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Bushnell on New York Tokens

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Bushnell on New York Tokens
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Bushnell, Charles I. AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST THREE BUSINESS TOKENS ISSUED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. New York: Privately Printed, 1859. 12mo, original pink printed wraps. Frontispiece depicting a Mott token and two Talbot, Allum and Lee tokens, printed in metallic ink; 17, (1) pages; advertisement leaf. Ex Bella C. Landauer, with bookplate on inside of cardboard folder; housed in custom-made slipcase with red morocco spine label, gilt. Some spotting to wraps; near fine. An important work, rarely encountered, as here, unbound in its original state. Originally published by Bushnell in a limited large-paper edition, he issued this more commonly encountered (though still scarce) edition to satisfy demand for the work. He continued to add to it, however, issuing a very rare second edition that was generally unknown until the first Kolbe Ford sale. The frontispiece is a lithograph in bronze ink, and the overall production values are well above average. Includes an appendix listing sales of these tokens at auction. The advertisement leaf contains four ads, all by die sinkers. Davis 163. Ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 120, lot 405. Ex Dave Steine library.