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Bushnell on Store Cards, Political Tokens & Medals
Bushnell, Charles I. AN ARRANGEMENT OF TRADESMEN'S CARDS, POLITICAL TOKENS, ALSO, ELECTION MEDALS, MEDALETS, &C. CURRENT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE LAST SIXTY YEARS, DESCRIBED FROM THE ORIGINALS, CHIEFLY IN THE COLLECTION OF THE AUTHOR. WITH ENGRAVINGS. New York: Printed for the Author, 1858. Tall 8vo, later red cloth, gilt. Title printed in red and black; 118, (2) pages; 4 lithographic plates depicting a variety of tokens; advertising leaf. Gutters repaired where previously bound. Very good. Along with Bushnell's 1859 work on New York tokens, a fundamental early U.S. text on a specific numismatic topic. Bushnell's descriptions are detailed and thorough, setting a fine example for those wishing to follow in his footsteps. Important and scarce. The title page of this work is encountered both in red and black (as here) or differently typeset only in black. Clain-Stefanelli 13993*.
(Estimate: $250)
Bushnell, Charles I. AN ARRANGEMENT OF TRADESMEN'S CARDS, POLITICAL TOKENS, ALSO, ELECTION MEDALS, MEDALETS, &C. CURRENT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE LAST SIXTY YEARS, DESCRIBED FROM THE ORIGINALS, CHIEFLY IN THE COLLECTION OF THE AUTHOR. WITH ENGRAVINGS. New York: Printed for the Author, 1858. Tall 8vo, later red cloth, gilt. Title printed in red and black; 118, (2) pages; 4 lithographic plates depicting a variety of tokens; advertising leaf. Gutters repaired where previously bound. Very good. Along with Bushnell's 1859 work on New York tokens, a fundamental early U.S. text on a specific numismatic topic. Bushnell's descriptions are detailed and thorough, setting a fine example for those wishing to follow in his footsteps. Important and scarce. The title page of this work is encountered both in red and black (as here) or differently typeset only in black. Clain-Stefanelli 13993*.
(Estimate: $250)