LOT 2985
Numismatic Books - L. A. Lawrence - The Short-Cross Coinage 1180-1247 and Other Titles 1916 A.D.
L. A. Lawrence - The Short-Cross Coinage 1180-1247 - Harrison & Son, London, 1916; The Long-Cross Coinage of Henry III and Edward I - Harrison & Son, London, 1913; The Long-Cross Coinage of Henry III and Edward I (Continued) - Harrison & Son, London, 1914; The Long-Cross Coinage of Henry III and Edward I (Continued) - Harrison & Son, London, 1916; Londe or Lunde Civitas British Numismatic Journal, 1939-40 - all with card covers rebound as hardback with cloth covers, gold titling to spine, figures to cover - 42/35/61/81/3 pp. 10 x 7 3/4 in. (711 grams, 25.5 x 19.5 cm). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Kent, UK, collector.
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LOT 2985
Numismatic Books - L. A. Lawrence - The Short-Cross Coinage 1180-1247 and Other Titles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Numismatic Books - Evans - The Coins of The Ancient Britons and Supplement 1864-1890 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
John Evans - The Coins of the Ancient Britons, London, 1864; with The Coins of the Ancient Britons Supplement, London, 1890 - hardback, matching contemporary red morocco, neatly re-backed with spines relaid, gold titling - 424 pp, 17 plates and 180 pp, 23 plates; with a loosely inserted postcard from John Evans to The Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, dated 1900; copied extract from Ancient British Coins, (Rudd, 2010, p.3) with outline of Evans's achievements; Ex libris Harry Manville (1929-2015), with an earlier auction extract; acquired Douglas Saville, ex libris Chris Rudd, with bookplate to each; supplement with back cover detached. 2.02 kg total, 24 x 16 cm each
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
John Evans, later Sir John (1823-1908) was the father of Sir Arthur John Evans (1851-1941), the archaeologist most famous for his work at Knossos, Crete; John studied and produced works on the subjects of Stone Age and Bronze Age implements as well as for Celtic coins; all of his works were pioneering but are still of great value today; his bookplate (copy of which is present) illustrates his major interests. -
Numismatic Books - Ellis - Chronica Johannis de Oxenedes Circa 1890 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Sir Henry Ellis - Chronica Johannis de Oxenedes - Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, London, 1859 - hardback, full leather binding, gold titling to spine - 439 pp, plates, fold-out reproduction of MS page. 1.13 kg, 26 x 17 cm
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Numismatic Books - Lindsay - A View of the Coinage of Ireland - Signed 1839 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
John Lindsay - A View of the Coinage of Ireland from the Invasion of the Danes to the Reign of George IV with some account of the Ring Money - John Cumming, Dublin, 1839 - hardback, cloth covers with label, 142 pp, 5 plates - manuscript dedication on title page: 'To Walter Hawkins Esqr F.S.A. etc. with the compliments and best respects of the author John Lindsay. Cork, July 7th 1846'. 690 grams, 29 x 23 cm
Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
