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Gessner, J.J., Numismata Regum Macedoniæ, Zurich, 1738, 36pp, 6 engraved plates; bound with Gessner, J.J., Numismata Regum Siciliæ, Judææ, Minorumgentium et Virorum Illustrium, Zurich, nd, 13 engraved plates; bound with Gessner, J.J., Numismata Regum Syriæ Ægypti et Arsacidarum, Zurich, nd, 16 engraved plates; bound with Gessner, J.J., Numismata Græca Populorum et Urbium, Zurich, nd, 84 engraved plates; bound with Gessner, J.J., Numismata Antiqua Imperatorum Romarorum Latina et Græca, Zurich, nd, 188 engraved plates (cf. Dekesel G91). Original full mottled calf, raised bands, first title page with signature of J.H. Hartwright; front cover shaky but internally fine and the engraved plates fresh, a valuable record of Greek and Roman coins in public and private collections in the early 18th century and a monumental compilation for its day, very rare [weight 3.5 kg]
£300-500

Provenance: Ex libris E. Crawshaw, with his bookplate; Tennants Auction (Leyburn), 18 April 2007, lot 241; Jeffrey Gardiner