Watch List notes:

Chapman, S. Hudson. THE UNITED STATES CENTS OF THE YEAR 1794. Philadelphia, 1923. First edition. 4to, original blue cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. (2), 28, (2) pages; 4 fine plates. Covers rubbed; hand-lettered spine label taped in place; very good. Copy No. 36 of perhaps 100 copies originally printed. In his 1979 article "The Rarity and Value of Large Cent Literature," John Adams states: "More than 50 copies were printed, but all were recalled to correct numerous mistakes, many of which were repeated in the 1926 edition." Chapman's efforts to cover his embarrassment were apparently quite successful since this work is now considered to be one of the rarest works on United States large cents, with around a dozen copies still extant (including those in institutional libraries). Ex Louis E. Elisaberg, Sr. Library; ex Richard A. Eliasberg Library.