Description: "The Coinage of the British Empire: An Outline of the Progress of the Coinage in Great Britain and Her Dependencies, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time" by Henry Noel Humpheys. Published by David Bogue (Fleet Street), 1855, First Edition Decorative blindstamped boards with depiction of coins on front. Elaborate gilt spine lettering and dentelles. Page edges gilt. Cloth has wear and some discoloration due to age. Pages facing the illustrations have a pattern of foxing due to the contact of the paper with the chemicals used to print the chromolitographs. Pages are generally very clean, with scattered wear, no marks or annotations. The binding is completely sound. It was recently repaired by a professional bookbinder, with the original boards preserved. New endpapers inserted as part of the hinge repairs. With a total of 24 illustrated plates, 12 of which are beautiful color chromolithographs depicting various historical coins.
Price: 175 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
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Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, 1st Edition
Author: Henry Noel Humphreys
Publisher: David Bogue
Topic: Numismatics, coin collecting, British history
Subject: Coin Collecting, British History
Year Printed: 1855
