Search Results: Coinage: Old and Rare Books from Librarium of The Hague

Florentiae [Florence], Typis Sereniss. Magni Ducis, 1691. Hardcover. .. Three parts in one volume. Quarto (310 x 230mm). Part I: Pp. (xiv), Dissertations I-V: 472 (4 blank pages in dissertation IV as printer's fault), 473-494 Addenda, (2) Errata, (16) (verso blank) Index. Part II: Fasti consulares: lxii, (2) (blank), Diagramma: (viii); Disseratio de paschali latinorum cyclo annorum LXXXIV: 51 (verso blank); Dissertation II de cyclo paschali ravennate annorum XCV: (3), 56-134; Approbationes: (2) (verso blank). Woodcut title vignette, title page printed in red and black. With numerous copper-engraved illustrations of coins throughout. Woodcut head-pieces with de Medici family crest, woodcut initials and tail-pieces. Small chip to lower corner of one leaf, well away from text. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary half calf and matching paper covered boards, spine with raised bands, gilt morocco label, sprinkled edges, boards and corners chafed and rubbed. A wide margined copy, printed on handsome laid… Read More

Gisberti a Zyll (Ex officina Zyliana) [Utrecht, G. van Zyll], 1672. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Thick crown quarto (240 x 185mm). Pp. (xxii), 826, (ii) blank, 112, (126) index. A very fine, engraved allegorical frontispiece, captioned at bottom. With 66 text illustrations of coins. Large pictorial woodcut devise to title-page, decorative initials and tail-pieces. Set in double columns. HARDCOVER, handsomely bound in contemporary vellum, spine with raised bands, manuscript title in contemporary hand in second compartment, sides blind-ruled (corner-tips bit exposed), central large ornament blind-stamped on each side. Overall a fine copy. ~ FIRST EDITION, this copy is collated in accordance with the University of London copy. Includes "C. Suetonii Tranquilli libri duo, De illustribus grammaticis, et de claris rhetoribus; cum annotationibus doctissimorum virorum"; and "C. Suetonii Tranquilli Liber VIII, sive, Tres imperatores Caesares Vespasiani, interpretati, & emendati à… Read More

Paris, Chez l'Auteur, 1872. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Two parts in one volume, paginated consecutively. Pp. xxxi, 272; 273-357. Plus elaborate engraved frontispiece portrait of Charvet and 6 lithograph plates bound at end. With numerous engraved illustrations of seals to text. Extended index. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary boards, some stains, with the original printed wrapper laid-down. Paper spine with manuscript lettering, frayed. In a very good condition. A wide margined copy, untrimmed, well preserved interior. ~ Rare first edition of this important work on seals, published by the author himself. The preserved original wrapper is dated 1873. A second edition was published eight years later by Édouard Rouveyre (Paris, 1880). Charvet describes here in detail 638 seals from his own collection; the name "Dongé" is believed to be pseudonim. In 1883 he published the work "Collection Charvet: Médailles, antiquités, sceaux-matrices". Z-2 IN Read More

Paris, Chez l'Auteur, 1872. 1st Edition . Soft cover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. xxxi. Half-title present. With numerous finely engraved illustrations of medals, some rather large and in rich detail. Bound in the original printed wrappers, medal illustration on front, beautifully illustrated publisher's ad on back. Tall, untrimmed, unsophisticated copy, dog-eared and bit shabby, preserved entirely in the original state with all the beautiful illustrations in fine condition. ~ Rare first issue of first edition of this stand-alone publication of the Preface to Charvet's important work on seals, published by the author himself. 006-5

Paris, Veuve Mabre Cramosi, 1695. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Two parts in one volume. Paginated consecutively. Small octavo. Pp. (xxiii, i.e. xx), 235; (iii), 244-291. Plus a copper-engraved allegorical frontispiece. Many copper-engraved medals, obverse and revers, some full-page. Title-page printed in red. Woodcut device to title and woodcut head- and tail-pieces. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary mottled full calf, spine with raised bands, rubbed, spine-ends chipped, bottom with some worming, inner hinges cracked, bookplate cut off first paste-down. That specified, a lovely in the first binding with all the wonderful copperplates in excellent condition, being clean and free of foxing. ~ FIRST EDITION. Contemporary signature, dated 1706, to first free endpaper. The book comprises of two distinct parts, though the pagination is consecutive. Engraved title-page opens the second book. A short introduction follows, succeeded by 9 beautifull copper-engraved medals with allegorical texts at bottom and… Read More

Amstelodami, [Amsterdam] Peter Le Clert, 1692. Hardcover. .. Three volumes in one. Octavo (205 x 180mm). Pp. (xxxii), 368, (viii); (xxii), 274; 275-638 (i.e. 538), (vi). (Numerous errors in pagination. Tome I, pp. 369-372 misbound; Tome III, pp. 451-537 misnumbered 551-637; pp. 568-569, 572-573 blank.) Plus engraved frontispiece portrait of Matthaeus Hostus chipped at corner with slight loss to background, skilfully restored on mount. Folding tables. Title-page printed in red and black, list of contents printed on verso. Woodcut device to title. Large, illustrated woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials; occasionally slight browning. HARDCOVER, bound in handsome modern vellum, lettering to spine, sprinkled edges. A fine copy. Crisp interior exceptionally well preserved, attractive binding. ~ First part, complete in itself, of the collective work, "Tractatuum series". This part is entirely made up of the works of Matthaeus Hostius, which are divided into three tomes, having each a… Read More

Amsteldam, Martinum Schagen, 1738. Hardcover. .. Three parts in one volume. With a total of 92 plates. Royal quarto (280 x 225mm). I: Pp. (xiv), (iv) half-title, second title-page dated 1737, (viii), 186, (6) index. Plus engraved frontispiece and engraved portrait. II: 64 numbered copperplate leaves, each with 12 illustrations of coins, printed on recto only. III: Pp. 28, second engraved frontispiece, a suite of 12 splendid copperplate portraits of Roman emperors mounted on horses, with historiated backgrounds, each portrait accompanied by a verse engraved at bottom. Plus a 13th such plate, this with allegorical illustration, concluding the suit. Plus 12 copperplate leaves, each with 12 illustrations of coins, printed on recto only. Main title-page printed in red and black. Footnotes; small chip to blank margin of a single plate, well away from image. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary quarter goat skin, dyed and glazed, and marbled boards, spine with 5 raised bands; paper on boards rubbed,… Read More

Berolini, Andr. Rüdiger [Berlin, Johannes Andreas Rüdigerus], 1705. Hardcover. .. Octavo. (205 x 170mm). Pp. (xxii), 175. Plus 64 numbered copperplates leaves, each with 12 illustrations of coins. Engraved frontispiece and engraved portrait. Handsome woodcut head-and tail-pieces and initials. Title printed in red and black; old inscription in neat contemporary hand to first free endpaper. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary vellum, manuscript lettering to spine. Plates browned as usual in this edition due to stock quality. Overall a fine copy, neatly preserved. ~ The present Berlin edition, printed by Johannes Andreas Rüdigerus, was preceded by the Antwerp editions of 1615 and 1627 (Beller), and followed by the enlarged, 1738 Amsterdam edition (Schagen). B-1

(Amsterdam, de Coup,1717).. Print. .. Original single-sheet copperplate engraving of a very fine quality. Multiple impressions. Measuring ca. 170 x 185 mm within a plate-mark. Strong strike on laid paper with ample margins. In a very fine condition. Excellent. - - From: "Inleiding tot de heedendaagsche penningkunde ofte verhandeling van den oorsprong van't geld, opkomst en onderscheid dergedenkpenningen; den aard, en rekenwyze der legpenningen; de wyze van't cyfferen der ouden, den oorspronk der cyfferletteren, toverpenningen en noodmunten. Mitsgaders van de vaste grondregelen, die in't ontwerpen, vergaderen, schikken en behandelen der penningen; moeten worden in acht genommen." Written by Gerard van Loon (1683-1758); printed and published in 1717 by Pieter de Coup of Amsterdam. As common, the identity of the engraver craftsman or craftsmen, responsible for the fine prints, is not given. Rare. OCLC records six copies only of this book worldwide. Two Dutch libraries, unrecorded… Read More

(Amsterdam, de Coup,1717).. Print. .. Original single-sheet copperplate engraving of a very fine quality. Multiple impressions. Measuring ca. 170 x 185 mm within a plate-mark. Strong strike on laid paper with ample margins. In a very fine condition. Excellent. - - From: "Inleiding tot de heedendaagsche penningkunde ofte verhandeling van den oorsprong van't geld, opkomst en onderscheid dergedenkpenningen; den aard, en rekenwyze der legpenningen; de wyze van't cyfferen der ouden, den oorspronk der cyfferletteren, toverpenningen en noodmunten. Mitsgaders van de vaste grondregelen, die in't ontwerpen, vergaderen, schikken en behandelen der penningen; moeten worden in acht genommen." Written by Gerard van Loon (1683-1758); printed and published in 1717 by Pieter de Coup of Amsterdam. As common, the identity of the engraver craftsman or craftsmen, responsible for the fine prints, is not given. Rare. OCLC records six copies only of this book worldwide. Two Dutch libraries, unrecorded… Read More

(Amsterdam, de Coup,1717).. Print. .. Original single-sheet copperplate engraving of a very fine quality. Multiple impressions. Measuring ca. 170 x 185 mm within a plate-mark. Strong strike on laid paper with ample margins. In a very fine condition. Excellent. - - From: "Inleiding tot de heedendaagsche penningkunde ofte verhandeling van den oorsprong van't geld, opkomst en onderscheid dergedenkpenningen; den aard, en rekenwyze der legpenningen; de wyze van't cyfferen der ouden, den oorspronk der cyfferletteren, toverpenningen en noodmunten. Mitsgaders van de vaste grondregelen, die in't ontwerpen, vergaderen, schikken en behandelen der penningen; moeten worden in acht genommen." Written by Gerard van Loon (1683-1758); printed and published in 1717 by Pieter de Coup of Amsterdam. As common, the identity of the engraver craftsman or craftsmen, responsible for the fine prints, is not given. Rare. OCLC records six copies only of this book worldwide. Two Dutch libraries, unrecorded… Read More

(Amsterdam, de Coup,1717).. Print. .. Original single-sheet copperplate engraving of a very fine quality. Multiple impressions. Measuring ca. 170 x 185 mm within a plate-mark. Strong strike on laid paper with ample margins. In a very fine condition. Excellent. - - From: "Inleiding tot de heedendaagsche penningkunde ofte verhandeling van den oorsprong van't geld, opkomst en onderscheid dergedenkpenningen; den aard, en rekenwyze der legpenningen; de wyze van't cyfferen der ouden, den oorspronk der cyfferletteren, toverpenningen en noodmunten. Mitsgaders van de vaste grondregelen, die in't ontwerpen, vergaderen, schikken en behandelen der penningen; moeten worden in acht genommen." Written by Gerard van Loon (1683-1758); printed and published in 1717 by Pieter de Coup of Amsterdam. As common, the identity of the engraver craftsman or craftsmen, responsible for the fine prints, is not given. Rare. OCLC records six copies only of this book worldwide. Two Dutch libraries, unrecorded… Read More

(Amsterdam, de Coup,1717).. Print. .. Original single-sheet copperplate engraving of a very fine quality. Multiple impressions. Measuring ca. 170 x 185 mm within a plate-mark. Strong strike on laid paper with ample margins. In a very fine condition. Excellent. - - From: "Inleiding tot de heedendaagsche penningkunde ofte verhandeling van den oorsprong van't geld, opkomst en onderscheid dergedenkpenningen; den aard, en rekenwyze der legpenningen; de wyze van't cyfferen der ouden, den oorspronk der cyfferletteren, toverpenningen en noodmunten. Mitsgaders van de vaste grondregelen, die in't ontwerpen, vergaderen, schikken en behandelen der penningen; moeten worden in acht genommen." Written by Gerard van Loon (1683-1758); printed and published in 1717 by Pieter de Coup of Amsterdam. As common, the identity of the engraver craftsman or craftsmen, responsible for the fine prints, is not given. Rare. OCLC records six copies only of this book worldwide. Two Dutch libraries, unrecorded… Read More

(Amsterdam, de Coup,1717).. Print. .. A suite of 5 original single-sheet copperplate engravings of a very fine quality. Multiple impressions to each print. Measuring ca. 170 x 185 mm within a plate-mark. Strong strikes on laid paper with ample margins. In a very fine condition. Excellent. - - From: "Inleiding tot de heedendaagsche penningkunde ofte verhandeling van den oorsprong van't geld, opkomst en onderscheid dergedenkpenningen; den aard, en rekenwyze der legpenningen; de wyze van't cyfferen der ouden, den oorspronk der cyfferletteren, toverpenningen en noodmunten. Mitsgaders van de vaste grondregelen, die in't ontwerpen, vergaderen, schikken en behandelen der penningen; moeten worden in acht genommen." Written by Gerard van Loon (1683-1758); printed and published in 1717 by Pieter de Coup of Amsterdam. As common, the identity of the engraver craftsman or craftsmen, responsible for the fine prints, is not given. Rare. A wonderful set of prints, a scarce survivor unlikely to… Read More

Venezia, Lorenzo Baseggio [Laurentium Basilium], 1728. Hardcover. .. 12mo (180 x 100mm). Pp. (xiv), 454. Plus engraved frontispiece and 9 folding plates only, each with engraved impressions of medals and coins, one plate separated from the stub and loosely inserted. Engraved illustration to title-page. Woodcut illustrated tail-pieces. Notes in neat contemporary hand to first blank, a signature, old stamp to title-page, bookplate, few first leaves lightly dampmarked at lower corner. HARDCOVER, handsomely bound in half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Lacks a plate, else a very good, handsome copy. ~ First Italian edition. Translated from the French by Selvaggi Canturani. Incomplete, contains frontispiece and 9 folding plates. Louis Jobert's (1637-1719) acclaimed manual, "La science des medailles, pour l'instruction de ceux qui commencent à s'appliquer à la connoissance des medaillea antiques & modernes", first appeared in Paris in 1692/3 (Lucas). It went… Read More

N.p., Revue Numismatique, 1890. Soft cover. .. Crown octavo. Pp. 5, (3) blanks. Footnotes. Plain wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ Offprint from Revue Numismatique, 1er trimestre 1890. Jean-Joseph-Antoine-Marie, baron de Witte, born 1808 in Antwerp. Dies 1889. Was a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Scarce. Clamshell

Bruxelles, Lemaire, 1786. Hardcover. .. Royal octavo 230 x 140mm). Pp. 214, (2) errata (verso blank). Plus 5 folding plates with a total of 61 finely engraved impressions of coins, bound at end. Half-title present. Foot- and shoulder notes. HARDCOVER, bound in quarter cloth and marbled boards, these bit rubbed. In fine condition. Excellent copy, beautifully preserved interior. ~ First and only edition. Abbot Joseph Ghesquière's (1731-1802) treatise on early Dutch coins, including Belgium and Luxemburg. It represents the most important Belgian and Dutch coins from the Celtic time until 1450. In 1779, Ghesquière's "Dissertation de M. l'Abbé Ghesquière (.) sur les différens genres de médailles antiques, ou examen critique des 'Nouvelles recherches sur la science des médailles' par M. Poinsinet de Sivry" was published in Nivelles by E. Plon. Uncommon. KVK locates copies in National Library of the Netherlands, French Union… Read More

Paris, Andreae Cramoisy, 1698. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto (250 x 195mm). Pp. (xiv), 486, (4). Woodcut device to title, decorative initials, and tail-pieces. HARDCOVER, handsomely bound in recent quarter sheep and marbled boards, spine with raised bands, blind-stamped fleuron in each compartment, gilt title label in second compartment, new endpapers. A fine copy. ~ FIRST EDITION. Lipsius p. 409. Not in Goldsmith. Brunet V, p. 1027: "Ouvrage très-estimé, ainsi que presque tous ceux du même auteur." Cf. Cicognara 3032-3034, listing later editions. Standard work of the 17th century on Greek-Roman coins of the emperors from Pompaeus the Great until Claudius II. A-6

Paris, Joannis Jombert, 1692. Hardcover. .. Two volumes bound in one. Crown quarto (260x200 mm). Volume I: Two parts. Pp. (x), 188; 189-256, (16). With 87 engravings of coins, obverse and reverse; Volume II: (iv), 397, (33). With 88 engravings of coins, obverse and reverse. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials. HARDCOVER, bound in handsome contemporary mottled full calf, spine with 5 raised bands, 4 gilt tooled or lettered compartments, head- and foot compartments left untreated, red sprinkled edges; contemporary printed thin ownership label at foot of title-page with first letter devoured by silverfish; one page with old small brown ink smudges not obscuring text, few sporadic spots. In fine condition. Excellent attractive copy. ~ The enlarged edition. C-3

Romae, Caroli Barbiellini & Venantii Monaldini, 1743. Hardcover. .. Quarto (300 x 240mm). Pp. viii, 372. Title page printed in red and black. Illustrated by J. B. Sintes. Engraved illustration to title, beautiful allegorical head- and tail-pieces, illustrated initials. With engraved illustrations of coins throughout, particularly large and handsome. Printed on thick laid paper. HARDCOVER, bound in handsome modern full vellum, new endpapers, gilt lettering to spine. A wide-margined copy, untrimmed, small damp mark here and there. In fine condition. ~ Volume III of 3. Lipsius p. 409. Brunet V, p. 1027: "Ouvrage très-estimé, ainsi que presque tous ceux du même auteur". Cf. Cicognara 3032-3034. A useful catalogue of Roman coins dealing with aes, antoniniani & follis from Postumus to Constantinus I. I-3