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BRYCE BROWN SALE OF DICK JOHNSON LIBRARYBryce Brown is auctioning the Dick Johnson library on eBay. Here's the announcement. This first batch is of books signed and inscribed by their authors, famous numismatic personalities themselves. Great opportunity for bibliophiles! -Editor
The D. Wayne "Dick" Johnson Collection
of Signed and Inscribed Numismatic Literature Dick Johnson (1930-2020) was an author, editor, researcher, cataloguer, and long-time medal and medallic art dealer. Along the way, he acquired dozens of numismatic books and catalogs which were either signed or inscribed by the authors. These are now individually offered on eBay, under seller name dwj-numismatic-library. Link: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?item=317632104582&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197&_ssn=dwj-numismatic-library 
Any questions can be asked through eBay, or by contacting me at dwj.library@gmail.com 
Notable authors include J. F. Loubat, Eric Newman, William H. Sheldon, Cornelius Vermeule, Dorothy Paschal, John Willem, James Ruddy, Harry X. Boosel, Walter Breen, Ken Bressett, and Q. David Bowers. The highlight of the lots ending on December 16th is a 1962 Fuld reprint of the 1809 Perkin's Bank Bill Test with his inscription to Johnson, and the highlight ending on December 17th is Johnson's rare first printing of The Fantastic 1804 Dollar, with inscriptions by both authors (with a great story behind it). 
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