Kolbe & Fanning
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Eckfeldt & Du Bois with Supplements to 1851
Eckfeldt, Jacob R., and William E. Du Bois. A MANUAL OF GOLD AND SILVER COINS OF ALL NATIONS, STRUCK WITHIN THE PAST CENTURY.... [bound with] SUPPLEMENT TO THE MANUAL OF COINS AND BULLION. [bound with] ADDENDA AND CORRECTIONS, TO JUNE, 1851. Philadelphia: Published at the Assay Office of the Mint, 1842–1851. Small 4to, later blue cloth, gilt. (4), iv, (5)–220; (221)–240; (241)–242 pages; fine frontispiece engraving of the Mint building; 16 attractively engraved plates of coins, all on coated paper with original tissue guards; very fine plate of California and Mormon coins printed in gold and in relief on a royal blue background; small printed insert on the Mormon Coins bound in. Some spotting, as usual; effaced signature on title. Very good or better. The final, and most complete, edition of this landmark of American numismatic literature. An early issue, apparently published to utilize a remaining quantity of text and plates, and accompanied by additional text not found in earlier editions. This 1851 imprint appears to have often included less than the full complement of plates and, sometimes, no plates at all. Seldom are copies encountered, as here, with all of Saxton's handsome engravings, plus the two added illustrations of pioneer gold coins. Indeed, the only items not included are the two actual samples of California gold on page 235, which are found only in a small number of copies published in 1849 without the final supplements present here. The scarce December 1849 supplement comprising pages 221–240 contains the attractive plate of California and Mormon gold coins (probably the earliest metallic embossed coin illustrations produced in this country) and the tipped-in Mormon plate. The actual gold samples included in some copies were never included in this (i.e., they have not been removed, but were never present to begin with). This copy also contains the rare two-page 1851 addenda, including a depiction of the new three-cent silver piece. At the time of publication, this was the only practical guide available to American coin collectors. It was the first work to illustrate the 1804 dollar and was one of the earliest works to combine daguerreotype photography, electrotyping, embossing, and the medal ruling machine for illustrative purposes. Printed book label on the front pastedown of the Treasury Library, Financial Room. Ex Kolbe Sale 100, lot 174; ex Robert A. Schuman M.D. Library.
Eckfeldt, Jacob R., and William E. Du Bois. A MANUAL OF GOLD AND SILVER COINS OF ALL NATIONS, STRUCK WITHIN THE PAST CENTURY.... [bound with] SUPPLEMENT TO THE MANUAL OF COINS AND BULLION. [bound with] ADDENDA AND CORRECTIONS, TO JUNE, 1851. Philadelphia: Published at the Assay Office of the Mint, 1842–1851. Small 4to, later blue cloth, gilt. (4), iv, (5)–220; (221)–240; (241)–242 pages; fine frontispiece engraving of the Mint building; 16 attractively engraved plates of coins, all on coated paper with original tissue guards; very fine plate of California and Mormon coins printed in gold and in relief on a royal blue background; small printed insert on the Mormon Coins bound in. Some spotting, as usual; effaced signature on title. Very good or better. The final, and most complete, edition of this landmark of American numismatic literature. An early issue, apparently published to utilize a remaining quantity of text and plates, and accompanied by additional text not found in earlier editions. This 1851 imprint appears to have often included less than the full complement of plates and, sometimes, no plates at all. Seldom are copies encountered, as here, with all of Saxton's handsome engravings, plus the two added illustrations of pioneer gold coins. Indeed, the only items not included are the two actual samples of California gold on page 235, which are found only in a small number of copies published in 1849 without the final supplements present here. The scarce December 1849 supplement comprising pages 221–240 contains the attractive plate of California and Mormon gold coins (probably the earliest metallic embossed coin illustrations produced in this country) and the tipped-in Mormon plate. The actual gold samples included in some copies were never included in this (i.e., they have not been removed, but were never present to begin with). This copy also contains the rare two-page 1851 addenda, including a depiction of the new three-cent silver piece. At the time of publication, this was the only practical guide available to American coin collectors. It was the first work to illustrate the 1804 dollar and was one of the earliest works to combine daguerreotype photography, electrotyping, embossing, and the medal ruling machine for illustrative purposes. Printed book label on the front pastedown of the Treasury Library, Financial Room. Ex Kolbe Sale 100, lot 174; ex Robert A. Schuman M.D. Library.