On Saturday, January 10, Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers will be conducting a public auction of important numismatic books at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The auction will be held in conjunction with the New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC).
The sale features outstanding numismatic works covering ancient, medieval, modern foreign and United States coins and medals. The 2015 sale is especially strong in classic books on post-Renaissance European coins and medals and United States numismatic rarities. Among the many highlights are:
--The extremely rare and virtually unknown 1682 first issue in book form depicting the Sun King's collection of ancint coins (lot 156).
--Perhaps the finest existing deluxe copy of Browning's 1925 work on early U.S. quarter dollars, one of only 5 bound in full morocco (lot 230).
--The monumental 1708 five volume collected Antwerp edition of Goltzius, including the magnificent Icones volume (lot 33).
--An exceptional volume of 1790s pamphlets by Augustin Dupré regarding his role in French coinage, from the author's own library (lot 112).
--A superb, richly gilt, deluxe leatherbound set of the virtually unknown 1881 edition of Loubat's Medallic History of the United States (lot 281).
--An original set of Babelon's Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines (lot 5), with de Morgan's continuation of it as well (lot 6).
--A complete, first-edition set of the British Museum Catalogue of Greek Coins in sound, restored original bindings (lot 12).
--Van Loon's classic work on Dutch medals, complete and handsomely bound, with the rare continuation (lot 155).
--The extremely rare leatherbound deluxe edition of the 1991 Irving Goodman sale of Russian coins (lot 199).
--Henry Hines's copy of the deluxe leatherbound Newcomb on the cents of 1801-03, with correspondence and other materials laid in, ex Stack Family library (lot 297).
--A fine set of Stack's catalogues, complete through the late 1990s (lot 311).
The sale includes many other notable works not mentioned above, including rare books on ancient coins, important publications on medals, and extremely rare photographically illustrated U.S. auction catalogues.
The sale will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Norse Suite on the 18th Floor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on January 10. Lot viewing will be held in the Library Suite on the same floor on Thursday, January 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on Friday, January 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on the day of the sale from 9:00 a.m. till 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 Harmer Johnson, auctioneer. 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.
