FIRST ARTICLE ON AMERICAN NUMISMATICS, REVISED

The Author’s Revision of the First Article on American Numismatics

Mease, James. DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF THE MEDALS, STRUCK IN RELATION TO IMPORTANT EVENTS IN NORTH AMERICA, BEFORE AND SINCE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY THE UNITED STATES.

Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Third Series, Vol. IV. Cambridge: Charles Folsom, 1834. 8vo, finely bound in recent tan quarter morocco with dark green cloth sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt. v, (3), 336 pages. [Mease’s article appears on pages 297–320.] A bit trimmed when bound, but unobtrusively so. Fine. $1000

A landmark of early U.S. numismatic literature, Mease’s article in this volume of the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society is a revision and expansion of his 1821 article published in the Collections of the New-York Historical Society, the first article written on a strictly American numismatic subject for numismatists (the 1800 article by Kunze includes some American content, but in the main discusses foreign coins). The article is expanded from 18 to 24 pages, and adds material to Mease’s descriptions of the medals from the War of 1812. Bound by Harcourt Bindery. Ex William A. Burd Library

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