Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 159 6 Mar 2021
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A Handsome Copy of Rolland on Monnaies Françaises
Rolland, H. MONNAIES FRANÇAISES: ÉTUDE D'APRÈS LE CABINET NUMISMATIQUE DE M. GEORGES MOTTE DE ROUBAIX. Macon: Protat Frères, Imprimeurs, 1932. 4to, contemporary red quarter calf with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; original printed front card cover bound in. xxv, (1), 284 pages; 40 fine plates of coins and medals, the first 4 depicting Celtic and ancient Roman coins. Near fine. A lovely copy of this well-printed and illustrated work based on the exceptional cabinet formed by Georges Motte. One of 200 copies printed on Rives paper of an entire edition of 210 copies. The Motte collection was sold (at least in part) by Étienne Bourgey in 1951. Clain-Stefanelli 8953. Grierson 292. Ex Kolbe & Fanning's 2011 New York Book Auction, lot 154.
Rolland, H. MONNAIES FRANÇAISES: ÉTUDE D'APRÈS LE CABINET NUMISMATIQUE DE M. GEORGES MOTTE DE ROUBAIX. Macon: Protat Frères, Imprimeurs, 1932. 4to, contemporary red quarter calf with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; original printed front card cover bound in. xxv, (1), 284 pages; 40 fine plates of coins and medals, the first 4 depicting Celtic and ancient Roman coins. Near fine. A lovely copy of this well-printed and illustrated work based on the exceptional cabinet formed by Georges Motte. One of 200 copies printed on Rives paper of an entire edition of 210 copies. The Motte collection was sold (at least in part) by Étienne Bourgey in 1951. Clain-Stefanelli 8953. Grierson 292. Ex Kolbe & Fanning's 2011 New York Book Auction, lot 154.