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Rare 1830 Loos Medallists Catalogue
Loos, G. VERZEICHNIß SÄMMTLICHER DENK- UND GELEGENHEITSMÜNZEN, WELCHE AUS DER BERLINER MEDAILLEN-MÜNZE VON G. LOOS SEIT DER GRÜNDUNG DIESER ANSTALT DURCH DEN HOF-MEDAILLEUR DANIEL FRIEDRICH LOOS HERVORGEGANGEN SIND... ERSTE–VIERTE ABTHEILUNGEN. Berlin: Gedruckt in der Dietericischen Buchdruckerei, 1830. Small 8vo, contemporary black quarter calf with marbled sides; spine ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; all page edges yellow. viii, 98 + iv, 36 + 32 + 14 pages. Spine rubbed; some spotting and browning; very good. Rare. Gottfried Bernhard Loos (1774–1843) was the second son of German medallist Daniel Freidrich Loos (1735–1819). He established the large medallic works of Loos in Berlin, which, according to Forrer, "produced a large number of medals, and employed some of the best German medallists." This is the first copy of this catalogue we recall having handled. Ex Johann Christian Holm, with his bookplate; ex Spink Auction No. 61 (1987), lot 223.
Loos, G. VERZEICHNIß SÄMMTLICHER DENK- UND GELEGENHEITSMÜNZEN, WELCHE AUS DER BERLINER MEDAILLEN-MÜNZE VON G. LOOS SEIT DER GRÜNDUNG DIESER ANSTALT DURCH DEN HOF-MEDAILLEUR DANIEL FRIEDRICH LOOS HERVORGEGANGEN SIND... ERSTE–VIERTE ABTHEILUNGEN. Berlin: Gedruckt in der Dietericischen Buchdruckerei, 1830. Small 8vo, contemporary black quarter calf with marbled sides; spine ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; all page edges yellow. viii, 98 + iv, 36 + 32 + 14 pages. Spine rubbed; some spotting and browning; very good. Rare. Gottfried Bernhard Loos (1774–1843) was the second son of German medallist Daniel Freidrich Loos (1735–1819). He established the large medallic works of Loos in Berlin, which, according to Forrer, "produced a large number of medals, and employed some of the best German medallists." This is the first copy of this catalogue we recall having handled. Ex Johann Christian Holm, with his bookplate; ex Spink Auction No. 61 (1987), lot 223.