Prince Pierre de Saxe-Cobourg on Rare Greek Coins

Saxe-Cobourg, P. de. MONNAIES GRECQUES, INÉDITES OU PEU CONNUES. Paris: Extrait de la Revue numismatique, 1891–1892. Three parts in one volume. 8vo, contemporary black cloth, decorated in blind. 8 + (2), 8 + (2), 9, (1) pages, printed on fine paper; 63 descriptions; 6 plates of coins, the first four engraved by Alice Sulpis and the final 2 lithographed by E. Ménochet. Binding loose, with flyleaves detached. Very good or so. Rare. The author, Prince Pierre of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1866–1934) was also Prince Pedro Augusto of Brazil, where he was born. A tragic figure, he published on numismatics and minerology while a young man, but had a breakdown after the fall of the Brazilian monarchy in 1889 and was institutionalized for the remainder of his life after an 1892 suicide attempt. Ex Edward T. Newell Library, with his numismatic bookplate. Ex Kolbe 1990 fixed price list.