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Ancient Coins Catalogues Written by Leonard Forrer
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. PRINCIPAL SALE CATALOGUES BY L. FORRER, 1897–1908. Title taken from Forrer's handwritten Table of Contents. Includes the following:31 May 1897. R. Hobart Smith's Greek coins. Priced and named. 2 plates. 20 January 1898. An Archaeologist and Traveller's [Evans's] Greek coins. Priced and named. 6 plates. 19–21 November 1902. E. Bizot's Roman coins. Priced and named. 11 tinted plates. 25–26 May 1903. Stroehlin's Roman coins. 1 plate. 16–18 May 1906. Mackerell's Roman coins. Priced and named. 12 tinted plates. 13–19 June 1906. An Astronomer's [McClean's] Roman coins. Priced and named. 11 tinted plates. 24–25 April 1907. Delbeke's Greek coins. Priced and named. 8 plates. 26 April 1907. A Bachelor's Greek and Roman coins. Priced and named. 4 plates. 29 April 1907. A Clergyman's Roman coins. 20–28 June 1907. Cartwright's English and Foreign coins. Priced and named. 13 plates. [J. Hirsch] 11. November 1907 und folgende Tage. Eines auswärtigen Gelehrten's Greek coins. Priced and named. 17 plates. 6 December 1907. An FSA's [Stanford's] Greek coins. Priced and named. 3 plates. 27–28 February 1908. Inderwick's Ancient and English coins. Priced and named. 5 plates. [Santamaria] 6 avril 1908 et jours suivants. Stiavelli's Ancient and Italian coins. 18 plates. 27 April–1 May 1908. O'Hagan's English and Foreign coins. Priced and named. 5 plates. Fifteen catalogues, bound in one volume. Crown 4to, slightly later full dark blue morocco, sides paneled in gilt and blind; 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 or card covers bound in. Catalogues untrimmed. Fine. An extraordinary volume, from the Leonard Forrer Library, bringing together 15 auction catalogues primarily of ancient coins, all of which were apparently compiled by Forrer-information that often has been lost. [Online description truncated: for the full description, see the printed or PDF cataloge.]
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. PRINCIPAL SALE CATALOGUES BY L. FORRER, 1897–1908. Title taken from Forrer's handwritten Table of Contents. Includes the following:31 May 1897. R. Hobart Smith's Greek coins. Priced and named. 2 plates. 20 January 1898. An Archaeologist and Traveller's [Evans's] Greek coins. Priced and named. 6 plates. 19–21 November 1902. E. Bizot's Roman coins. Priced and named. 11 tinted plates. 25–26 May 1903. Stroehlin's Roman coins. 1 plate. 16–18 May 1906. Mackerell's Roman coins. Priced and named. 12 tinted plates. 13–19 June 1906. An Astronomer's [McClean's] Roman coins. Priced and named. 11 tinted plates. 24–25 April 1907. Delbeke's Greek coins. Priced and named. 8 plates. 26 April 1907. A Bachelor's Greek and Roman coins. Priced and named. 4 plates. 29 April 1907. A Clergyman's Roman coins. 20–28 June 1907. Cartwright's English and Foreign coins. Priced and named. 13 plates. [J. Hirsch] 11. November 1907 und folgende Tage. Eines auswärtigen Gelehrten's Greek coins. Priced and named. 17 plates. 6 December 1907. An FSA's [Stanford's] Greek coins. Priced and named. 3 plates. 27–28 February 1908. Inderwick's Ancient and English coins. Priced and named. 5 plates. [Santamaria] 6 avril 1908 et jours suivants. Stiavelli's Ancient and Italian coins. 18 plates. 27 April–1 May 1908. O'Hagan's English and Foreign coins. Priced and named. 5 plates. Fifteen catalogues, bound in one volume. Crown 4to, slightly later full dark blue morocco, sides paneled in gilt and blind; 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 or card covers bound in. Catalogues untrimmed. Fine. An extraordinary volume, from the Leonard Forrer Library, bringing together 15 auction catalogues primarily of ancient coins, all of which were apparently compiled by Forrer-information that often has been lost. [Online description truncated: for the full description, see the printed or PDF cataloge.]