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Chapman, Henry. CATALOGUE OF THE JOHN STORY JENKS COLLECTION OF COINS. ANCIENT GREEK, ROMAN AND THE ENTIRE WORLD. EARLY AMERICAN COLONIAL AND STATE ISSUES AND UNITED STATES PATTERNS AND THE REGULAR ISSUES. Philadelphia: Davis & Harvey, Auctioneers, December 7–17, 1921. 4to, later white cloth, gilt, bound in style similar to the original. xii, 653, (3) pages; 7302 lots. Set of 42 reprint plates of coins and medals bound in matching white cloth plate volume, gilt. First plate taped in top margin. Near fine. Adams 40, rated A+ overall: "Henry Chapman's magnum opus. Superb coins of the world plus U.S. all series, all expertly described." The most famous of the Chapman sales and one of the most renowned American coin auction ever held. For years the Jenks catalogue served as the best American single-volume guide to the entire range of numismatics. This copy has been bound in white buckram, in a style similar to the original, and is accompanied by a set of the reprint plates bound in a matching volume. A nice set, at a fraction of the cost of an original plated catalogue. Clain-Stefanelli 7997*. Davis 210. Fanning, Ancient Coins in Early American Auctions, 17. Grierson 276. Spring 100.