Classic Work on French Coin Engravers
Rondot, Natalis. LES MÉDAILLEURS ET LES GRAVEURS DE MONNAIES, JETONS ET MÉDAILLES EN FRANCE. Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1904. 4to, later brown three-quarter morocco with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; original printed card covers bound in. xi, (1), 445, (3) pages; 39 fine plates. Light rubbing to spine, else fine. An attractive copy of this rare and important work covering the period from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. The culmination of the author's lifetime of research in this area. Clain-Stefanelli 14546*. Grierson 262. Ex Serge Zaidman Library; ex 1985 Joint Kolbe/Spink New York Book Auction, lot 345.