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A Very Rare Set of Raczynski on Polish Coins

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A Very Rare Set of Raczynski on Polish Coins
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Raczynski, Edwarda Hr. GABINET MEDALÓW POLSKICH, ORAZ TYCH, KTÓRE SIE DZIEJÓW POLSKI TYCZA POCZAWSZY OD... / LE MÉDAILLER DE POLOGNE, OU COLLECTION DE MÉDAILLES, AYANT RAPPORT... TOM I: NAJDAWNIÉJSZYCH AZ DO KONCA PANOWANIA JANA III. (1513-1696). TOM II: NAJDAWNIÉJSZYCH AZ DO KONCA PANOWANIA JANA III. (1513-1696). Berlin: A. Asher & Co., 1845. Second editions. Two volumes. lxvii, (1), 415, (1); (4), 427, (1) pages; 145 attractively engraved plates. [with] TOM III: WSTAPIENIA NA TRON AUGUSTA II. AZ DO ZGONU SYNA JEGO AUGUSTA III. (1697.-1763.). Poznan: Garbarach, 1841. (2), (xv)-xxv, (5), 338 pages; 117 attractively engraved plates. [with] TOM IV: CZASÓW PANOWANIA STANISLAWA AUGUSTA PRZEZ L.G. Wroclaw: Henryka Richtera, 1843. (6), xxii, 314 pages; 95 attractively engraved plates. Four volumes, complete. Crown 4to, uniformly bound in contemporary brown half crushed morocco, decorated in blind; spines with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; decorative endpapers; all page edges marbled. Some foxing and browning throughout. Bindings worn, but sound. Very good. The great foundational work on Polish historical medals. Rare: the first complete set we have offered in over twenty years. E.E. Clain-Stefanelli wrote (in Numismatics--An Ancient Science), "Edward H. Raczynski (1787-1845) ... and later Count Emeric Hutten-Czapski (1829-1896) ... helped to establish Poland's prestige in numismatics." Herstal called it an "elementarwerk," and noted that the third volume is especially rare; he also credits the fourth volume to L. Golebiowski. Clain-Stefanelli 14919*. Grierson 267. Gumowski 3679. Leitzmann 110-111. Ryszard 69-70.