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The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 24, June 13, 2004, Article 1
UPCOMING ASYLUM ISSUES
E. Tomlinson Fort, Editor of our print publication, The Asylum
writes: "Lots of good news. The Spring 2004 issue of The
Asylum is now being proofed and should be on its way to the
printer within a week. The contents are:"The Quest to Build the Set," by Stephen Pradier. In which the
author discusses the problems of putting together a complete
set of The Numismatist."Mendacity Rears Its Ugly Head," by Myron Xenos. In which
the author combs through the evidence to reveal the identity of
the greatest prankster in the history of numismatic literature."Numismatic Sidelights: Perry W. Fuller," by Leonard
Augsburger. An overview of the career of the man who
catalogued the famous Baltimore hoard.If you have not joined the NBS yet, shame on you.
We are presently hard at work on our special Summer 2004
issue. The contents will be as follows:"Jean Foy-Vaillant: The King's Antiquary (1632 - 1706)," by
Christian E. Dekesel. A massive study of the life and works of
a numismatic writer at the court of Louis XIV. This work has a
full bibliographic listing of all Foy-Vallant's works, including
those which will appear in the author's forthcoming multi-volume
bibliography of 18th century numismatic books.'William Frederick Mayers: A Flashing Star,' by Pete Smith.
A short overview of the career of the man who wrote the first
essay on numismatic literature to be published in the United
States."An Annotated Bibliography of the Published Numismatic
Writings of Walter H. Breen" by David F. Fanning. A huge
listing of every numismatic work published by Breen (excluding
auction catalogues, those will be featured in a later work) along
with comments about the contents of each."Blunders, Hoaxes, and Lost Masterpieces from the
Numismatic Literature of the Renaissance," by John Cunnally.
A well-illustrated study of ancient coins which did not exist but
were imagined and illustrated in 16th century numismatic works."Some Reminiscences," by Q. David Bowers. One of the
country's leading coin dealers provides us with a number
of priceless anecdotes of his experiences in the world of
numismatic literature."Creating The E-Sylum, The Numismatic Bibliomania
Society's Weekly Electronic Newsletter," by Wayne K.
Homren. The early history of the award winning newsletter
of this society."American Numismatic Pioneers: An Index to Sources," by
Pete Smith. A lengthy annotated reference to the material
dealing with persons prominent in US numismatics before 1876."Recollections of 34 Years at Spink, 1969-2003," by Douglas
Saville. A great essay recalling the experiences of the leading
numismatic literature dealer in Europe. (Fortunately, he does
not recall the pesky American who first blundered into his
office in 1986.)The issue will be heavily illustrated and over 200 pages in
length and only available to those NBS members who have
either joined or renewed their membership by July 1.In addition to our regular issue, we will also be producing a
special limited edition hardcover copy. No more than 25
copies will be produced. The cost is $100 and payment must
be received by the treasurer by July 15th. Copies cannot be
reserved without full payment. David Perkins needs your
cheque and you must be an NBS member to get one. The
names of the subscribers to this hard cover will appear on a
special page that will be bound inside. This limited edition
will be distributed (I hope) at the NBS general meeting at the
ANA convention in Pittsburgh on Friday August 20th. We
will mail copies to those who cannot make the meeting.At the NBS general meeting we will be auctioning off the
signed manuscripts of many of our contributors to the
anniversary issue as well as the corrected proofs, back up
CDs and other material related to the production of this
important publication. Attendees will have the chance to own
a piece of numismatic literary history. All proceeds will help
defray our production costs.Finally, let us not forget that after the NBS meeting on Friday
there will be the Great Numismatic Libraries of Pittsburgh Tour.
Open only to NBS members, at a cost of $20 per person, you
can have a chance to see the numismatic wonders of Wayne's
and my library (not to mention my complete set of Doc Savage
books).All the money concerning the above should be sent to our
esteemed treasurer: W. David Perkins, PO Box 212, Mequon,
WI 53092."- 2004-06-13
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