Stack's. THE MAGNIFICENT HERMAN HALPERN COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES LARGE CENTS. New York, March 16-17, 1988. 4to [27.5 by 21.5 cm], original full tan leather; front cover and spine lettered in gilt. 244 pages; 774 lots; numerous monochrome text illustrations, many enlarged; 8 color pages included in the pagination. Prices realized list laid in. A few minor scuffs, else fine. The only example we have ever handled of this Deluxe Leatherbound Edition, this was the copy in the Stack's Library. The catalogue won the 1988 Numismatic Literary Guild award for the best auction catalogue of that year. The collection itself ranks among the finest ever formed, and is especially notable in terms of condition and pedigree. Ex Stack Family Library (Kolbe Sale 111, lot 160); ex Jim Neiswinter Library.