| Description |
(Pembroke, Thomas, Earl of). Nummi Anglici et Scotici cum Aliquot Numismatibus Recentioribus Collegit Thomas Pembrochiae et Montis Gomerici Comes. (Londini, 1746). Finely engraved title; 41 engraved plates of coins. 4to, later full tan leather, bordered in black; original pasteboard covers bound in. Some annotations; early handwritten index laid in. Binding somewhat worn and rubbed, but contents near fine. In the final section are to be found the earliest known printed illustrations of several American Colonial coins (including the Good Samaritan shilling). Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Francis Stratton Reader (d. 1872). Ex: Edward Francis Stratton Reader; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. Estimate $250.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15938 (realized $504).
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