David Fanning forwarded this press release about the Kolbe & Fanning
numismatic literature sale coming up on November 1, 2014. Thanks! -Editor
Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are
pleased to announce that they will be conducting a public auction of important numismatic books on
November 1, 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland. The auction will be held in conjunction with the Whitman
Coin & Collectibles Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center.
The sale features the outstanding library of a Journeyman Numismatist and other properties, and
focuses on early American numismatics and closely related foreign areas. Among the highlights
are:
--An extraordinary 31 different plated Chapman sales,
including virtually all plated Chapman catalogues of American interest, including Bushnell, Winsor,
Morris, Stickney, Zabriskie, Jewett, Earle, Parsons, Bascom & Brown, Hunter, Jenks, Alvord,
etc.
--No fewer than 10 plated Thomas Elder catalogues, including the 1917 and 1920 Miller sales, the
Gschwend, Mougey, McMullin, Wilson, and Lawrence catalogues, Lyman Low’s copy of the 1917 Carlton
sale, the Hewitt & Bartlett sale, and the McCoy, Brown & Ezekiel sale.
--Abe Kosoff’s hugely important archives on the Josiah Lilly collection and the controversy
surrounding its acquisition by the United States as part of the National Numismatic Collection,
with inventories, photographs, correspondence and other materials.
--The breathtaking original photographic paste-ups of the
plates for the 1975 EAC sale, featuring the fabled collection of Connecticut coppers formed by Q.
David Bowers as well as a sizeable offering of important large cents.
--An illustrated notebook prepared by Edgar H. Adams covering Connecticut, New York, Vermont and
Confederatio coppers and the coinage of William Wood, and a second one covering Massachusetts
silver and copper coins.
--George H. Clapp’s very rare suite of photographs titled Type Set of United States Cents
1793-1857.
--A first edition Crosby with both the 1873 and 1875 title pages, as well as the Maris
Woodburytype plate and other special content bound in.
--A rare plated copy of the W.W.C. Wilson sale (Wayte
Raymond, 1925).
--Strobridge’s 1873 Descriptive Catalogue of the Seavey Collection of American Coins.
The sale includes many other notable works, most especially on American colonial coins,
featuring early plated sales and standard works as well as rarely offered photographic plates
depicting specialized series. A number of items are unique, and many others are rarely
encountered.
Printed catalogues are being mailed to established clients. A PDF of the catalogue has been
posted to the Kolbe & Fanning website. Prospective bidders may also access the live online
catalogue and register to bid through the main website at www.numislit.com.
The sale will begin at 3:00 pm in Room 306 of the Baltimore Convention Center on November 1. Lot
viewing will be held on Thursday and Friday October 30 and 31 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and on the
day of the sale from 9:00 am till 12:00 noon.
Absentee bids will be accepted via post, phone, email and fax (deadlines will be announced
later). Live online bidding will be available through Kolbe & Fanning’s online auction portal
at auction.numislit.com (managed through iCollector). Bidders planning to participate in the sale
online are strongly encouraged to register in advance.
Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers LLC is a licensed auction firm in the State of Ohio
and is conducting the sale in conjunction with Jonathan Melnick Auctioneers, Inc., of Baltimore,
Maryland. For more information, please see the Kolbe & Fanning website at www.numislit.com or email David Fanning at df@numislit.com. We look forward to your participation.
THE BOOK BAZARRE
RENAISSANCE OF AMERICAN COINAGE: Wizard Coin Supply is the official distributor for Roger
Burdette's three volume series that won NLG Book of the Year awards for 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Contact us for dealer or distributor pricing at www.WizardCoinSupply.com .
Wayne Homren, Editor
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