The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 7, February 10, 2002, Article 4

DIX NOONAN WEBB SALE HIGHLIGHTS

  In an article in the February 11, 2002 issue of Coin World,
  John Andrew reports on the results of the November 28-29,
  2001 auction by Dix Noonan Webb, including the
  numismatic literature lots:

  "Volumes from the numismatic library of Jean-Claude
  Baudey were keenly sought.  Baudey had been DNW's
  European representative since its first auction in 1993.
  As he specialized in commemorative and art medals, it is
  not surprising that most of the books related to this subject.
  [While the article listed priced realized in both pounds and
  dollars, only dollar values are reported here. -Editor]

  The French dealer J-F Loez secured the most important
  single volume. This was a copy of Dompierre de Chaufepie's
  Les Medailles et Plaquettes Modernes.... It sold for $692
  against an estimate of $358 to $501.   A nice copy of the
  American Numismatic Society Catalogue of the
  International Exhibition of Contemporary Medals, New
  York, 1910 sold for more than double its lower estimate
  at $362.

  What caught my eye was a copy of D. L. Walter's
  Medallic Memorials of the Great Comets and the Popular
  Superstitions Connected with their Appearance.  Published
  in New York in 1893 and comprising just 55 pages and
  five plates, it was estimated at $43-$57.  Although
  extremely scarce, this offering has a loose and repaired
  cover, but it otherwise internally clean.  It sold for $149."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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