Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Duke of Gloucester Appointed Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1811, a white metal medal, unsigned, bust right, rev. legend in and around wreath, 48mm (BHM 710; E 1018); Repeal of the Corn Laws, 1846, a copper medal by J. Taylor & Allen, male figure holding twisted sword, other figures behind, rev. people unloading goods from a boat, 54mm (BHM 1972; E 1406); Great Exhibition, 1851, a white metal medal by T. Ottley, elevation of the building, rev. seated Britannia with kneeling figures around, 54mm (Allen B270; BHM 2454); Plymouth Exhibition, 1904, a bronze medal, unsigned, seated figure surrounded by implements of industry, rev. Eddystone lighthouse, 34mm; together with other miscellaneous medals (12, four in silver), from Aberdeen, Wrexham, Cheltenham, Southampton, Handsworth, etc [16]. Mostly very fine or better; five in cases of issue (£80-100)