A Mostly Original Set of Collection R. Jameson

Jameson, R. COLLECTION R. JAMESON. TOME I: MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES. TOME II: MONNAIES IMPÉRIALES ROMAINES. TOME III: SUITE DES MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES ET IMPÉRIALES ROMAINES. TOME IV: SUITE DES MONNAIES GRECQUES ANTIQUES ET IMPÉRIALES ROMAINES. First edition (see comments). Paris: Chez Feuardent Frères, 1913, 1913, 1924 and 1932. Four volumes complete, as bound in five. 4to, later tan quarter morocco with marbled sides; spines with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; marbled endpapers. (2), vii, (1), 470, (2) + (6), 96 + ix, (1), 184 + 113 pages; 138 plates of Greek coins and 26 plates of Roman coins. The fourth volume is a photographic reproduction, bound to match the rest of the set. The first 125 Greek plates and 23 Roman plates are the very fine originals; the balance are photographic reproductions. Only lightly worn; near fine. A mostly original complete set of the handsomely produced first edition of this rare and important work, featuring photographically printed plates depicting both sides of 3152 coins [the final 13 Greek plates and 3 Roman plates in this set are photographic reproductions]. While the fourth volume is a reproduction, it is very well done and the plates are of high quality. Over the years, we have encountered several sets in which the final volume was a reproduction. This is presumably because the catalogue was issued over a period of twenty years, leading to some sets being started but not completed. Clain-Stefanelli 1929*. Daehn 2045. Grierson 57. Kroh 10: “The most striking thing about this collection is the superb quality and style of the 3,152 coins (of which 2,520 are Greek). It remains to this day one of the finest collections ever formed by an individual and all coins are illustrated on 164 plates. Dispersed throughout the trade in the 1940’s and 1950’s, many of the finest items to appear in recent sales are ‘Jameson’ coins.”