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Ten Different Hesslein Sales

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Ten Different Hesslein Sales
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Hesslein, William. NUMISMATIC AUCTION CATALOGUES. Boston, 1924-31. Ten auction catalogues, for the following dates: June 13-14, 1924; Sept. 24-25, 1926; Jan. 20-21, 1928; Sept. 21-22, 1928; April 16-17, 1929; Nov. 22-23, 1929; Jan. 24-25, 1930; Nov. 28-29, 1930; Feb. 6-7, 1931; and Dec. 4-5, 1931. 8vo, original matching printed card covers. Generally near fine. Very scarce. Hesslein was a bit of an enigma. Adams wrote of him that "history is cruel to the petty crook. If one robs or extorts on only a modest scale, there are no Boswells and there are no film rights. Such was the fate of William Hesslein; by absconding with but small money, he left no biography behind him ... we are inclined to believe that Mr. H. fibbed a little and lied a lot." A very nice starter set of these scarce catalogues, which have recently become more appreciated than they were in the past.