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A Fine, Complete Set of the Berliner Blätter

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A Fine, Complete Set of the Berliner Blätter
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Köhne, Bernard von. BERLINER BLÄTTER FÜR MÜNZ-, SIEGEL- UND WAPPENKUNDE. Volumes I-VI, complete. Berlin, 1862-73. 8vo, handsomely bound in matching modern black and blue cloth-backed boards; red morocco spine labels, gilt; first volume with original printed front wraps bound in. iv, 391, (1) + vi, (2), 392 + viii, 380 + (2), iv, 378 + viii, 384 + viii, 391, (1) pages; occasional text illustrations; 71 fine consecutively-numbered engraved plates, some folding [numbering erratic, but confirmed as complete]; unnumbered frontispiece plates to Vols. III -V. 16 page Kunst-Katalog of J.M. Heberle (H. Lempertz) bound in to end of Vol. I; 16 page Bücher-Verzeichniss of numismatic books by J.A. Stargardt bound in to end of Vol. V. Old library stamps to a few opening leaves. A remarkably well-preserved set in attractive modern bindings. Fine. A rare and important numismatic periodical, missing from most of the major libraries offered at auction in recent memory. The Berliner Blätter für Münz-, Siegel- und Wappenkunde played a key role in the development of numismatic periodicals in 19th-century Germany.[Online description truncated: see printed or PDF catalogue for full description.]