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Leonard Forrer's Complete Stroehlin Sales
Muriset-Gicot, M.C., L. Forrer and Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. COLLECTIONS NUMISMATIQUES DE FEU DR PAUL-CH. STROEHLIN. Première Partie: Genève, 15–20 novembre 1909. Second Portion: London, May 30–June 8, 1910. Troisième Partie: Genève, 20 février 1911. All three sale catalogues bound in a single volume. Crown 4to, finely bound in later navy blue full morocco, sides paneled in blind and gilt; spine with five raised bands, paneled, lettered and decorated in gilt; board edges and turn-ins ruled in gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. (4), iii, (1), 192, 20 + (4), 168 + (8), 431 pages; frontispiece portrait; 2760 + 269 + 1567 + 6173 lots; 91 fine plates. Original prices realized lists to Part I laid in and to Part III bound in; Part II hand-priced in ink. Scuffs to front cover, else fine. The complete series of Stroehlin sales, particularly important for Swiss coins, in an very attractive binding from the library of Leonard Forrer. Clain-Stefanelli 11790. Grierson 306: "Collection très vaste..." Ex Leonard Forrer Library (Glendining's, April 30, 1954), part of lot 169.
Muriset-Gicot, M.C., L. Forrer and Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. COLLECTIONS NUMISMATIQUES DE FEU DR PAUL-CH. STROEHLIN. Première Partie: Genève, 15–20 novembre 1909. Second Portion: London, May 30–June 8, 1910. Troisième Partie: Genève, 20 février 1911. All three sale catalogues bound in a single volume. Crown 4to, finely bound in later navy blue full morocco, sides paneled in blind and gilt; spine with five raised bands, paneled, lettered and decorated in gilt; board edges and turn-ins ruled in gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. (4), iii, (1), 192, 20 + (4), 168 + (8), 431 pages; frontispiece portrait; 2760 + 269 + 1567 + 6173 lots; 91 fine plates. Original prices realized lists to Part I laid in and to Part III bound in; Part II hand-priced in ink. Scuffs to front cover, else fine. The complete series of Stroehlin sales, particularly important for Swiss coins, in an very attractive binding from the library of Leonard Forrer. Clain-Stefanelli 11790. Grierson 306: "Collection très vaste..." Ex Leonard Forrer Library (Glendining's, April 30, 1954), part of lot 169.