Catalogue
Sotheby's, auction catalogue of the King Farouk sale of 1954, hardbound with gilt lettering, 306 pp., with XXXVII plates. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $600
Carson, R.A.G., and Pagan, H., 'A History of the Royal Numismatic Society', published by Sotheby's and the Royal Numismatic Society, London, 1986, 143 pp. Fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $10
Archibald, M.M, Cowell, M.R., 'Metallurgy in Numismatics Volume 3', published by the Royal Numismatic Society, London, 1993, an important work of research into the metallurgic composition of various ancient coinages, 246 pp. Fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $20
American numismatic literature, an assortment, including 'Official ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins', by the American Numismatic Association, Racine, 1981, 352 pp., binding almost undone; 'America's Foreign Coins', by Oscar Schilke and Raphael Solomon, New York, 1964, 211 pp.; 'A Guide Book of United States Coins 2012', by R.S.Yeoman and Kenneth Bressett, Atlanta, 2011, 430 pp. Nearly fine. (3)
Estimate $60
Passed in
Crosby, S.S., 'The Early Coins of America and the Laws Governing their Issue', hardbound and wrapped, bookplate of a Mr M.R.Weynton on the fly, containing 10 plates of images throughout, Boston, 1875, reprinted 1945, 381 pp. Fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Bolender, M.H., 'The United States Early Silver Dollars From 1794 to 1803', 4th revised edition, Iola, 1982, hardbound with 9 plates, an important reference for early American coin collectors, 74 pp. Good.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Newman, Eric P., 'Bicentennial Edition of The Early paper Money of America', hardcover with dust jacket, some foxing present and tears to the dust jacket, an important reference work, 416 pp. Fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $10
North America, a collection of general numismatic literature including publications such as, 'The United States Trade Dollar: America's Only Unwanted, Unhonored Coin', by John M. Willem, Racine, Wisconsin, 1965, 191 pp.; 'The Fantastic 1804 Dollar', by Eric P. Newman and Kenneth E. Bressett, Racine, Wisconsin, 1962, 144 pp.; 'The American Numismatic Society 1858-1958', by Howard L. Adelson, New York, 1958, 390 pp.; 'Selections From the Numismatist', by The American Numismatic Association, Racine, Wisconsin, 1960, 301 pp. and more including other Whitman publications and miscellaneous books on American coinage. Fine. (31)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Alpert, Stephen, and Elman, Lawrence, 'Tokens and Medals: A Guide to the Identification and Values of United States Exonumia', Los Angeles, 1992, an important reference work with many illustrations throughout, 300 pp. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
United States, an assortment of exonumia literature, all signed by the author, including 'United States Trade Tokens 1866-1889', by Russell Rulau, Iola, 1983, 223 pp.; 'Early American Tokens', by Russell Rulau, Iola, 1981, 36 pp.; 'Hard Times Tokens', first and second editions, Iola, 1980 and 1981, 64 pp., and 58 pp.; 'US Merchant Tokens 1845-1860', by Russell Rulau, Iola, 1982, 128 pp. Fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Bieciuk, H., and Corbin, H.G., 'Texas Confederate County Notes and Private Scrip', Kilgore, 1961, 112 pp., hardcover, a valuable reference work with illustrations throughout, water damage on the bottom half of every page causing brittling, but otherwise a useful copy. Fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Ball, D.B., 'Comprehensive Catalog and History of Confederate Bonds', published by BMR Press, 1998, an important reference work, hardcover with illustrations and prices throughout, 288 pp. Fine.
Estimate $75
SOLD $10
American Numismatic Association, 'Delux ANA Centennial Edition: Standard Catalog of World Coins', by Chester Krause and Clifford Mishler, edited by Colin Bruce II, in two volumes, hardbound with slipcase, 3008 pp. Fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
Rowe, C.F., Haxby, J.A., and Graham, R.J., 'The Currency and Medals of Newfoundland', Toronto, 1983, 117 pp., hardcover with dust jacket. Fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Lockhart, Sir James H.Stewart, 'The Stewart Lockhart Collection of Chinese Copper Coins', Singapore, 1915, hardbound, some staining and foxing throughout but otherwise in good condition, 174 pp. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Lockhart, James Haldane Stewart, Sir, The Stewart Lockhart collection of Chinese copper coins, Shanghai, Kelly & Walsh Limited, 1915, Royal Asiatic Society, North China Branch, Extra Volume No. 1, 2+1+xv+36pp., 174 plates of illustrations, 31 1/2c,, soft cover; Burger, Werner, Ch'ing Cash Until 1735, Mei Ya Publications, Taipei, Tawan, 1976, 126pp., illustrated throughout plus numerous large fold-out plates and other illustrations, quarto hardbound; Ting Fu-Pao, Dr., A Catalogue of Ancient Chinese Coins; Rose, F.M., Chopmarks, Dallas, 1987; Bowker, Howard Franklin., A Numismatics Bibliography of the Far East, NN&M No. 101, 1943,144pp.; Wieger, Dr.L., Chinese Characters, Their origin, etymology, history, classification and signification, reprint of 1927 edn. in 1965, 820pp. Mostly fine, several scarce. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
India, an assortment of numismatic literature, including 'Coins of Indian States', by L.C.Bawa and S.C.Gupta, Shivaji Nagar, 2005, 225 pp.; 'Coins in India: Power and Communication', by Himashu Prabha Ray, Mumbai, 2006, 116 pp.; 'The Coinage and Metrology of the Sultans of Delhi', by H.Nelson Wright, New Delhi, 1974, 424 pp.(2); 'The Coins of Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan', by J.R.Henderson, New Delhi, 1989, 123 pp., and many more. Fine. (27)
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Spanish numismatic literature, an assortment, including 'Monedas Espanolas', in two volumes, by Juan Cayon, Madrid, 2005, 1465 pp.; 'Catalogo de las Monedas Espanolas Desde Isabel II a Juan Carlos I 1833 - 1987', by Hnos Guerra, Valencia, 1987, 158 pp. Fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Thailand, an assortment of numismatic literature, including 'Twenty Centuries of Coins: Thailand's Currency Through The Ages', by Tony Oliver, Bangkok, 1978, signed by author, 80 pp.; 'The Coinage of Siam', by Reginald le May, Volume IX, Bangkok, 1961, 134 pp.; 'Siamese Coins and Tokens', by Reginald le May, London, 1977, 389 pp., and more. Fine. (12)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
World numismatic literature, an assortment, including 'An Advanced Guide to Coin Collecting', by Howard Linecar, London, 1970, 287 pp.; 'Coin Mottoes Translated', by Stuart Mosher, reprinted from the Numismatist, 1948, 26 pp.; 'Coins of the British World: Complete from 500 AD to the Present', by Robert Friedberg, New York, 1963, 210 pp.; 'Collecting Coins', by Frank Purvey, London, 1969, 96 pp., and more. Fine. (35)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
World coin literature, an assortment of literature concerning general numismatic interests from around the globe, including 'Coins of the World 1750-1850', by W.D.Craig, Racine, 1971, 448 pp.; 'Gold Coins of Europe since 1800', by Hans Schlumberger, New York, 1968, 352 pp.; 'The Coinage of Modern Greece, Crete, the Ionian Islands and Cyprus', by S.Gardiakos, Chicago, 1969, 96 pp., and many more. Fine. (31)
Estimate $60
SOLD $10
World numismatic literature, an assortment, including 'Striking Impressions', by James Haxby, Ottawa, 289 pp.; 'Coinage in France: From the Dark Ages to Napoleon', by Nicholas Mayhew, London, 1988, 164 pp.; 'Spanish Dollars and Silver Tokens: An Account of the Issues of the Bank of England 1797-1816', by E.M.Kelly, London, 1976, 151 pp.; 'Confederate and Southern States Currency', by Grover Criswell, Citra, 1976, 294 pp. Fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $10
Numismatic literature, an assortment, including '1997 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: Modern Issues 1961-1997', by Colin R.Bruce II and George Cuhaj, Iola, 1997, 736 pp.; 'Standard Catalog of World Paper Money Specialized Issues', eighth edition, by Colin R.Bruce II and Neil Shafer, Iola, 1998, 1224 pp.; 'Standard Catalog of World Paper Money General Issues', eighth edition, volume two, by Albert Pick and Colin R.Bruce II, Iola, 1072 pp.; 'Renniks Australian & Banknote Values', 20th edition, by Ian Pitt, Banksmeadow, 2002, 216 pp.; Katalog Polskich Pieniedzy Papierwych od 1794', by Czeslaw Milczak, Warsaw, 2002, 478 pp.; Katalog Banknotow Polskich 1794-1866', by Janusz Parchimowicz, Szcecin, 1995, 146 pp. Fine. (6)
Estimate $60
SOLD $20
Numismatic literature, including 'Coin Collecting Hints to Beginners', by Reginald Harrison, Brisbane, n.d., 16 pp.; 'Coins: Information for all Interested in Coins, from Beginners to Advanced Collectors', by Gilbert Heyde, Sydney, 1945, 51 pp. Fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
World Coins, an assortment of numismatic literature, including 'Unusual World Coins 4th Edition', by Colin R.Bruce II, Iola, 2005, 515 pp.; 'Standard Catalog of German Coins 2nd Edition', by N.Douglas Nicol, Iola, 1998, 1064 pp.; '2008 Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date', by Colin R.Bruce II, Iola, 2007, 384 pp., and more. Fine. (10)
Estimate $50
SOLD $10
World banknote literature, an assortment, including 'The Banker's Art: Studies in Paper Money', by Virginia Hewitt, London, 1995, 168 pp.; 'Papirove Penize: Na Uzemi Ceskoslovenska 1762-1975', by Julius Sem, Hradec Kralove, 1977, 186 pp.; 'History of Chinese Paper Currency Volume II: Occidental Banks in China from 1854-1973', by King-On Mao, Hong Kong, 1977, 550 pp.; 'Collectors' Banknotes 2008: Treasury and Bank of England', by Pam West and Henry Perkins, Rotographic, 2007, 101 pp. Nearly fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
World banknote literature, an assortment, including 'Latvian Banknotes 1919-1940 + 1992-2013', by Lee Gordon, Buffalo Grove, 2017, 274 pp.; 'Polskie Papiery Wartosciowe', by Leszek Kalkowski and Leslaw Andrzej Paga, Warsaw, 1994, 200 pp.; 'Sveriges Sedlar', volumes I and III, by A.Platbarzdis, Lund, 1972, 149 pp., and 283 pp. Fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
World Banknotes, an assortment of literature, including 'World Polymer Banknotes', by Peter Eu, Ben Ciew and Julian Chee, Selangor, 2005, 181 pp.; 'A Collector's Guide to Paper Money', by Yasha Beresiner (5), London, 1977, 255 pp.; 'Encyclopedia of World Paper Money', by George J.Sten, New York, 1965, 152 pp., and many more. Fine. (26)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Krause publications, an assortment, including 'Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date', 5th edition, by George Cuhaj and Thomas Michael, Iola, 2010, 600 pp.; 'Standard Catalog of World Paper Money General Issues 1368-1960', 12th edition', by George Cuhaj, Iola, 2008, 1223 pp.; 'Standard Catalog of World paper Money Specialized Issues', 11th edition', by George Cuhaj, Iola, 2009, 1246 pp.; 'Standard Catalog of World paper Money Modern Issues 1961-Present', 11th and 20th editions, by George Cuhaj, Iola, 2005 and 2014, 982 and 1160 pp. Nearly fine. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Numismatic notgeld literature, an assortment, including 'Das Papiernotgeld bon Ostpreussen, Westpreussen, Posen', by Hartmut Schoenawa, Werlaburgdorf, 1989, 127 pp.; 'Das Pepiernotgeld der Mark Brandenburg und Berlin', by Hartmut Schoenawa, Werlaburgdorf, 1985, 116 pp.; 'Das Papiernotgeld bon Mecklenburg Pommern', by Hartmut Schoenawa, Werlaburgdorf, 1985, 97 pp.; 'Monety Zastpcze Obozow Jencow Wojennych 1914-1918', by Bogumil Sikorski, Pila, 1984, 111 pp. Fine. (4)
Estimate $40
SOLD $10