Search Results: Authors starting with S from Kolbe & Fanning

Dublin: Printed for Private Distribution Only at the University Press by M.H. Gill, 1861. First edition. 8vo, original brown blindstamped cloth; spine lettered in gilt. 76 pages; large folding genealogical chart of the Earls of Desmond. Binding with minor scuffs and discolorations, but sound. Small tear to large folding chart. Very good or better. The first edition of a very scarce antiquarian work by this well-known Irish numismatist, privately printed in small numbers for distribution to the friends of the author. Inscribed and signed by the author, with authorial corrections to the text in ink. Sainthill (1787-1869) was a lawyer in Cork, Ireland, and was a close friend of numismatists Aquilla Smith and John Lindsay. Not numismatic, it focuses on the life of Katherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond, who became famous for her longevity. Now thought to have lived from about 1504 to 1604, she was thought by some to have been as much as 140 years old when she died. She lived in Inchiquin Castle, to… Read More

Brunswick: Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 1969. Second edition. 4to, contemporary red quarter calf with red cloth sides; spine with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; decorative endpapers; original printed card covers bound in. Unpaginated; 186 listings; well illustrated. Near fine. The deluxe binding of the revised edition of this notable catalogue of the Salton collection of medals and plaquettes, with descriptions and introduction written by Lottie Salton.

Hastings, 2022. 4to, original blue cloth, gilt; jacket. ix, (1), 277, (1) pages; illustrated in color. New. An important new contribution on the subject, Salyard's book provides full information on each die variety, including die state information, and revised rarity ratings based upon a thorough examination of the offerings in the numismatic marketplace over the past thirty years. The author investigates and puts to rest a number of false assumptions regarding the early silver dollars of the United States, their designs and their use in circulation. Numismatic Literary Guild's 2023 David W. Lange Memorial Book of the Year winner.

Paris, 8211. 4to, original printed card covers. 72 pages; 527 lots; 21 fine plates. Covers somewhat worn; very good. The very important Giuseppe di Ciccio collection, featuring eleven Syracusan dekadrachms, all finely illustrated, with a 13-page preface by Sambon. Clain-Stefanelli 2156. Grierson 281. Spring 622 [also listed under "Most important sales of ancient Greek coins"].

Roma, 1895. 4to, later brown cloth-backed marbled boards; spine lettered in gilt; original printed front card covers bound in. viii, 142, (2) pages; 1318 lots; 3 fine Fototipia plates. Text browned and plates foxed. Very good. Very scarce.

Roma, 1954. Crown 4to, original printed card covers with integral plate folder. viii, 67, (1) pages; 394 lots; 20 very fine plates. Some chipping to page edges; spine taped and sunned; very good. A sale from this magnificent collection, all with excellent plates, though the format used for the combined binding/plate folder means that split spines and detached text blocks are typical. Covers Italian coins from the 13th to the 18th centuries and is Clain-Stefanelli 10245*. Grierson 273.

Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2005. 8vo, original purple cloth, gilt; jacket. xviii, (2), 287, (5) pages; illustrated. Fine. A biography of Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977), who (among other accomplishments) served as Director of the United State Mint from 1933 to 1953.

Berlin-Charlottenburg, 1931. 4to, later green cloth, gilt. (4), 112 pages; 1756 lots; 34 fine plates with tissue guards; prices realized in ink next to each lot; valuation list tipped in. Bottom edge of front cover has slight water damage; interior near fine. The major collection formed by R. Gaettens. Important and very scarce. Clain-Stefanelli 9444.

Dresden und Leipzig, 1840. Two parts in one volume. 8vo, contemporary marbled boards; green spine label, gilt; all page edges green. xii, 148; vi, (7)-64 pages. Binding a bit worn; previous ownerís stamp on pastedown; interior near fine. A scarce lexicon and encyclopedia of coins.

Chicago: University of Chicago, 1989. Two volumes. Large 4to, original matching red cloth, gilt; jacket. Frontispiece, xv, (1) pages; 594 + xiv pages; 265 plates. The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 108.

Berlin: Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1972. First edition. Two volumes with accompanying plates, as issued. Small 4to, text volumes in original printed card covers, plates housed in original printed cloth-backed folders. v, (3), 174 + v, (1), 173, (1) pages; tables, 1 folding; 131 fine plates of coins; errata slip. Offprint of Georges Le Rider's "Sur le monnayage de Byzance au IVe siècle" laid in. Generally fine. Rarely offered complete (the Kreindler Library only included the first part). Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur der Antike, 2. Clain-Stefanelli 2381*. Daehn 3698. First part ex P.R. Franke, with his numismatic bookplate. Schönert-Geiß 3986.

Amsterdam, 1927. 8vo, contemporary red calf, gilt, with textured sides; decorative endpapers. (4), 196 pages; 2003 lots; 43 fine plates. Near fine. A notable sale, nicely bound. While most significant for the collection of Portuguese coins being offered, three of the plates are devoted to ancient coins, mostly Roman Imperial pieces. Spring 689. Ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 140, lot 204.

Amsterdam, 1981. 8vo, original printed card covers. 88 pages; 1063 lots. Near fine.

Amsterdam, 1925. 8vo, original printed paper covers. (4), 43, (1) pages; 640 lots; 5 plates. Near fine. Most notable for an extensive offering of Dutch colonial coins, including many from the Americas. The plates include copper bars of the VOC from Colombia.

Aarau: Verlag Sauerländer, 1983. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt; jacket. 189, (3) pages; 28 plates. Fine. The fourth volume in the series Typos: Monographien zur antiken Numismatik, published by the Schweizerischen Numismatischen Gesellschaft. Schulteís work is an important contribution to the study of the gold coins of the so-called Gallic Empire (260-274). Winner of the Royal Numismatic Societyís 1986 Gilljam Prize for Third-Century Numismatics.

New York: ANS, 1955. 8vo, original printed card covers. xii, 168 pages. Near fine. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 132. Clain-Stefanelli 13642. Davis 918.

New York, 8211. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. 105, (3) pages; 1066 lots; 48 plates. Prices realized list. Fine. One of the most important sales of United States large cents ever held. Adams 64 (rated A): "Naftzger's remarkable large cents (his duplicates if you will): MS 1793 wreath (4), Crosby 12-K and 14-L: almost all other dates in MS and near complete in Sheldon varieties. A landmark offering.

London: Spink, 2023. 8vo, original pictorial boards. lxvii, (3), 284 pages; illustrated in color. New. From the publisher: The second volume in what is planned to be a three-volume series covering the entire scope of Greek and Roman coins. This volume covers the coinages of the successor kingdoms to Alexander the Great's vast conquests in the eastern Mediterranean region, the Middle East and beyond.

London: Spink, 2021. 8vo, original dark blue cloth, gilt; jacket. 532 pages; illustrated. New. The first volume published of the Millennium Edition of Sear on Roman coins, which saw the 1988 single-volume reference dramatically expanded into five volumes. The most recent edition.

London: Spink, 2023. reprint. 8vo, original dark blue cloth, gilt; jacket. 696 pages; illustrated. New. The second volume published of the Millennium Edition of Sear on Roman coins, which saw the 1988 single-volume reference dramatically expanded into five volumes. The most recent edition.