Stackpole. Many black & white plates. 110pp., slim small 4to, black cloth n.p., (Stackpole, 1970). Reprint of the original 1913 edition. Near Fine. More about Private Gold Coinage of California, 1849-55, Its History and Its Issues
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1900. 171 illustrations on 20 plates showing a variety of coins and medallions. Printed on stiff paper.Tall slim 4to, green cloth backed marbled boards, brown leather spine label. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1900. Scarce. Very good (+). More about Les Medailles de L'Ancienne Collection Royale
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. 9 plates with black & white illustrations, charts, maps. x + 159pp., large 4to, gilt-stamped purple cloth, d.w.; (slightly rubbed at edges). Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1971. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Archaeological Exploration of Sardis. More about Byzantine Coins
4 color plates, b/w text illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. Tulsa: M.C.N. Press, 1984. vg. More about Medals, Military and Civilian of the United States
Oxford: University Press, 1805. 266 pages, original full calf with raised bands; armorial device on covers; marbled endpapers. Oxford: University Press, 1805. First Edition. The binding is somewhat scuffed, and the spine label is missing, but a solid copy with very clean pages. The author founded the English gold standard system. More about A Treatise on the Coins of the Realm;; In a Letter to The King
London: 1904. First 5 (of 6) volumes, plus the index volume, printed in 1987 and bound in blue cloth. The 5 volumes are all illustrated. Tall 8vo, original 3/4 black calf; (all are rubbed but in good sound condition with the exception of volume 5 -- spine is broken and heavily taped. London, 1904-1912, 1987. Internally fine. Volume I: A-D (1904); Volume II: E-H (1904); Volume III: I-MAZ (1907); Volume IV: M-Q (1909); Volume V: R-S (1912); Index (1987). More about Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint-Masters, &c....
Londong: Gentlemen's Magazine, 1751. Map. Uncolored engraving. 8.25" x 9.75". Trimmed approximately .25" beyond neat-line at right margin resulting in the loss of the "te" in "Orthwaite" and "51" in "1751". Otherwise in very good condition. An interesting map of the Cumberland region of England that indicates mines, mountains and waterways as well as towns and roads. The front and back of three roman coins are depicted at top, and a triggerfish indicated by it's French name "Bourse" is shown at bottom right. More about Map of the Black Lead Mines &c. in Cumberland
London: Seaby, 1991. 478 black-and-white illustrations, 8 color plates. 248 pages, large 8vo, green cloth, d.w. London: Seaby, (1991). A fine copy in a very good(+_ dust wrapper. More about The Coins of Medieval Europe
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. Illustrated. 253 pages + plates. 4to., brown cloth, lightly worn dust wrapper showing a small tear at back. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1987). A near fine copy in a very good(-) wrapper. More about Civic Coins and Civic Politics in the Roman East A.D. 180-275
Wauconda: Bolchazy-Carducci, 1996. 1053 b/w illustrations. 92pp + xlii. Slim 4to, pictorial boards. Wauconda: Balchazy-Carducci, (1996). A fine copy. The John Max Wulfing Collection in Washington University, Volume III. More about Roman Imperial Coins: Augustus to Hadrian and Antonine Selections, 31 BC - AD 180
London. 125 engraved plates of coins printed in sepia, without letterpress, as issued. Folio contemporary 1/4 calf, leather label, recent marbled boards & endpapers. (London, ca. 1787). Very good (+). John Glen King, was medalist to Catherine the Great. Copies of this scarce collection of plates varied in the numbers of plates included. None was issued with any text. More about Nummi Familiarum et Imperatorum
London: Spink, 1961. 24 black & white plates, 158pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (chipped). London: Spink & Son, 1961. Text in French. More about Introduction a la Numismatique Byzantine
Illustrated by F.W. Fairholt with 254 woodcuts and a plate of alphabets. xi, 350pp. Thick 8vo, two-toned blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine. San Diego: Pegasus, (1967). A near fine copy. Facsimile reprint of the 1864 edition. More about History of Jewish Coinage, and of Money in the Old and New Testament
New York: Abrams, 1998. Photographs by Ivo Hadjimishev. 259 illustrations, mostly in color. 256 pages. Square 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Abrams, (1998). First edition. A near fine copy. More about Ancient Gold: The Wealth of the Thracians, Treasures From the Republic of Bulgaria
Paris: Societe de Propagation des Livres d'Art, 1897. 11 heliographs and many text illustrations. Slim 4to, 63 pages, green cloth backed marbled boards with the original printed wrappers bound in, gilt spine withtan leather spine label. Paris: Societe de Propagation des Livres d'Art, 1897. First Edition. Very good (+). More about Les Medailleurs Fancais Depuis 1789
Novara: Cassa Centrale di Risparmio, 1977. Profusely illustrated with many in color. Small folio, blue cloth, d.w. (Novara): Cassa Centrale di Risparmio, (1977). Fine. More about Monete Antiche di Bronzo della Zecca di Siracusa
Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1979. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white with many full-bleed images. 237 pages, 4to, red leatherette with gilt stamped floral design, attached blue ribbon bookmark. Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, (1979). A near fine copy. More about Calouste Gulbenkian: Collector
Graz: Akademische, 1968. 25 pages of photographic illustrations. 206 pages with text in German and Greek. Tall 8vo, green cloth, orange printed d.w., chipped at top edges. Graz: Akademische, 1968. A fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. A reprint of the 1904 original. More about Arsaciden-Munzen. Sammlung Petrowicz
183 illus., some in color. 96pp. Small 4to, pict. bds., d.w. More about Coins
New York: Abrams, 1994. Illustrated (color and b/w). 424 pages. 4to., paperback. New York: Abrams, (1994). A near fine copy. More about The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance
Shanghai: Shanghai Museum, 1995. 10 volumes. Illustrated throughout in color. Slim 4to softcovers with glossy pictorial covres, all house in pictorial slipcase. Shanghai: Shanghai Museum, (no date, circa 1995). A fine copy, as new. More about Shanghai Museum. 10 Gallery Catalogues. Ancient Chinese Bronze Gallery; Ancient Chinese Jade...
Lola: Krause, 1999. Illustrated in black and white. 242 pages, slim 4to, gilt stamped black boards, dust wrapper. Lola, Wisconsin, Kruase, 1999. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More about Monumental Coins: Buildings and Structures on Ancient Coinage
London: Spink & Son, 1891. Numerous illustrations, 2 color plates. 483pp. Thick 4to, modern blue cloth, a.e.g. London, 1891. Near Fine. More about Historical Record of Medals and Honorary Distinctions Conferred on the British Navy, Army &...
Varanasi: Prithivi Prakashan, 1970. Map. 74pp., slim 4to, tan cloth; (slightly rubbed). Varanasi: Prithivi Prakashan, 1970. Very good. More about Ancient Indian Weights
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. 49 black & white illustrations. Tall 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. First Edition. Fine. More about Numismatic Art in America: Aesthetics of the United States Coinage
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