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Group of Thirty-One Different Frossard Sales

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Group of Thirty-One Different Frossard Sales
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Frossard, Ed. AUCTION CATALOGUES. New York, 1879-1900. Thirty-one different auction catalogues, being Adams Nos. 3, 16-19, 25, 26, 35, 41, 42, 48, 51, 57, 69, 70, 85, 89, 97, 105, 117, 131, 138, 139, 144, 146, 148, 149, 153, 154, 165 and 167. 8vo, all in original printed wraps or card covers. A couple priced in ink. Condition varies, but generally very good to fine, with a few exceptions. A good-sized starter group of 31 Frossard auction catalogues, including some important sales. One of America's most colorful and outspoken early coin dealers, Édouard Frossard was one of the premier American coin dealers in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Perhaps best known for Numisma, his highly entertaining 1877-91 house organ, Frossard's auction sales are a better testament to his distinguished numismatic career. John Adams writes: "In terms of content, the Frossard catalogues represent great variety and, cumulatively, great knowledge. Bespeaking quality, no less than twenty-one of the sales draw a rating of A- or better." A number of key catalogues are present here, including: the J.W. March sale, the Dr. William Lee sale, Sale 51 (April 10, 1886), the Gerald Hart collection, the J.V. Palmer sale, Sale 144 (Mar. 2-3, 1897) and the New Jersey Collection. A very nice collection.