Handsome First Edition Zay

Zay, E. HISTOIRE MONÉTAIRE DES COLONIES FRANÇAISES D’APRÈS LES DOCUMENTS OFFICIELS. Paris: J. Montorier, 1892. 8vo, later maroon half morocco with marbled sides; spine with five raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt; original printed front card cover bound in. (4), 380, (2); text illustrations. Collation note on final blank verso. Fine. An attractively bound copy of the first edition of this major work on French colonial coins, including those intended for the Americas. Still widely used as a reference, the work was based on Zay’s fine collection, donated to the Bibliothèque Nationale in 1908. Clain-Stefanelli 9023*. Ex American Numismatic Society Library, with their bookplate laid in; their collation note records a letter from the author as being bound in that is unfortunately no longer present.