THE LESTER MERKIN LIBRARY
by Kolbe, George Frederick
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Gahanna, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York, 1984. Small 4to, original brown cloth printed in copper; decorative spiderweb dust wrapper. 68, (4) pages; 350 lots. Interior printed in black and copper ink. Original prices realized list and estimates list laid in. ALAN MEGHRIG's name impressed in gilt on front cover. Inscribed by author to Alan Meghrig on front flyleaf. Fine. The Hardbound Presentation Edition. Copy 15 of 250 copies in this format, printed on acid-free paper. One of only a few with a name impressed in gilt on the front cover. A notable sale combining Merkin's complete run of plated large format plated Chapman sales and numerous plated small format sales, with colonial rarities from the Richard Picker library, including also his plated Showers and Brobston half cent catalogues.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kolbe & Fanning (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7288
- Title
- THE LESTER MERKIN LIBRARY
- Author
- Kolbe, George Frederick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
Terms of Sale
Kolbe & Fanning
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Kolbe & Fanning
Biblio member since 2016
Gahanna, Ohio
About Kolbe & Fanning
Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are the largest firm in the world specializing in rare and out-of-print numismatic literature. Drawing upon decades of experience, we buy and sell books, catalogues and periodicals in all languages and from all time periods. We regularly conduct mail-bid and public auction sales and also sell numismatic books directly online. Please feel free to contact us if we may be of assistance in building or disposing of your library. We are members of the International Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN).
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...