David Griffiths Reference Library of Token Books

Folkes, M., [A Table of English Silver Coins from the Norman Conquest to the Present Time, With Their Weights, intrinsic Values, and some Remarks upon the several Pieces; A Table of English Gold Coins from The Eighteenth Year of King Edward the Third, to the present Time, with Their Weights and intrinsic Values]. The 61 engraved plates to the volumes. London, 1745. Large paper copy. Folio; bound with a Supplement of 6 engraved plates from Gifford’s 1763 edition. Later half leather by Period Bookbinders, Bath, green leather title on ribbed spine, internally fine and fresh (cf. Manville 133). £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David Griffiths Reference Library of Token Literature.

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Provenance: A. Gifford, with his bookplate; Baptist College Library, Bristol, with their bookplate