Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals, Paper Money and Numismatic Books

Shiells, R., The Story of the Token, 1st edn, New York, 1891, 170pp, engraved illustrations in text (Manville 554); Shiells, R., The Story of the Token, 2nd edn, Philadelphia, 1902, 196pp, 9 plates, other engraved illustrations in text (cf. Manville 614); Brook, A.J.S., Communion Tokens of the Established Church of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1908, 154pp including 52 engraved plates (Manville 666); Whitelaw, H.A., Communion Tokens… of…Dumfriesshire, Dumfries, 1911, 115pp, 10 plates, copy no. 136, signed by the author (Manville 709); together with a group of photocopies of publications by Shiells, Burns, Kerr, Lockie, Lamb, etc [Lot]. First two in publisher’s blue cloth, very fine, second very rare as a Philadelphia imprint, first free endpaper of this with signature of Mrs D.J. Payne, Christmas 1902, third with front cover detached, fourth fine [weight 3.2 kg] £100-200

Provenance: Ex libris Jeffrey Gardiner, additionally: Whitelaw ex libris William Buttars Shaw, Vancouver, and The Presbyterian Historical Society of England, with their bookplates