Kolbe & Fanning
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Bound Volume of 18th-century German Numismatic Auction Catalogues
[Auction Catalogues]. BOUND VOLUME OF SIX 18TH-CENTURY NUMISMATIC AUCTION CATALOGUES. Includes: Johann Diederich Klefeker's catalogue of 12. Februar 1759 und folgende Tage (written by Aug. Fr. Rosenberg); Albert Balemann's catalogue of 29. October 1759 und folgende Tage; the appendix to Matthäus Arnold Wilckens's catalogue of 12. Januar 1761 und folgende Tage; the catalogue of 1 November 1762 und folgende Tage (printed by Piscator) of the Prof. Michael Richey collection; Johann Pape and Johann Gerhard Schiphorst's catalogue of 7. Mai 1764 und folgende Tage (catalogued by Johann Philipp Cassel) offering the collection of Dethard Holle; and the catalogue of 2. Juni 1766 und folgende Tage of the Graf. zu Lynar collection. Six catalogues, bound in one volume. Thick 16mo, contemporary brown half calf with mottled sides; spine with five raised bands, remnants of spine label. Approximately 1176 pages. Front board detached, but present. Binding worn, but sound. Contents a bit browned, but still very good. An extraordinary volume bringing together half a dozen 18th-century German auction catalogues, all of them very rare. Three of the catalogues are very lengthy: the first (catalogued by Aug. Fr. Rosenberg) is over 300 pages long; the 1764 catalogue of the Dethard Holle collection (written by Johann Philipp Cassel) is almost 400 pages in length; and sale of the Graf zu Lynar collection is over 340 pages. In his introduction to the first sale, dated December 1, 1758, Aug. Fr. Rosenberg states that the descriptions were provided to him by the unknown consignor along with the coins, and that the catalogue is based on the consignor's descriptions. He also explains the way in which he distinguished between certain issues of Constantine the Great. This is a volume that would respond well to research: 18th-century coin auctions are, generally speaking, little known. The rarity of the catalogues has kept them from being generally appreciated, and there is much left to discover about this era of collecting.
[Auction Catalogues]. BOUND VOLUME OF SIX 18TH-CENTURY NUMISMATIC AUCTION CATALOGUES. Includes: Johann Diederich Klefeker's catalogue of 12. Februar 1759 und folgende Tage (written by Aug. Fr. Rosenberg); Albert Balemann's catalogue of 29. October 1759 und folgende Tage; the appendix to Matthäus Arnold Wilckens's catalogue of 12. Januar 1761 und folgende Tage; the catalogue of 1 November 1762 und folgende Tage (printed by Piscator) of the Prof. Michael Richey collection; Johann Pape and Johann Gerhard Schiphorst's catalogue of 7. Mai 1764 und folgende Tage (catalogued by Johann Philipp Cassel) offering the collection of Dethard Holle; and the catalogue of 2. Juni 1766 und folgende Tage of the Graf. zu Lynar collection. Six catalogues, bound in one volume. Thick 16mo, contemporary brown half calf with mottled sides; spine with five raised bands, remnants of spine label. Approximately 1176 pages. Front board detached, but present. Binding worn, but sound. Contents a bit browned, but still very good. An extraordinary volume bringing together half a dozen 18th-century German auction catalogues, all of them very rare. Three of the catalogues are very lengthy: the first (catalogued by Aug. Fr. Rosenberg) is over 300 pages long; the 1764 catalogue of the Dethard Holle collection (written by Johann Philipp Cassel) is almost 400 pages in length; and sale of the Graf zu Lynar collection is over 340 pages. In his introduction to the first sale, dated December 1, 1758, Aug. Fr. Rosenberg states that the descriptions were provided to him by the unknown consignor along with the coins, and that the catalogue is based on the consignor's descriptions. He also explains the way in which he distinguished between certain issues of Constantine the Great. This is a volume that would respond well to research: 18th-century coin auctions are, generally speaking, little known. The rarity of the catalogues has kept them from being generally appreciated, and there is much left to discover about this era of collecting.