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The Medallic History of England to the Revolution. With forty plates.
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The Medallic History of England to the Revolution. With forty plates.

by PINKERTON, John

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1790 COINS Medallic History of England Pinkerton Medals Numismatics Engravings

John Pinkerton's "Medallic History of England" is a late 18th-century treatise on the development of coins and medals in England. This book is one of the best and most desirable histories of English numismatics much in part to the collection of large engravings. According to the preface of this work, it is the first book which "lays a complete series of English Medals down to the Revolution."
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PINKERTON, John

The Medallic History of England to the Revolution. With forty plates.
London : Edwards and Son, 1790

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
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iv, 112
o 40 engraved plates with hundreds of engraved coins
· Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Marquis of Clanricarde
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Henry de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, KP, PC (Ire) (1742 – 1797), styled Lord Dunkellin from birth to 1782, was an Irish peer and politician.
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Medals of the British army and how they were won
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Medals of the British army and how they were won

by CARTER, Thomas

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1861 Medals of British Army COINS Numismatics India China Egypt Africa 3v SET
Thomas Carter's "Medals of the British Army" is a rare set of books on the history of English numismatics. Originally published as part of the American Numismatics Society, this work describes in detail the findings and discoveries of the British army in their campaigns all over the world. It includes artifacts and coins found in Egypt, Crimea, South Africa, India, and China, as well as numerous other small countries. This exquisite first edition includes impressive color engravings.
Item number: #16072
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CARTER, Thomas
Medals of the British army and how they were won
London : Groombridge, 1861.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
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Vol. I – viii, 185, [1]
6 plates
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Vol. II – viii, 191, [1]
6 plates
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Vol. III – viii, 192, [2]
6 plates
· Provenance: Bookplate
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Bookplate – Walter Henry Harris
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1893 Medals of British Army COINS Numismatics India China Egypt Africa RARE
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1893 Medals of British Army COINS Numismatics India China Egypt Africa RARE

by CARTER, Thomas

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1893 Medals of British Army COINS Numismatics India China Egypt Africa RARE
Thomas Carter's "Medals of the British Army" is a rare set of books on the history of English numismatics. Originally published as part of the American Numismatics Society, this work describes in detail the findings and discoveries of the British army in their campaigns all over the world. It includes artifacts and coins found in Egypt, Crimea, South Africa, India, and China, as well as numerous other small countries. This exquisite first edition includes impressive color engravings.
Item number: #17454
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CARTER, Thomas
War Medals of the British army and how they were won
London: Norie & Wilson, 1893.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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xv, [1], 656
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26 color plates of medals
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; secure
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Red cloth
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Size: ~8.75in X 6in (22.5cm x 15cm)
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EPITOME THESAURI ANTQUITATUM, hoc est, Impp(eratorum) Rom(anorum) Orientalium et Occidentalium...
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EPITOME THESAURI ANTQUITATUM, hoc est, Impp(eratorum) Rom(anorum) Orientalium et Occidentalium Iconum, ex antiquis Numismatibus quam fidelissime deliniatarum. Ex Musaeo Iacobi de Strada Mantuani Antiquarii.

by Strada, Jacobus (1507-1588)

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Lugduni (Lyon): Jacobus de Strada & Thomas Guerinus 1st edition, 1553. Hardcover. Very Good. Title vignette + woodcuts (over 480) of coins with portraits of Roman emperors on black ground). . Quarto modern half vellum, spine gilt ruled with red gilt leather title (a few marks), armorial bookplate of Dr. Farag Pl on pastedown. Titlepage with woodcut vignette printer's mark, on verso elaborate coat of arms of Fugger banking family +[87]pp +339pp +[3]pp (privilege & colophon of Ioannes Tornaesius). Neat early MS name at head of TP (repeated on last page), a few small waterstains, wormhole at top of pages in 1st third of book, else a neat tight copy. Referenced by Adams S1916. *First Latin edition, same year as 1st French edition from same publisher. Arms of Fugger family on back of titlepage suggests they may have financed Strada's publication of this fine book. It contains short biographies of significant figures in Roman History, charting the lives of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, through the crisis… Read More
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The Coinage Of Scotland, Illustrated From The Cabinet Of Thomas Coats, Esq , Of Ferguslie And...
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The Coinage Of Scotland, Illustrated From The Cabinet Of Thomas Coats, Esq , Of Ferguslie And Other Collection

by BURNS, Edward

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Edinburgh, Scotland: Adam and Charles Black, 1887. Hardcover. Good/Without Dust Wrapper (As Issued). 4to - 9.75 to 12" tall. Good - This Impression of this work is limited to five hundred copies medium quarto and forty-five copies large paper copies. Signed by the Publisher. Three uniformly bound volumes with green cloth boards and leather title plate on the spine, black end papers and gilt applied to the head of the test block. Volume I: David I A.D. 1124 to Robert III A.D. 1406, xxii, 365 pages. Volume II: James I A.D. 1406 to Anne A.D. 1707. Volume III: Plates and descriptions of the Figures, vii, lxxviii plates. Condition: Each volume has minor wear to the boards and to the leather spine title plate, " Scottish Dictionary Joint Council Library" plate affixed to the front paste down of each volume (this is the only indication of previous ownership), pages are very lightly tanned at the extremities otherwise contents are clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional… Read More
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Medailles du Regne de Louis XV
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Medailles du Regne de Louis XV

by France

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1736 FOLIO Medals & Coins of King Louis XV France Numismatics Fleurimont ART

A stunning folio printing of "Medals of the Reign of Louis XV". Published in 1730s Paris, this impressive work is a collection of 54 separate engravings depicting coins and medals commemorating King Louis XV of France. Each of the engravings includes a description in a lavish border describing the coin and its purpose. Each of these works of art was done by Fleurimont and was, according to Sarmant, a continuation of the Medals on the events of the reign of Louis XIV.

This work is known to be highly valuable and considerably rare!

Item number: #23258
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France

Medailles du Regne de Louis XV

[Paris: ca. 1736].

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o [4], 54 leaves
· References: Sarmant, Bibliotheque de l'Ecole des Chartes, p.88;
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~13in X 9.75in (33cm x 24.5cm)
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Tables of ancient coins, weights and measures explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations
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Tables of ancient coins, weights and measures explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations

by ARBUTHNOT, John

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1727 ECONOMICS 1ed Ancient Coins Famous ISAAC NEWTON Gold Silver Chart Money

John Arbuthnot's "Tables of Ancient Coins" is a rare 18th-century treatise on the values, measures, weights, and values of ancient coins. This book has become one of the most popular and desired 18th-century books on numismatics and finance made famous by the inclusion of a plate done by Isaac Newton. In this 1727 first edition, the 18th and final plate is a table of weights and measures of silver and gold, completed while Newton worked as the Master of the British Mint.

Item number: #23735
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ARBUTHNOT, John

Tables of ancient coins, weights and measures explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations

London: printed for Tonson, 1727. First edition.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [12], 327, [1]
o 18 leaves of charts/plates
· Provenance: Handwritten – C. T. Weber, 1846
· Language: English
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Nouveau manuel complet de Munismatique moderne [ancienne]: atlas
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Nouveau manuel complet de Munismatique moderne [ancienne]: atlas

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1870 Complete Numismatics Ancient & Modern COINS Medals Rome Barthelemy French
Jean Baptiste de Barthelemy's "Manual of Complete Numismatics" is a 19th-century guide on collecting and identifying ancient and modern coins. This work provided descriptions of found coins and their importance; however, it was the atlas tomes that proved to be the most valuable to collectors. The same is true even today – the atlas volumes offer hundreds and hundreds of illustrated views of ancient coins and medals.
Item number: #23589
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Nouveau manuel complet de Munismatique moderne [ancienne]: atlas
Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, [ca. 1870]. 1st edition
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· Collation: Complete; 2 oblong tomes
o Monderne: [4]
12 engraved plates
o Ancienne: [4]
12 engraved plates
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Red leather, marbled boards
· Size: ~ 6.25in X 9.5in (15.5cm x 24cm)
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Heath's Infallible Counterfeit Detector at Sight.
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Heath's Infallible Counterfeit Detector at Sight.

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Boston: Laban Heath, 1864. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 26pp. Brown stamped cloth, gilt lettering, 8 plates with tissue-guards, (6 engraved), First Edition (no additional printings shown). Chipping to edges and spine, contents age-toned and scattered light foxing, a faint crease to one plate and tear to one page archival tape mended. Includes bank-note designs by The American Bank Note Company.
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