| Description |
Haxby's Encyclopedia Of Obsolete Bank Notes Iola, 1988. Four volumes, complete. 4to, original matching pictorial boards. xx, (2), 714; xviii, (2), 715-1398; xviii, (2), 1399-2018; xviii, (2), 2019-2702 pages; featuring over 15,000 bank note illustrations. A fine set of this monumental reference work, covering all state-bank issued notes from the turbulent wildcat and broken bank era of the late 1700s through the mid-1860s. Includes various presentation labels laid in acknowledging the help of Eric P. Newman in compiling the work; Newman's paper page markers have been retained, some of which include handwritten notes by him. Also included in this lot are Newman's copies of Q. David Bowers's 2006 Obsolete Paper Money Issued by Banks in the United States 1782-1866 (with cover letter) and Robert A. Vlack's 2001 An Illustrated Catalogue of Early North American Advertising Notes (inscribed). Estimate $500. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15238 (realized $552).
Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11264 |
