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Rare Special Edition of the 1909 Benson Sale, ex Talbot Ready

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 USD
Rare Special Edition of the 1909 Benson Sale, ex Talbot Ready
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Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. CATALOGUE OF THE VALUABLE COLLECTION OF GREEK COINS FORMED BY THE LATE FRANK SHERMAN BENSON... London, Feb. 3-11, 1909. Crown 4to, contemporary tan English calf; sides paneled with double gilt fillets; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; turn-ins ruled with double gilt fillets; marbled endpapers; all page edges gilt. iv, 110, (2) pages; 808 lots; 26 fine plates, each present in two versions, with white and yellow backgrounds. Inscribed to W. Talbot Ready, "with the compiler's respectful compliments." ... Moderate general wear to binding; still most attractive and near fine. See catalogue for full description.