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The 1525 First Edition of the Second Illustrated Numismatic Book

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The 1525 First Edition of the Second Illustrated Numismatic Book
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Huttich, Joannes. IMPERATORUM ROMANORUM LIBELLUS. UNÀ CUM IMAGINIBUS, AD VIVAM EFFIGIEM EXPRESSIS. CUM PRIVILEGIO CAESAREO. Argentinae (Strasbourg): Wolfgangus Caephalius, 1525 (from the colophon). First edition. 8vo [16.5 by 11 cm], modern vellum and illustrated boards; hand-lettered spine. 100 leaves [200 pages], numbering erratic as published, but complete, including the colophon leaf and final leaf with ornate printer's woodcut device on verso; historiated woodcut title border and vignette; most pages with one or two attractive woodcuts of Roman coins or coins of the Holy Roman Empire in white on a black background. ... Binding a bit rubbed. Very good or better. See catalogue for full description.