Numismatic Convention Eighteenth Floor Meeting Room Level • The Norse Suite • The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel 301 Park Avenue between East 49th & 50th Streets • New York, NY 10022-6897 Lots may be viewed by appointment at the offices of Kolbe & Fanning in Gahanna, Ohio from December 1 until December 19, 2014. Selected lots may be viewed at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, Eighteenth Floor Meeting Room Level: The Library, on Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 9:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M., Friday, January 9, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 NOON. Bidding Instructions Internet Bidding: Advance registration required at auction.numislit.com. Mail and fax bids must arrive in Gahanna by Monday, January 5, 2015. No mail or fax bids arriving after that day will be processed and no telephone message bids left after January 5, 2015 on the Gahanna business line will be accepted. Email bids will be accepted until Friday, January 9, 2015. No email bids arriving on January 10, 2015 will be processed. From January 6 to January 9, 2015, telephone bids may be placed by calling (614) 256-8915. Absentee and Live Internet Bidding auction.numislit.com G. F. K. Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers 141 W. Johnstown Road • Gahanna OH 43230-2700 614-414-0855 • 614-414-0860 fax • [email protected] numislit.com Terms of Sale Please note that the Terms of Sale for this public auction differ from those of our mail-bid sales and that bidders should be aware of the following. 1. This is a public auction and mail-bid sale. All lots will be sold to the highest bidder. Mail bids (as well as those relayed by fax, email or phone) will be treated as limits and lots will be purchased below these limits where competition permits. Lots will be sold on the date indicated. 2. Absentee bidders should be mindful that bids submitted in irregular increments may be rounded to a lower bid to comply with the auctioneer’s established bidding increments. 3. Unless exempt by law, the buyer will be required to pay, on the total purchase price, the established New York sales tax or any applicable compensating use tax of any other state. Lots delivered in Ohio will be subject to 7.5% sales tax. 4. All floor sales are final. No lots may be returned for any reason by floor buyers. Any claims for adjustment by mail bidders must be made within three days after receipt of lots purchased. No lots may be returned without our written permission. By submitting bids you agree to the Terms of Sale herewith set forth. 5. Bidders unknown to us must supply acceptable credit references or a 25% deposit to assure entry of their bids. 6. This is a reserve auction. The estimates of value are intended solely as a guide. Generally, bidding will start at two-thirds of estimate. 7. An eighteen percent buyer’s premium will be added to the cost of all lots purchased by absentee bidders, including those bid- ding by mail, phone, fax, email or the internet. A reduced buyer’s premium of fifteen percent will be added to the cost of all lots purchased by floor bidders. There is no additional charge or commission for executing your bids. 8. We reserve the right to withdraw any lot prior to sale for any reason. 9. All postage, insurance and shipping charges will be added to your invoice. There will be a $5.00 charge per lot for processing. A late payment fee of 2% per month will be charged on accounts remaining unpaid 30 days after the sale. 10. Terms of this sale are strictly cash in United States funds. Foreign payments must be made in dollars. All checks must be drawn on United States banks, must have electronic encoding, and all bank charges must be paid by the sender. Payments may also be made directly to our bank. Details will be provided upon request. Invoices may be paid by credit card or PayPal, but the bidder agrees to pay a 3% bank fee for doing so. 11. 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 pos- sible, insurance or registration will be obtained. 12. Title to all lots remains with the cataloguer until paid for in full. Payment must be made immediately upon notification or upon receipt of material. The discretionary right to withhold delivery of lots until full payment has been received is reserved. 13. All books are as described. We acknowledge the possibility of errors or typographical mistakes, and any errors on our part will be cheerfully corrected. We cannot be responsible for your errors; please check your bid sheet carefully. 14. In compliance with New York State law, Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers LLC attest to being the owner of all lots offered here at auction except for those whose provenance is stated in the catalogue. 15. Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers LLC are licensed by the State of Ohio Department of Agriculture (license 2011000028) as an auction firm, and are bonded as required by law in favor of the State of Ohio. BOOK SIZES BOOK CONDITIONS F° (folio) over 13 inches As new — no signs of wear or defects. 4to (quarto) 12 inches Fine — nice clean copy, slight signs of use. 8vo (octavo) 9 inches Very good — some wear, no serious defects. 12mo (duodecimo) 7–8 inches Good — average used and worn book, complete. 16mo (sextodecimo) 6–7 inches Reading copy — poor but readable. 24mo (vigesimoquarto) 5–6 inches Ex-library — with library identification marks. 32mo (trigesimosecundo) 4–5 inches Unless stated otherwise, all books are bound; all periodicals and auction sale catalogues are in the original paper covers. Books without descriptions of condition may be assumed to be nice clean copies in the octavo range. Sizes are not always noted for auction catalogues and periodicals. All serious defects are noted. Copyright © 2015 Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers LLC • All Rights Reserved Ancient Numismatics Anson’s Numismata Graeca 1 Anson, L. NUMISMATA GRAECA: GREEK COIN TYPES, CLASSI- FIED FOR IMMEDIATE IDENTIFICATION. TEXT: PARTS i–vi / SMALL NUMISMATIC DICTIONARY … RECORD OF RECENT AUCTION PRIC- ES / GENERAL GUIDe—indEX / SUMMARY AND PLATES: PARTS i–vi. First edition. London, 1910–16. Thirteen parts complete, bound in three vol- umes. 4to, contemporary green cloth, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. viii, 138, (2); (2), viii; (6), 112, (2); (2), ix, (1); (6), 152, (2); (2), ix, (1); (6), 99, (3); viii; (4), 146; x; (4), 108, 20, 7, (1); vii, (1); xli, (1) pages; 27 + 25 + 30 + 21 + 25 + 22 fine plates depicting 3667 different coins, including illustrations of 6856 obverses and reverses. Bindings a bit worn; near fine interiors. $500 A most useful attribution aid, arranged using the following categories: 1) Industry; 2) War; 3) Ag- riculture; 4) Religion; 5) Architecture; 6) Naval and Marine; 7) Science & the Arts; and 8) Miscella- neous. Rarely encountered as originally published in 13 separate card-covered volumes. Clain-Ste- fanelli 3406*. Daehn 559: “A comprehensive guide to identifying Greek coins.” Grierson 59. Kroh 8 and 66: “This work identifies Greek coins having as their devices inanimate objects (excluding animals, gods and humans).” E.S.G. Robinson’s Set of Ars Classica Sales 2 Ars Classica / Naville et Cie. SET OF SIXTEEN CLASSIC AUCTION CATA- Lot 1 LOGUES OFFERING ANCIENT COINS. Lucerne, 1921–34. Sixteen well-illustrated vol- umes, bound in seven. Lacking only Sales 9 (non-ancient coins) and 18 for completion. 4to, slightly later matching brown buckram; red morocco spine labels, gilt; original printed front card covers bound in (and occasionally rear covers as well). As follows: I. CATALOGUE DE MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES PROVENANT DE LA COLLECTION DE FEU LE PROF. S. POZZI. Lucerne, 14 mars (changed to 4 avril) et jours suivants, 1921. (4), 194 pages; tables; 3334 lots; 101 superb plates depicting every coin offered. Typewritten prices realized list bound in. Only light browning to text; crisp plates. II. MONNAIES ROMAINES IMPÉRIALES PROVENANT DES COLLECTIONS DE M. PAUL VAUTIER ET DE FEU LE PROF. MAXIME COLLIGNON ... Lucerne, 12–14 juin 1922. (6), 107, (1) pages; 1886 lots; 57 fine plates. [bound with] III. MONNAIES D’OR, ROMAINES ET BYZANTINES. COLLECTION DE SIR AR- THUR J. EVANS ... Lucerne, 16 juin 1922. (6), 42 pages; 342 lots; 11 fine plates depicting every coin offered. Prices realized list bound in. IV. MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES PROVENANT DES COLLECTIONS DE S.A.I. LE GRand-dUC ALEXANDRE MICHAÏLOVITCH, DE SIR ARTHUR EVANS ET D’AUTRES AMATEURS. Lucerne, 17–19 juin 1922. (6), 73, (1) pages; 1035 lots; 36 fine plates depicting every coin offered. Prices realized list bound in. [bound with] V. MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES PROVENANT DES DOUBLES DU BRIT- ISH MUSEUM, DES COLLECTIONS DE FEU LE GÉNÉRAL A.L. BERTIER DE LA The New York Book Auction 2015 • Sale 138 3 GARDE ET DE DIVERS AUTRES AMATEURS. Lucerne, 18 juin 1923 et jours suivant. (6), 132 pages; 3038 lots; 85 fine plates depicting every single-coin lot. VI. CATALOGUE DE MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES EN OR ET EN ARGENT COMPOSANT LA COLLECTION DE FEU CLARENCE S.