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Complete Numismatic Journal
Drowne, L.S. [editor and publisher]. THE NUMISMATIC JOURNAL. IN THE INTEREST OF COIN AND CURIOSITY COLLECTORS. Volume I, Nos. 1-6, complete. North Adams, Massachusetts, August 1877-January 1878. Small quarto, self-covered as published. 4 pages per issue. Folded for mailing; very good or better. Bourne 1870-47, recording only the six issues present here. The American Numismatic Society Library Dictionary Catalogue lists only the same six issues. The publisher, L.S. Drowne, vows in his Numismatic Journal salutatory to make it "as interesting as possible" and to "enlarging our paper as soon as the patronage and wants of our readers shall demand." He also proclaims that "You can rest assured that The Numismatic journal will be continued one year." The back page of each issue is devoted to advertisements and the remainder contains brief articles, interesting chatter, coin sale announcements and results, occasional listings of coins for sale. Rare. Ex M. Bourne Library.
Estimate: 100 USD
Drowne, L.S. [editor and publisher]. THE NUMISMATIC JOURNAL. IN THE INTEREST OF COIN AND CURIOSITY COLLECTORS. Volume I, Nos. 1-6, complete. North Adams, Massachusetts, August 1877-January 1878. Small quarto, self-covered as published. 4 pages per issue. Folded for mailing; very good or better. Bourne 1870-47, recording only the six issues present here. The American Numismatic Society Library Dictionary Catalogue lists only the same six issues. The publisher, L.S. Drowne, vows in his Numismatic Journal salutatory to make it "as interesting as possible" and to "enlarging our paper as soon as the patronage and wants of our readers shall demand." He also proclaims that "You can rest assured that The Numismatic journal will be continued one year." The back page of each issue is devoted to advertisements and the remainder contains brief articles, interesting chatter, coin sale announcements and results, occasional listings of coins for sale. Rare. Ex M. Bourne Library.
Estimate: 100 USD