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  • Lot 15167

    Beschreibung:
    Including Articles by Jefferson & Paine On the Mint and Coinage Vols. 4, 8, and 10 (Philadelphia, July-Dec. 1788; July-Dec. 1790; and July-Dec. 1791). Bound in three volumes. Small 8vo, original full brown calf; spines with five raised bands, decorated in gilt; red and black lettering pieces, gilt. 592 + 288, 40, 80, 20, 52, 89, (1) + 308, 36, 48, 44 pages [final pagination of Vol. 8 consists of J.P. Vrissot de Warville's 1788 Critical Examination of the Marquis de Chatellux's Travels, in North America...]. Bindings very worn, with spines spilt and boards loose. Good. An important early American periodical that merited the contributions of luminaries such as Thomas Jefferson, whose 1790 Report of the Secretary of State, on the Subject of Establishing a Uniformity in the Weights, Measures and Coins of the United States, is printed on pages 35-46 of the 1790 volume. This is the foundational document behind United States coinage and is widely considered the most important document written by Jefferson as Secretary of State under Washington. Jefferson was an early proponent of the decimal system, stating that it would bring "the calculation of the principal affairs of life within the arithmetic of every man, who can multiply and divide plain numbers," though he was cautious against pressing Congress to adopt more than the decimal plan for coinage for the time being. The 1791 volume includes Thomas Paine's Thoughts on the Establishment of a Mint in the United States (pages 216-220), though a small piece of the upper margin of one of the leaves is missing, affecting three lines of type. Paine's article is highly interesting, not least for what it misjudges about the coinage. Of copper as a proposed metal, he writes, "This metal is of too little value, and of too much bulk, to answer the purposes of coins to any great extent; about ten or twenty thousand dollars worth of copper coin is, I believe, as much as can be circulated in America." Rare and important. Estimate $1,200. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15167 (realized $1080). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11328

  • Lot 15166

    Beschreibung:
    Benjamin Franklin's Source Book For Continental Currency DesignsFrankfurt: Ammonius, 1661. 102 leaves illustrating 100 emblems based on plants. [bound with] Symbolorum & Emblematum ex Animalibus Quadrupedibus Desumtorum Centuria Altera Collecta. Frankfurt: Ammonius, 1661. 103, (1) leaves illustrating 100 emblems based on quadrupeds. [bound with] Symbolorum & Emblematum ex Volatilibus et Insectis Desumtorum Centuria Tertia Collecta. Frankfurt: Ammonius, 1672. 104 leaves illustrating 100 emblems based on winged animals and insects. [bound with] Symbolorum et Emblematum ex Aquatilibus et Reptilibus Desumtorum Centuria Quarta. Frankfurt: Ammonius, 1661. (1), 100, (2) leaves illustrating 100 emblems based on amphibians and reptiles. Four works, bound in one volume. Small 4to [14.5 by 20 cm], contemporary full vellum; hand-lettered spine. Each work with a finely engraved allegorical title leaf, followed by 100 finely engraved emblems generally given in circular form of about 7 cm diameter; woodcut initials. Second work lacks leaf D1. Boards somewhat bowed; first title with lower third missing; some browning; otherwise a near fine example copy. Benjamin Franklin used a later edition of this work in his own library to develop the emblems and mottoes for the $1 through $7 Continental Currency notes, as well as the face of the $30 notes. This volume brings together all four of Camerarius's books of emblems, all of them very attractively illustrated with finely executed engravings. This copy of Camerarius was on display in the Newman Money Museum, and laid into it are some notes and labels used in that regard. See Eric P. Newman's Early Paper Money of America, pages 78-79 (fifth edition) for more information on Franklin's sources. Estimate $2,000. Ex: Swann Galleries (1/1966); Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15166 (realized $1440). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11321

  • Lot 15166

    Beschreibung:
    Benjamin Franklin's Source Book For Continental Currency DesignsFrankfurt: Ammonius, 1661. 102 leaves illustrating 100 emblems based on plants. [bound with] Symbolorum & Emblematum ex Animalibus Quadrupedibus Desumtorum Centuria Altera Collecta. Frankfurt: Ammonius, 1661. 103, (1) leaves illustrating 100 emblems based on quadrupeds. [bound with] Symbolorum & Emblematum ex Volatilibus et Insectis Desumtorum Centuria Tertia Collecta. Frankfurt: Ammonius, 1672. 104 leaves illustrating 100 emblems based on winged animals and insects. [bound with] Symbolorum et Emblematum ex Aquatilibus et Reptilibus Desumtorum Centuria Quarta. Frankfurt: Ammonius, 1661. (1), 100, (2) leaves illustrating 100 emblems based on amphibians and reptiles. Four works, bound in one volume. Small 4to [14.5 by 20 cm], contemporary full vellum; hand-lettered spine. Each work with a finely engraved allegorical title leaf, followed by 100 finely engraved emblems generally given in circular form of about 7 cm diameter; woodcut initials. Second work lacks leaf D1. Boards somewhat bowed; first title with lower third missing; some browning; otherwise a near fine example copy. Benjamin Franklin used a later edition of this work in his own library to develop the emblems and mottoes for the $1 through $7 Continental Currency notes, as well as the face of the $30 notes. This volume brings together all four of Camerarius's books of emblems, all of them very attractively illustrated with finely executed engravings. This copy of Camerarius was on display in the Newman Money Museum, and laid into it are some notes and labels used in that regard. See Eric P. Newman's Early Paper Money of America, pages 78-79 (fifth edition) for more information on Franklin's sources. Estimate $2,000. Ex: Swann Galleries (1/1966); Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15166 (realized $1440). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11321

  • Lot 15165

    Beschreibung:
    Memoirs of a CounterfeiterAlbany: B.D. Packard, 1811. Two volumes, complete. 12mo, original matching full brown calf; spines ruled in gilt; red morocco lettering piece on one volume (no longer present on second volume). 248 + 148 pages. Bindings rubbed and worn, but intact and sound. Some browning and other signs of moderate wear, but no real problems. Good to very good. Streeter called this "One of the great criminal autobiographies, and an important piece of picaresque Americana." Burroughs was a career criminal who repeatedly engaged in counterfeiting before changing his ways, finding religion, and becoming a teacher. A rare title. Estimate $750. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15165 (realized $432). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11372

  • Lot 15164

    Beschreibung:
    The R.H. Burnie Fraud: Rare Original Catalogue & Correspondence Including Letter from PrisonSix duplicated sheets, stapled in corner as issued; 464 lots. With correspondence relating to the auction, including: carbon copy of Harry X Boosel's letter to Burnie with bids; original June 22, 1956, letter to Boosel from the Post Office Department Inspection Service regarding Boosel's complaint of mail fraud against Burnie; a longer letter from the same Department to Boosel dated June 22, 1956, requesting additional materials; carbon copy letter dated Sept. 5, 1956, from U.S. Attorney William M. Steger to Al C. Overton regarding the case; an unsigned and undated carbon copy report by Overton outlining the facts of the case; an original letter from the Post Office informing Boosel that Burnie had been convicted of mail fraud and sentenced to three years in prison; an original two-page letter, handwritten from prison in pencil, from R.H. Burnie to Boosel; an undated original typewritten letter from Overton to Boosel commenting on the Burnie letter, which Boosel had shared with him; and a handwritten card from Boosel to Eric P. Newman, presenting these materials to him. The Burnie auction was a scam, the key to which is found in the terms of sale, which state, "as requested by the owner of this collection, whom I represent in selling his collection, DEPOSITS of 50% of your BIDS MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR BIDS, otherwise the bids cannot be considered bona fide offers to buy, and will not be executed." Burnie was well-known, and many prominent dealers and collectors sent deposits and bids. The resulting influx of cash was used to purchase two cars, send Burnie's family on a vacation to Florida in one of them, and use the other to abscond across the Mexican border with (according to the Overton report) "a girl that was a dancing school instructor." The catalogue is extremely rare. Estimate $500. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15164 (realized $120). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11009

  • Lot 15164

    Beschreibung:
    The R.H. Burnie Fraud: Rare Original Catalogue & Correspondence Including Letter from PrisonSix duplicated sheets, stapled in corner as issued; 464 lots. With correspondence relating to the auction, including: carbon copy of Harry X Boosel's letter to Burnie with bids; original June 22, 1956, letter to Boosel from the Post Office Department Inspection Service regarding Boosel's complaint of mail fraud against Burnie; a longer letter from the same Department to Boosel dated June 22, 1956, requesting additional materials; carbon copy letter dated Sept. 5, 1956, from U.S. Attorney William M. Steger to Al C. Overton regarding the case; an unsigned and undated carbon copy report by Overton outlining the facts of the case; an original letter from the Post Office informing Boosel that Burnie had been convicted of mail fraud and sentenced to three years in prison; an original two-page letter, handwritten from prison in pencil, from R.H. Burnie to Boosel; an undated original typewritten letter from Overton to Boosel commenting on the Burnie letter, which Boosel had shared with him; and a handwritten card from Boosel to Eric P. Newman, presenting these materials to him. The Burnie auction was a scam, the key to which is found in the terms of sale, which state, "as requested by the owner of this collection, whom I represent in selling his collection, DEPOSITS of 50% of your BIDS MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR BIDS, otherwise the bids cannot be considered bona fide offers to buy, and will not be executed." Burnie was well-known, and many prominent dealers and collectors sent deposits and bids. The resulting influx of cash was used to purchase two cars, send Burnie's family on a vacation to Florida in one of them, and use the other to abscond across the Mexican border with (according to the Overton report) "a girl that was a dancing school instructor." The catalogue is extremely rare. Estimate $500. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15164 (realized $120). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11009

  • Lot 15163

    Beschreibung:
    Original 1925 Browning on Quarter DollarsWith a Few Remarks Concerning Their Types, Varieties and Rarity. Illustrated on Eight Photographic Plates. New York: Wayte Raymond, 1925. 8vo, original crimson cloth, upper cover lettered in gilt. 36 pages; 8 fine photographic plates. One of only 50 copies issued of this classic work, one which Walter Breen considered to be "the most perfect book written on the first try." Clain-Stefanelli 12269. Davis 149. Sigler 352. Near fine. Estimate $2,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15163 (realized $1320). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11092

  • Lot 15163

    Beschreibung:
    Original 1925 Browning on Quarter DollarsWith a Few Remarks Concerning Their Types, Varieties and Rarity. Illustrated on Eight Photographic Plates. New York: Wayte Raymond, 1925. 8vo, original crimson cloth, upper cover lettered in gilt. 36 pages; 8 fine photographic plates. One of only 50 copies issued of this classic work, one which Walter Breen considered to be "the most perfect book written on the first try." Clain-Stefanelli 12269. Davis 149. Sigler 352. Near fine. Estimate $2,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15163 (realized $1320). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11092

  • Lot 15162

    Beschreibung:
    Exceptionally Rare 1810 Philadelphia Work With Finely Engraved Plate of Bank Note Designs and for Furnishing the Public with a Convenient and Infallible Test for the Same... Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas Town, No. 3, Norris's Alley, 1810. 8vo, self-covered and stitched, as issued. 16, (2) pages; 1 finely engraved plate depicting ornamental bank note designs framing descriptive text relating to them. An extremely rare publication, virtually unknown to most of the collecting world. Eric P. Newman had acquired this copy by January 30, 1964, at which time he wrote about it to Dr. Julian Blanchard. It was reproduced in the Winter 1966 issue of the Essay-Proof Journal. Brewster's pamphlet was published in direct competition with Jacob Perkins. Brewster states that Perkins had been trying to thwart his efforts in the area of bank note security by claiming infringement of patents, which Brewster considered baseless. Perkins had published his famous Bank Bill Test (also present in this sale) just the year before. Brewster's plate is very well printed, and he clearly understood the problems faced by bank note printers and had sound ideas about addressing them. It is also clear, however, that the battle was won by Perkins. Shaw & Shoemaker 19634. Worn and with some fraying at the edges; plate with some browning and light wrinkles, but better preserved than the text due to its smaller size. Good, with a very good plate. This may be the first time this work has been offered in the sale of a numismatic library. Estimate $2,000. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15162 (realized $2160). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11024

  • Lot 15161

    Beschreibung:
    Very Rare First Edition of Breck On Continental Paper MoneyPhiladelphia: John C. Clark, 1843. Offprinted from the Transactions of the Historical and Literary Committee of the American Philosophical Society (Volume III, Part I). First edition. 8vo, original brown quarter calf with printed russet boards; spine ruled in gilt and lettered CENTENNIAL for reasons unknown. iv, (4), 99, (1) pages [the Breck work comprises the first 40 numbered pages]. Some foxing. Very good or better. The very rare first edition, one of only a few copies known of in numismatic hands. Breck (1771-1862) was the author of many historical articles, though this essay on the paper currency of the Revolution is considered to be his most notable work. The essay maintained its reputation, going on to become one of the first works on paper money to merit the distinction of being reprinted (by A.C. Kline in 1863). Estimate $750. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15161 (realized $1440). Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11413