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Strong Group of 95 Elder Catalogues

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Strong Group of 95 Elder Catalogues
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Elder, Thomas L. NUMISMATIC AUCTION CATALOGUES. New York, etc., 1907-40. Ninety-five different catalogues: Adams Nos. 9, 13, 21, 34, 48, 50, 78, 86, 119, 120, 122-129, 131, 132, 134, 137, 138, 140, 144, 146, 172, 173, 179, 182, 185, 191, 196, 198, 206, 211-213, 219, 221, 227, 231, 234, 236-241, 243-247, 250-253, 255-289, 291 and 292 [his final sale]. Sale XIII 4to, balance 8vo, original printed card covers. 19 handpriced, with a number of others being partly priced; 6 with original prices realized lists. Condition varies, but generally very good to fine. It is only in recent years that Tom Elder's sales have begun to be adequately appreciated. With 292 sales to his credit, Elder handled an enormous number of coins throughout the nearly four decades he held auction sales. This sizeable lot includes a number of notable sales, including J.N.T. Levick et al. (1907), James B. Wilson (1908), William H. Woodin (1911), W.S. Appleton (1913), both the 1917 and 1920 Henry C. Miller sales, B.P. Wright et al. (1917), Craig Clare (1920), Lynch et al. (1921), Wright et al. (1923), C.W. Stetson (1924), S.H. Chapman (1929), McCaw et al. (1930), A.L. Stetson et al. (1932), R. Brevoort et al. (1934) and many others. Ex Michael Spurlock library.