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This item SOLD at 2015 Jan 10 @ 14:17UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT
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Adams, Edgar H. PRIVATE GOLD COINAGE OF CALIFORNIA, 1849-55, ITS HISTORY AND ITS ISSUES. Brooklyn: 1913. 4to, original dark blue half morocco, gilt; blue cloth sides; spine with five raised bands decorated in gilt; second and fourth spine panels lettered in gilt; remaining four compartments featuring an ornate gilt floral spray; patterned endpapers. xxviii, 12, (2), (13)-56, (2), (57)-96, (2), (97)-110 pages; 4 halftone portrait plates; 7 halftone plates of coins. Slight rubbing to spine; old label on upper left corner. Near fine. A well-preserved copy of the Special Leatherbound Edition. The best edition of the first comprehensive work on the numismatic history of the California Gold Rush. Edgar Adams (1868-1940) dominated American numismatic research in the first quarter of the twentieth century. His other landmark works on patterns and storecards and his famous series of illustrated notebooks on various series, many of which reside in the library of the American Numismatic Society, eloquently attest to his virtuosity. In his obituary, Farran Zerbe noted: "In the passing of Edgar H. Adams ... numismatics loses a grand character, one who starred in its literature for many years." Only a small number of special leatherbound copies of Private Gold Coinage of California appear to have been made from "the first complete edition of one hundred copies," the great majority of which were apparently bound in crimson cloth. Several versions of the book were published, with introductions of 16, 20 or 24 pages (this example has the 24-page version). Clain-Stefanelli 12465. Ex Charles M. Wormser / New Netherlands Coin Company library. Ex Kolbe & Fanning Sale 120, lot 385. Ex Dave Steine library.
Auction Location:
Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, New York, United States
Previewing Details:
The sale will take place in The Norse Suite, 18th Floor, The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, NYC.
Lot Viewing: The Library, 18th Floor, The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, NYC on Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.,
Friday, January 9, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Taxes:
| Tax | Rate | Desc. |
| OHIO |
7.5% |
OH State Tax |
| CCF |
3% |
Credit Card Fee |
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
Infinite |
18% |
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