Numismatics
29 books in list (last updated 19 September 2008)
Christ, Karl ; Staveley, E S et al: Historische Probleme der griechisch-sizilischen Numismatik; Provocatio during the Fifth and Fourth Centuries B C. (= Historia, Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, Vol 3, No 4, 1954/55) Wiesbaden: Steiner 1955. pp 385 - 504 orig paper covers, minor shelf wear to edges, pages clean and mostly uncut, fold out chart, various contributors, texts in English or German, as good as unused, VG+ PKM 116280 £12
Seltman, Charles : Greek Coins. A History of Metallic Currency and Coinage Down to the Fall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms. London: Methuen 1933. green cloth, a worn ex lib copy of the first edition PKM 101683 £14
Fox-Davies, Arthur : A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Revised edition. London: Nelson 1951. 647p hardback, nearly 800 designs mainly from drawings by Graham Johnston (herald painter to the Lyon court), beautiful drawings some in colour, frontispiece, plates, ex lib, pages roughly cut, very good condition PKM 99992 £40
: The Commonwealth Catalogue of Queen Elizabeth Postage Stamps. 1958 Edition. London: Commonwealth Stamp Coy 1958. 58p with dustjacket, inserted a letter from Pennock Philatelist, going into some detail about Seychelles 5c of 45c with varieties, promising to supply additional numbers and describing conditions. Book smells a little PKM 97139 £8
Lightbown, R : Catalogue of Scandinavian and Baltic Silver. London: Clowes 1975. 255p grey pb, virtually as new, lush photographs, indexes, detailed notes, dedication on flyleaf, produced for exhibition at Victoria and Albery Museum, pages unblemished PKM 96767 £25
Sargent, George : The Crooked Sixpence. London: Religious Tract Society 1887. (Religious Tract Society Library) 159p frontisp, small format, cloth dusty a bit dull, sl worn PKM 92037 £8
Nautical Almanac Offices : Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Ephemeris and the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac. Prepared jointly by the Nautical Almanac Offices of the United Kingdom and the United States of America. London: HMSO 1961. xi 505p large green cloth, index, notes, tables, sections on Eclipses and Transits; Computation and Interpolation, etc, VG PKM 87975 £25.2
(No Author) : The Astronomical Ephemeris for the Year 1972. London: HMSO 1970. vi 566p bound in plain green cloth, tables, calendars, index, explanations, VG+ PKM 87974 £21.6
(No Author) : Postwertzeichen, colour plate with see-through text explaining each, recto and verso, removed from Brockhaus Handbuch des Wissens 1922. Leipzig: Brockhaus 1922. (Handbuch des Wissens) plate, removed from binding, VG PKM 84021 £4.5
Sachs, David : The Future of the Pound. British Federation of Commodity and Allied Trade Associations 1947. 20p cream stapled pamphlet with card cover, slight dust around the edges but pages clean, VG PKM 71038 £10.8
Coulton, G G : The Meaning of Medieval Moneys. London: Bell & Sons 1934. 16p blue stapled pamphlet, ex-lib, pages clean, VG PKM 70826 £5.4
Williams, L N ; Williams, M : Postage Stamps. London: Puffin 1950. (Picture Book) 30p stapled paperback with illustrated cover, a little dusty, small tear to spine edge from bottom to first staple, pages clean, illustrated throughout, VG PKM 69975 £3.6
Johnson, T E : The Post Office and You. London: General Post Office 1957?. 43p large stapled pb, illustrated with photographs, center signature detached, VG ex lib copy PKM 60900 £9
Rostovtzeff, M : The Social and Economic History of the Hellenistic World. 3 Vols. Oxford University Press 1941. 3 vols 1st edition, green cloth, ex lib with minor signs of exterior wear, VG PKM 60699 £40
Grierson, Philip : Coins and Medals: A Select Bibliography. (Helps for Students of History No 56) London: Historical Association 1954. 88p stapled limp cloth, VG PKM 45245 £9
Pärlist, A : Riigi Visiitkaart. Tallinn: Valgus 1970. 96p+ 32p plates, stapled with card wrapper, dj, illus incl 1 half-tone plate in text, glossary, 16 half-tone plates at end, VG+: a book about Latvian stamps PKM 34155 £9
Podagelis, I ; Guzas, E [Eds]: Postal Issues Catalogue: Republic of Lithuania 1990 - 1994. Vilnius: Lithuanian Post 1994. 80p stapled with card wrapper, photographic paper throughout, many half-tone plates in text, table, also incl errata slip laid in, some faint pencil markings otherwise VG PKM 33039 £5.4
: Erakollektsionide näitus "Minu huviala": Katalog. Tallinn: Eesti NSV Karskusühing 1988. 24p stapled paper wrapper, exhib cat, also incl advertisement for further exhib laid in, few markings otherwise VG: postcards, stamps ? PKM 33033 £3.6
Vende, Valdeko : Filokartia. Tallinn: Valgus 1981. 82p+16p plates, stapled with card wrapper, 9 half-tone plates in text, 16 colour plates at end, VG PKM 33032 £6
Tõnisson, U : Fillumeenia. Tallinn: Valgus 1975. (Kollektsionäär) 80p+8p plates, stapled with card wrapper, many half-tone plates in text, bibliogr, 8 colour plates at end, front hinge opened otherwise VG PKM 33031 £3.6
Vihman, V ; Kruuse, H : 100 Aastat Filateeliat Eestis. Tallinn: Üfü Eesti Vabariiklik Osakond 1988. 96p stapled, as typescript, several half-tone plates, tables, page has corner missing otherwise VG PKM 33030 £7.2
Blyn, Martin ; Garvy, George : The Velocity of Money. New York: Federal Reserve Bank 1970. 116p large pb, figures in text, notes, appendices, VG ex lib copy PKM 32399 £7.2
[Schulman, Jacques]: Schulman: Coins and Medals: Centenary Auction Sale. (Catalogue 271). Amsterdam: Schulman 1980. [xii] 226 106p 4to illus hb, auction cat, organised with sections on coins, medals & paper money, jetons, Papal coins, Greek, Roman & Byzantine coins, numismatic literature, orders & decorations, 105p half-tone plates at end, library stamp, sl rubbing to PKM 31856 £15
(No Author) : Münzen und Medaillen: Auktion 178. München: Hirsch 1993. 141p large pb, 114 plates, VG PKM 28657 £10.8
North, George : Remarks on Some Conjectures relative to an antient Piece of Money endeavouring to prove it a Coin of Richard, the First King of England of that Name, Shewing the Improbability of the Notion therein advanced... Sandby 1752. [ii] 42p 4to sewn, removed from binding, appendix reprinted from Journal of the Society of Antiquaries, pages decaying at edges, some faint pencil markings, title page detached and first two sections loose, some foxing PKM 22778 £19.8
Fox-Davies, Arthur : Heraldry Explained. Newton Abbot: David & Charles 1971. xxi 126p plastic covered boards, intro by L G Pine, illus, index, cover sl marked, ex lib PKM 22093 £3.6
[Rapson, Edward]; Barnett, L D : Obituary of Edward James Rapson (1861 - 1937). Offprint, Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol 23. Oxford University Press 1937. 14p sewn paper cover, VG PKM 21941 £5.4
Pennington, James : The Currency of the British Colonies. (1848) New York: Kelley 1967. 247p cloth as new PKM 9632 £12.6
Nathanson, Alan : Thomas Simon: His Life and Work 1618 - 1665. Seaby 1975. 60p cloth, dj, many plates, index, bibliogr, VG PKM 1052 £8.1
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