"Hirsch, Jacob. CATALOGUES I–XII, HAND-ANNOTATED BY HIRSCH WITH BIDS, BUYERS, CONSIGNORS AND OTHER INFORMATION RECORDED. München, 1898–1904. Twelve volumes. 8vo, contemporary cloth-backed boards or cloth with hand-lettered spine labels; some with hand-lettered labels on front covers or with mounted printed front covers. Individual volumes as follows: I Verzeichniss von verkäuflichen Münzen, Medaillen und numismatischen Werken aus der Sammlung des verstorbenen Numismatikers Heinrich Hirsch, München. 1898. (4), 74 pages; 1853 listings. Interleaved with ruled paper and annotated in red ink with information on coins sold, buyers and their locations, and other notes. II Verzeichnis von verkäuflichen Münzen, Medaillen und numismatischen Werken vorzüglich aus der Sammlung des verstorbenen Numismatikers Heinrich Hirsch, München. Oktober 1898. (2), 74 pages; 2258 listings. Interleaved and lightly annotated in pencil with information reflecting coins sold, a few buyers and their locations, and other notes. III Münzen, Medaillen (antike, mittelalter, neuzeit) und numismatische Werke mit beigesetzten Verkaufspreisen. Oktober 1899. 108 pages; 3050 listings. Interleaved, with a few annotations in pencil throughout. Signed by Hirsch on the front cover. IV Auctions-Catalog enthaltend die nachgelassene Gräflich B……’sche Sammlung. Medaillen und Münzen von Bayern, Pfalz und zugehörigen Gebieten, sowie Reiche Serien Wallfahrtsmedaillen, Pestamulette etc. etc. 24. April 1900 und folgende Tage. (4), 104 pages; 2283 + 5 lots [lacking the 4 plates called for]. Interleaved with graph paper, further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. The sale was notable for medals. V Auctions-Catalog enthaltend antike Münzen in meist glänzender Erhaltung aus dem Besitze zweier hervorragender ausländischer Amateure. München: No. V., 20. Mai 1901 und folgende Tage. (6), 41, (1) pages; 1162 lots; 7 plates of coins annotated in ink. Interleaved with graph paper, further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Marked Handexemplar and signed by Hirsch on the front flyleaf. The sale featured the collections of Giulio Bignami and Prospero Sarti. VI Verzeichnis von Münzen, Medaillen (antike, mittelalter, neuzeit) und numismatischen Werken mit beigesetzten Verkaufspreisen. München: No. VI., Oktober 1901. 164 pages; 4565 listings. Interleaved with graph paper and annotated in pencil with information on pieces sold and their buyers. Original prices realized list laid in. Marked Handexemplar and signed by Hirsch on the front cover. VII Auctions-Katalog einer hervorragenden Sammlung griechischer u. römischer Münzen aus dem Besitze des Herrn Comte G. in C., des Herrn B. in N. u. A. München: No. VII., 2. Juni 1902 und folgende Tage. (4), 53, (1) pages; 1534 lots; 10 fine plates of coins on thick card stock annotated in ink. Interleaved with graph paper, further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Three pieces of notepaper laid in, all of which contain handwritten notes by Hirsch pertaining to the sale. VIII Auktions-Katalog einer höchst bedeutenden Sammlung griechischer u. römischer Münzen sowie einer Sammlung deutscher Münzen und Medaillen. Im besonderen: oesterreichischer Cavaliere und einer Special-Sammlung von Medaillen und Plaketten Anton Scharff’s. Im auftrage der erben des Herrn Dr. S. in N. u. A. München: No. VIII., 18. Mai 1903 und folgende Tage. (6), 121, (1) pages; 2724 lots; 15 fine plates of coins. Interleaved with graph paper, further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Marked Handexemplar and signed by Hirsch on the front cover. IX Verzeichnis von Münzen der Griechen, Römer, Byzantiner Ost– und Westgoten, Vandalen sowie von numismatischen Werken mit beigesetzten Verkaufspreisen. München: Catalog IX, Oktober 1903. 73, (1) pages; 2049 listings. Interleaved, with annotations in pencil. While the annotations are not as extensive as in the auction catalogues present in this group, they do record the purchases of some notable buyers, including Prof. Pozzi, Spink, Seltman, Philipsen, Giel and McLean. X Auctions-Katalog einer Sammlung Gold-Münzen von Ungarn und Siebenbürgen aus dem Besitze eines ungarischen Amateurs. München: No. X., 14. Dezember 1903. (4), 15, (1) pages; 486 lots; 2 halftone plates of coin annotated in ink. Interleaved with graph paper, further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Original prices realized list laid in. XI Auctions-Catalog von griechischen und römischen Münzen in vorwiegend schönster Erhaltung aus dem Besitze des Prof. Dr. M....... i. N..... u. A. 4. Mai 1904 und ff. Tage. (6), 67, (1) pages; 1173 lots; 18 fine plates of coins annotated in ink. Interleaved with graph paper; further ruled in pencil and annotated in red and black ink with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Marked Handexemplar I and signed by Hirsch on the front cover. XII Sammlung † Professor K.... in R.... u. A. Auctions-Catalog von griechischen und römischen Münzen schönster Erhaltung. 17. November 1904 u. ff. Tage. (6), 49, (1) pages; 704 lots; 14 fine plates of coins annotated in ink. Interleaved with graph paper; further ruled in pencil and annotated in red ink and pencil with information on buyers, prices realized, what appear to be consignors and inventory numbers, absentee bids, and other notes. Marked Handexemplar and signed by Hirsch on the front cover. The sale offered the collection of Prof. Kopf, of Rome. Bindings vary from near fine to heavily worn, with most being very good or so. Contents generally very good or better. An extraordinary opportunity to acquire the personal copies of the first twelve catalogues issued by one of the foremost numismatists of his age. These catalogues derive from the library of Tom Virzi, who had received them directly from Hirsch. From Virzi, they passed to Bob Myers, from whose library Herb Kreindler acquired them several years ago. Jacob Hirsch (1874–1955) began his career by selling material from the estate of his uncle, Heinrich Hirsch, who had been in the coin business prior to his death in 1886. He quickly earned a reputation for his scholarly cataloguing and extraordinary memory, leading to his assuming at a rather young age a prominent place in the numismatic trade in early 20th-century Europe. The famous series of Ars Classica sales, which began to be issued in 1921 under the Naville et Cie. imprimatur, cemented Hirsch’s reputation for fine cataloguing and rigorous scholarship—a reputation he began to acquire with the present catalogues. These catalogues are the material records of Hirsch’s origins and remain important for provenance research as well. All of these early Hirsch sales are scarce, and several are very rare. These particular copies are of unparalleled importance and are a highlight of the Kreindler library. Lot description somewhat truncated for online presentation: see printed catalogue for full description. "
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