Kolbe & Fanning
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Original Hetrich & Guttag, ex Bass
Hetrich, George, and Julius Guttag. CIVIL WAR TOKENS AND TRADESMEN'S STORE CARDS. A TENTATIVE LIST OF THE CIVIL WAR TOKENS, AND STORE CARDS ISSUED BY THE MERCHANTS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND USED AS MONEY DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1861 TO 1864. (Kutztown, Pennsylvania), 1924. Tall 8vo, later brown quarter calf, gilt; original printed front card cover bound in. 289, (1) pages; 16 plates; errata sheet tipped in. Signed by Julius Guttag on behalf of the authors on the opening blank. Binding worn at spine. Very good or better. Early in life Hetrich became a collector and, in his later years, selected Civil War tokens as his numismatic specialty, forming one of the finest collections of the time. Julius Guttag referred to him as "the first person systematically collecting these coins with whom I became acquainted." Their collaborative effort was the first substantial work on the topic ever published and it remained the standard work for close to fifty years. Clain-Stefanelli 14031*. Ex Charles P. Knoth, with his address label on the inside front card cover; ex A. Kosoff, July 30, 1968; ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 80, lot 319).
Hetrich, George, and Julius Guttag. CIVIL WAR TOKENS AND TRADESMEN'S STORE CARDS. A TENTATIVE LIST OF THE CIVIL WAR TOKENS, AND STORE CARDS ISSUED BY THE MERCHANTS OF THE UNITED STATES, AND USED AS MONEY DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1861 TO 1864. (Kutztown, Pennsylvania), 1924. Tall 8vo, later brown quarter calf, gilt; original printed front card cover bound in. 289, (1) pages; 16 plates; errata sheet tipped in. Signed by Julius Guttag on behalf of the authors on the opening blank. Binding worn at spine. Very good or better. Early in life Hetrich became a collector and, in his later years, selected Civil War tokens as his numismatic specialty, forming one of the finest collections of the time. Julius Guttag referred to him as "the first person systematically collecting these coins with whom I became acquainted." Their collaborative effort was the first substantial work on the topic ever published and it remained the standard work for close to fifty years. Clain-Stefanelli 14031*. Ex Charles P. Knoth, with his address label on the inside front card cover; ex A. Kosoff, July 30, 1968; ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library (Kolbe Sale 80, lot 319).