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The 1896 Montagu Sale

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The 1896 Montagu Sale
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Rollin & Feuardent. COLLECTION DE FEU M.H. MONTAGU, F.S.A. MONNAIES D’OR ROMAINES & BYZANTINES. Paris, 20-28 avril 1896. 4to, contemporary red three-quarters morocco, gilt, with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gilt; marbled endpapers; top page edges gilt. vii, (1), 180 pages; 1291 lots; 32 (of 41) very fine autotype plates of coins, with an additional 4 from which coins have been cut. Early lots hand-priced and named. Original printed prices realized list bound in. Lightly rubbed; contents would be fine without the damage to the plates. A heartbreaker of a copy of this rare and exceptionally important catalogue, superbly illustrated. 32 of the 41 plates are perfectly fine, four have had coins cut from them and the last five are missing altogether. The proceeds totaled 363,004 francs: a remarkable sum at the time. Babelon 232. Clain-Stefanelli 3682. Grierson 285. Spring 573 [also listed under “Most important sales of Roman Imperial coins” and “Most important sales of Byzantine coins”]. Ex Feori F. Pipito, whose blind-stamp is found on the title; ex RBW Library.