Kolbe & Fanning
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The Stack's Set of Frossard Catalogues
Frossard, Ed. AUCTION SALE CATALOGUES. New York, 1878-1901. Seventy-six catalogues, being Adams Nos. 1-50, 52, 56-59, 63-65, 69-70, 73, 80, 85, 89, 92, 97, 111, 116, 127, 130, 136, 147, 167, 168, 170 and 172. Uniformly bound in six volumes. 8vo, later blue cloth; gray leather spine labels, gilt; all of the original printed paper or card covers bound in. Four catalogues (Nos. 20, 37, 40 and 46) include original heliotype plates; seventeen are Thick Paper sales (Nos. 11, 14, 16, 20, 37, 40, 43, 45, 46, 49, 111, 116, 130, 136, 147, 167 and 168); and all but eleven sales (Nos. 9, 12, 15, 17, 21, 27, 35, 36, 92, 97 and 127) are hand-priced. A few bindings are a trifle worn or discolored. Generally near fine. A substantial collection of Frossard auction catalogues, including many important sales. One of America's most colorful and outspoken early coin dealers, ƒdouard Frossard was one of the premier American coin dealers in the last quarter of the 19th century. Perhaps best known for Numisma, his highly entertaining 1877-1891 house organ, Frossard's auction sales are a better testament to his distinguished numismatic career. John Adams writes: "In terms of content, the Frossard catalogues represent great variety and, cumulatively, great knowledge. Bespeaking quality, no less than twenty-one of the sales draw a rating of A- or better." A number of key catalogues are present here, including: thirteen A sales, among them George Merritt, Stenz Silver, William Cottier, LeGras Collection, E.F. Kuithan, William Poillon I, Isaac Wood Medals, Ed. Frossard, Dr. William Lee, Russian Collection II, Gerald Hart Canadian, J.V. Palmer, and Hiram Deats. Virtually all plated Frossard catalogues are scarce or rare. Among the four present here, all of which are special thick paper copies, the October 2-3, 1884 catalogue of Frossard's own collection is the most notable, featuring no fewer than nine fine heliotype plates, one depicting Frossard's famous collection of 1794 cents. The December 20, 1884 sale, featuring a fine plate of ancient Greek coins, is rarely offered, and the April 1, 1882 and September 24-25, 1885 catalogues do not come to market with any frequency. Ex Stack Family Library (Kolbe Sale 111, lot 72); ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $2500)
Frossard, Ed. AUCTION SALE CATALOGUES. New York, 1878-1901. Seventy-six catalogues, being Adams Nos. 1-50, 52, 56-59, 63-65, 69-70, 73, 80, 85, 89, 92, 97, 111, 116, 127, 130, 136, 147, 167, 168, 170 and 172. Uniformly bound in six volumes. 8vo, later blue cloth; gray leather spine labels, gilt; all of the original printed paper or card covers bound in. Four catalogues (Nos. 20, 37, 40 and 46) include original heliotype plates; seventeen are Thick Paper sales (Nos. 11, 14, 16, 20, 37, 40, 43, 45, 46, 49, 111, 116, 130, 136, 147, 167 and 168); and all but eleven sales (Nos. 9, 12, 15, 17, 21, 27, 35, 36, 92, 97 and 127) are hand-priced. A few bindings are a trifle worn or discolored. Generally near fine. A substantial collection of Frossard auction catalogues, including many important sales. One of America's most colorful and outspoken early coin dealers, ƒdouard Frossard was one of the premier American coin dealers in the last quarter of the 19th century. Perhaps best known for Numisma, his highly entertaining 1877-1891 house organ, Frossard's auction sales are a better testament to his distinguished numismatic career. John Adams writes: "In terms of content, the Frossard catalogues represent great variety and, cumulatively, great knowledge. Bespeaking quality, no less than twenty-one of the sales draw a rating of A- or better." A number of key catalogues are present here, including: thirteen A sales, among them George Merritt, Stenz Silver, William Cottier, LeGras Collection, E.F. Kuithan, William Poillon I, Isaac Wood Medals, Ed. Frossard, Dr. William Lee, Russian Collection II, Gerald Hart Canadian, J.V. Palmer, and Hiram Deats. Virtually all plated Frossard catalogues are scarce or rare. Among the four present here, all of which are special thick paper copies, the October 2-3, 1884 catalogue of Frossard's own collection is the most notable, featuring no fewer than nine fine heliotype plates, one depicting Frossard's famous collection of 1794 cents. The December 20, 1884 sale, featuring a fine plate of ancient Greek coins, is rarely offered, and the April 1, 1882 and September 24-25, 1885 catalogues do not come to market with any frequency. Ex Stack Family Library (Kolbe Sale 111, lot 72); ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $2500)