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The Numismatist through 1945
American Numismatic Association. THE NUMISMATIST. AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY DEVOTED TO THE SCIENCE OF NUMISMATICS / THE NUMISMATIST. AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY DEVOTED TO MONEY AND MEDALLIC ART / THE NUMISMATIST. Volumes 1–58 (1888–1945), complete, with Volumes 1–6 (1888–1893) present in reprint form. Monroe, Michigan, etc.: George Heath and the American Numismatic Association. 8vo, bound in varying cloths, as follows: The reprint of Volumes 1–6 is in maroon cloth, gilt; Volumes 7–13 are bound in five volumes, in matching red half calf with pebbled black sides, spines lettered in gilt, without original paper/card covers but including ad pages; Volumes 14–15 are bound similarly, but in maroon textured cloth; Volumes 16, 21–26 and 30 are in the half calf binding; Volumes 17–20, 27–29, 31, 33–36 and 41–58 are in the maroon textured cloth; Volume 32 is in black cloth; and Volumes 37–40 are in green cloth. Also included is one volume (maroon textured cloth) bringing together the index issued for Volumes 1–51, the September 1946 Membership Directory, and the July 1946 Library Catalogue. Volumes bound in half calf frequently have extra materials bound in with them, including issues of Mehl's Numismatic Monthly , the Numismatic Philistine, the Elder Monthly and auction catalogues and fixed price lists issued by Henry Chapman, J. Schulman, J. Hirsch, Fred Michael, B. Max Mehl, Ben Green, Wayte Raymond (solo and as the U.S. Coin Co.), Dupriez, Rudolf Kube, Etienne Bourgey, and Adolph Hess. The 1910 Year Book is bound in with the 1910 volume. While condition varies slightly, the set on the whole is near fine with a few exceptions that have weak bindings or other minor issues. A complete original set from 1894 through 1945, accompanied by Volumes 1–6 in reprint form. The Numismatist remains one of the mainstays of American numismatic literature, though it has never had scholarly pretensions, nor has it been primarily a commercial publication. Its founder, Dr. George Francis Heath, was, in essence, a collector, and the publication has always endeavored to serve first the needs of coin collectors. About the time that the American Journal of Numismatics became exclusively a scholarly journal, The Numismatist unfurled its banner. It is filled with vignettes of collectors of the day, results of important sales, and fascinating gossip on a wide variety of topics. Numismatic scholars will also find much of interest in its pages, with significant articles on a wide variety of subjects appearing through the years. It is an unparalleled, comprehensive chronicle of coin collecting in America from the turn of the century to the present. The modest amounts that sets have brought in recent years truly make it one of the great bargains of American numismatic literature. The extra material bound into some of the early volumes here present include a number of other periodicals that are legitimately scarce, as well as some desirable sale catalogues. The 1910 Year Book is another welcome addition. Voted No. 3 on the Numismatic Bibliomania Society's "One Hundred Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature." Kolbe 813.
American Numismatic Association. THE NUMISMATIST. AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY DEVOTED TO THE SCIENCE OF NUMISMATICS / THE NUMISMATIST. AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY DEVOTED TO MONEY AND MEDALLIC ART / THE NUMISMATIST. Volumes 1–58 (1888–1945), complete, with Volumes 1–6 (1888–1893) present in reprint form. Monroe, Michigan, etc.: George Heath and the American Numismatic Association. 8vo, bound in varying cloths, as follows: The reprint of Volumes 1–6 is in maroon cloth, gilt; Volumes 7–13 are bound in five volumes, in matching red half calf with pebbled black sides, spines lettered in gilt, without original paper/card covers but including ad pages; Volumes 14–15 are bound similarly, but in maroon textured cloth; Volumes 16, 21–26 and 30 are in the half calf binding; Volumes 17–20, 27–29, 31, 33–36 and 41–58 are in the maroon textured cloth; Volume 32 is in black cloth; and Volumes 37–40 are in green cloth. Also included is one volume (maroon textured cloth) bringing together the index issued for Volumes 1–51, the September 1946 Membership Directory, and the July 1946 Library Catalogue. Volumes bound in half calf frequently have extra materials bound in with them, including issues of Mehl's Numismatic Monthly , the Numismatic Philistine, the Elder Monthly and auction catalogues and fixed price lists issued by Henry Chapman, J. Schulman, J. Hirsch, Fred Michael, B. Max Mehl, Ben Green, Wayte Raymond (solo and as the U.S. Coin Co.), Dupriez, Rudolf Kube, Etienne Bourgey, and Adolph Hess. The 1910 Year Book is bound in with the 1910 volume. While condition varies slightly, the set on the whole is near fine with a few exceptions that have weak bindings or other minor issues. A complete original set from 1894 through 1945, accompanied by Volumes 1–6 in reprint form. The Numismatist remains one of the mainstays of American numismatic literature, though it has never had scholarly pretensions, nor has it been primarily a commercial publication. Its founder, Dr. George Francis Heath, was, in essence, a collector, and the publication has always endeavored to serve first the needs of coin collectors. About the time that the American Journal of Numismatics became exclusively a scholarly journal, The Numismatist unfurled its banner. It is filled with vignettes of collectors of the day, results of important sales, and fascinating gossip on a wide variety of topics. Numismatic scholars will also find much of interest in its pages, with significant articles on a wide variety of subjects appearing through the years. It is an unparalleled, comprehensive chronicle of coin collecting in America from the turn of the century to the present. The modest amounts that sets have brought in recent years truly make it one of the great bargains of American numismatic literature. The extra material bound into some of the early volumes here present include a number of other periodicals that are legitimately scarce, as well as some desirable sale catalogues. The 1910 Year Book is another welcome addition. Voted No. 3 on the Numismatic Bibliomania Society's "One Hundred Greatest Items of United States Numismatic Literature." Kolbe 813.