Numismatic Books from the Library of the late Gary Oddie

Foreword

The books and other published material in the following 98 lots represent the principal portion of the comprehensive numismatic library formed by the late Gary Oddie (1965-2025), and remaining on his bookshelves at the time of his death. Spanning titles published between 1653 and 2024, there are references here covering the principal British and British colonial series, and particularly British tokens of all periods. Gary, a much-loved and respected collector and researcher, particularly of shillings but of many other series as well, was consulted by many of his peers and is acknowledged in a number of 21st century numismatic catalogues; a large number of those here include dedications to Gary by their authors. Many (but by no means all) of the books here bear Gary’s bookplate, featuring a whimsical figure in a cloak and a stanza from Alexander Barclay’s 1509 satirical verse, Shyp of Folys, itself a translation of an original 1494 German text by Sebastian Brant.