DAVID F. FANNING FEBRUARY 2008 FIXED PRICE LIST AVAILABLE Publique Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 11, Number 5, February 3, 2008, Article 2
DAVID F. FANNING FEBRUARY 2008 FIXED PRICE LIST AVAILABLE
[David Fanning forwarded the following press release about
his latest fixed price list of numismatic literature, a 48-page
catalogue including material from the libraries of John W.
Adams and Joel J. Orosz. The list also includes a selection
of numismatic memorabilia, including tokens, badges and other
souvenirs of numismatic events and mementos of the people
involved. -Editor]David F. Fanning Numismatic Literature has announced the
publication of our February 2008 Fixed Price List, featuring
rare and out-of-print numismatic literature, historical
documents and numismatic memorabilia. The illustrated list
is available in PDF form on our Web site at www.fanningbooks.com
and includes some rarely encountered titles as well as a
selection of current and standard references. Items range
from $10 to $1,000, and from 1778 to 2008. Some highlights
of this listing include:* Several early Mint Reports from the first two decades of
the 19th century.
* An 1861 Confederate States of America document regulating
the circulation of foreign coins.
* A run of Mason’s Coin Collectors’ Herald, an exceptionally
rare periodical, including the entire second volume.
* The final set of page proofs for Walter Breen’s Encyclopedia
of United States Half Cents.
* A 1791 document acknowledging receipt of money on account
of Declaration of Independence signer Lewis Morris, signed
by his son, Richard Valentine Morris.
* A 1799 New York almanac, with handwritten, dated notations
of household expenses illustrating the transition from British
to American monetary units over time.David Fanning can be reached at dfanning@columbus.rr.com.
Check out our Web site: while it’s still under development,
we have plans to expand it into a resource for collectors of
numismatic literature and those who use such literature in
their research.- 2008-02-03
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