Ormsby, W.L., A Description of the present system of Bank Note Engraving,…Counterfeiting…a New Method…to Prevent Forgery, New York, 1852, viii + 102pp, several engraved plates. Original green leather, gilt and blind, ribbed spine, all edges gilt; in exceptional condition, rare (£400-600)

Provenance:
Ex libris Charles M. Johnson, Long Beach, CA.

Portion of one plate illustrated