Lot 3727

Description

[Nobleman, Murdoch et al], Sotheby Wilkinson & Hodge, London, auction sales, Catalogue of the Famous & Remarkable Collection of British and Colonial Coins, Patterns and Proofs... formed by a Nobleman, 27-31st March 1922, 734 lots, 77 pps, (16 plates), Catalogue of the Murdoch Collection of Coins & Medals, The Coins and Tokens of the British Colonies and Dependencies, America and the Europen Continent, July 21-29 1903, (priced) to lot 1230, 106 pps (no plates); another Charles I to Queen Anne June 8 - 13, 1903, 919 lots 112 pps, (no plates), another Bruce Cartwright Collection (of Honolulu), English, American, European and other foreign, June 20 -28, 1907, 1256 lots, 145 pps, (13 plates), another Bernard Roth Part I collection (English hammmered) 379 lots, 69pps, (9 plates), July 19-20 1917. Covers detached on most books, some toning, lacking plates in Murdoch catalogues, generally poor - good, scarce catalogues. (5)

A most important selection of collections of famous sales of coins. The first includes Holey Dollar, Kangaroo Office Issues, Adelaide Ingot, tokens etc. These catalogues are generally in poor condition and need rebinding.