SELECTIONS FROM SKLOW LITERATURE SALE #23

309. Smith, Pete. AMERICAN NUMISMATIC BIOGRAPHIES. HARD BOUND LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION NUMBER 13 OF 25. Rocky River, Ohio. 1992. 252pp. Printed on rectos only. 4to. Original half brown leather with red marbled boards, spine gilt, brown leatherette paste downs and endpapers. The Hard Bound Limited Numbered Edition, Number 13 of only 25 produced; bound in at front the limited edition sheet which reads – AMERICAN NUMISMATIC BIOGRAPHIES Limited Deluxe Edition Copy # 13 of 25 Copies, Distributed & Sold by: THE MONEY TREE, Dealers in Numismatic Literature, 1260 Smith Court, Rocky River, Ohio 44116; a scarce volume in the hardbound version, with only 25 copies produced; Very Fine. (300.00)

520. Zerbe, Farran. LETTER FROM FARRAN ZERBE TO MR. P.H. GOHN ON OFFICIAL LEWIS & CLARK CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION SOUVENIR GOLD DOLLARS LETTERHEAD. Portland, Ore. June 13, 1905. 8 .5 x 11 inch single sheet on official Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition Letterhead, Farran Zerbe, Sales Manager. The letter reads - Mr. P.H. Gohn, Pony, Montana. Dear Sir: Replying to your late inquiry, beg to advise you the coin regarding which you sent a sketch is a coin of Great Britain of the "Cart Wheel" series, and if in good condition is worth about 50c. Note enclosed circular. May I send you some Lewis and Clark Souvenir Gold Dollars at the rate of six for $10? The retail price on these is $2 each. Yours very respectfully, [signed] Farran Zerbe, Sales Manager L. & C. Souvenir Gold Dollars; the letterhead is very ornate; the entire sheet is matted in a velvet matting with three cutouts, one 8 x8 to show the letter, and two 2 x 2 cutouts that I will assume were there to hold an obverse and reverse example of the Lewis & Clark Gold Dollars; the letter is defect free except for old creases from being folded for mailing; a very unique item; Fine. (250.00)

522. Blades, William {descriptions} and Morris, Henry. RARITIES OF NUMISMATA TYPOGRAPHICA: FOUR EXAMPLES OF EARLY DUTCH PRINTERS' BOOKBINDERS' & BOOKSELLERS' GUILD MEDALS: CAST IN STERLING SILVER FROM ORIGINAL SPECIMENS. Bird & Bull Press. Newtown. 1996. [1]-32pp. (4). 8vo. Original brown cloth covers, gilt lettering on leather spine label, housed in a matching slip case together with the thick folder containing four cast in sterling silver replicas of the guild medals. A magnificent work as every one of Henry Morris's efforts turn out; the descriptions throughout the this work have been taken from William Blades' Numismata Typographica, London, 1883... This is copy no. 28"; the medals are stunning reproductions; a scarce and most interesting work; Very Fine. (350.00)

1165. Chapman, S.H. {Lippincott, Son & Co.}. CATALOG OF THE VALUABLE COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES GOLD AND SILVER COINS OF THE LATE CHARLES GORDON ZUG, ESQ., OF PITTSBURGH. Philadelphia. October 22, 1909. 34pp. 588 lots. 4 Fine Full Tone Photographic Plates. Hand priced neatly in red fountain ink. 8vo. Quarter brown calf with brown cloth covers, gilt. Original white paper front cover with gilt lettering bound in. Much has been written about Zug's collecting by S.H. Chapman in this catalog of the sale, and quoted in the few auction appearances of this rarity; Zug died very young [36 years old] but, amassed a formidable collection; there were no coppers in this sale as Chapman had sold them two years earlier; the sale boasted choice gold, gold proofs, 1886-S no motto half, two 1796 and one 1797 half dollar, small denomination private gold; One of only six examples known, and the first appearance at auction in ten years; ... Adams 5, B: Davis 217: Gengerke (5): Fine/Very Fine. (7500.00)

1166. Chapman, S.H. {Lippincott, Son & Co.}. CATALOG OF THE FINE COLLECTION OF THE GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER COINS OF THE UNITED STATES OF MAJOR RICHARD LAMBERT OF NEW ORLEANS. INCLUDING A SERIES OF ENGLISH CROWNS: TO WHICH IS ADDED THE WAR MEDALS OF THE JEWETT COLLECTION, INCLUDING THE RARE GEORGE III INDIAN MEDAL, AND A SMALL COLLECTION OF COINS. Philadelphia. October 21st and 22nd, 1910. (2), 58pp. 1019 lots. 6 Fine Full Tone Photographic Plates. Hand priced neatly in red fountain ink. 8vo. Original half white cloth, with white boards, gilt lettering. Original plated example; a beautiful collection of United States gold, silver and copper coins; the six plates depict these rarities, 1- Early Gold Eagles; 2- Quarter & Half Eagles; 3- Private and Territorial Gold; 4- Silver Dollars, Half Dollars, Quarters and Dimes [1794 Dollar, 1797 Half]; 5- Large Cents; 6- Colonial and British Silver; a very nice example; ... Adams 6, B: Davis 218: Gengerke (6): Fine. (1000.00)

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