Kolbe & Fanning
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Both Parts of the Bunbury Greek Sale
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. CATALOGUE OF THE BUNBURY COLLECTION OF GREEK COINS. FIRST PORTION: ITALY, SICILY, EUROPEAN GREECE, CRETE, &C. London, June 15–23, 1896. [bound with] Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. CATALOGUE OF THE BUNBURY COLLECTION OF GREEK COINS. SECOND AND FINAL PORTION: ASIA MINOR, AFRICA, &C. London, December 7–12, 1896. Two volumes, bound in one. Crown 4to, contemporary brown half morocco with textured cloth sides. Part I: iv, 155, (1) pages; 1258 lots; 8 very fine autotype plates of coins. Part II: iv, 104 pages; 810 lots; 7 very fine autotype plates of coins. Both parts hand-priced in ink. Binding very worn at spine, with both boards detached but present; contents very good. Scarce. A highly important collection, notable for its wide scope and exceptional condition. Babelon 231 and 232. Clain-Stefanelli 1950. Daehn 2105: "Wonderful coins." Grierson 281. Spring 767 and 768 [both also listed under "Most important sales of ancient Greek coins"].
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. CATALOGUE OF THE BUNBURY COLLECTION OF GREEK COINS. FIRST PORTION: ITALY, SICILY, EUROPEAN GREECE, CRETE, &C. London, June 15–23, 1896. [bound with] Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. CATALOGUE OF THE BUNBURY COLLECTION OF GREEK COINS. SECOND AND FINAL PORTION: ASIA MINOR, AFRICA, &C. London, December 7–12, 1896. Two volumes, bound in one. Crown 4to, contemporary brown half morocco with textured cloth sides. Part I: iv, 155, (1) pages; 1258 lots; 8 very fine autotype plates of coins. Part II: iv, 104 pages; 810 lots; 7 very fine autotype plates of coins. Both parts hand-priced in ink. Binding very worn at spine, with both boards detached but present; contents very good. Scarce. A highly important collection, notable for its wide scope and exceptional condition. Babelon 231 and 232. Clain-Stefanelli 1950. Daehn 2105: "Wonderful coins." Grierson 281. Spring 767 and 768 [both also listed under "Most important sales of ancient Greek coins"].