The Rare Cadalvène Collection Catalogue

Cadalvène, Edouard de. RECUEIL DE MÉDAILLES GRECQUES, INÉDITES. Paris: De Bure, Frères, et Rollin, 1828. 4to, later full red morocco, sides bordered in gilt; spine ruled and lettered in gilt; gilt-bordered doublures. (6), 260, (4) pages, printed on fine paper; engraved text illustrations; 5 engraved plates of coins and monograms, with size chart. Fine. A very rare and finely produced catalogue. Babelon 137: “Most of his coins—some 8,000—were bought by the Cabinet de France in 1826.” Babelon also notes that “One also finds in this collection some coins which H.P. Borrell gave to the Bank of England, which are now in the British Museum.” Daehn 34. Leitzmann 18.