| Description |
Betts, C. Wyllys. American Colonial History Illustrated by Contemporary Medals. First edition, first printing. New York, 1894. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt; gilt impression of the 1775 William Penn medal on front cover. Frontispiece portrait of Admiral Vernon; v, (3), 332 pages; text illustrations. Binding worn, with bumps to edges and cracked hinges; good. Still the standard reference on medals relating to the early history of the Americas. [with] Grueber, Herbert A. Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland. Reprint. Lawrence, 1979. The complete set of plates, bound in one volume. Folio, original blue cloth, gilt. Preliminaries; 183 plates, each with descriptive text; indexes. Still in shrink-wrap; new, though shrink-wrap stained. Estimate $200. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15807 (realized $55).
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