Burckhard, Johann Heinrich. NUMOPHYLACIUM BURCKHARDIANUM. PARS I. NUMOS ANTIQUOS, GRAECOS ET ROMANOS. Helmaestadii: Ex Officina Drimborniana, 1740. Small 4to [19 by 14 cm], later full tan morocco; spine with two raised bands, lettered in brown; brown endpapers. xxxviii, 150 pages; finely engraved numismatic printer’s device on title, signed by C.F. Fritzsch; engraved headpieces and one tailpiece also by Fritzsch; woodcut tailpieces. Slip of paper affixed to title with handwritten note; one repaired leaf margin; minor foxing. Very good or better. The first volume, focusing on ancient coins, of the catalogue prepared for this notable collection. Burckhard (1676–1738) was a German medical doctor and an accomplished botanist, who served as court physician to the Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. Subsequent volumes focus on medieval and modern coins. With a Foreword by Julius Carolius Schlaeger. Unlisted in Dekesel as being a sale catalogue. Hirsch 20. Lipsius 63.