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1842Best.-Nr. 54602Philadelphia: published at the Assay Office of the Mint 1842. First edition 4to pp. 4 iv 1 6-220; inserted half-title printed in silver on glazed paper and 16 composite plates printed on glazed paper; original brown cloth stamped in gilt on the upper cover; small snag at the top of the spine and the cloth binding a little dull; the plates are all bound at the back of the volume in 4 sequential gatherings and the bulk of the plates has caused these gatherings to become extended; otherwise a complete copy with a clean text block and an interesting provenance: on the front free endpaper is the first owner's inscription "Rud. F. Kelker / April 21 1843 / bot. of Eckfeldt & Dubois / United States Mint" and on the top of the title page "Rud. F. Kelker / April 21 1843 / bot. of Eckfeldt & Dubois / United States Mint / paid $5.00." Bookplate of Rudolph F. Kelker Harrisburg Pa. A landmark work in American numismatics. The authors were assayers of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. For nearly two decades it was the only practical guide available to American coin collectors. It was also the first work to illustrate the 1804 dollar and was one of the earliest works to combine photography electrotyping and the metal rolling machine for illustrative purposes. Sabin 21787. published at the Assay Office of the Mint unknown
Best.-Nr. 48974ECKFELDT Jacob and DU BOIS William E. A Manual of Gold and Silver Coins of All Nations Struck within the Past Century. Showing their History Legal Basis and their Actual Weight Fineness and Value Chiefly from Original and Recent Assays. With which are incoroporated Treatises on Bullion and Plate Counterfeit Coins Specific Gravity of Precious Metals Etc. with Recent Statistics of the Production and Coinage of Gold and Silver in the World and Sundry Useful Tables. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings of Coins Executed by the Medal-ruling Machine and under the Direction of Joseph Saxton of the United States Mint. Philadelphia: Assay Office of the Mint 1842. 1st ed. 4to. 220pp. In contemporary 1/2 roan marbled boards. Spine expertly repaired some browning throughout else a very good copy. A very good copy complete with 16 plates and the pictorial title before the title page. In 1837 Joseph Saxton became the curator of the standard weighing apparatus of the United States Mint. "During his connection with the mint he designed and constructed the large standard balances used for the verification of the standard weights of the government's assay and coining offices" DAB. Fourteen years later Saxton won a gold medal at the World's Fair in London for "a large balance of extreme precision" Appleton's Cyclopaedia. unknown
1851Best.-Nr. 1411760New York: George P. Putnam 1851. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 72 pages. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's dark brown cloth bearing gilt lettering to the front. Boards have moderate plus wear including some scuffing slight staining few chips to the joints/edges and lacking the exterior to the spine. Text block has moderate wear including slight age toning to the edges with slight foxing to the interior and partial cracking to the gutter to the rear end paper. Previous owner's information to the front end paper and slight inked notation to the title page. Illustrated. Second edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Office Back Shelf. 1411760. FP New Rockville Stock. George P. Putnam hardcover
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1851Best.-Nr. 54192New York: George P. Putnam 1851. 8vo pp. 6 72 2 2 ads 2 ads 6 ads on yellow paper; 5 plates; original brown cloth gilt-stamped upper cover; a few cracks in the cloth along the hinges neatly repaired with small strips of cellotape; otherwise a very good copy. An early reference work on gold coins from California and other states issued for collectors and those dealing in the money trade. The authors were assayers of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. The first edition of this work issued in 1850 contained several samples of genuine California gold ore and is notably scarce. This revised edition was issued without the samples but contains new material on the California gold situation and California coins; Mormon coins; and other West Coast imprints. There are 5 handsome engraved plates at the end of the book showing gold coins from California and the west coast; Mormon coins; gold ingots; mining company issues; coins from Central America; and much more. The second half of the book written by Du Bois is devoted to ancient coins in the U.S. Mint's private collection including coins from the Roman Empire Persia the Byzantine era and more. This collection was formed in 1838 with Du Bois serving as its first curator. Cowan p. 76; Kuritz 217b; Sabin 21788. George P. Putnam unknown
1851Best.-Nr. 1411760New York: George P. Putnam 1851. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 72 pages. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's dark brown cloth bearing gilt lettering to the front. Boards have moderate plus wear including some scuffing slight staining few chips to the joints/edges and lacking the exterior to the spine. Text block has moderate wear including slight age toning to the edges with slight foxing to the interior and partial cracking to the gutter to the rear end paper. Previous owner's information to the front end paper and slight inked notation to the title page. Illustrated. Second edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Office Back Shelf. 1411760. FP New Rockville Stock. George P. Putnam hardcover books
1842Best.-Nr. 54602Philadelphia: published at the Assay Office of the Mint 1842. First edition 4to pp. 4 iv 1 6-220; inserted half-title printed in silver on glazed paper and 16 composite plates printed on glazed paper; original brown cloth stamped in gilt on the upper cover; small snag at the top of the spine and the cloth binding a little dull; the plates are all bound at the back of the volume in 4 sequential gatherings and the bulk of the plates has caused these gatherings to become extended; otherwise a complete copy with a clean text block and an interesting provenance: on the front free endpaper is the first owner's inscription "Rud. F. Kelker / April 21 1843 / bot. of Eckfeldt & Dubois / United States Mint" and on the top of the title page "Rud. F. Kelker / April 21 1843 / bot. of Eckfeldt & Dubois / United States Mint / paid $5.00." Bookplate of Rudolph F. Kelker Harrisburg Pa. A landmark work in American numismatics. The authors were assayers of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. For nearly two decades it was the only practical guide available to American coin collectors. It was also the first work to illustrate the 1804 dollar and was one of the earliest works to combine photography electrotyping and the metal rolling machine for illustrative purposes. Sabin 21787. published at the Assay Office of the Mint unknown books
1851Best.-Nr. 54192New York: George P. Putnam 1851. 8vo pp. 6 72 2 2 ads 2 ads 6 ads on yellow paper; 5 plates; original brown cloth gilt-stamped upper cover; a few cracks in the cloth along the hinges neatly repaired with small strips of cellotape; otherwise a very good copy. An early reference work on gold coins from California and other states issued for collectors and those dealing in the money trade. The authors were assayers of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. The first edition of this work issued in 1850 contained several samples of genuine California gold ore and is notably scarce. This revised edition was issued without the samples but contains new material on the California gold situation and California coins; Mormon coins; and other West Coast imprints. There are 5 handsome engraved plates at the end of the book showing gold coins from California and the west coast; Mormon coins; gold ingots; mining company issues; coins from Central America; and much more. The second half of the book written by Du Bois is devoted to ancient coins in the U.S. Mint's private collection including coins from the Roman Empire Persia the Byzantine era and more. This collection was formed in 1838 with Du Bois serving as its first curator. Cowan p. 76; Kuritz 217b; Sabin 21788. George P. Putnam unknown books
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