Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 159 6 Mar 2021
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Handsomely Bound Collection Legras
Peteghem, C. van. DESCRIPTION DE LA COLLECTION NUMISMATIQUE DE FEU P.-E. LEGRAS. Paris, 1882–1883. Five parts, complete, in one volume. 8vo, contemporary blue quarter morocco with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; original printed wraps bound in; marbled endpapers. (4), xi, (1), 488 pages; 8111 lots; fine frontispiece portrait; engraving of medal awarded to Legras; 4 engraved plates depicting coins; prices realized lists bound in. Near fine. Two of the plates mostly depict American coins and tokens. Rare: we believe we have handled only one other complete copy since 1987.
Peteghem, C. van. DESCRIPTION DE LA COLLECTION NUMISMATIQUE DE FEU P.-E. LEGRAS. Paris, 1882–1883. Five parts, complete, in one volume. 8vo, contemporary blue quarter morocco with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; original printed wraps bound in; marbled endpapers. (4), xi, (1), 488 pages; 8111 lots; fine frontispiece portrait; engraving of medal awarded to Legras; 4 engraved plates depicting coins; prices realized lists bound in. Near fine. Two of the plates mostly depict American coins and tokens. Rare: we believe we have handled only one other complete copy since 1987.