Bound Volume of 1896 Sales
Frossard, Ed. AUCTION CATALOGUES, 1896. New York, varying locations. 8vo, later red half morocco; spine with four raised bands, ruled in blind and gilt and lettered in gilt; original printed paper covers bound in at end. Includes sales dated: January 24, 1896; May 7-8, 1896; May 29, 1896; July 17, 1896; October 27, 1896; and December 1, 1896. All sales hand-priced. All but Sale 140 thick-paper copies. Generally fine or nearly so. Adams 136, and 138-142. Sale 136 offered the collection of E.B. Crane, which had strong paper money and British; Sale 138 included material from the collections of Fred W. Porter, Dr. Edwin J. Graner, and Gardiner Pike; Sale 139 continued the Crane offerings, with Adams drawing attention to the Liberty Seated coinage as being notable; Both Sales 140 and 141 include some nice Canadian material. Ex John W. Adams Library (Kolbe & Fanning Sale 150, lot 224); ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $300)