Search Results: Titles starting with U from Kolbe & Fanning

[np], 1999. 4to, original pictorial card covers, spiral-bound. (392) pages; illustrated. Fine. The most comprehensive work on the subject, printed in small numbers and in high demand.

New York, 1988. Revised and enlarged edition. 4to, original brown cloth, gilt. 652 pages. Fine. One of the most important bibliographies of U.S.-focused Americana.

New York: F.C.C. Boyd Foundation, 1959. [Most of title page information crossed out.] Photocopy [1966 or later] of over 200 pages of typewritten manuscript, the original of which was heavily annotated in ink. Near fine. An early working draft of the book that developed into Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States Half Cents: 1793-1857 (published 1983). This typescript is earlier than usually seen, and builds on the work as it existed in the late 1950s. Most pages include corrections, and many had been heavily annotated by Breen prior to photocopying. Most pages of fine quality; a few pages are overly light or dark. An interesting and important typescript showing Breen's composition process. The July 1966 date of the charming Preface (which shows Breen as his best) seems about right for the typewritten material that follows. Copies like this circulated for years as Breen unsuccessfully sought a publisher of the work.

London: Spink, 2012. Small 4to, original pictorial boards. xiv, 360 pages; illustrated in color throughout. Fine.

Mission Viejo: George Frederick Kolbe, 1982. Small 4to, original red quarter morocco, gilt, with gray cloth sides; spine lettered and decorated in gilt; all page edges gilt. 270, (2) pages; frontispiece portrait; 22 additional portrait and other plates; original ink portrait of Ebenezer Locke Mason bound in with tissue guard; pictorial endpapers; printed throughout in red and black ink on acid-free paper. Fine. The Special Edition. Number 5 of only 21 copies issued, this one featuring an original ink portrait of Ebenezer Locke Mason Gengerke page i: "covers only the major numismatic firms ... but covers them in great detail. Not only are the contents listed for each sale, but consignors are listed and most sales are rated for quality of material and cataloging. Also included is an enjoyable history of each firm, giving the flavor of the period." Twenty-one of the twenty-two plates were derived from fine ink sketches by Alan Dietz, commissioned by the publisher. An original sketch was bound in each… Read More

Pelham: Whitman, 2021. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. x, 212 pages; illustrated in color. New.

Bloomington, 1991. Two volumes. 4to, original green and maroon leatherette, gilt. 390 + 300 pages; enlarged illustrations throughout. Fine. Essential works, most valuable for attribution.

Crestline: George F. Kolbe, 1990. Tall 4to [29.5 by 23 cm], original red half calf with gray cloth sides; spine with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; printed in red and black. Frontispiece; 418, (2) pages; 21 additional plates. Untrimmed; pictorial endpapers mounted in place. New. One of two copies thus bound from a total of 12 untrimmed copies supplied by the printer to the publisher, most of which were distributed as gifts to friends. The normal edition of Adams Volume Two measures 26 by 18.5 cm. An essential work for anyone seriously interested in either the auction catalogues themselves or their contents.

New York, 1995. 4to, original pictorial gold and royal blue boards. 133, (3) pages; 1377 lots; illustrated throughout and on 6 color plates. Fine. Special Hardbound Edition.

Pelham: Whitman, 2022. Eighth edition. 8vo, original pictorial card covers. xii, 339, (1) pages; illustrated in color. New.

Crestline: George Frederick Kolbe, 2001. Reprint. New. 8vo, original red cloth, gilt. 270 pages; frontispiece portrait of the author; 22 plates. Accompanied by "Additions and Corrections" booklet. New.

New York: American Numismatic Society, 1947. 4to, original black and blue cloth, gilt. vi, 74 pages; title printed in red and black; 4 fine photographic plates. Fine. The last of the classic pre-Sheldon works on large cents. Clain-Stefanelli 12274.

Ypsilanti, 2006. 4to, original maroon leatherette, gilt. Unpaginated [approx. 400 pages]; well illustrated throughout in color. Fine. The first volume of the full Noyes series, covering the varieties of 1793 and 1794. Extensively illustrated, with copious notes on the provenances of the finest known examples.

New York, 1999. 4to, original smooth-grained white leatherette, gilt. 132 pages; 1202 lots; illustrated throughout and on 15 color plates. As new. Special Hardbound Edition.

Murrieta, 2013. Fifth edition, first printing. 8vo, original black boards, gilt; jacket. xxx, 702, (4) pages; illustrated. Fine. The latest edition of this standard reference.

Ypsilanti, 2007. 4to, original maroon leatherette, gilt. Over 400 pages; fine enlarged color text illustrations of large cents throughout. New. A well-illustrated attribution guide with significant condition-census data.

Reprint of the June 9, 1924 sale catalogue. 8vo, original saddle-stitched gilt-printed wraps. 20 pages; 255 lots; 6 plates; prices realized list. Fine. A useful reprint of the rare original plated edition. Adams 28, rated A: "Arguably the best collection ever of half cents: complete original proofs.".

Ypsilanti, 2012. Two volumes. 4to, original matching maroon leatherette, gilt. Approximately 800 pages; fine enlarged color text illustrations of large cents throughout. New. Well-illustrated attribution guides with significant condition-census data. The complete set for the Newcomb series (middle and late dates).

Ypsilanti, 2008. 4to, original blue leatherette, gilt. (168) pages; color enlargements of all varieties. Fine. The standard work.

Mission Viejo: George Frederick Kolbe, 1982. First edition. 4to, original red cloth and boards, lettered and decorated in gilt and black; page edges speckled; printed throughout in red and black. Frontispiece; 270, (2) pages; 22 additional plates; pictorial endpapers. Fine. One of 500 copies of the original printing, bound by hand and printed on acid free paper.