The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 44, October 16, 2005, Article 3

DAVISSON LITERATURE SALE CLOSING OCTOBER 25TH

Allan Davisson writes: "Our numismatic book sale closes on
October 25th. Bids are coming in but there are many bargains
remaining in the sale. I had an extra hundred printed to be sent
out to any who would like a copy and most of those are still
available and I am happy to send them out at no charge."

[See the September 25, 2005 E-Sylum ( v8#41) for more
information on the sale. Allan can be contacted at Davissons Ltd.,
Cold Spring, MN 56320 (the entire mail address) or email,
coins@davissons.net.

I have a copy of the catalog, and it's a very nicely done affair,
with a good deal of interesting annotation. In the preface to the
sale, Davisson writes: "Spending time reading through and checking
one-of-a-kind books that will sell for $15-$20 works out to a
time / energy / printing investment that is not particularly rewarding
financially. It has been a particularly pleasant project for the
summer. ... I have let my own observations and opinions creep
into the commentary -- hopefully you will find it all enjoyable..."

Davisson also devotes a quarter-page to a discussion on the
"Preserve / Repair / Rebind" quandary bibliophiles face with
many books, and a half page to a discussion of the various
editions of the Seaby coin catalogs. There is also a quarter
page discussion of the Spink Numismatic Circular where
Davisson notes: "In the early 90s I felt that $150+ per copy
for catalogs issued between 1940 and 1947 from a Kolbe
sale was too much. I was very wrong about that. Since then
I have spend hundreds trying to complete the 1939 to 1946
series. .... I paid $250 to John Burns for a single volume that
had a number of war time issues bound together. ... the
wartime issues have proven to be a major challenge that I
still have not completed after 17 years of effort.... Now you
know why the numismatic book society calls it "bibliomania".

Bidders should note that there is NO BUYER'S FEE with
this sale, a pleasant change from the chore of subtracting
10-15% from each true bid before marking the bid sheet.
-Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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