| Description |
The Very Rare Pledges of HistoryBy William E. Du Bois, Assistant Assayer of the Mint, and One of the Authors of the Manual of Coins. Philadelphia: C. Sherman, Printer, 1846. 16mo, later embossed blue cloth; hand-lettered spine label. 138, (6) pages. Lacking numismatic frontispiece (of which a photocopy is laid in), which has had an unrelated plate substituted for it. Binding a bit worn, with cracked hinges; pages somewhat browned and a little brittle. Very good or so. Rare: one of only 140 copies printed of this pioneering work, which comprises the first listing of the contents of the Mint Cabinet. Estimate $750. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15205 (realized $600).
Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11461 |
