Finely Bound Complete Grantley Sales
Glendining & Co. CATALOGUE OF THE VALUABLE AND EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF COINS FORMED BY THE RIGHT HON. LORD GRANTLEY. PARTS I–XI. London, 1943–1945. Eleven catalogues complete, bound in one volume. Crown 4to, contemporary red half morocco, gilt; spine with five raised bands, ruled, paneled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; all page edges marbled. 500 pages; 4636 lots; 15 fine plates; printed prices realized throughout. Fine. An attractively bound volume bringing together the complete complement of eleven catalogues of this major collection. Rarely offered complete and particularly important for English hammered coins. Grierson 272: "Collection très importante, surtout pour les monnaies du moyen age." Ex Leonard Forrer Library (Glendining's, April 30, 1954), part of lot 168.