The Majestic H. Hoffmann Catalogue
Rollin & Feuardent. COLLECTION H. HOFFMANN. MÉDAILLES GRECQUES ET ROMAINES, FRANÇAISES ET ÉTRANGÈRES. Paris, 2–11 mai 1898. Tall 4to, contemporary brown half morocco; spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges gilt. Superb frontispiece portrait of Hoffmann; viii, 210, (2) pages; 2892 lots; 12 fine phototype plates, mainly depicting ancient Greek and Roman coins. binding worn and rubbed, but sound; internally near fine. An exceptional catalogue, printed on large paper and in a contemporary binding. The Hoffman collection was especially fine, and the catalogue remains important. Ex Pierre Bastien Library, with his numismatic bookplate. Babelon 234. Clain-Stefanelli 1735. Grierson 283. Spring 576.