The sale includes a wide variety of material on ancient, medieval, foreign and U.S. numismatics, and features a number of rare and important works. Selected highlights include:

* The Journal of the Senate, First Session, Second Congress (1791–1792), featuring the complete text of “An Act Establishing a Mint, and Regulating the Coins of the United States,” with the discussion leading up to its passage and other important historical context: the foundation of U.S. coinage.

* Antiquarian titles dating back to the 1570s.

* An original Crosby in a Nova Constellatio binding

* A fine leather-bound set of Loubat

* A number of 19th-century American auction sales with photographic plates, including a plated copy of the 1886 Maris sale

* A plated copy of Elder’s 1908 Gschwend sale

* A plated copy of the Malcolm N. Jackson sale (US Coin Co., 1913)

* 18th-century American almanacs, newspapers and mercantile publications discussing coinage

* Important European catalogues of the 19th and 20th centuries

* A large paper copy of Hickcox on the paper money of New York

* Copy number 1 of Hough on Washingtonia, published by Woodward

A printed catalogue will be sent to established customers and to those requesting a copy. The catalogue can also be downloaded from the company’s Web site at www.fanningbooks.com. International bidders are welcome: the auction includes works in at least a dozen languages and we are pleased to conduct business with overseas customers. Contact us today to be added to the mailing list. (more…)