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The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 35, August 26, 2001, Article 4 GROLIER CLUB EXHIBIT Bob Leonard writes: "I don't think Dave Bowers is being entirely fair in criticizing the "Numismatics in the Age of Grolier" exhibit for ignoring American numismatic literature. After all, Jean Grolier died in 1565 -- 20 years before the first English settlement in America was planted by Sir Walter Raleigh. Even the Sommer Islands Hogge money was not issued until over half a century after his death. The scope of the exhibit is numismatic books published during Grolier's lifetime, or very shortly thereafter." Asylum Editor Tom Fort agrees, noting, "The exhibit is NOT ignoring American numismatic literature -- there WAS no American numismatic literature during that period." He goes on to address Bowers' note about the participation of the "AMERICAN Numismatic Society." He writes: "The ANS was not founded as the Society for the Study of American Numismatics. It is a society in the U.S. dedicated to numismatics in general and its journals have accepted learned works on all topics dealing with any branch of numismatics. Also, I should point out that there are a number of numismatic literature collectors, including myself, who are not as interested in American numismatic literature as Mr. Bowers. Frankly, I would much rather see a display on the numismatic works of Edward Gibbon, the Vicomte Ponton d'Amecourt or Michael Dolley than Sylvester Crosby, Ard Browning or Walter Breen. Mr. Bowers would obviously disagree with me since our tastes differ so much. He is welcome to that disagreement and I encourage it, variety is what makes the NBS a great society. A high level exhibit on American numismatic literature would be a truly wonderful thing. If those with power, money (especially this) and influence in the numismatic, academic and museum world can get some institution to mount one you have my full support.'"

Wayne Homren, Editor

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