| Description |
Perhaps the Most Important Early Work on American Colonial Paper MoneyBoston: Printed, MDCCXL. And London: Reprinted, MDCCLI. 62 pages; woodcut tailpiece. Small 4to [20.5 by 13.5 cm], modern brown morocco-backed linen boards; spine lettered and decorated in gilt. A very rare work that discusses the paper money of Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, New Hampshire, the Carolinas, Georgia, Rhode Island, the West Indies and Canada. Clain-Stefanelli 13295. Sabin 20721. Occasional marks and discoloration; early annotations and underlining. Very good. Estimate $1,500. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15204 (realized $2280).
Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11006 |
