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Steigerwalt's Illustrated History
Steigerwalt, Chas. STEIGERWALT'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF UNITED STATES AND COLONIAL COINS. Lancaster, 1884. 8vo, original pebbled maroon cloth; yellow endpapers. 40 pages; numerous line-drawn illustrations of coins. Front hinge cracked, else fine. A fine copy of this very scarce work. An 1804 dollar is depicted on the title with the following legend: "$500 to $1,000 paid for this piece." In the preface, Steigerwalt writes: "Having long felt the need of a work that would give, in a condensed form, the main facts in regard to the United States and Colonial Coinage, without entering into the minute details of die varieties, etc., so extensively treated in the so-called monographs, type tables, etc., I have endeavored in the present work to present only such information as will interest the great body of collectors, and especially those who have had but little experience yet in collecting, to whom this work will be very valuable as a book of reference. In my experience as a dealer, I find that many collectors limit themselves to only such branches as they are best acquainted with, and other branches, as the collecting of the early American Colonial coins, which are of great historical interest, are entirely neglected. Hoping this little work may give an additional interest to these most interesting subjects, and that collectors will not forget me when contemplating additions to their cabinets, I remain, Yours, etc., Chas. Steigerwalt." An interesting and informative work with a "Table of Prices of United States and Colonial Coins" appended at the end. Ex Charles P. Knoth Library, with his label; ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library Kolbe Sale 75, lot 251); ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 121, lot 1201; ex Michael Spurlock Library (Kolbe & Fanning's 2015 New York Book Auction, lot 316); ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $300)
Steigerwalt, Chas. STEIGERWALT'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF UNITED STATES AND COLONIAL COINS. Lancaster, 1884. 8vo, original pebbled maroon cloth; yellow endpapers. 40 pages; numerous line-drawn illustrations of coins. Front hinge cracked, else fine. A fine copy of this very scarce work. An 1804 dollar is depicted on the title with the following legend: "$500 to $1,000 paid for this piece." In the preface, Steigerwalt writes: "Having long felt the need of a work that would give, in a condensed form, the main facts in regard to the United States and Colonial Coinage, without entering into the minute details of die varieties, etc., so extensively treated in the so-called monographs, type tables, etc., I have endeavored in the present work to present only such information as will interest the great body of collectors, and especially those who have had but little experience yet in collecting, to whom this work will be very valuable as a book of reference. In my experience as a dealer, I find that many collectors limit themselves to only such branches as they are best acquainted with, and other branches, as the collecting of the early American Colonial coins, which are of great historical interest, are entirely neglected. Hoping this little work may give an additional interest to these most interesting subjects, and that collectors will not forget me when contemplating additions to their cabinets, I remain, Yours, etc., Chas. Steigerwalt." An interesting and informative work with a "Table of Prices of United States and Colonial Coins" appended at the end. Ex Charles P. Knoth Library, with his label; ex Harry W. Bass, Jr. Library Kolbe Sale 75, lot 251); ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 121, lot 1201; ex Michael Spurlock Library (Kolbe & Fanning's 2015 New York Book Auction, lot 316); ex Cardinal Collection Library.
(Estimate: $300)