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V11 2008 INDEX
E-SYLUM ARCHIVE
FANNING NUMISMATIC LITERATURE AUCTION SALE OCTOBER 28, 2008
David Fanning forwarded the following update on his
upcoming sale. -Editor
David F. Fanning Numismatic Literature has
announced that the firms fall auction will be held with a closing date of
October 28. This will be a mail-bid auction, with bids accepted by post,
phone or e-mail. The sale will include a wide variety of material on
ancient, medieval, foreign and U.S. numismatics, and will feature a number
of rare and important works. Selected highlights not mentioned in previous
announcements include:- An 1846 New Orleans directory with an account of the branch mint by John L. Riddell
- Alexander Del Mars The Science of Money
- A 1701 translation of Martial with 23 plates of coins
- The 1799 petition of John Vaughan against the U.S. Mint
- A 1771 Rhode Island Almanack with numismatic content
- The first five volumes of the TAMS Journal
- A nearly complete run of the Essay-Proof Journal
- Bushnells copy of the post-sale priced and named edition of the John Allan sale (1865)
- The Bushnell familys copy of the Bushnell library sale (1883)
- An 1859 Samuel Black electrotype galvano depicting the text of the Declaration of Independence and the reverse of C.C. Wrights medal depicting the signing, from the library of President Buchanan
- A group of notes from Edgar H. Adams to Julius Guttag on Latin American coins
- A remarkable announcement of the Peace of Paris medal (Betts 610)
- A deluxe copy of the Breen and Gillio work on California gold
- Both of Bushnells early works on tokens
- The rare preliminary plates for Daviss treatise on Massachusetts Bay currency
- A suite of numismatic photographs by Franck
- The rare original printing of Salinas on Sicily
In addition, Lot 1 will feature the Journal of the Senate, First Session, Second Congress (179192), featuring the complete text of An Act Establishing a Mint, and Regulating the Coins of the United States, with the discussion leading up to its passage and other historical context: the foundation of U.S. coinage.
A printed catalogue will be issued and copies will be sent to established customers and to those requesting a copy. International bidders are welcome: the auction includes works in at least a dozen languages and we are pleased to conduct business with overseas customers. Select consignments are being accepted for future mail-bid sales and fixed price catalogues.
For more information, please contact David Fanning at dfanning@columbus.rr.com or see the companys Web site at www.fanningbooks.com .
Wayne Homren, Editor
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