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V11 2008 INDEX
E-SYLUM ARCHIVE
NOBLE NOVEMBER 2008 SALE FEATURES NUMISMATIC LIBRARIES
Colin Pitchfork forwarded the following information, noting
that there are "books galore" in the upcoming Noble Numismatics sale in
Australia. -Editor
The Next Noble Sale 89 (November 25-28, 2008) has
many hundred of books in the auction. These can be viewed on the web site
_ www.noble.com.au . The named library books are deceased
estates. The relevant lots are - 1841-1857 Wright Collection.
- 2740-2803 Tom Hanley Library - General books mostly 30-40 books each lot
- 4242-4300 Tom Hanley Library - Numismatic books mostly bulk lots in each lot with very cheap estimates
- 4301-4327 other numismatic books many as bulk lots.
- 4590-4622 Tom Hanley Library - Military books mostly bulk lots in each lot with very cheap estimates.
Unfortunately, none of the literature lots seem to be
illustrated in the catalog. Still, there are many interesting titles and
lots offered. Here are some examples. -Editor
Lot 4271 INDIA, a collection of books dealing with the
coinage of various eras in Indian history, punch-marked types, hordes held
by museums, various journals of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1873, 1931,
1934, Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1880-1881 and a host of other books, Very
fine, some scarce. (31)
Lot 4270 HYMAN, Coleman P., An Account of the Coins,
Coinages and Currency of Australia, Sydney, 1893, endorsed on the first
page 'With the writer's compliments' and on the last page is a notation
'This concluding note was written on the 14th June, 1893' and initialed
CPH. Front and back cover torn, some foxing on first few pages, otherwise
very fine and rare.
Lot 4276 LONG, Mark H., A Skeleton Catalogue of
Australian Copper Tokens, Sydney, 1st January, 1901, ex A.Burton library
with his hand-written notes throughout. Fine and rare.
Lot 4290 NUMISMATIC SOCIETIES, minutes and reports of
meetings of a number of different societies in Australia including
presentation reports on a variety of numismatic topics, many by early
period legends of Australian numismatics, includes Australian Numismatic
Society, 1914 - onwards. Fine - very fine and historically very important.
(1,000 plus documents and booklets)
To view the catalogue, see: S.89 Important Australian & World Coins, Medals, & Banknotes (http://www.noble.com.au/auctions/browse_cat.php?sale=89)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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