[American Numismatic Society] American Numismatic and Archæological Society and the Boston Numismatic Society. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NUMISMATICS AND BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC AND ARCHÆOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Volumes I through XI, complete for the period covered. New York and Boston, 1866–1877. Bound in individual volumes. 4to, contemporary matching green half morocco with mottled sides; spines with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gilt; marbled endpapers; original printed paper covers bound in. Approximately 1126 pages; text illustrations; map; folding tables; printed inserts; 13 lithographic plates; fine mounted photographic plate depicting the "First United States Mint" by Benjamin Betts; fine mounted Levick photographic plate depicting 1793 large cents; fine mounted photographic plate ("Hall Photo") by Benjamin Betts; 1 medal-rule plate with tissue guard. Bindings rubbed, but interior condition generally fine. A well-preserved starter set of the first 11 volumes, in contemporary bindings. Still an indispensable source of numismatic information and lore. Many of America's greatest contributions to numismatic scholarship first appeared in the pages of this most important publication, including Crosby's classic work on 1793 large cents and parts of his Early Coins of America. For American researchers, the Journal is interesting for the reminiscences and other fascinating tidbits of information to be found in these earlier volumes, much of which is little known today except among the few fortunate to possess a set of this remarkable storehouse of knowledge. 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. Volume IV features what is usually called the "Hall Plate," depicting the head of Liberty on U.S. coins—this was actually taken by Benjamin Betts and produced by Hall Photo. Ex Kenyon Painter Library, with his ink stamp; ex Charles Davis's January 31, 2009 sale, lot 25, with original provenance there attributed to William Poillion; ex Cardinal Collection Library.