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As with the coins, provenance adds interest. I just bought a reprint copy
of Hall's notes on 1787 Connecticuts, and it's cool that it formerly
belonged to George Perkins. As regards a favorite "not useful," I was
willing to pay to have my Dickenson rebound (using the original boards) and
repaired.
Bruce
On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 6:53 PM, Ray Williams njraywms@optonline.net
[colonial-coins] <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
> Congratulations!
> As with the Red Books, it's interesting to see how coin descriptions
> and prices vary from year to year over the decades.
> Thinking about Wayte Raymond, The original Crosby I own has his
> bookplate on the inside front cover. I imagine he used this book often a=
s
> a reference in his business. BUT... When I saw the Ford library sale,
> there was another Crosby having a Wayte Raymond bookplate. Why would he
> own two Crosbys? As they had his bookplates pasted in the cover, I assum=
e
> they were his personal copies and not inventory for sale. I'm thinking h=
e
> may have had a personal library at home and another at his office...
> I wonder if there's a good biography online for Raymond... I think
> I'll take a minute to look right now.
> Congratulations again!
> Ray
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 06:23 PM, James Higby
> earlyamericancoppers@yahoo.com [colonial-coins] wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks to David Sklow I recently completed the run of Wayte Raymond
> hardcovers.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* "Rosa Americana rosaamltd@gmail.com [colonial-coins]" <
> colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>
> *To:* colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Friday, December 11, 2015 1:46 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Bibliophile?
>
>
>
> Oliver, I think Crosby should win that hands down -- again, not because
> the book itself isn't useful (it still is, and Eric Newman was right when
> he called it the cornerstone of all research in colonial American
> numismatics), but because there are so many reprints available for a
> fraction of the price of an original that no one actually needs to spend
> the money (now a grand or so) on an original....yet most of us do.
>
> Maybe a poll on a favorite "not useful" book that doesn't have a reprint
> available would be interesting too. Something we own just because it is
> there, even though we may never open it again after our first perusal.
> This might be a book that was supplanted later on -- say the Dickeson
> Numismatic Manual or the later Wayte Raymond Standard Catalogue....
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 11:37 AM, 'Oliver D. Hoover'
> oliver.hoover@sympatico.ca [colonial-coins] <
> colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
> Taking this discussion a little further, it might be interesting to take =
a
> poll of favorite "not useful" books (using Jeff's definition) that
> listmembers have in their research libraries.
>
> Oliver
>
>
>
> On Dec 11, 2015, at 2:27 PM, Rosa Americana rosaamltd@gmail.com
> [colonial-coins] wrote:
>
>
>
> Ray, as someone who has built, disposed, built and disposed of a few
> libraries over the years, I have to say that you are a bibliophile. Yes,
> you can say that your library is only a research library -- but, truth be
> told, a research library would be just a couple of shelves of books and a
> computer tablet to view titles in the public domain without ever having t=
o
> buy physical copies. Anything that wasn't useful would be tossed or sold=
.
> An original Crosby or Maris is not useful -- as you said, there are
> excellent reprints available that will do the job. Yet I've owned severa=
l
> Marises (Marisii?), a couple of Hall's on 1787 Connecticuts and a dozen
> Crosby's (I just sold two at auction, cutting my hoard down to just three
> copies...which is three more than are needed, of course). I seldom looke=
d
> at the originals -- if I needed to use the books for research I would use
> the reprints and not risk damaging the more valuable ones. But every now
> and then I would take the original off the shelves, thumb through it,
> breathe in that wonderful musty smell, and think about who owned that boo=
k
> before me, what they used it for, what coins they had in their hands as
> they were comparing images, etc.
>
> My response to your question of whether you are a bibiliophile is easy --
> ALL of us who collect colonial coins in a serious matter are bibliophiles=
.
> We are collectors. We want our coins, not in a crass monetary manner lik=
e
> a miser hoarding his gold, but rather to learn about them and bring the
> past to life. Our libraries are the same. We want the reference books -=
-
> and the obscure titles, auction cataloguess that are 150 years old and
> price lists of firms long out of business not because we are hoarding
> paper, but because they are there, they have something to teach us and th=
ey
> are tied together with the areas we collect. I have known NO serious
> collector of coins who didn't also appreciate numismatic books! All majo=
r
> collectors of the past had impressive libraries -- Garrett, Brand, Norweb
> especially. Newman and Ford built libraries that were just as impressive
> as their collections. At the one Siboni BBQ that I was able to get to I
> spent more time drooling over the books on his shelves than I did over th=
e
> coins on display -- and there were some mighty impressive coins on displa=
y!
>
> In fact, I would go even further -- if you DON'T have a decent library,
> you are simply NOT a serious numismatist. You could be a casual collecto=
r
> or, worse, an investor. But if you don't have more books than shelves
> available, then you are doing something wrong! So when Diane tells you
> that you don't need any more books, tell her that if you want to be
> considered serious, you really do....and hey, they haven't been that bad =
of
> an investment over the years either!
>
> Jeff
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 9:04 AM, James Higby
> earlyamericancoppers@yahoo.com [colonial-coins] <
> colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> The etymology of the word says it all: biblio =3D book; phile =3D lover.=
Put
> "em together and go look in the mirror!
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* "Ray Williams njraywms@optonline.net [colonial-coins]" <
> colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>
> *To:* "colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com" <
> colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, December 11, 2015 7:59 AM
> *Subject:* [Colonial Numismatics] Bibliophile?
>
>
> Hi Guys,
> After perusing the Kolbe Fanning catalog I received yesterday, I
> paused to think about my library. Am I a bibliophile? What is a
> bibliophile? Both questions I have no answer for. I consider my
> library a working reference library. Diane constantly tells me that I
> don't need any more books - that I can't possibly read everything I have
> in my lifetime. I remind her it is a reference library and the material
> is available when I need to read it.
> That being said, I have beautiful Quarterman reprints of Crosby and
> Maris, and a number of reprints of rare books. These are perfect for
> research and I can mark them up with notes in the margins and not worry
> about the book's value. I don't need to spend hundreds or thousands for
> an original copy. There are some books that don't have reprints such as
> Dickeson, but may be available online. The Newman Numismatic Portal is
> digitizing many numismatic works, that will be available for everyone.
> But, I do own an original Crosby and an original Maris, and some
> other original works too. There is something about holding a nicely
> bound original book from the 1800's... The same book that Wayte Raymond
> used in his office or home. The same Maris book that Quarterman used to
> make its reprints... There is a certain sentimentality that colonial
> collectors have - that's why we attempt to keep pedigree information
> intact for our coins. Knowing who possessed the coins before us adds to
> the romance of owning them. Keeping this information intact for the
> future owners is a task of love.
> The same is true for me with some books. Having an original of a
> classic reference is a thrill. I have friends that collect books for as
> collectibles. And then when the time comes, they sell/auction them to
> other book collectors. When the time comes to part with my library, it
> will have two markets - those that collect books and those that need
> working references for their coin collections. But some snowy evening
> this Winter, you can find me in my recliner, with a fresh pot of coffee
> and my 1875 Crosby in-hand. Just another of many ways I enjoy our
> hobby.
>
> Have fun today!
> Ray
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">As with the coins, provenance adds interest. I just bought=
a reprint copy of Hall's notes on 1787 Connecticuts, and it's cool=
that it formerly belonged to George Perkins. As regards a favorite "n=
ot useful," I was willing to pay to have my Dickenson rebound (using t=
he original boards) and repaired.<div><br></div><div>Bruce</div></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 a=
t 6:53 PM, Ray Williams <a href=3D"mailto:njraywms@optonline.net">njraywms@=
optonline.net</a> [colonial-coins] <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:=
colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com" target=3D"_blank">colonial-coins@yahoogroup=
s.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Congratulations!</p><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 As with the Red =
Books, it's interesting to see how coin descriptions and prices vary fr=
om year to year over the decades.</div><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Thinki=
ng about Wayte Raymond, The original Crosby I own has his bookplate on the =
inside front cover.=C2=A0 I imagine he used this book often as a reference =
in his business.=C2=A0 BUT...=C2=A0 When I saw the Ford library sale, there=
was another Crosby having a Wayte Raymond bookplate.=C2=A0 Why would he ow=
n two Crosbys?=C2=A0 As they had his bookplates pasted in the cover, I assu=
me they were his personal copies and not inventory for sale.=C2=A0 I'm =
thinking he may have had a personal library at home and another at his offi=
ce...=C2=A0 </div><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I wonder if there's a g=
ood biography online for Raymond...=C2=A0 I think I'll take a minute to=
look right now.=C2=A0 </div><div>Congratulations again!</div><div>Ray</div=
><div><div class=3D"h5"><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana"><div>=C2=A0</div=
><div>=C2=A0</div><div>=C2=A0</div>On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 06:23 PM, James =
Higby <a href=3D"mailto:earlyamericancoppers@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">e=
arlyamericancoppers@yahoo.com</a> [colonial-coins] wrote:<div>=C2=A0</div><=
div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left-c=
olor:rgb(136,136,136);border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid">
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<div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,Helvetica Ne=
ue Light,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:=
16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><span>Thanks to David Sklow I =
recently completed the run of Wayte Raymond hardcovers.</span></div><br> <=
div style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,Helvetica Neue Light,Helvetica=
Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style=
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sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"=
2"> </font><hr size=3D"1"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">From:</span>=
</b> "Rosa Americana <a href=3D"mailto:rosaamltd@gmail.com" target=3D"=
_blank">rosaamltd@gmail.com</a> [colonial-coins]" <<a href=3D"mailt=
o:colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com" target=3D"_blank">colonial-coins@yahoogro=
ups.com</a>><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a h=
ref=3D"mailto:colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com" target=3D"_blank">colonial-co=
ins@yahoogroups.com</a> <br>
<b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, December 11, =
2015 1:46 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re=
: [Colonial Numismatics] Bibliophile?<br> </div> <div><br><div><div>
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<div>=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Oliver, I think Crosby should =
win that hands down -- again, not because the book itself isn't useful =
(it still is, and Eric Newman was right when he called it the cornerstone o=
f all research in colonial American numismatics), but because there are so =
many reprints available for a fraction of the price of an original that no =
one actually needs to spend the money (now a grand or so) on an original...=
.yet most of us do.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Maybe a poll on=
a favorite "not useful" book that doesn't have a reprint ava=
ilable would be interesting too.=C2=A0 Something we own just because it is =
there, even though we may never open it again after our first perusal.=C2=
=A0 This might be a book that was supplanted later on -- say the Dickeson N=
umismatic Manual or the later Wayte Raymond Standard Catalogue....</div><di=
v><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Jeff</div></div><div><br><br></div><div><di=
v><br clear=3D"none"><div>On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 11:37 AM, 'Oliver D. =
Hoover' <a href=3D"mailto:oliver.hoover@sympatico.ca" rel=3D"nofollow" =
shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank">oliver.hoover@sympatico.ca</a> [colonial-c=
oins] <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:colonial-coins@yahoogroups.co=
m" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank">colonial-coins@yahoogr=
oups.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><blockquote style=3D"borde=
r-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid=
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<div>Taking this discussion a little further, it might be interesting=
to take a poll of favorite "not useful" books (using Jeff's =
definition) that listmembers have in their research libraries.</div><div><b=
r clear=3D"none"></div><div>Oliver<div><div><br clear=3D"none"><div><br cle=
ar=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none"><div><div>On Dec 11, 2015, at 2:2=
7 PM, Rosa Americana <a href=3D"mailto:rosaamltd@gmail.com" rel=3D"nofollow=
" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank">rosaamltd@gmail.com</a> [colonial-coins]=
wrote:</div><br clear=3D"none"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span style=3D"te=
xt-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Helveti=
ca;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;word-spacing:0p=
x;white-space:normal;border-collapse:separate"></span><div><br clear=3D"non=
e"><br clear=3D"none"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Ray, as someone who has built, =
disposed, built and disposed of a few libraries over the years, I have to s=
ay that you are a bibliophile.=C2=A0 Yes, you can say that your library is =
only a research library -- but, truth be told, a research library would be =
just a couple of shelves of books and a computer tablet to view titles in t=
he public domain without ever having to buy physical copies.=C2=A0 Anything=
that wasn't useful would be tossed or sold.=C2=A0 An original Crosby o=
r Maris is not useful -- as you said, there are excellent reprints availabl=
e that will do the job.=C2=A0 Yet I've owned several Marises (Marisii?)=
, a couple of Hall's on 1787 Connecticuts and a dozen Crosby's (I j=
ust sold two at auction, cutting my hoard down to just three copies...which=
is three more than are needed, of course).=C2=A0 I
seldom looked at the originals -- if I needed to use the books for researc=
h I would use the reprints and not risk damaging the more valuable ones.=C2=
=A0 But every now and then I would take the original off the shelves, thumb=
through it, breathe in that wonderful musty smell, and think about who own=
ed that book before me, what they used it for, what coins they had in their=
hands as they were comparing images, etc.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></d=
iv><div>My response to your question of whether you are a bibiliophile is e=
asy -- ALL of us who collect colonial coins in a serious matter are bibliop=
hiles.=C2=A0 We are collectors.=C2=A0 We want our coins, not in a crass mon=
etary manner like a miser hoarding his gold, but rather to learn about them=
and bring the past to life.=C2=A0 Our libraries are the same.=C2=A0 We wan=
t the reference books -- and the obscure titles, auction cataloguess that a=
re 150 years old and price lists of firms long out of business not because =
we are hoarding paper,
but because they are there, they have something to teach us and they are t=
ied together with the areas we collect.=C2=A0 I have known NO serious colle=
ctor of coins who didn't also appreciate numismatic books!=C2=A0 All ma=
jor collectors of the past had impressive libraries -- Garrett, Brand, Norw=
eb especially.=C2=A0 Newman and Ford built libraries that were just as impr=
essive as their collections.=C2=A0 At the one Siboni BBQ that I was able to=
get to I spent more time drooling over the books on his shelves than I did=
over the coins on display -- and there were some mighty impressive coins o=
n display!</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>In fact, I would go even=
further -- if you DON'T have a decent library, you are simply NOT a se=
rious numismatist.=C2=A0 You could be a casual collector or, worse, an inve=
stor.=C2=A0 But if you don't have more books than shelves available, th=
en you are doing something wrong!=C2=A0 So when Diane tells you that you do=
n't need any more books, tell her
that if you want to be considered serious, you really do....and hey, they =
haven't been that bad of an investment over the years either!<br clear=
=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Jeff</div></div><div><br clear=3D"none"><div>O=
n Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 9:04 AM, James Higby<span>=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"ma=
ilto:earlyamericancoppers@yahoo.com" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=
=3D"_blank">earlyamericancoppers@yahoo.com</a><span>=C2=A0</span>[colonial-=
coins]<span>=C2=A0</span><span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:colonial-c=
oins@yahoogroups.com" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank">col=
onial-coins@yahoogroups.com</a>></span><span>=C2=A0</span>wrote:<br clea=
r=3D"none"><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-color:=
rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><u></u><div=
style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span>=C2=A0</span><div><div><=
div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-famil=
y:HelveticaNeue-Light,"Helvetica Neue Light","Helvetica Neue=
",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px;=
background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><span>The etymology of the word say=
s it all:=C2=A0 biblio =3D book; phile =3D lover.=C2=A0 Put "em togeth=
er and go look in the mirror!</span></div><br clear=3D"none"><div style=3D"=
font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,"Helvetica Neue Light","Helv=
etica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;font-=
size:16px"><div style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue,"Helvetica Neue&quo=
t;,Helvetica,Arial,"Lucida Grande",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"></font><hr size=3D"1"><b><spa=
n style=3D"font-weight:bold">From:</span></b><span>=C2=A0</span>"Ray W=
illiams<span>=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"mailto:njraywms@optonline.net" rel=3D"=
nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank">njraywms@optonline.net</a><span>=
=C2=A0</span>[colonial-coins]" <<a href=3D"mailto:colonial-coins@ya=
hoogroups.com" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank">colonial-c=
oins@yahoogroups.com</a>><br clear=3D"none"><b><span style=3D"font-weigh=
t:bold">To:</span></b><span>=C2=A0</span>"<a href=3D"mailto:colonial-c=
oins@yahoogroups.com" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank">col=
onial-coins@yahoogroups.com</a><span>=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"mailto:colonia=
l-coins@yahoogroups.com" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank">=
colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com</a>" <<a href=3D"mailto:colonial-coi=
ns@yahoogroups.com" rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank">colon=
ial-coins@yahoogroups.com</a>><span>=C2=A0</span><br clear=3D"none"><b><=
span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b><span>=C2=A0</span>Friday, =
December 11, 2015 7:59 AM<br clear=3D"none"><b><span style=3D"font-weight:b=
old">Subject:</span></b><span>=C2=A0</span>[Colonial Numismatics] Bibliophi=
le?<br clear=3D"none"></div><div>
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