Finely Bound 1914 ANS Exhibition Catalogue

American Numismatic Society. EXHIBITION OF UNITED STATES AND COLONIAL COINS, JANUARY SEVENTEENTH TO FEBRUARY EIGHTEENTH, 1914. CATALOGUE. New York, 1914. 8vo, modern brown half calf, decorated in blind, with marbled sides; spine with four raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt and decorated in blind; red morocco spine label, gilt; original printed card covers bound in. vii, (1), 133, (1) pages; frontispiece; 39 plates of coins. Small stain affecting front card cover and first few leaved; near fine. The important catalogue of this unparalleled exhibition of rare American coins from the finest contemporary collections. The illustrations are keyed to the various owners (Würtzbach, Hillyer Ryder, Granberg, Woodin, Ellsworth, French, etc.) making this work invaluable for tracing pedigrees. The exhibition was especially rich in American colonial coins, rare regular issues, patterns and private gold coins. Four 1804 silver dollars were depicted, belonging at the time to Newcomer, Granberg and Ellsworth (2). Würtzbach’s colonials and Woodin’s magnificent patterns are also extensively illustrated. In a 1926 list of books for sale, Guttag Brothers termed this the “Million Dollar Book,” high praise indeed considering coin values at the time. Bound by Alan Grace. Clain-Stefanelli 11869.