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Crosby Ephemera

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Crosby Ephemera
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(Crosby, Sylvester S). TWO PIECES OF EPHEMERA RELATING TO CROSBY'S 1875 MASTERPIECE, THE EARLY COINS OF AMERICA. Includes: 1) Circular dated Boston, Nov. 1, 1872, from the Committee of Publication of the New England Numismatic and Archaeological Society, announcing the beginning of work on what would become Crosby's solo project, the Early Coins of America. Printed on front of large (16 by 10 inch) sheet of paper folded to make four pages, of which only the first is printed. Separate subscription form, 3 by 5.5 inches, affixed lightly to front for easy removal. 2) August 1886 dated circular from Lyman Low (8.5 by 5.5 inches) announcing that he had purchased Crosby's remaining copies on July 14 and was now offering them for sale. First item is fine; second has a wrinkle through it. Most interesting pieces of ephemera concerning what is almost certainly the most important book ever written on American numismatics. The first circular is rare, especially with the unused subscription form. The Low circular is one of a few seen by this cataloguer and has Low's small printed number 51 at the top left corner (see the July-Sept. 2013 issue of The Asylum for an explanation).