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An Original Copy of Attinelli's Foundational Numismatic Bibliographyalso, a List of Catalogues or Price Lists of Coins, Issued by Dealers, also, a List of Various Publications of More or Less Interest to Numismatologists, Which Have Been Published in the United States. New York, 1876. 8vo [27.5 by 18 cm], contemporary or slightly later black cloth, embossed in blind, spine lettered in gilt in the English style. 123, (1) pages; folding frontispiece facsimile of the 1828 Watkins broadside. Annotated lightly in pencil. Anonymous bookplate pasted atop earlier one. A tall, fine copy. The first substantial American numismatic bibliography, published as the hobby transitioned from its adolescence into adulthood. With its colorful vignettes of dealers and collectors of the day and a plenitude of useful facts and fascinating lore, Attinelli's work brings 19th-century American numismatics to life. His descriptions of collectors and dealers of the day are indispensable to any attempt to understand the beginnings of commercial and organizational numismatics in the second half of the 19th century in America. A rare title whose supply has been outstripped by demand since its publication. This is a very well-preserved copy. Estimate $2,500. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15154 (realized $3840).
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