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The E-Sylum: Volume 5, Number 38, September 22, 2002, Article 4
KOLBE SALE #89 CATALOG READY
George Kolbe sends the following press release for his latest
sale: "The upcoming November 14, 2002 auction conducted
by George Frederick Kolbe/Fine Numismatic Books will be
the most important offering of rare and out of print American
numismatic literature to come to market since the firm's
1998-2000 sales of the landmark Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library.The auction features a quarter million dollars of important
works on a wide range of topics, including ancient numismatics,
Renaissance medals, and standard works on medieval and
modern foreign coins and medals, particularly those of the
Latin and Spanish American world. In the American field, over
two dozen Chapman brother and Thomas Elder auction
catalogues featuring original photographic plates are included.
Many of these, from the Denis Loring library, are classic large
cent sales. A number of standard works on large cents are
also included, among them being Judge Joseph Sawicki's copy
of Clapp's 1931 The United States Cents of the Years 1798-
1799, and Chapman's work on 1794 cents.A few additional highlights follow (estimates are within
parentheses): A newly discovered Large Paper copy of
Hickcox's 1858 An Historical Account of American Coinage
($3,500); An original set of Habich's Deutschen Schaumünzen
($2,000); A fine set of Mazerolle's 1902-1904 Les
Medailleurs Français ($2,000); the rare 1726 edition of
Numismata Ærea Selectiora Maximi Moduli e Museo Pisano
Olim Corrario, considered to be a masterpiece of Venetian
baroque book illustration ($2,500); two sets of Dasi's five
volume Estudio de los Reales de a Ocho ($450 & $500); a
fine set of Rizzo's magnificent 1945-1946 Monete Greche
della Sicilia ($3,500); Deluxe Leatherbound Editions of B.
Max Mehl's famous 1941 Dunham and 1946 Atwater sale
catalogues ($1,250 & $1,000); a very fine example of the
United States Coin Company's 1915 H. O. Granberg (A
Prominent American) sale catalogue with photographic plates
($2,500); a superb plated 1907 Stickney catalogue in a
special binding ($2,000); a long run of The Numismatist,
beginning with Volume Three; an extensive photographic
archive belonging to Ray Byrne on the West Indies, Mexico,
Latin America, the Philippines, etc. ($1,000); a remarkably
fine set of The Elder Monthly ($1,000); a superb
leatherbound set of Mehl's Numismatic Monthly ($2,000);
two sets of Yeoman Red Books, and multiple copies of the
early editions, some in exceptional condition; A complete set
of Corpus Nummorum Italicorum ($3,000); Aloiss Heiss's
inscribed copy of Herrera's classic 1884 work on Spanish
Proclamation Medals ($1,250); Svoronos' 1904-1908 Coins
of the Ptolemies ($1,000); Superior Stamp and Coin Company's
own set of Money Talks ($500); and Deluxe Leatherbound
Editions of five Superior Galleries auction sale catalogues
($750 to $2,500).Catalogues may be obtained by sending $10.00 to the firm.
The catalogue is also available at the firm's web site:
http://www.numislit.com/."- 2002-09-22
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