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Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. BOUND VOLUME OF SALE CATALOGUES. Includes the following: 29–30 June 1893. Hermann D. Weber's Roman Coins. Priced and named. 5 plates. 31 May 1897. R. Hobart Smith's Greek coins. Priced and named. 2 plates. 5 May 1898. Thomas Miller Whitehead's Greek and English coins. Priced and named. 3 plates. 11 July 1899. A Distinguished Artist's Greek coins. Priced and named. 3 plates. 19–21 November 1902. E. Bizot's Roman coins. Priced. 11 tinted plates. [Rollin & Feuardent] 30 avril–2 mai 1903. Charvet's collection of ancient coins. 3 plates. [Brüder Egger] 20. April 1904 und folgende Tage. Roman coins. 10 plates. Seven catalogues, bound in one volume. Crown 4to, slightly later red half morocco with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; original printed paper or card covers bound in. Binding a bit rubbed and scuffed, but attractive; some spotting. Very good or better. A lovely volume, from the Leonard Forrer Library, bringing together seven early plated sales of ancient coins, four of them priced and named. The Weber sale is of considerable importance. Clain-Stefanelli 3707. Grierson 288. Spring 757 (erroneously calling it the "first British ancient coin catalogue to contain photographic plates, an honor that, so far as we know, belongs to the firm's February 13, 1878 sale). The Hobart Smith sale is Spring 769. Whitehead is Spring 773. The "Distinguished Artist" of the 1899 sale was Friedrich von Schiller. Clain-Stefanneli 1957. Greirson 281. Spring 777. The Bizot sale was especially notable for Roman portraiture. Clain-Stefanelli 4073. Grierson 280. Spring 783. Charvet is Spring 578. The Brüder Egger sale is Spring 149. Ex Leonard Forrer Library, with his label (Glendining & Co., April 30, 1954, part of lot 190).
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. BOUND VOLUME OF SALE CATALOGUES. Includes the following: 29–30 June 1893. Hermann D. Weber's Roman Coins. Priced and named. 5 plates. 31 May 1897. R. Hobart Smith's Greek coins. Priced and named. 2 plates. 5 May 1898. Thomas Miller Whitehead's Greek and English coins. Priced and named. 3 plates. 11 July 1899. A Distinguished Artist's Greek coins. Priced and named. 3 plates. 19–21 November 1902. E. Bizot's Roman coins. Priced. 11 tinted plates. [Rollin & Feuardent] 30 avril–2 mai 1903. Charvet's collection of ancient coins. 3 plates. [Brüder Egger] 20. April 1904 und folgende Tage. Roman coins. 10 plates. Seven catalogues, bound in one volume. Crown 4to, slightly later red half morocco with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; original printed paper or card covers bound in. Binding a bit rubbed and scuffed, but attractive; some spotting. Very good or better. A lovely volume, from the Leonard Forrer Library, bringing together seven early plated sales of ancient coins, four of them priced and named. The Weber sale is of considerable importance. Clain-Stefanelli 3707. Grierson 288. Spring 757 (erroneously calling it the "first British ancient coin catalogue to contain photographic plates, an honor that, so far as we know, belongs to the firm's February 13, 1878 sale). The Hobart Smith sale is Spring 769. Whitehead is Spring 773. The "Distinguished Artist" of the 1899 sale was Friedrich von Schiller. Clain-Stefanneli 1957. Greirson 281. Spring 777. The Bizot sale was especially notable for Roman portraiture. Clain-Stefanelli 4073. Grierson 280. Spring 783. Charvet is Spring 578. The Brüder Egger sale is Spring 149. Ex Leonard Forrer Library, with his label (Glendining & Co., April 30, 1954, part of lot 190).