A View of the Coinage of Scotland with Copious Tables, Lists, Descriptions, and Extracts from Ats of Parliament; and an Account of Numerous Hoards or Parcels of Coins Discovered in Scotland, and of Scottish Coins Found in Ireland. BOUND WITH A Supplement to the Coinage of Scotland, with Lists, Description, and Extracts from Acts of Parliament, and an account of several hoards or parcels of coins discovered in Scotland, illustred wit Three Plates of Unpublished Coins
by LINDSAY, JOHN
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About This Item
Cork, 1859. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. BEAUTIFUL1967 MODERN LEATHER BINDING WITH RAISED SPINE BANDS AND GILT LETTERING AND DECORATION WITH NEW MARBLED ENDPAPERS. Coinage: viii, 291, errata page, 18 pages of plates. SCATTERED SLIGHT FOXING, OTHERWISE A CLEAN, TIGHT TEXT. Supplement: Endaper with owner name and 1864 date, vii, 64pp, Advertisement, Index, Errata page, 3 pages of plates. SCATTERED LIGHT FOXING, OTHERISE A CLEAN, TIGHT, TEXT. Scarce. Illustrated with Upwards of 350 Engravings of Scottish Coins, a Large Number of them Unpubished.
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- Mark Post, Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26226
- Title
- A View of the Coinage of Scotland with Copious Tables, Lists, Descriptions, and Extracts from Ats of Parliament; and an Account of Numerous Hoards or Parcels of Coins Discovered in Scotland, and of Scottish Coins Found in Ireland. BOUND WITH A Supplement to the Coinage of Scotland, with Lists, Description, and Extracts from Acts of Parliament, and an account of several hoards or parcels of coins discovered in Scotland, illustred wit Three Plates of Unpublished Coins
- Author
- LINDSAY, JOHN
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First printing
- Place of Publication
- Cork
- Date Published
- 1859
- Bookseller catalogs
- Scotland: Business, Industry, Economy;
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About the Seller
Mark Post, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Mark Post, Bookseller
Specializing in American, European, and Military History, and all sujects relating to Scotland. Also a large selection of uncommon first editions of literature, including historical and western fiction.
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- Errata
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