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Sharp, T., A Catalogue of Provincial Copper Coins, Tokens, Tickets, and Medalets, Issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the Colonies, During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; Arranged according to Counties, &c., With particulars of their fabrication, names of the artists, and miscellaneous remarks illustrative of the rarity of particular specimens. Described from the originals in the collection of Sir George Chetwynd, Baronet, of Grendon Hall, in the County of Warwick. 1st edn,...
£2,500–£3,000
Hammer Price: £3,900
Williams, C., A Descriptive List of the Provincial Copper Coins, Including those of London. London, Printed and Sold by J. Hammond, No. 12, St Martins Lane, Charing Cross, 1795. 12mo, 16 x 9cm, contemporary marbled blue, pink and yellow card cover. 30pp, 341 descriptions of tokens, lower corner of B3 torn, barely affecting the text, dated May 7, 1795 in manuscript at the head of the first page of text. Royal Mint duplicate. The very first catalogue of 18th century tokens. An exceptional...
£1,500–£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,100
Pye, C., A Representation of Provincial Copper Tokens, Tokens of Trade and Cards of Address, Circulated Between 1787 and 1801. Engraved by Charles Pye of Birmingham. The Original Notes Have Been Extended Wherever Possible. 3rd printer’s proof edn, Leamington Spa, Privately Printed at the Courier Press for Arthur W. Waters, 1916. 4to, contemporary quarter leather, green boards, edges gilt. Title on spine ‘Pye’s Provincial Tokens 1801’ 8vo title page from Pye’s 1796 Provincial Copper...
Hammer Price: £2,000
Samuel, R.T., Articles and Notes from The Bazaar, Exchange and Mart, And Journal of the Household. London, 29 December 1880-28 August 1889, Wednesday editions. Folio, black half leather morocco, turquoise marbled boards. Bound in 3 volumes with gilt titles on spine as follows: 19th Cent Tokens, Vol. I-III; 18 & 19 Cent Tokens, Pattern Coins, Vol. 4-7; 18 & 19 Cent Tokens, Vol. 8-9. Upwards of 700pp, apparently complete. With signature of H.E. Jacobs and manuscript notes on free endpapers of...
£800–£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,800
Pye, C., A Representation of Provincial Copper Tokens, Tokens of Trade and Cards of Address, Circulated Between 1787 and 1801. Engraved by Charles Pye of Birmingham. The Original Notes Have Been Extended Wherever Possible. 3rd edn, Leamington Spa, Privately Printed at the Courier Press for Arthur W. Waters, 1916. 4to, contemporary brown quarter leather, gilt, t.e.g. Portrait frontispiece of the numismatist Thomas Sharp; Title page; Preface by Waters; Reprint of title page of first edition...
£1,200–£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,600
Sharp, T., A Catalogue of Provincial Copper Coins, Tokens, Tickets, and Medalets, Issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the Colonies, During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; Arranged according to Counties, &c., With particulars of their fabrication, names of the artists, and miscellaneous remarks illustrative of the rarity of particular specimens. Described from the originals in the collection of Sir George Chetwynd, Baronet, of Grendon Hall, in the County of Warwick. 1st edition,...
Hammond, J., The Virtuoso’s Guide in Collecting Provincial Copper Coins, Being a Copious and Perfect Description, Of all that are now Extant. London, Printed by, and for J. Hammond, No.12, St Martin’s Lane and Sold by Jones, No.17, Butcher Row, and Denton, Hospital Gate, Smithfield, 1795. 8vo, 19th century olive half morocco, spine lettered in gilt on maroon, a little rubbed, a few leaves loose. (4) + 46pp, wanting the final leaf of advertisements, interleaved with extensive annotations...
Hammer Price: £1,400
Spence, T., The Coin Collector’s Companion. Being a Descriptive Alphabetical List of the Modern Provincial, Political, and Other Copper Coins. 1st edn, 2nd issue, London, Printed for T. Spence, Dealer in Coins, 1795. 8vo (in half sheets), maroon morocco cover, title in gilt on upper cover within a border of flower and leaf motifs, spine fully gilt with raised bands, by Yates, edges untrimmed. 50pp, vi pp. Supplement to Spence’s List of Coins. Seaby states ‘The present copy is the...
Hammer Price: £1,250
Spence, T., The Coin Collector’s Companion. Being a Descriptive Alphabetical List of the Modern Provincial, Political, and Other Copper Coins. 1st edn, 1st issue, London, Printed for T. Spence, Dealer in Coins, 1795. 8vo (in half sheets), marbled blue, pink and yellow card cover. 50pp, 1pp Addenda, 1pp To The Public. No Supplement. Advertisement for the book, dated 22 June 1795, tipped in. Very fine and fresh, extremely rare (Manville 236). £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,200
Akerman, J.Y., Tradesmen’s Tokens Current in London and its Vicinity Between the Years 1648 and 1672. Described from the originals in the British Museum, and in several private collections. Large paper 1st edn, London, John Russell Smith, 1849. 4to, contemporary half leather, marbled boards. Title printed in red and black, some of the prelims bound in wrong order, 8 plates of tokens, viii, viii (lacking i-iv as usual), 257pp, interleaved, extensively extra-illustrated and with numerous MS...
Spence, T., The Coin Collector’s Companion. Being a Descriptive Alphabetical List of the Modern Provincial, Political, and Other Copper Coins. London, Printed for T. Spence, Dealer in Coins, 1795. 8vo (in half sheets), 19th century green cloth and boards, gilt. 50pp, vi pp. Supplement to Spence’s List of Coins (and additional leaf) New Coins Published and Sold by T. Spence. A few contemporary manuscript additions. Manuscript note written on the front free endpaper by David Griffiths...
£600–£800
Hammer Price: £1,100
Williamson, G.C., Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales, and Ireland, By Corporations, Merchants, Tradesmen, Etc. A New and Revised Edition of William Boyne’s Work…With the Assistance of Some of the Principal Collectors of Tokens in the United Kingdom as Editors of Their Respective Counties. London, Elliot Stock, 1889-91. A4, large paper, 2 vols, original dark green quarter leather, t.e.g., other uncut. xliv, vi, 1584pp, 6 leaves of errata at end, (4)...
£400–£500
Hammer Price: £950
Charles R, A Proclamation for making Currant His Majesties Farthings & Half-pence of Copper, And Forbidding all others to be Used…Given at Our Court at Whitehall, the 16th day of August, in the 24th year of Our Reign, 1672. Savoy, London, John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1672. Two pages; mounted on cream hessian, in glazed frame [76 x 54cm] with wire for suspension. Fine £500-700
£500–£700
Hammer Price: £900
Charles R, A Proclamation Enjoyning the Prosecution of all such Persons as shall Make or Utter any Farthings, Half-Pence, or Pence of Brass, or other base Metals, with Private Stamps…given at Our Court at Whitehall, the Fifth day of December 1674, in the six and twentieth year of Our Reign. London, Printed by the Assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1674. Two pages, marked in ink 105 and 106; mounted on cream hessian, in glazed frame...
Conder, J., An Arrangement of Provincial Coins, Tokens, and Medalets, Issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the Colonies, Within The Last Twenty Years; From The Farthing, To The Penny Size. 1st edn, Ipswich, Printed and Sold by George Jermyn. Sold also by T. Conder, No.30 Bucklersbury; and H. Young, No.10 Tavistock Street, London, 1798. Two volumes, small 4to, large paper copy, green cloth (skillfully re-backed in 1985). 3 engraved plates, (24 and includes errata on p.24 which has been...
£500–£600
Dalton, R., and Hamer, S.H., The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century Illustrated. np, nd. The 14 parts in 3 volumes. 4to, brown half leather, marbled boards, navy leather labels on spine with gilt lettering. Numerous superb illustrations: Vol. 1: Bedfordshire to Norfolk. (5), pp.1-216, signatures of Dalton and Waters, photographs of Dalton, Hamer, Waters and Hill on free end papers, Waters’ bookplate and a circular dated 1909 to token collectors from Dalton regarding his proposal...
Hammer Price: £800
White, Jean M., Brunel, C., and others (eds), The Token Corresponding Society Bulletin. Volumes 1-3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (October 1971-September 2007, complete). In six volumes. Uniform tan cloth. An exceptional run [6]. £300-400
£300–£400
Hammer Price: £780
Davis, W.J. and Waters, A.W., Tickets and Passes of Great Britain and Ireland Struck or Engraved on Metal, Ivory, etc. for use at Theatres, Public Gardens, Shows, Exhibitions, Clubs, Societies, Schools and Colleges; also Truck Tickets, Colliery Checks, Railway Passes, Gambling, Lottery and Racing Tickets, etc., Described with Occasional Notes. 1st edn, Leamington Spa, Privately printed at the Courier Press, 1922. 4to, original russet cloth. Fine autotype plate, viii, 347, (7) pp. Copy no.5,...
Pye, C., Provincial Copper Coins or Tokens, Issued Between the Years 1787 and 1796, Engraved by Charles Pye of Birmingham, From the Originals in his Own Possession. 1st edn, London, Published for the Engraver by John Nichols, nd (1795). 8vo, contemporary maroon half calf, marbled boards, bound from the original blue paper wrappers as published, which are preserved at end. Engraved title with large vignette by Pye; Advertisement leaf by Pye dated 1795; 36pp. fine engraved plates (obverse and...
Hammer Price: £750
Dalton, R., and Hamer, S.H., The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century Illustrated. 1st edn, np, 1910-1918. 4to, original printed brown paper wrappers, tissue guards, in two brown solander boxes marked Parts I-IX and Parts X-XIV. Numerous superb illustrations: Part I: Bedfordshire to Cumberland. 1910. (5), pp.1-24, title page “Vol I: Bedfordshire to Norfolk” loosely inserted; Part II: Derbyshire to Kent. 1911. (1), pp.25-55; Part III: Kent to Lincolnshire. 1911. pp.57-88; Part IV:...
Hammer Price: £680
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