Search Results: Titles starting with B from Kolbe & Fanning

New York: ANS, 2016. 4to, original black cloth, gilt; jacket. 137 pages; illustrated in color. New. Numismatic Studies 30.

Gahanna: Kolbe & Fanning, 2015. Folio (13 by 10 inches), original terra cotta cloth; gilt; jacket. 232 pages; illustrated in color. New. Benjamin Franklin in Terra Cotta discusses the numerous varieties of Nini medallions, methods of distinguishing originals from aftercasts, and the artistic context within which these pieces were created. Each medal is presented in actual size in exquisite detail. Thoroughly documented and useful to both the novice as well as the expert, this handsome, large-format volume is finely illustrated throughout in full color.

Prag, 8211. First edition. Six volumes, complete. 8vo, original green cloth, gilt; green speckled page edges. (18), 581, (1) + (10), 504 + (8), 215, (1) + (10), 451, (1) + (12), 507, (1) + (4), 296 + 224, xxxix, (1), pages; size chart; 79 well-executed lithographic plates of coins bound in. Covers somewhat stained and a bit worn; very good. The rare original edition of this classic, still indispensable, work on copper coins of the world. The third volume, on Oriental coins, includes the majority of the plates issued for the series and is particularly useful. Clain-Stefanelli 7923*.

Whitman, 2022. 4to, original pictorial boards; jacket. New. An archaeological and numismatic roadmap of the Old and New Testaments. The Roman denarius, the Tyrian shekel, the first coin to feature an image of Jesus, and hundreds of other coins help provide a glimpse into daily life and trade from ancient Israel through the early years of the Christian church.

Modern reprint of the 1904 original. In Russian. 8vo, photocopied pages with card covers. (6), 110, (6) pages. Covers faded; very good.

New York: ANS, 1935. 16mo, original printed card covers. x, 116 pages. Fine. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 67.

Warszawa, 1959. 8vo, original printed card covers. 34 pages; 464 lots. Ex Katen and Kolbe libraries with bookplates. Near fine. Published under the auspices of the Numismatic Section of the Polish Archaeological Society and including an interesting introduction in English. Kolbe 174.

Odessa, 1997. 8vo, original printed card covers. (2), 73, (9) pages. Signed by author on title page. Fine. A bibliographic effort to continue where Gromachevskii leaves off, covering Russian numismatic books published between 1905 and 1917, and including some earlier works missed by Gromachevskii. Very useful and printed in limited numbers.

Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1961. 8vo, original blue cloth, gilt. 389, (1) pages. Slight wear at cover edges; small tear at top of spine; near fine. One of the core references for printed Americana, being a comprehensive listing of over 1600 American directories published through 1860. In addition to providing much of interest to historians and social scientists, early directories are frequently used by numismatic researchers to trace the locations and ownership of businesses that issued tokens and other numismatica.

Burt Franklin's 1969 reprint of the 1872 original. 8vo, original teal cloth, gilt. 191, (1) pages. Fine.

Geneva, 1999. 4to, later black leatherette, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 30 pages; 680 lots. Fine.

Crestline, 2003. New. Three volumes. 4to, original matching crimson cloth, gilt, jackets. xliv, 3190 pages; title facsimiles throughout. New. A monumental work, absolutely indispensable for the period covered. Winner of the 14th ILAB-LILA International Prize for Bibliography and the 2004 IAPN Book Prize. This book weighs more than the estimated 3 pounds and may incur extra shipping charges.

Crestline, 1997. New. 4to, original green cloth, gilt, jacket. xli, (1), 1059, (1) pages; 736 title facsimiles. New. The prior standard work by J.G. Lipsius listed 405 sixteenth century numismatic titles. Dekesel's landmark work provides extensive information on 1148 titles, categorized under six headings, each dealing with a different aspect of the topic. Collations are given throughout and the work contains several useful indices. One of only 400 copies issued. This book weighs more than the estimated 3 pounds and may incur extra shipping charges.

(London): Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 1816. Folio, self-covered. 5, (1) pages. Printed on fine paper with a Britannia watermark. Hand-written cumulative pagination. Fine. The House of Commons Bill of the June 1817 British Parliamentary Act that made the manufacture, distribution or circulation of tokens intended to pass for currency illegal. Given the degree to which tokens had passed for money during much of the previous century, this Bill is of considerable importance.

New York, 1968. Two volumes. 8vo, original maroon cloth and boards, gilt; jacket. 304 + 160 pages; text illustrations. First jacket chipped; else near fine.

Sydney, 1923. 8vo, original printed card covers. 102 pages. Near fine.

London, 1904. Crown 4to, original parchment-backed gilt-printed boards; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; top page edges gilt. x, (2), 141, (3) pages; 50 fine tinted plates. Binding worn at extremities; some spotting throughout, especially first few leaves. Very good. Scarce, with most examples encountered in the marketplace being ex-library copies. The plates are exceptionally well-done.

Providence: John E. Brown, 1837. 8vo, contemporary brown straight-grained half morocco with mottled sides; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; pages edges speckled. 48 pages. Binding light rubbed; some spotting, particularly to first and final leaves. Very good or better. The first work on the paper money of a single colony, and one of the earliest American numismatic works of any importance. Rare. The text was revised and reprinted in 1865 as part of the compendium produced by Henry Phillips, Jr. (Historical Sketches of the Paper Currency of the American Colonies, Prior to the Adoption of the Federal Constitution...), in which Philips wrote that "Of the currency of Rhode Island, an interesting and elaborate sketch was about the same time [as Felt's volume] prepared and privately distributed by Hon. E.R. Potter of that state, who on learning of the present undertaking, with great kindness furnished the present author with a revised and corrected copy, and gave his permission that it might be herein… Read More

London, 2010. Second edition. 8vo, original red boards, gilt; jacket. 326 pages; 249 color plates of medals. New. The eagerly awaited and vastly expanded second edition.

London, 1880. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt, decorated in blind. 140, (2) pages. Cover spotted; interior near fine.