Kolbe & Fanning
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Louis & Pio Ciani on French Coins
Ciani, Louis. LES MONNAIES ROYALES FRANÇAISES DE HUGUES CAPET À LOUIS XVI AVEC INDICATION DE LEUR VALEUR ACTUELLE. Paris: Florange & Ciani, 1926. 502, (2) pages; illustrated. [bound with] Ciani, P. LES MONNAIES FRANÇAISES DE LA RÉVOLUTION À LA FIN DU PREMIER EMPIRE, 1789 À 1815. Paris: Louis Ciani, 1931. (2), viii, (2), 168 pages; folding table; illustrated. Tall 8vo [27 by 19 cm], later red half leather, gilt; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; original printed front card covers bound in. Near fine. [with] Ciani, Louis. PRIX COURANTS DES MONNAIES ROYALES FRANÇAISES DE HUGHES CAPET À LOUIS XVI. Paris: Florange & Ciani, 1928. 4to, contemporary green cloth and marbled boards; red spine label, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 97, (3) pages. Binding a bit work at extremities; contents fine. The first edition of Louis Ciani's classic work on the French royal coinage, bound with Pio Ciani's much scarcer work on the revolutionary era. Clain-Stefanelli 8902*. Ex Joel L. Malter Library, with his bookplate. Also present is the infrequently seen Prix courants for that volume issued two years later.
Ciani, Louis. LES MONNAIES ROYALES FRANÇAISES DE HUGUES CAPET À LOUIS XVI AVEC INDICATION DE LEUR VALEUR ACTUELLE. Paris: Florange & Ciani, 1926. 502, (2) pages; illustrated. [bound with] Ciani, P. LES MONNAIES FRANÇAISES DE LA RÉVOLUTION À LA FIN DU PREMIER EMPIRE, 1789 À 1815. Paris: Louis Ciani, 1931. (2), viii, (2), 168 pages; folding table; illustrated. Tall 8vo [27 by 19 cm], later red half leather, gilt; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers; original printed front card covers bound in. Near fine. [with] Ciani, Louis. PRIX COURANTS DES MONNAIES ROYALES FRANÇAISES DE HUGHES CAPET À LOUIS XVI. Paris: Florange & Ciani, 1928. 4to, contemporary green cloth and marbled boards; red spine label, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. 97, (3) pages. Binding a bit work at extremities; contents fine. The first edition of Louis Ciani's classic work on the French royal coinage, bound with Pio Ciani's much scarcer work on the revolutionary era. Clain-Stefanelli 8902*. Ex Joel L. Malter Library, with his bookplate. Also present is the infrequently seen Prix courants for that volume issued two years later.