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Perhaps the Finest Extant Deluxe Browning

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Perhaps the Finest Extant Deluxe Browning
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Browning, A.W. THE EARLY QUARTER DOLLARS OF THE UNITED STATES 1796-1838. WITH A FEW REMARKS CONCERNING THEIR TYPES, VARIETIES AND RARITY. ILLUSTRATED ON EIGHT PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES. New York: Wayte Raymond, 1925. 8vo [23 by 16.5 cm], original dark brown crushed and polished full morocco; double gilt panels on both sides; upper cover lettered in gilt; spine with five raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt; spine ends and board edges decorated in gilt; red silk headbands; intricate gilt inner dentelles in a running floral motif; decorative brown endpapers; top page and plate edges gilt. Housed in later brown half morocco clamshell box, spine ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. 36 pages, interleaved with tinted blank sheets; 8 fine linen-backed photographic plates. Outer page edges untrimmed. Author's name underlined in black ink on title. An exceptionally attractive, fine copy. [Online description truncated; see printed or PDF catalogue for full description.]