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Spink's Numismatic Circular
Spink & Son. SPINK & SON'S MONTHLY NUMISMATIC CIRCULAR. Volumes I–XLVI (London, 1892–1938). Forty-six consecutive volumes. Tall 4to, bindings as follows: Volumes I–XVIII (1892–1910), later half vellum with cloth sides, spine lettered in red and black (some lettering incomplete), ex Lord Archibald Campbell; Volumes XIX–XXIII (1911–1915), original red cloth, gilt; Volumes XXIV–XLVI (1916–1938), original red quarter leather, gilt, some spines worn. Most volumes very good or better, with perhaps half of the leatherbound volumes with more serious wear to spines. Bound annually beginning with Volume IX; skips December 1900. Very good, overall. The Numismatic Circular was the longest-running numismatic house organ when it ceased publication in 2007. Much more than a simple fixed price list, the Circular published substantive articles throughout its existence, featuring many important works primarily on ancient and British coins, but also on other areas (Forrer's Biographical History of Medallists, for instance, was originally published in its pages). Substantial runs of early volumes are infrequently offered. When encountered, they tend to be poorly preserved, with the large-format volumes being prone to encountering abuse. Manville page 695: "arguably the most important and certainly the longest-lived of the commercial numismatic 'house organs'-essential for notes and shorter studies of British-related subjects but also including all other aspects of world numismatics." Clain-Stefanelli 777.
Spink & Son. SPINK & SON'S MONTHLY NUMISMATIC CIRCULAR. Volumes I–XLVI (London, 1892–1938). Forty-six consecutive volumes. Tall 4to, bindings as follows: Volumes I–XVIII (1892–1910), later half vellum with cloth sides, spine lettered in red and black (some lettering incomplete), ex Lord Archibald Campbell; Volumes XIX–XXIII (1911–1915), original red cloth, gilt; Volumes XXIV–XLVI (1916–1938), original red quarter leather, gilt, some spines worn. Most volumes very good or better, with perhaps half of the leatherbound volumes with more serious wear to spines. Bound annually beginning with Volume IX; skips December 1900. Very good, overall. The Numismatic Circular was the longest-running numismatic house organ when it ceased publication in 2007. Much more than a simple fixed price list, the Circular published substantive articles throughout its existence, featuring many important works primarily on ancient and British coins, but also on other areas (Forrer's Biographical History of Medallists, for instance, was originally published in its pages). Substantial runs of early volumes are infrequently offered. When encountered, they tend to be poorly preserved, with the large-format volumes being prone to encountering abuse. Manville page 695: "arguably the most important and certainly the longest-lived of the commercial numismatic 'house organs'-essential for notes and shorter studies of British-related subjects but also including all other aspects of world numismatics." Clain-Stefanelli 777.