Kolbe & Fanning
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Davenport on Talers, Crowns, &c.
Davenport, John S. WORLD CROWNS AND TALERS. A complete set of the nine main illustrated volumes: 1: EUROPEAN CROWNS AND TALERS SINCE 1800. London, 1964 second (final) edition. 2: EUROPEAN CROWNS 1700–1800. London, 1964 second edition. 3: GERMAN TALERS 1700–1800. London, 1965 second edition. 4: EUROPEAN CROWNS 1600–1700. Galesburg, 1974 (only) edition. 5: GERMAN CHURCH AND CITY TALERS 1600–1700. Galesburg, 1975 second (final) edition. 6: GERMAN SECULAR TALERS 1600–1700. Frankfurt am Main, 1976 (only) edition. 7: EUROPEAN CROWNS 1484–1600. Frankfurt am Main, 1985 second (final) edition. 8: GERMAN TALERS 1500–1600. Frankfurt am Main, 1979 (only) edition. 9: THE DOLLARS OF AFRICA, ASIA AND OCEANIA. Galesburg, 1969 only edition. All 8vo, original cloth or boards, as published. Mostly fine, with fourth volume worn and heavily annotated (see comments). The still-indispensable standard references for these fascinating series. Most of the above are fine copies, with the notable exception of the desirable volume on European Crowns 1600–1700, which is Steve Eyer's heavily annotated volume, in which he attempted to record pricing information for many issues in several grade levels. Ex TAB Library.
Davenport, John S. WORLD CROWNS AND TALERS. A complete set of the nine main illustrated volumes: 1: EUROPEAN CROWNS AND TALERS SINCE 1800. London, 1964 second (final) edition. 2: EUROPEAN CROWNS 1700–1800. London, 1964 second edition. 3: GERMAN TALERS 1700–1800. London, 1965 second edition. 4: EUROPEAN CROWNS 1600–1700. Galesburg, 1974 (only) edition. 5: GERMAN CHURCH AND CITY TALERS 1600–1700. Galesburg, 1975 second (final) edition. 6: GERMAN SECULAR TALERS 1600–1700. Frankfurt am Main, 1976 (only) edition. 7: EUROPEAN CROWNS 1484–1600. Frankfurt am Main, 1985 second (final) edition. 8: GERMAN TALERS 1500–1600. Frankfurt am Main, 1979 (only) edition. 9: THE DOLLARS OF AFRICA, ASIA AND OCEANIA. Galesburg, 1969 only edition. All 8vo, original cloth or boards, as published. Mostly fine, with fourth volume worn and heavily annotated (see comments). The still-indispensable standard references for these fascinating series. Most of the above are fine copies, with the notable exception of the desirable volume on European Crowns 1600–1700, which is Steve Eyer's heavily annotated volume, in which he attempted to record pricing information for many issues in several grade levels. Ex TAB Library.