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Dr. French’s Copy of Frossard’s Monograph, with Maris Plate

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Dr. French’s Copy of Frossard’s Monograph, with Maris Plate
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Frossard, Ed. MONOGRAPH OF UNITED STATES CENTS AND HALF CENTS ISSUED BETWEEN THE YEARS 1793 AND 1857: TO WHICH IS ADDED A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL COINS, TOKENS, JETONS, MEDALETS, PATTERNS OF COINAGE AND WASHINGTON PIECES, GENERALLY CLASSIFIED UNDER THE HEAD OF COLONIAL COINS. A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NUMISMATIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Irvington: Published by the Author, 1879. 8vo, original dark brown full morocco; both boards hatched and paneled in gilt, with front cover lettered in gilt; original gilt-printed blue paper cover bound in; all page edges gilt; marbled endpapers. 58, (2) pages; 9 heliotype plates, with 7 featuring handwritten ligatures and/or numbers. A copy of the Maris Woodburytype plate, folded, bound in on a paper hinge. Spine and hinges reinforced with cloth tape. Ex A.F. Merell, S.T. Millard, George French, Charles Johnson and Armand Champa, with the signatures or stamps of all. Near fine. [Online description truncated: see printed or PDF catalogue for full description.]