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The 1888 Sale of the Vicomte de Quelen Collection

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The 1888 Sale of the Vicomte de Quelen Collection
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Rollin & Feuardent. COLLECTION DE FEU M. LE VICOMTE E. DE QUELEN. MONNAIES ROMAINES ET BYZANTINES D’OR, D’ARGENT ET DE BRONZE. MONNAIES GRECQUES, GAULOISES, MÉROVINGIENNES, ROYALES FRANÇAISES, ETC. ANTIQUITÉS GALLO-ROMAINES, LIVRES DE NUMISMATIQUE, ETC. Paris, 14-26 mai 1888. 4to, somewhat later red cloth, gilt. 11, (1), (4), iii, (1), 229, (1) pages; 2627 lots; a few text figures; 13 fine plates. Original prices realized list bound in. Plates lightly stained, not affecting utility. Still near fine. Inscribed in pencil on the front flyleaf: “A.M. Woodward, Ex libris L.A. Lawrence, May, 1950.” A near fine copy of this important sale, with the original prices realized list. Infrequently offered. Babelon 228. Clain-Stefanelli 3690. Grierson 286. Spring 567. Ex 13th Joint Kolbe/Spink sale (Dec. 1994), lot 172. Ex RBW Library.