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----- Original Message -----=20
From: mantoloking2002=20
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Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:17 AM
Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Ford Library
Ray,
What is the update?
Roger
Roger,
This is what's on the site at the moment. George will be adding some=
info to the site and to E-Sylum.
Ray
GEORGE FREDERICK KOLBE
FINE NUMISMATIC BOOKS
JOHN J. FORD, JR. LIBRARY SALE NEWS AND UPDATES
The landmark public auction sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Library, to be he=
ld in association with Stack's, will take place on Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at=
the Mission Inn, Riverside, California, a National Historical Landmark Hot=
el: www.missioninn.com. The Mission Inn is about half way between Crestline=
(where lot viewing will be held on the days preceding the sale), and Long =
Beach (where the Long Beach Coin Convention will begin the day after the sa=
le). The Mission Inn is about an hour by car from Los Angeles International=
Airport, and about ten minutes from the new Ontario International Airport.=
Riverside is a large city (approx. 300,000 residents) and offers a wide ar=
ray of lodging and recreational activities. Periodic reports about the many=
rare and interesting things that will be in the sale will appear in the E-=
sylum, weekly electronic newsletter of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, =
and are also provided below. Those interested in subscribing to the E-sylum=
, free of charge, are invited to visit the society's web site: www.coinbook=
s.org.
The June 1, 2004 sale will feature the most outstanding works in the Ford l=
ibrary, including famous American coin auction catalogues with photographic=
plates, classic books and periodicals, unique coin inventories, photograph=
ic records, etc. In many respects, the Ford library promises to eclipse the=
landmark Harry W. Bass, Jr. and Armand Champa library sales. Though perhap=
s not as complete in some respects, the overall condition of the library is=
essentially unimprovable, and the importance of the many annotated works i=
n the library and their famous provenances will combine to make the Ford li=
brary sales a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
October 25, 2003, Update
The Bid Book of the Chapman brothers' 1903 Disbrow and Friedman Fractional =
Currency sale
The Bid Book of the Chapman brothers' 1904 Ralph Barker sale with Plates, i=
ncluding two additional plates virtually unknown
Storelli's Extremely Rare 1896 Work on Jean-Baptiste Nini Medals
A 1771 Mexico City Mint Ordinance, comprising Rules and Regulations of the =
First Mint in the New World
A fine example of S. H. Chapman's 1909 Zug sale with Plates, intact in the =
original gilt-printed pictorial paper covers
A superb example of S. H. Chapman's 1923 Beckwith sale with Plates, with a =
letter from Chapman to Virgil Brand reading in part: "The plates in the Bec=
kwith are, I think, the finest I have ever taken"
A superb example of S. H. Chapman's 1921 Henderson sale with Plates, in Ori=
ginal State
The Bid Book of Henry Chapman's 1908 A. N. A. Sale
The Bid Book of the Chapman brothers' 1904 Charles Morris sale with Plates
The Bid Book of the Chapman brothers' 1897 CM. A. Brown sale with one of on=
ly two surviving sets of Photographic Plates
The Bid Book of the Chapman brothers' 1895 Chaloner sale with Plates
A large collection of Heath Counterfeit Detectors, both Pocket and Banking =
& Counting House Editions, including a deluxe Leatherbound Edition and two =
Household Editions
Works on British medals and decorations, including Creagh & Humphris, Tancr=
ed, Payne, Mayo, et al.
A very fine set of Mason's Coin and Stamp Collectors' Magazine
A very fine copy of Exkfeldt & Du Bous' 1849 Manual of Gold and Silver Coin=
s, the first edition to contain samples of '49er Gold
A set of 1945 Photographs of George Clapp's Large Cents
A Specially Printed Second Edition of Bushnell's 1859 "First three Business=
Tokens," the first we've seen
An extremely rare Leatherbound Edition of Raymond's "United States Gold Coi=
ns of the Philadelphia and Branch Mints," featuring a record of Waldo Newco=
mer's collection of double eagles
A "Mint" example of S. H. Chapman's 1913 Lyman Sale with Plates; also, the =
Lyman Sale Bid Book with Plates
A lovely example of Ormsby's 1852 Description of the Present System of Bank=
Note Engraving
A Very Fine 1923 Edition of Chapman on 1794 cents
A Deluxe Leatherbound Edition of Newcomb's Cents of the Years 1801-1802-180=
3, Ex Henry Hines and Homer Downing
A Deluxe Leatherbound Edition of Clapp's Cents of the Years 1798-1799. Copy=
No. 3, Inscribed to Henry Hines
A superb example of F. C. C. Boyd's Deluxe Leatherbound Browning on Quarter=
Dollars, One of Only Five Issued
An Original 1969 Showers Half Cent Inventory, No. 10 of only 12 issued with=
photographic plates
A 1944 Leatherbound Newcomb work on late dates, inscribed by the Stacks "To=
Johnie Ford"
Copy No. 1 of the Deluxe Leatherbound Beistle Book on Early Half Dollars, I=
nscribed to Colonel Green
An Inscribed copy of Herrera's Classic Work on Ptoclamation Medals
Early Mint Reports and Documents, one concerning "The probability of the ab=
olition of the mint establishment"
The Bid Book of J. Schulman's 1930 Amsterdam sale of the Fernand David Coll=
ection of "The Coins and Medals of America"
A Superbly Bound set of Phillips' 1865-1866 "Historical Sketches of the Pap=
er Currency of the american Colonies"
A Superb Plated Beckwith Sale With Plates, including a letter from Beckwith=
to Henry Hines, reading in part: "You ask why I am parting with my coins. =
I am not going to try to pull off any moth eaten stuff about failing eyesig=
ht or interested along other lines. The plain unadulterated truth is I need=
the money. That is I don't feel as if I can afford to keep so much money t=
ied up. I have succeeded in bringing together a collection which suited my =
fancy and I can't go much further without going into minute varieties and t=
hat I don't want to do."
A "Near New" example of a Plated Alvord Half Cent Sale
A Very Fine Copy No. 4 of Gilbert's 1916 work on half cents, ex libris Wayt=
e Raymond
The 1751 Edition of William Douglass's "Discourse Concerning the Currencies=
of the British Plantations in America"
Five Superb American Bond Detectors: One with a rare variety of the coin pl=
ates; one beautifilly bound in full morocco, and one a=20
"Salesman's Sample"
Thomas Elder's rare Plated 1910 Gilbert Sale, with the Coin Plate Legends F=
ully Intact
A Very Fine Example of Thian's 1880 "Register of the Confederate Debt"; One=
of Only Five Copies, and by far the finest of the three that we have seen
Homer Downing's 1945 Newcomb Cent Sale With Photographic Illustrations
Spencer M. Clark's Letter Record of the National Currency Bureau, June 10, =
1863 to March 2, 1864
The Bid Book of Lyman Low's 1907 Hays-Phelps Sale of 1794 Cents
October 5, 2003 Update
Work on the John J. Ford, Jr. Library continues. Among the more interesting=
items catalogued since the last report are:
H. P. Smith's Plated "Large Paper" 1890 Parmelee Sale, Priced With Buyers' =
Names
The Chapman Brothers' Bid Book of the 1888 Scott Stamp & Coin Co. Linderman=
Pattern Sale
From the library of Hiram Deats, the finest set of the first six volumes of=
The Numismatist, 1888-1893, that we have ever encountered, including the Z=
abriskie set.
Dr. Maris's Sales Room Copy of the 1886 sale of his collection, also a pric=
ed and named example with the extremely rare 4 plates
More unique Chapman bid books, including A. C. Nygren
W. W. C. Wilson's 1911 Adams Sale of Woodin Patterns With Plates
The Bid Book of the 1892 New York Coin & Stamp Co. sale of the Woodside Col=
lection of patterns
A superb set of Van Loon's 1732-1737 work in French on Dutch medals, which =
includes European medals relating to colonial America
A Superb Set of Milford Haven's Magnificent "Medallic History of All Navies=
"
Two very fine 1915 United States Coin Co. Granberg sales with plates, one b=
eing S. H. Chapman's Plated, Priced and Named example
David Proskey's Priced and Named 1883 Crosby Sale of colonials
A Large Paper copy of Strobridge's September 1863 Seavey sale, the first we=
recall ever having encountered
The 1866 auction catalogue of the E. I. Barra collection, "Probably the fir=
st coin sale on the Pacific Coast"
Robert Coulton Davis's Interleaved, Extra-Illustrated, and Annotated 1873 S=
eavey/Parmelee Catalogue
A very fine plated 1924 Simpson sale
Lyman Low's 1904 H. G. Brown Bid Book, On Large Paper With Plates
Eighteen plated Elder sales, generally in superb condition, including many =
great rarities
A unique illustrated work on Bryan Money by Howland Wood
A number of important plated Woodward catalogues, including Vicksburg sales
A superb set of Scott's Coin Collector's Journal in the publisher's cloth
Very fine 1869 and 1870 editions of Maris on 1794 cents
Homer Downing's deluxe leatherbound Oscar Pearl catalogue
An exceptionally fine plated 1919 S. H. Chapman Sleicher sale
Likely the finest copy extant of the 1904 Chapman brothers' Ralph Barker sa=
le with plates
And more.
September 21, 2003 Update
This past week, cataloguing began on the John J. Ford, Jr. Library. Slowly.=
Delightful surprises abound.
Among items catalogued from several cartons randomly unpacked are the follo=
wing:
F. C. C. Boyd's deluxe leatherbound 1941 Dunham sale catalogue, the finest =
example we recall ever having encountered.
Three leatherbound volumes of Bureau of Engraving and Printing vignettes, a=
ny one of which would be the finest, condition-wise, compared to any previo=
usly encountered. Two are official productions, issued circa 1876, each wit=
h nearly 150 superb engravings. The third is a monumental volume, containin=
g over 200 BEP engravings assembled privately by Joseph K. Edgerton, who se=
rved in Congress from 1863 to 1865 and presumably obtained them as perquisi=
tes of office.
Several unique Chapman brothers bid books. Among them: Colin E. King with p=
lates; Boeing-Bridgman with plates; and McCoye with a handwritten note stat=
ing that "The plates for this catalogue proved failures and were not issued=
but were all destroyed."
S. H. Chapman's priced and named Stickney sale catalogue with superb plates=
no doubt handpicked by the photographer, i.e., S. H. himself.
A fine example in the original printed card covers, with plates, of the 191=
4 Foster Lardner sale of large cents, along with a flyer promoting Lardner'=
s skills as a magician and lecturer, and a superb photograph of Lardner.
S. H. Chapman's plated, priced and named 1915 Granberg Sale, perhaps the fi=
nest of the four or five plated examples that have come to market in the pa=
st quarter century.
A superb example of the 1925 W. W. C. Wilson sale with the full complement =
of plates. Ex F. C. C. Boyd and perhaps Henry Chapman, whose lengthy invoic=
e for the sale - including $15.00 for a plated copy of the catalogue - is i=
ncluded. Also catalogued were priced and named copies of the second and thi=
rd Wilson sales.
David Proskey's 1885 bid book of the Thian sale of Confederate paper money.
Quite a start. Will future reports be as exciting? I do not know. Stay tune=
d.
Previous press releases ...
Web site:
www.numislit.com
eMail:
GFK@numislit.com
GEORGE FREDERICK KOLBE
P.O. Drawer 3100
Crestline, CA 92325-3100
USA
Phone: (909) 338-6527
Fax: (909) 338- 6980=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: mantoloking2002=20
To: colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com=20
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:17 AM
Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Ford Library
Ray,
What is the update?
Roger
Roger,
This is what's on the site at the moment. George will be adding some=
info to the site and to E-Sylum.
Ray
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<CENTER><B><FONT size=3D+2><BR>JOHN J. FORD, JR. LIBRARY SALE NEWS AND=20
UPDATES<BR></FONT></B></CENTER>
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<P>The landmark public auction sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Library, to be=
held=20
in association with Stack=92s, will take place on Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at =
the=20
Mission Inn, Riverside, California, a National Historical Landmark Hotel:=20
www.missioninn.com. The Mission Inn is about half way between Crestline (wh=
ere=20
lot viewing will be held on the days preceding the sale), and Long Beach (w=
here=20
the Long Beach Coin Convention will begin the day after the sale). The Miss=
ion=20
Inn is about an hour by car from Los Angeles International Airport, and abo=
ut=20
ten minutes from the new Ontario International Airport. Riverside is a larg=
e=20
city (approx. 300,000 residents) and offers a wide array of lodging and=20
recreational activities. Periodic reports about the many rare and interesti=
ng=20
things that will be in the sale will appear in the E-sylum, weekly electron=
ic=20
newsletter of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, and are also provided bel=
ow.=20
Those interested in subscribing to the E-sylum, free of charge, are invited=
to=20
visit the society=92s web site: www.coinbooks.org.</P>
<P>The June 1, 2004 sale will feature the most outstanding works in the For=
d=20
library, including famous American coin auction catalogues with photographi=
c=20
plates, classic books and periodicals, unique coin inventories, photographi=
c=20
records, etc. In many respects, the Ford library promises to eclipse the=20
landmark Harry W. Bass, Jr. and Armand Champa library sales. Though perhaps=
not=20
as complete in some respects, the overall condition of the library is=20
essentially unimprovable, and the importance of the many annotated works in=
the=20
library and their famous provenances will combine to make the Ford library =
sales=20
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.</P>
<P> </P>
<P><B><FONT size=3D+2>October 25, 2003, Update</FONT></B></P>
<P>The Bid Book of the Chapman brothers' 1903 Disbrow and Friedman Fraction=
al=20
Currency sale</P>
<P>The Bid Book of the Chapman brothers' 1904 Ralph Barker sale with Plates=
,=20
including two additional plates virtually unknown</P>
<P>Storelli's Extremely Rare 1896 Work on Jean-Baptiste Nini Medals</P>
<P>A 1771 Mexico City Mint Ordinance, comprising Rules and Regulations of t=
he=20
First Mint in the New World</P>
<P>A fine example of S. H. Chapman's 1909 Zug sale with Plates, intact in t=
he=20
original gilt-printed pictorial paper covers</P>
<P>A superb example of S. H. Chapman's 1923 Beckwith sale with Plates, with=
a=20
letter from Chapman to Virgil Brand reading in part: "The plates in the Bec=
kwith=20
are, I think, the finest I have ever taken"</P>
<P>A superb example of S. H. Chapman's 1921 Henderson sale with Plates, in=
=20
Original State</P>
<P>The Bid Book of Henry Chapman's 1908 A. N. A. Sale</P>
<P>The Bid Book of the Chapman brothers' 1904 Charles Morris sale with=20
Plates</P>
<P>The Bid Book of the Chapman brothers' 1897 CM. A. Brown sale with one of=
only=20
two surviving sets of Photographic Plates</P>
<P>The Bid Book of the Chapman brothers' 1895 Chaloner sale with Plates</P>
<P>A large collection of Heath Counterfeit Detectors, both Pocket and Banki=
ng=20
& Counting House Editions, including a deluxe Leatherbound Edition and =
two=20
Household Editions</P>
<P>Works on British medals and decorations, including Creagh & Humphris=
,=20
Tancred, Payne, Mayo, et al.</P>
<P>A very fine set of Mason's Coin and Stamp Collectors' Magazine</P>
<P>A very fine copy of Exkfeldt & Du Bous' 1849 Manual of Gold and Silv=
er=20
Coins, the first edition to contain samples of '49er Gold</P>
<P>A set of 1945 Photographs of George Clapp's Large Cents</P>
<P>A Specially Printed Second Edition of Bushnell's 1859 "First three Busin=
ess=20
Tokens," the first we've seen</P>
<P>An extremely rare Leatherbound Edition of Raymond's "United States Gold =
Coins=20
of the Philadelphia and Branch Mints," featuring a record of Waldo Newcomer=
's=20
collection of double eagles</P>
<P>A "Mint" example of S. H. Chapman's 1913 Lyman Sale with Plates; also, t=
he=20
Lyman Sale Bid Book with Plates</P>
<P>A lovely example of Ormsby's 1852 Description of the Present System of B=
ank=20
Note Engraving</P>
<P>A Very Fine 1923 Edition of Chapman on 1794 cents</P>
<P>A Deluxe Leatherbound Edition of Newcomb's Cents of the Years 1801-1802-=
1803,=20
Ex Henry Hines and Homer Downing</P>
<P>A Deluxe Leatherbound Edition of Clapp's Cents of the Years 1798-1799. C=
opy=20
No. 3, Inscribed to Henry Hines</P>
<P>A superb example of F. C. C. Boyd's Deluxe Leatherbound Browning on Quar=
ter=20
Dollars, One of Only Five Issued</P>
<P>An Original 1969 Showers Half Cent Inventory, No. 10 of only 12 issued w=
ith=20
photographic plates</P>
<P>A 1944 Leatherbound Newcomb work on late dates, inscribed by the Stacks =
"To=20
Johnie Ford"</P>
<P>Copy No. 1 of the Deluxe Leatherbound Beistle Book on Early Half Dollars=
,=20
Inscribed to Colonel Green</P>
<P>An Inscribed copy of Herrera's Classic Work on Ptoclamation Medals</P>
<P>Early Mint Reports and Documents, one concerning "The probability of the=
=20
abolition of the mint establishment"</P>
<P>The Bid Book of J. Schulman's 1930 Amsterdam sale of the Fernand David=20
Collection of "The Coins and Medals of America"</P>
<P>A Superbly Bound set of Phillips' 1865-1866 "Historical Sketches of the =
Paper=20
Currency of the american Colonies"</P>
<P>A Superb Plated Beckwith Sale With Plates, including a letter from Beckw=
ith=20
to Henry Hines, reading in part: "You ask why I am parting with my coins. I=
am=20
not going to try to pull off any moth eaten stuff about failing eyesight or=
=20
interested along other lines. The plain unadulterated truth is I need the m=
oney.=20
That is I don=92t feel as if I can afford to keep so much money tied up. I =
have=20
succeeded in bringing together a collection which suited my fancy and I can=
=92t go=20
much further without going into minute varieties and that I don=92t want to=
=20
do."</P>
<P>A "Near New" example of a Plated Alvord Half Cent Sale</P>
<P>A Very Fine Copy No. 4 of Gilbert's 1916 work on half cents, ex libris W=
ayte=20
Raymond</P>
<P>The 1751 Edition of William Douglass's "Discourse Concerning the Currenc=
ies=20
of the British Plantations in America"</P>
<P>Five Superb American Bond Detectors: One with a rare variety of the coin=
=20
plates; one beautifilly bound in full morocco, and one a <BR>"Salesman's=20
Sample"</P>
<P>Thomas Elder's rare Plated 1910 Gilbert Sale, with the Coin Plate Legend=
s=20
Fully Intact</P>
<P>A Very Fine Example of Thian's 1880 "Register of the Confederate Debt"; =
One=20
of Only Five Copies, and by far the finest of the three that we have seen</=
P>
<P>Homer Downing's 1945 Newcomb Cent Sale With Photographic Illustrations</=
P>
<P>Spencer M. Clark's Letter Record of the National Currency Bureau, June 1=
0,=20
1863 to March 2, 1864</P>
<P>The Bid Book of Lyman Low's 1907 Hays-Phelps Sale of 1794 Cents</P>
<P><BR></P>
<P><B><FONT size=3D+2>October 5, 2003 Update</FONT></B></P>
<P>Work on the John J. Ford, Jr. Library continues. Among the more interest=
ing=20
items catalogued since the last report are:</P>
<P>H. P. Smith=92s Plated =93Large Paper=94 1890 Parmelee Sale, Priced With=
Buyers=92=20
Names</P>
<P>The Chapman Brothers=92 Bid Book of the 1888 Scott Stamp & Coin Co.=
=20
Linderman Pattern Sale</P>
<P>From the library of Hiram Deats, the finest set of the first six volumes=
of=20
The Numismatist, 1888-1893, that we have ever encountered, including the=20
Zabriskie set.</P>
<P>Dr. Maris=92s Sales Room Copy of the 1886 sale of his collection, also a=
priced=20
and named example with the extremely rare 4 plates</P>
<P>More unique Chapman bid books, including A. C. Nygren</P>
<P>W. W. C. Wilson=92s 1911 Adams Sale of Woodin Patterns With Plates</P>
<P>The Bid Book of the 1892 New York Coin & Stamp Co. sale of the Woods=
ide=20
Collection of patterns</P>
<P>A superb set of Van Loon=92s 1732-1737 work in French on Dutch medals, w=
hich=20
includes European medals relating to colonial America</P>
<P>A Superb Set of Milford Haven=92s Magnificent =93Medallic History of All=
=20
Navies=94</P>
<P>Two very fine 1915 United States Coin Co. Granberg sales with plates, on=
e=20
being S. H. Chapman=92s Plated, Priced and Named example</P>
<P>David Proskey=92s Priced and Named 1883 Crosby Sale of colonials</P>
<P>A Large Paper copy of Strobridge=92s September 1863 Seavey sale, the fir=
st we=20
recall ever having encountered</P>
<P>The 1866 auction catalogue of the E. I. Barra collection, =93Probably th=
e first=20
coin sale on the Pacific Coast=94</P>
<P>Robert Coulton Davis=92s Interleaved, Extra-Illustrated, and Annotated 1=
873=20
Seavey/Parmelee Catalogue</P>
<P>A very fine plated 1924 Simpson sale</P>
<P>Lyman Low=92s 1904 H. G. Brown Bid Book, On Large Paper With Plates</P>
<P>Eighteen plated Elder sales, generally in superb condition, including ma=
ny=20
great rarities</P>
<P>A unique illustrated work on Bryan Money by Howland Wood</P>
<P>A number of important plated Woodward catalogues, including Vicksbur
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