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Auction 65 21 Sep 2022
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Hill, [Sir] George F. and Pollard, J. Graham, Renaissance Medals at the National Gallery of Art – Medals from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, 132pp., multiple plates + indexes, London, 1967; Hill, [Sir] George F., revised and enlarged by Pollard, J. Graham, Medals of the Renaissance, 167pp., 32 plates + notes and indexes, (2 copies), each black cloth with dust jackets, some tears to dust jackets, in good order (3)
The first lists and illustrates some 680 medals and coins, mostly originating from the Dreyfus Collection.
The remnants of a working library. The majority of the books in these lots have been used to a greater or lesser extent. Some have dust-jackets, some don't; many have company labels showing their origin; several have notes or cuttings 'tucked in'. They have been catalogued into groups by the subject they cover rather than a strictly alphabetical order. And, as with all libraries, there are a few gems, a few association items and a multitude of useful references.
(Estimate: 45-65 GBP)
The first lists and illustrates some 680 medals and coins, mostly originating from the Dreyfus Collection.
The remnants of a working library. The majority of the books in these lots have been used to a greater or lesser extent. Some have dust-jackets, some don't; many have company labels showing their origin; several have notes or cuttings 'tucked in'. They have been catalogued into groups by the subject they cover rather than a strictly alphabetical order. And, as with all libraries, there are a few gems, a few association items and a multitude of useful references.
(Estimate: 45-65 GBP)