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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: SEPTEMBER 16, 2018Dave Bowers on The E-Sylum's Anniversary I join others in congratulating you. I think The E-Sylum was the pioneer in on-line comprehensive journalism of the passing numismatic scene. Always diverse, always interesting, something for everyone. To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: Leatherbound French Catalogs Jan Valentine is compiling a census of leatherbound copies of the B. Max mehl sale of the French large cent collection. -Editor Dan Hamelberg writes: I have a leather bound French catalog with the name "H. A. Sternberg" printed on the front cover. I also have a proof copy of the French Sale, and a copy of Clapps annotated copy of the French sale that was one of three copies made by John Burns from the original in the Carnegie Library. Jim Neiswinter writes: I have Max Mehl's own copy in full leather. It does not have his name on the front, but it did come in a half-leather book box. There is a written notation by Mehl on the first page - "TOTAL - $48,137". I got it from a George Kolbe Sale in Oct. 1996. Attached is a photo, taken last year, of Jan standing in front of 1128 Spruce St. in Philadelphia - Home of S. H. Chapman.  To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: Brunk Countermark Book Update Ideas After reading the suggestion for placing Brunk in wiki format I realized it could be combined with an existing site. This would give it a bigger support base. Some
possibilities include Numista, Currency Wiki, Coin Facts. All fine sites. It does help to have an organization behind a Wiki project to recruit and oversee the contributors. I'll continue working with Bill Groom, TAMS and others to see what might be done to bring the book project to fruition in one form or another. -Editor To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see: On Provenance and Pedigree Of course, the Brits will tell you that "pedigree" refers only to the lineage of horses and dogs, while "provenance" is the ownership chain for a collectible! "Pedigree" is seen quite often in numismatic circles, at least here in the U.S. I generally prefer "provenance" myself, so I'll side with the Brits. But a dictionary must record all common term usages. English is a flexible and constantly changing language. -Editor To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: Mumford's Money in Early Maryland Book Sought Several weeks ago you published a very interesting article on Willard Mumford and a book he wrote called Barter, Bits, Bills & Tobacco: The Story of Money in Early Maryland. I would love to get access to a copy of that book. I have checked my usual internet sites and have had no luck. Do you have any suggestions as to how I might get access to a copy? I'm afraid I don't. Can any of our readers help? -Editor To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: On the Yukon Coin Find
Good luck with that! -Editor To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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