| Description |
Heath Counterfeit Detector First Pocket Edition, Newman 1-P-3Boston: Heath, 1864. First edition, third printing. 16mo, original blindstamped brown cloth; front cover lettered in gilt. 31, (1) pages; 8 engraved plates of bank note design elements, with original tissue guards, interspersed in the text, plate 6 serving as a frontispiece, plate 4 printed in red ink, and plate 8 printed in green ink. Only the title page distinguishes this from the above. Head of spine chipped, else fine. A scarce issue. Estimate $400 Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15244 (realized $156).
Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11108 |
