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Ravel, Oscar E. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF TARENTINE COINS FORMED BY M.P. VLASTO. First edition. London: Spink, 1947. Small folio, contemporary green cloth-backed boards, gilt. xi, (1), 195, (1) pages; frontispiece; portrait plate; 53 fine phototype plates of coins. Binding a bit worn; one plate bound on wrong side; very good or better. Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 2140*. Daehn 2856: “The catalogue of Michel P. Vlasto’s collection of the coinage of Tarentum, the most complete collection of this coinage ever formed.” Grierson 64. Kroh 17 (5 stars): “the standard reference for these as it contains nearly all known types in spectacular condition (and most were dispersed through the marketplace).”

Regling, Kurt. TERINA. First edition. Berlin, 1906. 4to, somewhat later blue cloth and marbled boards; black spine lettering piece, gilt. 80, (2), 4 pages; a few text illustrations; 3 fine plates of coins. Fine. Sechsundsechzigstes Programm zum Winckelmannsfeste der Archæologischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin. An unusually nice copy of a important, and seldom offered, work. Ex Georges Le Rider, with his bookplate. Clain-Stefanelli 2145*. Daehn 2871. Kroh 18.

Boehringer, Erich. DIE MÜNZEN VON SYRAKUS. First edition. Berlin & Leipzig: Verlag von Walter de Gruyter & Co., 1929. Text and plates in one volume. 4to, later tan half morocco, gilt. vi, (2), 297, (3) pages; text figures; 32 very fine plates of coins. Binding a bit rubbed. Near fine. The scarce original edition, featuring excellent plates. Clain-Stefanelli 2257*. Daehn 3120. Grierson 64. Kroh 21 (four stars): “a die-corpus of the early silver issues from 510 to c. 415 BC. Over 733 die-couples are listed with 364 obverse and 500 reverse dies illustrated.”

Caccamo Caltabiano, Maria. LA MONETAZIONE DI MESSANA, CON LE EMISSIONI DI RHEGION DELL’ETA’ DELLA TIRANNIDE. First edition. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1993. 4to, original green cloth, gilt. xviii, (2), 383, (1), (2) pages; 94 plates of coins. Fine. Antike Münzen und geschnittene Steine, Band XIII. Daehn 3218: “The coinage of Messana, with the issues of Rhegion, from the age of the tyranny.”

Cahn, Herbert A. DIE MÜNZEN DER SIZILISCHEN STADT NAXOS. EIN BEITRAG ZUR KUNSTGESCHICHTE DES GRIECHISCHEN WESTENS. First edition. Basel, 1944. 8vo, later red cloth, gilt. 168 pages; 12 fine plates. Additional leaf bound in toward front. Very good or better. Clain-Stefanelli 2246*: “Emphasizes economic as well as artistic aspects.” Daehn 3062. Grierson 63. Kroh 20 (five stars): “an excellent die-corpus … and still the standard reference.”

Gabrici, E. LA MONETAZIONE DEL BRONZO NELLA SICILIA ANTICA. First edition. Palermo, 1927. Tall 4to, contemporary green cloth; black spine labels, gilt. vi, 210, (4) pages; text figures; 10 fine Fototipia plates. Binding a bit worn, especially at spine; near fine. Clain-Stefanelli 2180. The rare original edition. Daehn 2925.

Gielow, Hertha Edith. DIE SILBERPRÄGUNG VON DANKLE-MESSANA (CA. 515–396 V. CHR.). I. TEIL: DIE MÜNZPRÄGUNG VON DANKLE, CA. 515–493 V. CHR. II. TEIL: DIE VORÜBERGEHENDE MÜNZPRÄGUNG DER SAMIER IN DANKLE, 493–CA. 490 V. CHR. München: In Mitteilungen der Bayerischen Numismatischen Gesellschaft XLVIII., 1930. First edition. 8vo, original printed card covers. (8), 74 pages; 7 fine plates of coins. Slight wear to spine; near fine. Rarely offered. Clain-Stefanelli 2285*: “The only corpus-like work on this subject.” Daehn 3222. Kroh 20 (four stars).

Holm, Adolfo. STORIA DELLA SICILIA NELL’ANTICHITÀ DI ADOLFO HOLM, TRADOTTA SULLA EDIZIONE TEDESCA DAI PROFESSORI G.B. DAL LAGE E VITT. GRAZIADEI [& GIUSEPPE KIRNER]. RIVEDUTA, CORRETTA E AUGMENTADA DALL’AUTORE. VOL. I-III. Torino: Carlo Clausen, 1896, 1901, 1901, & 1906. Three volumes in four, complete; final volume published in two parts. 8vo, contemporary matching red half morocco with marbled boards; spines with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges gilt. xxiii, (1), 568; xx, 611, (1); xxxii, 649, (1); (4), 364 pages; folding genealogical plate; 15 folding maps, 2 in color; 8 very fine Lichtdruck plates of ancient Sicilian coins. Joints a bit weak; rear cover of the first part of the third volume missing; text a bit browned as usual. The best edition of this rare classic work on the ancient history of Sicily, originally published in German, 1870–98. All 364 pages of the second part of the third volume are devoted to the ancient coins of ancient Sicily, accompanied by very fine coin illustrations. Clain-Stefanelli 2188 and 2189. Daehn 2942.

Jenkins, G. Kenneth. THE COINAGE OF GELA. First edition. Berlin: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, 1970. Two volumes. 4to, original green cloth, gilt, with matching plate folder. xxiv, 312 pages, text figures, maps; 16 pages, 56 fine plates of coins. Near fine. Antike Münzen und geschnittene Steine, Band II. Clain-Stefanelli 2224*. Daehn 3010: “A comprehensive study of the coinage of Gela.” Kroh 19 (five stars): “Absolutely essential, the English text is very clear and informative, the plates excellent.”

Jongkees, J.H. THE KIMONIAN DEKADRACHMS: A CONTRIBUTION TO SICILIAN NUMISMATICS. Utrecht, 1941. Small 4to, somewhat later maroon quarter leather, gilt; decorative endpapers. (8), 151, (1) pages; 2 plates. Spine label coming loose; near fine. The scarce first edition. Clain-Stefanelli 2269*. Daehn 3170: “A catalogue of 187 specimens of the decadrachms signed by Kimon, struck ca. 405 B.C.”

Lederer, Philipp. DIE TETRADRACHMENPRÄGUNG VON SEGESTA. München: In Kommission von A. Buchholz, 1910. First edition. 4to, contemporary cloth-backed boards; original printed card covers bound in. (6), 54 pages; 1 fine plate of coins. Fine. Rare. Clain-Stefanelli 2252. Daehn 3071. Kroh 20: “A detailed study.”

Paruta, Philip, and Leonard Augustini. SICILIA NUMISMATICA, NUNC PRIMUM ADDITIS HUBERTI GOLTZII ALIORUMQUE SICILIAE DESCRIPTIONE, & IN NUMISMATA SINGULA EXPLICATIONIBUS; INGENTI NUMERO TABULARUM, EDITA SPARSIM APUD ALIOS & INEDITA NUMISMATA COMPLECTENTIUM, LOCUPLETATA, & PERPETUO COMMENTARIO ILLUSTRATA, STUDIO & INDUSTRIA SIGEBERTI HAVERCAMPI… DIVISA IN TRES PARTES. PARS PRIMA–PARS TERTIA. Lugduni Batavorum (Leiden): Excudit Petrus Vander Aa, 1723. Three volumes, bound in one. Folio [44 by 28 cm], contemporary full brown calf; red page edges. (8), (7) [lettered a–g] pages, (6) [lettered h–n, omitting j], 4 double columns, 5–10 pages, 11–1248 double columns, 1257–1306 double columns [the hiatus being called for], (108) double columns, (3) pages; title printed in red and black with engraved oval vignette; engraved size scale; engraved frontispiece plate of Sigebert Havercamp; text engravings and woodcuts; 247 engraved plates (numbered 1–233 plus 14 bis plates), mostly depicting coins. Only first title page present. Binding very worn, with spine essentially perished and only the cords forming the basis of the raised bands remaining; text block split in two. In need of restoration, but an untrimmed and attractive copy deserving of such treatment. Ex ANS Library, with their bookplate. The best edition of this important treatise, by far the most important work on the topic up to that time. It originally formed volumes VI, VII, & VIII of Grævius’s renowned Thesaurus antiquitatum Siciliæ. Babelon 90. Bassoli 54: “Paruta’s book was translated into Latin, under the title Sicilia numismatica. This expanded version was the definitive edition… Edited by Siegbert Havercamp.” Brunet 25813. Cicognara 2959. Hennin 125. Hirsch 100. Lipsius 306. Bassoli 54: “This expanded version was the definitive edition, the existing 153 plates being expanded to 237 to bring the work up to date.”

Salinas, Antonio. LE MONETE DELLE ANTICHE CITTÀ DI SICILIA DESCRITTE E ILLUSTRATE. Palermo: Francesco Lao, 1867. Folio, somewhat later red half calf; spine with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; black morocco spine labels, gilt; red marker; original 1872-dated printed front card cover bound in. xvi, 5–52 pages; 19 engraved plates. Last two text leaves badly stained and repaired at margins. Binding a bit Cracked. Good. The rare and important original printing of this fundamental work on Sicilian numismatics. Babelon discusses the unusual publication history of this volume in the Traité (as translated by Elizabeth Saville: “Antonio Salinas, Keeper of the Museo di Palermo, concentrated his research on the coins of Sicily. ... Having taken the lead of the movement in Sicilian numismatics in which Abbé Ugdulena, Giuseppe Romano, and Giovanni Fraccia, of Palermo, were also involved, Salinas had the idea of replacing Torremuzza’s old work and putting together a new general compendium of Sicilian coins. The care with which the plates were engraved, and the knowledge the author demonstrated, makes the prolonged suspension of this great project most regrettable”). Babelon wrote at a time (1901) when only the present volume (fascicles 1 to 7, with 19 plates) had been published. It took until 1922 for the project so ably begun by Salinas to be even partially completed, with the publication of additional (if incomplete) fascicles and plates. Among other things, Salinas’s work included the first description of the Aitna tetradrachm. This original edition is very rarely offered. Clain-Stefanelli 2203*. Daehn 2974.

Newell, Edward T. THE COINAGE OF DEMETRIUS POLIORCETES. First edition. London: Oxford University Press, 1927. 4to, original tan cloth-backed boards; jacket. ix, (3), 174, (2) pages; 18 very fine plates of coins. Unopened. Fine. The best copy of this very scarce work this cataloguer has seen; virtually as new, with the rarely seen jacket. The original edition is far superior to the reprint. Clain-Stefanelli 2356*. Daehn 3447: “A detailed study of the coinage of Demetrious the Beseiger… All known varieties in bronze, silver, and gold are described and illustrated.” Kroh 26 (five stars): “a die-study still utilized as the standard reference.”

Svoronos, J.N. L’HELLÉNISME PRIMITIF DE LA MACÉDOINE PROUVÉ PAR LA NUMISMATIQUE ET L’OR DU PANGÉE. First edition. Paris, 1919. 4to, later tan haf morocco with marbled sides; spine with four raised bands, decorated in blind; green spine labels, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. (2), xv, (1), 265, (1) pages; folding metrological table; folding map; 19 fine plates of coins. Fine. An attractive copy. Extrait du Journal international d’archéologie numismatique. Clain-Stefanelli 2317.

May, J.M.F. AINOS: ITS HISTORY AND COINAGE, 474–341 B.C. First edition. London: Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press, 1950. 8vo, original navy blue cloth, gilt. xvi, (2), 288 pages; maps; 10 fine double-page plates of coins. Gift inscription; institutional bookplate; previous owner’s bookplate. Very good. A rare and important work by John Maunsell Frampton May. Clain-Stefanelli 2378*. Daehn 3694: “A die study of the coins of Ainos.” Grier- Son 61.

Schönert, Edith. GRIECHISCHES MÜNZWERK: DIE MÜNZPRÄGUNG VON PERINTHOS. First edition. Berlin: Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1965. Small 4to, text volume in original printed card covers, plates housed in original printed cloth-backed folder as issued. iv, (2), 277, (1) pages; folding table; 57 fine plates of coins. Near fine. Schriften der Sektion für Altertumswissenschaft, 45. Daehn 3630.

Schönert-Geiss, Edith. GRIECHISCHES MÜNZWERK: DIE MÜNZPRÄGUNG VON BYZANTION. TEIL I: AUTONOME ZEIT. First edition. Berlin: Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1970. Small 4to, text volume in original printed card covers, plates housed in original printed cloth-backed folder. v, (3), 174; 62 fine plates of coins. Inscribed by the author. Near fine. Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur der Antike, 2. Clain-Stefanelli 2381*. Daehn 3698.

May, J.M.F. THE COINAGE OF DAMASTION AND THE LESSER COINAGES OF THE ILLYRO-PAEONIAN REGION. First edition. London: Oxford University Press, 1939. 8vo, original navy blue cloth, gilt. xiv, 207, (3) pages; 12 fine double-page plates of coins; endpaper map and table of weights. Near fine. Scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 3821. Daehn 2334.

Ravel, Oscar E. LES «POULAINS» DE CORINTHE. MONOGRAPHIE DES STATÈRES CORINTHIENS. TOMES I & II: (DE 650 A 300 AV. J.-C.). London, 1936 and 1948. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo, first volume in green full leather, gilt; second volume in blue cloth lettered in silver. 134, (2); 310, (2) pages; text figures; tables; 78 fine plates of coins. First volume library discard with waviness to pages and plates; second volume fine. Near fine. The rarely offered original edition, with superior plates. Clain-Stefanelli 2545*. Daehn 4278. Grierson 62. Kroh 38 (four stars): “This is the standard reference for the Corinthian staters (with a die-study of the earlier issues) and nearly 1,200 coins are illustrated.”

Seltman, C.T. ATHENS: ITS HISTORY AND COINAGE BEFORE THE PERSIAN INVASION. First edition. Cambridge, 1924. 4to, original tan and green cloth, gilt. Frontispiece; xix, (1), 228 pages; 75 text figures; 24 fine plates of coins. Binding a bit dusty, else near fine. The rare original edition of this classic work, with superior plates. Clain-Stefanelli 2521*. Daehn 4103. Grierson 61.

Svoronos, Jean N., and Behrend Pick. TRÉSOR DE LA NUMISMATIQUE GRECQUE ANCIENNE: LES MONNAIES D’ATHÈNES. First edition. Munich: Sté Ame F. Bruckmann Éditeurs, 1923–26. Folio, original publisher’s tan cloth case, lettered in brown; contents loose. (4), (2), xix, (1) pages; 114 very fine plates of coins depicting 4671 coins. Case a bit worn, with flaps loose or lacking; contents fine. A magnificent production and the author’s most important work. Svoronos had secured the collaboration of many of the principal numismatists of the day in order to “publish in full and according to a scientific ranking the rich treasure, largely unreported, contained in public and private collections around the world, by the efforts of a single generation of collectors.” He researched the holdings of some sixty public and private collections over a period of several years. After his death, the work was brought to publication by Behrend Pick and issued in six fascicules at a total price of 120 Swiss francs. Clain-Stefanelli 2524*. Daehn 4122. Grierson 61. Kroh 36 (four stars) and page 37 (five stars): “This is indubitably the most useful reference on Athenian coins ever published as it includes illustrations (from casts) of every coin known (usually with their weights in grammes) that was in all known public or private collections at the time, from ‘owls’ through the Imperial period. ... There were only 500 copies of the originals printed and they are extremely rare and virtually unobtainable. ... Essential!”

Calciati, Romolo. PEGASI. First edition. Mortara, 1990. Two volumes. Small square 4to, original matching black cloth, gilt; jackets; both volumes housed in a matching slipcase. 729, (3) pages; profusely illustrated throughout. Bilingual: English and Italian. Fine. A very impressive work. Daehn 4253: “A corpus of the silver coinage of Corinth, her colonies in Greece, Italy, and Sicily, and the independent cities which issued coins of Corinthian type. The catalogue is arranged by city and then by coin type… Catalogues 13,650 coins and includes 2855 illustrations.” Kroh 38 (five stars): “a brave attempt at a corpus of the silver coinage of Corinth and all of her 26 colonies. ... The coverage is certainly comprehensive.”

Seltman, Charles T. THE TEMPLE COINS OF OLYMPIA. WITH A FOREWORD BY SIR WILLIAM RIDGEWAY. First separate edition. Cambridge: Reprinted from Nomisma VIII. IX. XI., 1921. Bound in two volumes. 4to, later matching black half leather, gilt. ix, (1), 117, (1) pages; 12 fine plates of coins. Fine. Very important. The text and plates were issued separately. Clain-Stefanelli 2565*. Daehn 4373. Kroh 33: “a very good die-corpus of the series.”

Svoronos, J.-N. NUMISMATIQUE DE LA CRÈTE ANCIENNE. ACCOMPAGNÉE DE L’HISTOIRE, LA GÉOGRAPHIE ET LA MYTHOLOGIE DE L’ILE … PREMIÈRE PARTIE: DESCRIPTION DES MONNAIES, HISTOIRE ET GÉOGRAPHIE. First edition. Mâcon, 1890. Two volumes. 4to, text volume bound in contemporary black quarter calf; spine with five raised bands, ruled, letetered and decorated in gilt; decorative endpapers; plates housed in original printed folder. (6), ix, (1), 358 pages; 35 very fine Phototypie plates. Text binding worn, with some cracking to joints. Plates toned with minor light chipping at margins. Very good. Rare. Babelon 211. Clain-Stefanelli 2581*. Daehn 4437. Grierson 62. 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.”

Waddington, W.H., E. Babelon, and Th. Reinach. RECUEIL GÉNÉRAL DES MONNAIES GRECQUES D’ASIE MINEURE. TOME PREMIER. Paris: Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, 1904–12. First edition. Four parts (all published), bound in two volumes. 4to, later matching blue cloth-backed boards, gilt; original printed wraps bound in. Premier Fascicule: Pont et Paphlagonie. Paris, 1904. (4), 210, (2) pages; 28 fine plates. Deuxième Fascicule: Bithynie (jusqu’à Juliopolis). Paris, 1908. (4), (211)–393, (1) pages; plates 29–64. Troisième Fascicule: Nicée et Nicomédie. Paris, 1910. (4), (395)–572, (2) pages; plates 65–98. Quatrième Fascicule: Prusa, Prusias, Tius. Paris, 1912. (4), (575)–640, (2) pages; plates 99–111. Some plates coming loose. Very good or better. A great classic work. Seldom offered complete. A useful supplement, though announced as follows in a 1935 Alfred Page numismatic book catalogue, apparently was never issued: “Le cinquième fascicule, comprenent le Supplément, l’Introduction et les Tables, est sous presse.” Clain-Stefanelli 2600*. Daehn 4529. Grierson 57.

Bodenstedt, Friedrich. DIE ELEKTRONMÜNZEN VON PHOKAIA UND MYTILENE. First edition. Tübingen: Verlag Ernst Wasmuth, 1981. 4to, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. x, 390 pages; 63 plates. Fine. Essential. Daehn 4747: “A full die study of the electrum coinages of Phocaea and Mytilene. The standard reference for these coins.”

Cahn, Herbert A. KNIDOS: DIE MÜNZEN DES SECHSTEN UND DES FÜNFTEN JAHRHUNDERTS V. CHR. First edition. Berlin: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, 1970. 4to, original green cloth, gilt. xiii, (1), 245, (3) pages; text figures; 20 fine plates, many with descriptive overlays. Fine. Antike Münzen und geschnittene Steine, Band IV. An important work. Clain-Stefanelli 2745.

Vaillant, J. Foy. ARSACIDARUM IMPERIUM, SIVE REGUM PARTHORUM HISTORIA. AD FIDEM NUMISMATUM ACCOMODATA. TOMUS PRIMUS. Parisiis: Sumptibus Caroli Moette Bibliopolæ, 1725. [bound with] Vaillant, J. Foy. ACHÆMENIDARUM IMPERIUM, SIVE REGUM PONTI, BOSPHORI, ET BITHYNIÆ HISTORIA. AD FIDEM NUMISMATUM ACCOMODATA. TOMUS SECUNDUS. Parisiis: Sumptibus Caroli Moette Bibliopolæ, 1725. Two parts complete, bound in one volume. Thick 4to [24.5 by 20 by 6 cm], contemporary vellum over boards; hand-lettered spine; red page edges. (28), 407, (1), 24, (2); (6), 8, 434, (4) pages; numerous engravings of ancient coins in the text; woodcut decorations. Lacking front flyleaf. Near fine. Finely engraved armorial ex libris Colonel Edmund Ross of Bladensburg; ex libris Frank J. Chorman. The first, and best, edition of this rare early work on Parthian coins. Babelon 99. Dekesel F166. Lipsius 410.

Whitehead, R.B. CATALOGUE OF THE COINS IN THE PANJAB MUSEUM, LAHORE. VOL. I. INDO-GREEK COINS. Oxford 1914. First edition. 8vo, original black cloth, gilt. xii, 217 (3) pages; 20 fine plates. Binding a bit shaken; very good or better. The rare original, with plates that are far superior to those in the reprint. Daehn 6514.

Dattari, G(iovanni). MONETE IMPERIALI GRECHE. NUMI AUGG. ALEXANDRINI. CATALOGO DELLA COLLEZIONE G. DATTARI. VOLUME PRIMO E SECONDO. Cairo, 1901. First edition. Two parts in one volume. Folio, contemporary blue cloth, gilt; original printed front wrap bound in. xii, 447, (1), 450–471, (2), (6) pages; 37 fine plates of coins. Plates starting to become a bit loose, with slight resulting fraying at edges. Near fine. A well-preserved copy of this very important and comprehensive work on the coins of Roman Alexandria. Very scarce. Never offered for sale in commercial channels at the time of publication. Clain-Stefanelli 4520* Grierson 84. Kroh 54: “The classic reference.” Ex Kolbe Sale 46, lot 129.

Naville, Lucien. LES MONNAIES D’OR DE LA CYRÉNAÏQUE DE 450 A 250 AVANT J.-C. CONTRIBUTION 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.”

Vaillant, J. HISTORIA PTOLEMÆORUM ÆGYPTI REGUM, AD FIDEM NUMISMATUM ACCOMMODATA. Amstelædami: Apud G. Gallet, 1701. Folio [32.5 by 19 cm], contemporary full brown speckled calf; spine with six raised bands, decorated in gilt; red morocco spine label, gilt; speckled page edges. (20), 218 pages; complete with the half-title; title printed in red and black with a large oval engraved vignette by Goeree; a large engraved vignette at head of dedication; numerous engravings of ancient Egyptian coins in the text. Spine worn, with boards starting to come loose though still attached. Very good. An elusive work by the prolific Vaillant. The only edition of the first book devoted solely to the ancient coins of the Ptolemies in Egypt. Jean Foy Vaillant (1632–1706) was a scholarly French numismatist and collector of coins who authored a number of important numismatic works. Babelon 99. Dekesel F163, with no cancellans on F2. Hirsch 131. Lipsius 410.

Agostini, Antonio. DIALOGOS DE MEDALLAS, INSCRICIONES [sic], Y OTRAS ANTIGUEDADES. EX BIBLIOTHECA ANTON. AUGUSTINI ARCHIEPISCOPI TARRACONEN. AL REY NUESTRO SEÑOR. POR MANO DE D. SEBASTIAN DE LA QUADRA. En Madrid: En la Oficina de Joseph Francisco Martinez Abad, en la Calle del Olivo Baxo, 1744. 4to [21 by 16 cm], contemporary or slightly later white quarter calf with mottled boards; spine ruled in gilt; red morocco spine label, gilt; decorative endpapers. (12), 470 pages; woodcut vignette on title; finely engraved oval frontispiece portrait of the author in clerical garb; woodcut initials; engraved size chart; 51 charming engraved plates of ancient Roman coins. Contemporary annotations throughout. Very good or better. Apparently the final edition of Agostini’s celebrated study of ancient coins, first published in 1575. Sandys considered it to be a “masterpiece in classical archaeology”; Fulvio Orsini and Paolo Manuzio said of Agostini that he was the “vindicator and restorer of true learning,” and the “repository of all antiquity.” Based on the success of this work, Agostini is often regarded as the father of Spanish numismatics. Brunet 29249. Dekesel A85. Hirsch 2. Lipsius 6.

Mionnet, T.E. DE LA RARETÉ ET DU PRIX DES MÉDAILLES ROMAINES, OU RECEUIL CONTENANT LES TYPES RARES ET INÉDITS DES MÉDAILLES D’OR, D’ARGENT ET DE BRONZE, FRAPPÉES PENDANT LA DURÉE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE ET DE L’EMPIRE ROMAIN. Paris, 1858. Troisième édition. Two volumes. Small 8vo, contemporary matching red quarter morocco with mottled sides; spines with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; all page edges marbled. Engraved frontispiece; (4), xxiv, 420; (4), 568 pages; 26 additional engraved plates of coins. Bindings only a bit rubbed, and still quite attractive. Near fine. The last and best edition of the first substantial guide book to the value of coins, now augmented with handsomely engraved plates of coins. An attractive set. Leitzmann 91, recording a third edition issued in 1847.

Vaillant, J. NUMMI ANTIQUI FAMILIARUM ROMANARUM PERPETUIS INTERPRETATIONIBUS ILLUSTRATI. Amstelædami: Apud G. Gallet, 1703. First edition. Two volumes. Folio [31.5 by 21.5 cm], contemporary full French speckled calf; spines with six raised bands, lavishly decorated in gilt; red morocco spine labels, gilt; all page edges speckled. (22), 536; 576, (48) pages; finely engraved frontispiece by J. Mulder after J. Goeree; printed titles in red and black with a fine oval engraving; finely engraved dedication and other headpieces; 152 handsomely engraved plates of coins, each depicting the obverse and reverse of twelve coins. Bindings a bit worn, with first volume having top board neatly detached; contents near fine. Ex John William Montagu, the 7th Earl of Sandwich, with his bookplates. Among the scarcest of Vaillant’s major works. The plates are particularly attractive. Jean Foy Vaillant is considered to be the outstanding numismatic scholar of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, not only in France but throughout Europe. He traveled widely in search of unpublished ancient coins and medals for the royal numismatic collection under Colbert to Italy (no fewer than twelve times), Greece, Holland, England and, later in life, to Egypt and Persia. Babelon 99. Brunet 29805. Dekesel F164. Lipsius 410.

Bahrfeldt, M. NACHTRÄGE UND BERICHTIGUNGEN ZUR MÜNZKUNDE DER RÖMISCHEN REPUBLIK. I. BAND, II. BAND, & III. BAND. Wien, (1896), 1900 & Hildesheim, 1919. Three volumes. First two volumes 8vo, last volume 4to, later matching gray cloth, lettered in black. 170, 160; ix, (1), 112; (2), (73)–180 pages; text illustrations; 13 + 6 + 7 fine plates of Coins. Fine. Rarely offered complete. First part extracted from Numismatische Zeitschrift; second part No. 117 of a small edition, signed by Bahrfeldt; final part limited to 100 copies. Clain-Stefanelli 3715*: “An essential addition to Babelon’s work.”

Crawford, Michael H. ROMAN REPUBLICAN COINAGE. First edition. London, Cambridge University Press, 1974. Two volumes. Crown 4to, original matching brown cloth, gilt; jackets. xiv, (2), 566; xi, (1), (2), 569–919 pages; tables; 9 + 70 fine plates. Jackets worn, else near fine. The scarce original edition of this essential reference, important for its superior plates. Clain-Stefanelli 3724*. Grierson 71. Kroh 67 (5 stars).

Grueber, H.A. COINS OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. London, 1910. First edition. Two text volumes and plates. (xi)–cxxv, (1), 594; 592 pages; text illustrations; 123 superb autotype plates of coins. Lacking title pages and third volume text. 8vo, later black cloth-backed boards, gilt. Fine. Still widely utilized and particularly valuable for historical notes. The plates in the original edition are far superior to those found in the reprint. Clain-Stefanelli 3718*.

Riccio, Giudice Gennaro. LE MONETE DELLE ANTICHE FAMIGLIE DI ROMA FINO ALLO IMPERADORE AUGUSTO INCLUSIVAMENTE CO’SUOI ZECCHIERI DETTE COMUNEMENTE CONSOLARI DISPOSTE PER ORDINE ALFABETICO, RACCOLTE PER COLLEZIONE, ED INTERPRETE, COLLE RISPETTIVE FIGURE ACCURATAMENTE ESEGUITE, E COLLA ESPOSIZIONE IN ULTIMO DELLE INCERTE, ED UN SAGGIO DEGLI ASSI GRAVI, E SUE PARTI, E PER TUTTE IL GRADO DI RARITÀ, E PREZZO RISPETTIVO. Napoli: Stamperia e Cartiere del Fibreno, 1843. Seconda edizione. (2), viii, 288 (2) pages; numismatic lithograph on title; 71 lithographic plates of ancient Roman coins; plate of monograms. [bound with] Riccio, Gennaro. REPERTORIO OSSIA DESCRIZIONE E TASSA DELLE MONETE DI CITTÈ ANTICHE COMPRESE NE’ PERIMETRI DELLE PROVINCE COMPONENTI L’ATTUALE REGNO DELLE DUE SICILIE AL DI QUA DEL FARO CON LA ENUNCIAZIONE DELLE ALTRE INEDITE O NUOVE, VENUTE IN LUCE DOPO IL DECESSO DEL CAV. CARELLI, LE CUI TAVOLE NUMISMATICHE SONO STATE DI RECENTE PUBBLICATE SENZA TALI AGGIUNTE. Napoli: Stabilmento Tipografico del Trameter, 1852–53. vii, (1), 111, (1), 17, (3) pages; fine numismatic engraving on title; 2 well-engraved plates of ancient Greek coins and a size chart. 4to, original decoratively blindstamped blue cloth; upper cover lettered in gilt; spine decorated and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers. Binding a bit discolored; spine and corners neatly strengthened. Near fine. Ex Ferdinando Bassoli, with his bookplate; ex Mantova, 1989. The second and best edition of Riccio’s first major numismatic work, accompanied by his classic 1852 treatise on ancient coins of the Due Sicilie. Babelon 162. Bassoli 47: “Gennaro Riccio, deserves recognition, even if he was reproached for including apocryphal coins, taken from earlier works, in his general collection of Republican coins.” Leitzmann 116 (first title).

Thomsen, Rudi. EARLY ROMAN COINAGE: A STUDY OF THE CHRONOLOGY. VOLUMES I–III. First edition. København: Nationalmuseet, 1957–61. Three volumes complete. Tall 4to, original pictorial card covers. 251, (1); 389, (1); 302 pages; maps; text illustrations. Near fine. Clain-Stefanelli 3823*: “Excellent survey of source material and of various scholarly trends; comprehensive bibliography.”

Banduri, Anselmo. NUMISMATA IMPERATORUM ROMANORUM A TRAJANO DECIO AD PALÆOLOGOS AUGUSTUS. ACCESSIT BIBLIOTHECA NUMMARIA, SIVE AUCTORUM QUE DE RE NUMMARIÂ SCRIPSERUNT. TOMUS PRIMUS & TOMUS SECUNDUS. Lutetiæ Parisiorum (Paris): Sumptibus Montalant, Bibpolæ, ad Ripam P P. Augustinianorum, prope Pontem Sancti Michaëlis, 1718. First edition. Two volumes. Folio [38.5 by 28 cm], late eighteenth-century speckled brown full calf; black leather spine labels, gilt; marbled endpapers; red page edges; sides paneled in blind. Superbly engraved allegorical frontispiece; (48), cxxvi, (2), 544, (108); (14), 777, (39) pages; engraved title vignettes; finely engraved dedication vignettes; engraved initials; finely engraved double-page map; numerous coin engravings in the text, many full-page, including 46 plates. Extremities a bit worn; joints a trifle weak. Finely engraved armorial ex libris William Staunton. Fine set. An important early work on Roman coins, featuring the first printing of Banduri’s landmark 128-page Bibliotheca numaria, by far the best numismatic bibliography up to that time. John Akerman considered the main work to be of “great value” and John Pinkerton emphasized its utility to the student of Byzantine numismatics. A fine, complete set, seldom found with both the frontispiece and the map. Babelon page 113: “His vast work on Imperial coins rendered earlier works on the same series useless.” Bassoli pages 33–34: “Anselmo Banduri…occupies a particular place in numismatic bibliography… He is most remembered…for his great work completed in 1718, Numismata Imperatorum a Trajano Decio ad Palaeologos Augustos. Its introduction, Bibliotheca numaria, was the first full critical text encompassing the entire range of numismatic literature up to and including Banduri’s own period. The Numismata Imperatorum gives a biographical background for every historical character and, better still, points out the importance of numismatics in resolving the inevitable problems of chronology which accompany such a survey… Above all else, the work shows a remarkable vitality.” Brückmann 7. Cicognara 2742. Clain-Stefanelli 3601. Dekesel B28. Hennin 185. Lipsius 20. Strandberg 26. Ex Anders Frösell library (Kolbe & Fanning Sale 117, lot 2003).

Bie, Jacob de. IMPERATORUM ROMANORUM A JULIO CAESARE AD HERACLIUM USQUE NUMISMATA AUREA, EXCELLENTISSIMI DUM VIVERET, CAROLI DUCIS CROII ET ARSCHOTANI, &C. MAGNO & SUMPTUOSO STUDIO COLLECTA, NEC MINORE FIDE, ATQUE INDUSTRIÂ JACOBI DE BIE EX ARCHETYPIS IN ÆS INCISA, BREVI & HISTORICO COMMENTARIO EXPLICATA, NUNC IN V SUM STUDIOSAE ANTIQUITATUM JUVENTUTIS RECUSA. Berolini: Sumptibus Jo. Andr. Rüdiger, 1705. 4to [19.5 by 16.5 cm], contemporary half vellum and marbled boards; spine with yellow lettering piece. Finely engraved frontispiece; finely engraved allegorical title; printed title in red and black; (20), 175, (1) pages; 64 well-engraved plates of coins. Binding a bit rubbed; hinges weak. Very good. A later, handsomely produced edition of this important work, the catalogue of the collection of the Duc de Croy. It was first published in 1615. The author, Mintmaster at Brussels from 1612 to 1613, was also a well known historian and the author of several major numismatic works. Babelon 88. Brunet 29811. Lipsius 45.

Cohen, Henry. DESCRIPTION HISTORIQUE DES MONNAIES FRAPPÉES SOUS L’EMPIRE ROMAIN COMMUNÉMENT APPELÉES MÉDAILLES IMPÉRIALES. TOME PREMIER – TOME SEPTIÈME. Paris, 1859–68. First edition. Seven volumes, complete. 8vo, contemporary green quarter calf with mottled boards; spines with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; all page edges marbled. (4), xxvi, (2), 484; (4), ii, (6), 611, (1); (4), 562, (2); (8), 502, (2); (8), 632; (4), 631, (1); (4), xix, (1), 500 pages; size charts; 19 + 19 + 18+ 20 + 16+ 20+ 8 handsome lithographic plates of coins engraved by L. Dardel. Signed by Jacob (Jakob) Hirsch in three volumes; Hirsch labels throughout. Bindings worn, though holding; interiors very good or better. Jacob Hirsch’s signed set of the rare first edition of Cohen. The coin illustrations in this edition are far superior to those found scattered throughout the text of the second edition. Babelon 146: “Henri Cohen’s vast compendia on the Roman series, worthy of comparison with Mionnet’s equivalent work on the Greek, were soon regarded as better than anything that had previously been produced thanks to two vital qualities: the scrupulous accuracy of each description, and the omission of fake coins.” Clain-Stefanelli 4015*. Grierson 74.

Patarol, Laurentius. PANEGYRICÆ ORATIONES VETERUM ORATORUM. NOTIS, AC NUMISMATIBUS ILLUSTRAVIT, ET ITALICAM INTERPRETATIONEM ADJECIT LAURENTIUS PATAROL VENETUS. Venetiis: Apud Nicolaum Pezzana, 1708. 8vo [19.5 by 12.5 cm], contemporary overlapping vellum over stiff boards; spine lettered in ink; red speckled page edges. (16), 516, (14) pages; woodcut title vignette; woodcut headpieces, tailpieces and initials; 6 finely engraved plates of Roman portrait coins in the text; 6 additional engraved plates of ancient Roman coins following the text and preceding the index. Two ink cancels on title; occasional staining. Near fine. Ex Ferdinando Bassoli library, with his bookplate. The rare first edition. Brunet and Graesse cite only the 1743 Omnia opera (vide following lot). Lipsius 307.

Patarol, Laurentius. OPERA OMNIA QUORUM PLERAQUE NUNC PRIMUM IN LUCEM PRODEUNT. TOMUS PRIMUS & TOMUS SECUNDUS. Venetiis: Typis Joannis Baptistæ Pasquali, 1743. Two volumes complete. 4to [25 by 19 cm], contemporary black quarter calf with vellum corners; flat spine decoratively gilt at top and base; two red morocco labels, gilt; marbled paper sides. xxxii, 496; (8), 501, (1) pages; main title printed in red and black, incorporating the printer’s handsome woodcut device; numerous woodcut decorations; 24 of 27 well-engraved plates, mainly depicting ancient Roman coins in the first part; 2 finely engraved natural history plates in the second. Binding extremities quite rubbed. Overall an attractive, very good or better example. Ex Ferdinando Bassoli library, with his bookplate; ex Liber, Turin; ink stamp of V. Bottai on front flyleaf and first title. The first volume features the author’s two major numismatic treatises: Series Augustorum, Augustarum, Cæsarum, et tyrannorum omnium … and Panegyricæ orationes veterum oratorum. Notis, ac numismatibus illustravit… Lipsius records a short, eight-page Lettura concerning a coin of Vespasian as being present in the second part. Brunet describes the volumes as containing “(c)ollections riche in bons mémoires,” and goes on to praise Patarol’s Latin poetry. Graesse notes that the poetry and Panegyrici veteres in this edition “est supérieur.” Both works are handsomely printed in diminutive yet easy-to-read type, adorned with charming woodcuts, one incorporating coins. In the first work, 294 coin obverses are depicted on the 15 Series Augustorum plates (the coin engravings present in earlier editions were interspersed in the text). The text of the Panegyrics is arranged in double columns: the outer columns comprising an Italian translation printed in Roman type; the inner columns featuring Latin text printed in italic type. Three of the twelve coin plates called for (VIII, IX, & X) were never present here. The charming plates in part two depict Cantaride del Giglio (Spanish Fly). Brunet 19039. Cicognara 2962. Graesse 161. Lipsius 307.

[Roman Imperial Coinage]. Mattingly, Harold, Edward A. Sydenham, C.H.V. Sutherland and R.A.G. Carson [editors]. THE ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE. VOLUMES I–X. London: Spink. First editions. Ten volumes, as issued in thirteen. Publication dates of each volume are as follows: Vol. I, 1923; Vol. II, 1926; Vol. III, 1930; Vol. IV [in three], 1936–49; Vol. V [in two], 1927–33; Vol. VI, 1967; Vol. VII, 1966; Vol. VIII, 1981; Vol. IX, 1951; Vol. X, 1994. 8vo, first seven volumes in later red half morocco, spines ruled in gilt with green spine labels, gilt; final three volumes in original green cloth, gilt, with jackets where issued. General signs of use with modest wear. Very good to fine. [with] Sutherland, C.H.V. THE ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE. VOLUME I. REVISED EDITION. Edited by C.H.V. Sutherland and R.A.G. Carson. London, 1984. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. xxii, 304, (2) pages; 32 plates. Fine. [with] Carradice, I.A., and T.V. Buttrey. THE ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE. VOLUME II—PART 1. SECOND FULLY REVISED EDITION. FROM AD 69–96, VESPASIAN TO DOMITIAN. London, 2007. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt; jacket. xxiii, (1), 404 pages; 160 plates. Fine. A complete set of first editions of this ten-volume standard reference, with the first seven volumes being bound in red half morocco, and including the revised editions of the first volume and first part of the second (all published). The best overall work covering the entire range of the coinage of the Roman Empire. The plates in these first editions are considerably better than those found in the later reprints. Clain-Stefanelli 4056*. Grierson 75. Kroh 70 (five stars): “covers the period 28 BC to 395 AD and it is the current standard reference used by all. This is definitely essential for all collectors.”

Vaillant, Jo. Foy-. NUMISMATA ÆREA IMPERATORUM, AUGUSTARUM, ET CÆSARUM, IN COLONIIS, MUNICIPIIS, ET URBIBUS JURE LATIO DONATIS, EX OMNI MODULO PERCUSSA. (PARS PRIOR) & PARS ALTERA. Titles vary somewhat. Parisiis: Apud. Viduam Edm. Martin, Ioannem Boudot et Stephanum Martin; Apud Thomam Moette, 1688. First edition. Both parts, bound in one volume. Folio [40 by 26.5 cm], contemporary full pigskin, boards paneled in blind, with floral sprays in corners and intricate decorative device in centers; spine with six raised bands; hand-lettered title. (20), 346, (2), 386 pages; engraved map; very finely engraved frontispiece of the author bound following map; medallion engraving on titles; engraved headpieces and initials; numerous engravings of ancient Roman coins in the text. Binding toned and a bit worn at joints, but very attractive and still sound. Minor wear to extremities. Very near fine. An exceptionally attractive copy of the first issue of the rarely encountered first edition of this classic numismatic work. Jean Foy Vaillant (1632–1706) was a scholarly French numismatist and collector of coins who authored a large number of important numismatic works on ancient coins. Babelon 99. Dekesel F53. Hirsch 131. Lipsius 409.

[British Museum]. Mattingly, Harold, R.A.G. Carson and Philip V. Hill. COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Volumes I–VI, complete, as issued in seven. London, 1923–62. First editions. 8vo, original matching red cloth, gilt. ccxxxi, (1), 464, 7, (1); cv, (3), 485, (1), 8; cxcvi, 640, 6; cc, 964, 6; cclxvi, 700, (6); viii, (2), 311, (1) pages; 504 particularly fine plates of coins. Original matching red cloth, gilt. Early volumes worn, with spine cloth frayed and torn and with front board of Vol. III detached, though present. Later volumes Near fine. The original edition of this indispensable standard work. Quite scarce. Though the halftone plates found in the various reprints are of good quality they cannot compare with the clarity of the original photographically printed plates and the ability to see, under magnification, enlargement of detail. Clain-Stefanelli 4017*. Grierson 73. Kroh 72.

Maurice, Jules. NUMISMATIQUE CONSTANTINIENNE. ICONOGRAPHIE ET CHRONOLOGIE, DESCRIPTION HISTORIQUE DES ÉMISSIONS MONÉTAIRES. Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1908, 1911 & 1912. Three volumes, complete. 8vo, contemporary matching black half cloth, gilt. clxxix, (5), 507, (1); cxxxvi, 612; xlviii, 286 pages; 2 genealogical and numerous other tables (one repaired), many folding; 23 +17 + 11 fine phototype plates of coins, extensively annotated. First volume lacking spine; internally a fine set. Ex-libris Henri Jacques Scharp. The rare original edition of this monumental, still important work. The utility of the set at hand is considerably enhanced by the many annotations, apparently entered over time by a quite knowledgeable numismatist (Scharp?), comprising numerous corrections, cross-references, appearances, observations, additions, etc. Clain-Stefanelli 4344*. Grierson 76.

Bellinger, Alfred R. THE SYRIAN TETRADRACHMS OF CARACALLA AND MACRINUS. First edition. New York: ANS, 1940. 4to, original printed card covers. 116, (2) pages; 26 fine plates of coins. Near fine. Numismatic Studies, No. 3. The scarce original edition, with high-quality coin plates. Clain-Stefanelli 4505*.

du Fresne, Charles, Sieur du Cange. DE IMPERATORUM CONSTANTINO POLITANORUM SEU INFERIORIS AEVI VEL IMPERII UTI VOCANT NUMISMATIBUS DISSERTATIO CAROLI DU FRESNE. Romæ: Typis Jo. Mariæ Salvioni typographi Vaticani, 1755. 4to [29 by 21 cm], contemporary full vellum; spine lettered in ink. viii, 178, (2) pages; title with engraved vignette depicting Constantine fighting a wild boar, repeated on final page of main text; woodcut initial; 11 exceptional full-page engraved plates, the first signed Jov. Vercrijss, most depicting icons, one folding and that numismatic, depicting Renaissance medals including Pisanello’s masterpiece of Emperor John VIII Palaeologus. Binding with light general wear. Near fine. Very rare and most interesting. Dekesel D130. See Dekesel 17th century D58, where he lists a 1678 edition published as part of du Fresne’s Glossarium ad scriptores mediæ & infimæ latinitatis. This 1755 printing would appear to be an indepedent publication unrelated to an edition of the Glossarium.

Muntoni, Francesco. LE MONETE DEI PAPI E DEGLI STATI PONTIFICI. Rome, 1972–74. First edition. Four volumes. Large 4to, original matching russet leatherette, gilt. xxxi, 207, 32; 254, 32; 274, 32; 315, 48 pages; folding tables; 24 plates of coats of arms and symbols; 224 plates of coins. Fine set. The standard work. Clain-Stefanelli 10372*. Grierson 167: “L’ouvrage le plus complet sur le monnayage pontifical.”

Prou, Maurice. LES MONNAIES MÉROVINGIENNES. First edition. Paris, 1892. 4to, later red half morocco with mottled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges gilt. (4), cxx, 630, (2) pages; folding map laid in; 36 fine plates. Small stain to top and fore-edge corner, affecting some margins; light rub to binding, though still attractive. Near fine. The very rare first edition; the first copy we’ve offered in over twenty years. Important. Clain-Stefanelli 5769*

Walker, John. A CATALOGUE OF THE ARAB-SASSANIAN COINS (UMAIYAD GOVERNORS IN THE EAST, ARAB-EPHTHALITES, ‘ABBASID GOVERNORS IN TABARISTAN AND BUKHARA). London, 1941. First edition. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt. clxi, (1), 244 pages; tables; text illustrations; 40 fine plates of coins. Fine. British Museum Catalogue of Muhammadan Coins Volume I. An essential work of reference for the series. Very scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 7488*. Grierson 228.

Serafini, Camillo. LE MONETE E LE BOLLE PLUMBEE PONTIFICIE DEL MEDAGLIERE VATICANO. VOLUME PRIMO: ADEODATO (615–618) — PIO V (1566–1572). VOLUME SECONDO: GREGORIO XIII (1572–1585) — INNOCENZO XII (1691–1700). VOLUME TERZO: CLEMENTE XI (1700–1721) — PIO X (1903). VOLUME QUARTO: AGGIUNTE ED APPENDICE, ONORIO I (625–638) — PIO XI (1922). Milano: Ulrico Hoepli, 1910, 1912, 1913 and 1928. Four volumes complete. Folio, original matching brown quarter calf; papal arms impressed in gilt on upper sides; spines with four raised bands, decorated and lettered in gilt. xci, 348; (6), 392; (8), 470; ix, (3), 466, (2) pages; 227 very fine plates. Extremities a bit worn, especially on final volume. A sound, near fine set. A pleasing set of the rare original edition written by the Director of the Vatican Numismatic Cabinet, complete with the elusive fourth volume published nearly two decades after the appearance of the initial volume, and featuring plates far superior to the reprint. Beyond his numismatic accomplishments, epitomized by this, his still indispensable magnum opus, Serafini, a Marquis, served from 1929 to 1952 as the first and only Governor of Vatican City. Ciferri 444. Clain-Stefanelli 10375*. Grierson 167: “Catalogue de la collection la plus importante.”

Rostovtsew, Michel, and Maurice Prou. CATALOGUE DES PLOMBS DE L’ANTIQUITÉ DU MOYEN AGE ET DES TEMPS MODERNES CONSERVÉS AU DÉPARTEMENT DES MÉDAILLES ET ANTIQUES DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE. Paris, 1900. First edition. 8vo, later red quarter morocco with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; original printed wraps bound in. (4), 416 pages; 12 lithographic plates. Fine. Rare: the first original copy we have offered in years.

Cahn, Adolph E. SAMMLUNG DES HERRN HOFRATH WALCHER, RITTER VON MOLTHEIN. GRIECH-ISCHE MÜNZEN. ERGÄNZUNGS– UND HANDKATALOG NEBST EINEM ANHANG VON NUMISMATISCHEN WERKEN. Frankfurt, 25. Februar 1901 und folgende Tage. (8), 80 pages; 3310 + 43 lots. Preisliste bound in at end. [bound with] CATALOGUE DE LA COLLECTION DES MÉDAILLES GRECQUES DE M. LE CHEVALIER LÉOPOLD WALCHER DE MOLTHEIN. First edition. Paris et Vienne, 1895. Engraved frontispiece portrait; vii, (1), 294, (2) pages; 3310 descriptions; 31 fine plates. 4to, contemporary maroon cloth-backed mottled boards; original printed front wrapper bound in. Joints cracked; spine cloth a bit frayed. Very good. The rarely encountered 1901 sale catalogue of this important collection, which contains much useful information not found in the 1895 work. Accompanied here by the handsomely produced earlier work, the only source for fine illustrations of several hundred of the finest coins sold. Babelon 232. Clain-Stefanelli 1999. Spring 63 [also listed under “Most important sales of ancient Greek coins”].

Stack’s. PUBLIC AUCTION SALES. JOHN J. FORD, JR. COLLECTION. COINS, MEDALS AND CURRENCY. PARTS I–XXI. NUMISMATIC AMERICAN HISTORY. New York etc., 2003–07. Twenty-one catalogues. 4to, original matching maroon cloth, gilt [Sale 11 is the deluxe edition in blue-gray processed leather]; upper covers embossed; decorative endpapers. 5464 pages; 10,885 lots; numerous portraits; profusely illustrated throughout, largely in full color. Fine. The first 21 volumes of the scarce hardcover edition of this encyclopedic series of Numismatic American History auction sale catalogues, documenting the fabled collection assembled by John Jay Ford, Jr. The production values exhibited by the catalogues themselves are exceeded only by the depth of numismatic scholarship contained therein. They will long remain indispensable to scholars, collectors, and dealers interested in the truly fascinating world of American numismatics that lies beyond dates and mintmarks. The first 21 sales were held between 2003 and 2007 and these hardcovers were produced at that time. In 2013, Stack’s-Bowers held three additional sales, for which they produced hardcovers catalogues not here present.

A Leica D.R.P. Ernst Leitz Wetzlar camera no. 266659 with original leather case together with Leica Ernst Leitz f-9cm lens and Leica The First Fifty Years second edition book by G. Rogliatti. 3 pieces total.