Kolbe & Fanning
Auction 164 27 Aug 2022
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John G. Mills's Priced, Named & Plated Copy
Cogan, Edward. CATALOGUE OF AN EXCEEDINGLY INTERESTING AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF SILVER MEDALS OF ALL NATIONS, TOGETHER WITH RARE CROWNS, ETC. FORMERLY THE SILVER CABINET OF THE LATE MR. JOHN ALLAN, PURCHASED BY THE PRESENT OWNER, J.C. NEWCOMB, ESQ., SOME YEARS BEFORE MR. ALLAN'S DEATH. New York: Leavitt, Strebeigh & Co., May 25-27, 1870. 8vo [25 by 18 cm], contemporary tan half calf and marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and decorated in gilt; dark crimson morocco spine label lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers. 107, (1) pages; 845 + 83 lots; 8 fine photographic plates. Hand-priced in pencil with buyers' names throughout. Extremities a bit worn but binding sound, internally fine. Adams 24, with plates. Thick Paper Copy. A scarce and desirable sale, catalogued by Professor Anthon. Only the second numismatic auction sale in the United States issued with photographic plates. John Allan was a Scottish immigrant to New York City. He lived to be 87 and began collecting coins in the early 1820s. Attinelli thought highly of him: "Mr. Allan was so noted an antiquarian as to require no further mention from me." Priced and named copies are rarely encountered. The first two leaves (title and introduction) in this plated copy are, as always, printed on regular paper while the text stock is on decidedly thicker stock. Buyers at the sale included Cleveland, Anthon, Dr. James, Sampson, Redlich, Parish, Elliott, Cleney [sic], Appleton, Browning, Bailey, et al. Davis 258. Ex John G. Mills, with his printed label on the front pastedown; ex George and Melvin Fuld Library (Katen Sale 37, lot 940); ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 121, lot 1196; ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $600)
Cogan, Edward. CATALOGUE OF AN EXCEEDINGLY INTERESTING AND VALUABLE COLLECTION OF SILVER MEDALS OF ALL NATIONS, TOGETHER WITH RARE CROWNS, ETC. FORMERLY THE SILVER CABINET OF THE LATE MR. JOHN ALLAN, PURCHASED BY THE PRESENT OWNER, J.C. NEWCOMB, ESQ., SOME YEARS BEFORE MR. ALLAN'S DEATH. New York: Leavitt, Strebeigh & Co., May 25-27, 1870. 8vo [25 by 18 cm], contemporary tan half calf and marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and decorated in gilt; dark crimson morocco spine label lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers. 107, (1) pages; 845 + 83 lots; 8 fine photographic plates. Hand-priced in pencil with buyers' names throughout. Extremities a bit worn but binding sound, internally fine. Adams 24, with plates. Thick Paper Copy. A scarce and desirable sale, catalogued by Professor Anthon. Only the second numismatic auction sale in the United States issued with photographic plates. John Allan was a Scottish immigrant to New York City. He lived to be 87 and began collecting coins in the early 1820s. Attinelli thought highly of him: "Mr. Allan was so noted an antiquarian as to require no further mention from me." Priced and named copies are rarely encountered. The first two leaves (title and introduction) in this plated copy are, as always, printed on regular paper while the text stock is on decidedly thicker stock. Buyers at the sale included Cleveland, Anthon, Dr. James, Sampson, Redlich, Parish, Elliott, Cleney [sic], Appleton, Browning, Bailey, et al. Davis 258. Ex John G. Mills, with his printed label on the front pastedown; ex George and Melvin Fuld Library (Katen Sale 37, lot 940); ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 121, lot 1196; ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $600)