Bowers, Q. David. WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY. VOLUME 1: AN INTRODUCTION FOR COLLECTORS AND HISTORIANS. Atlanta: Whitman, 2014. viii, 280 pages. [with] Bowers, Q. David. WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY. VOLUME 2: NEW ENGLAND, PART I: CONNECTICUT, MAINE, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. Atlanta: Whitman, 2014. xvi, 736 pages. [with] Bowers, Q. David. WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY. VOLUME 3: NEW ENGLAND, PART 2: MASSACHUSETTS, BOOK 1: ABINGTON TO GREENFIELD. Atlanta: Whitman, 2015. xvi, 448 pages. [with] Bowers, Q. David. WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY. VOLUME 4: NEW ENGLAND, PART 2: MASSACHUSETTS, BOOK 2: HALLOWELL TO YARMOUTH. Atlanta: Whitman, 2015. xvi, 448 pages. [with] Bowers, Q. David. WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY, VOLUME 5. NEW ENGLAND, PART 3: RHODE ISLAND AND VERMONT. Atlanta: Whitman, 2015. xvi, 528 pages. [with] Bowers, Q. David. WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY, VOLUME 6. SOUTH ATLANTIC, PART I: FLORIDA, GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA. Atlanta: Whitman, 2016. xvi, 480 pages. [with] Bowers, Q. David. WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY, VOLUME 7. SOUTH ATLANTIC, PART 2: ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, AND TEXAS. Atlanta: Whitman, 2016. xvi, 720 pages. [with] Bowers, Q. David. WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY, VOLUME 8. SOUTH ATLANTIC, PART 3: DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA. Atlanta: Whitman, 2017. xvi, 656 pages. Eight volumes, profusely illustrated in color. All 4to, original pictorial boards. Some bindings shaken, bruised, etc. (see comments). Generally very good or better. All eight volumes published to date of this extensive study of currency issued by American banks from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the Federal Reserve. Each note is studied, and thousands are pictured in full color, with information on grading, rarity, values, significant auction results, advice for collectors, and more. The bindings given these heavy volumes are insufficient, and many copies were received from the publisher with cracked joints, shaken contents, etc.