[American Numismatic Society] American Numismatic and Arch¾ological Society. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NUMISMATICS... Volume III, Nos. 1-12, complete. New York, 1868-1869. (2), 100 pages; text illustrations; Card Money insert; folding table of "Prices of the Lord Baltimore Coinage"; fine mounted photographic plate depicting the "First United States Mint"; folding Levick table; fine mounted Levick photographic plate depicting 1793 large cents. [with] American Numismatic and Arch¾ological Society. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NUMISMATICS... Volume IV, Nos. 1-12, complete. New York, 1869-1870. (2), 100, iv pages; text illustrations; lithographic plate depicting Canadian Confederation medal; fine mounted photographic plate by Dr. Hall. Two volumes. 4to, bound in matching brown half calf with marbled sides; spines ruled and lettered in gilt; original printed paper covers bound in. Issues in Volume IV were folded for mailing. Both volumes exhibit some marginal chipping, and in both cases, some pages and plates (including the Levick plate) have become detached from the spine. Very good, overall. The November 1868 issue marks the first use of photography in an American numismatic periodical (the U.S. Mint photograph), and the April 1869 issue features the first substantial article ever written on United States large cents. It also was accompanied by a remarkable photograph arranged by J.N.T. Levick, depicting 12 obverses and 10 reverses of 1793 cents from famous collections of the day, with die links. The large cent photograph found in this copy is a sharp example of the second issue of this plate. The photographer, George Gardner Rockwood (1832-1911), was famous in his own right. He became interested in photography in the mid-1850s, and in 1860 opened a photographic gallery in New York City at 839 Broadway, corner of 13th Street. A noted innovator, Rockwood was the first to produce carte-de-visite photographs in the United States and the first to introduce instantaneous photography, photo-sculpture, and photo-engraving. Volume IV features the "Hall plate," depicting the head of Liberty on U.S. coins. Ex Dennis Mendelson Library (Kolbe Sale 52, lots 14 and 51); ex Jim Neiswinter Library.