Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers: Web Sale #5 of Numismatic Books, 102225, Gahanna

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 22, 2025 - October 22, 2025
Page Size: 532 items in 22 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
276 Dressler, Albert [editor & publisher].

EMPEROR NORTON, LIFE AND EXPERIENCES OF A NOTABLE CHARACTER IN SAN FRANCISCO, 1849--1880.

San Francisco 1927 Not Available USD 48.00
277 Drummond, A.L.

A TALE OF THE 1890s: A CURIOUS THIEVERY AT THE PHILADELPHIA MINT.

Wolfeboro 1997 Not Available USD 12.00
278 Drury, William.

NORTON I: EMPEROR OF THE UNITED STATES.

New York 1986 Not Available USD 42.00
279 Dryfhout, John H.

THE WORK OF AUGUSTUS SAINT--GAUDENS.

University Press of New England 1982 Not Available USD 90.00
280 Eckberg, William R., Robert L. Fagaly, Dennis E. Fuoss, Raymond J. Williams.

GRADING GUIDE FOR EARLY AMERICAN COPPER COINS.

Early American Coppers 2014 Not Available USD 114.00
281 Elder, Thomas L.

NUMISMATIC AUCTION CATALOGUES.

New York and Pleasantville 1918--1939. Not Available USD 144.00
282 Ellis, Estelle, Caroline Seebohm, and Christopher S. Sykes.

AT HOME WITH BOOKS: HOW BOOKLOVERS LIVE WITH AND CARE FOR THEIR LIBRARIES.

China 1999 Not Available USD 78.00
283 [Encased Postage Stamp] Cowley, Charles.

REMINISCENCES OF JAMES C. AYER AND THE TOWN OF AYER.

Lowell (1880). Not Available USD 12.00
284 [Encased Postage Stamps] Ayer & Co.,

Dr. J.C. AYER'S ALMANACS 1889: SPECIMENS OF PRINTING IN 21 LANGUAGES.

Lowell (1888). Not Available USD 12.00
285 Evans, George G.

ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES MINT...

Philadelphia 1886 Not Available USD 24.00
286 Fanning, David and Maria.

FIFTY YEARS OF NUMISMATIC BOOKSELLING: A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE FREDERICK KOLBE.

Bexley 2017 Not Available USD 42.00
287 [Ford, John J.].

TWO-PART INTERVIEW WITH JOHN J. FORD, JR. Legacy, Volume III, Nos. 1 and 2

(Spring and Summer 1990). Not Available USD 18.00
288 Ford, John J., Jr., and Mark Van Winkle.

INTERVIEW OF JOHN J. FORD, JR. VOLUME ONE: PHOENIX, ARIZONA. FEBRUARY 27, 1990.

Phoenix Not Available USD 84.00
289 Fox, Bruce.

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLARS.

Virginia Beach 1993 Not Available USD 36.00
290 Frossard, Ed.

CATALOGUE OF COINS AND MEDALS COMPRISING THE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT COINS OF RICHARD H. LAWRENCE... FOREIGN COPPER COINS OF ERASTUS DODGE...RARE STORE CARDS, LINCOLN MEDALS, ETC.... PART III OF THE COLLECTION OF E.F. KUITHAN, ESQ.

New York 1884 Not Available USD 12.00
291 Frossard, Ed, and W.W. Hays.

VARIETIES OF UNITED STATES CENTS OF THE YEAR 1794: DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED.

New York 1893 Not Available USD 36.00
292 Frossard, Ed. [editor].

NUMISMA.

Minneapolis 1983 reprint. Not Available USD 24.00
293 Fuld, George and Melvin.

PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TOKENS / PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES FOR PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TOKENS.

Racine and Cambridge 1960 and 1959. Not Available USD 12.00
294 Gibbons, J.S.

THE BANKS OF NEW-YORK, THEIR DEALERS, THE CLEARING HOUSE, AND THE PANIC OF 1857. WITH A FINANCIAL CHART.

Appleton & Co. 1864 Not Available USD 12.00
295 Glaser, Lynn.

COUNTERFEITING IN AMERICA: THE HISTORY OF AN AMERICAN WAY TO WEALTH.

New York 1968 Not Available USD 18.00
296 Goodrum, Charles A.

TREASURES OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

New York 1980 Not Available USD 30.00
297 Gould, Maurice M. and Kenneth Bressett.

HAWAIIAN COINS, TOKENS AND PAPER MONEY.

Whitman 1961 Not Available USD 30.00
298 Grellman, John R., Jr.

THE DIE VARIETIES OF UNITED STATES LARGE CENTS, 1840--1857.

N.p. 2001 Not Available USD 30.00
299 Griffiths, William H.

THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.

New York 1959 Not Available USD 90.00
300 Gwynne & Day.

THE DESCRIPTIVE REGISTER OF GENUINE BANK NOTES...

Anderson 1977 Not Available Not Sold
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.