Kolbe & Fanning

Auction 164  –  27 August 2022

Kolbe & Fanning, Auction 164

2022 Summer Americana Sale

Sa, 27.08.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
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Description

Kosoff, Abe. ABE KOSOFF REMEMBERS ... 50 YEARS OF NUMISMATIC REFLECTIONS. New York, 1981. Small 4to, original brown full cowhide, gilt; spine with seven raised bands, ruled and decorated in gilt; red spine label, gilt; marbled endpapers; silk marker. (8), 392 pages; portrait; text illustrations. Page edges spotted; near fine. Special Autographed Leatherbound Edition, infrequently seen. No. 22 of 100 thus bound. The numismatic world according to Kosoff, comprising a reprint of a series of entertaining and informative articles which originally appeared in Coin World over a thirteen-year span, rearranged here by Kosoff "to present the reader with an orderly presentation of numismatic history in the twentieth century." Very entertaining if a bit one-sided at times. Abner Kreisberg's longtime secretary Harriet once expressed the Kreisberg perspective in an amusing aside to Jack Collins, quipping that maybe her boss would write a sequel entitled Kreisberg Can't Forget. Inscribed by Kosoff to Michael Bourne. Ex M. Bourne Library.

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Price realized 150 USD
Starting price 65 USD
Estimate 100 USD
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