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The Collection of Hofrath Walcher, Ritter von Molthein

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The Collection of Hofrath Walcher, Ritter von Molthein
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Renner, Victor de. CATALOGUE DE LA COLLECTION DES MÉDAILLES GRECQUES DE M. LE CHEVALIER LÉOPOLD WALCHER DE MOLTHEIN. First edition. Paris et Vienne, 1895. Engraved frontispiece portrait; vii, (1), 294, (2) pages; 3310 descriptions; 30 fine plates of coins and 1 plate of monograms. 4to, contemporary maroon half morocco with mottled sides. Annotated throughout with prices and many names of buyers at the 1901 Cahn sale of the collection; the original prices realized list for the 1901 sale is also laid in. Binding very worn, with spine leather and rear board detached. Good, but improveable with binding. The handsomely produced catalogue of the Léopold Walcher de Molthein collection, the only source for fine illustrations of several hundred of the finest coins later sold in the 1901 Cahn sale of the collection.[Online description truncated: see printed or PDF catalogue for full description.]