Doty Richard G Editor (5 results)

Hardcover. Brown cloth, 224 pp., BW illus. A collection of 11 essays on various themes of token usage in America. Essays: Introduction / Richard G. Doty -- The History and Die Varieties of the Higley Coppers / Daniel Freidus -- The Theatre at New York / John M. Kleeberg -- Two Coins in One: Large Cents with Interestng Counterstamps / Q. David Bowers -- The Promotion and Suppression of Hard Times Tokens / Eric P. Newman -- Early Transportation Tokens and Tickets of New York City / George S. Cuhaj -- A. M. (M. A.) Abrahams and His Tokens / Robert D. Leonard -- U. S. Civil War Tokens / George Fuld -- John Gault and J. C. Ayer: Encased Postage Stamp Maker and His Largest Client / Wayne Homren -- Struck Copies of Early American Tokens / Julius Reiver -- An Overview of United States Tokens, 1700-1900 / Russell Rulau. VG (few marks as ex-library, otherwise clean.).…

8vo, original brown cloth, gilt. xii, 224, (4) pages; illustrated. Fine. The proceedings of the tenth Coinage of the Americas Conference.

8vo, original printed orange cloth. x, 186, (4) pages. Fine. The proceedings of the first Coinage of the Americas Conference, featuring articles by Adams, Breen, Clain-Stefanelli, Loring, Cohen, Newman and others. An important collection for collectors of half cents and large cents.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 68 pp. NO number line or printing indicated, but ' 1947, 1949 ' cited on CP: presumed First Edition, First Printing; ' J195195 ' printed at lower left inside front cover [which also appears on later editions with later printing identifications] and ' 463: 195 [underlined]' at top right front cover corner; endpapers illustrated with multifarious animals. NO dust jacket. 1" piece of cellophane surface missing in gutter front cover at 3 3/8" down from top right spine edge, with 1/8" hole at middle of it (NO impact on binding (7 sites of sewn threads along inside front cover hinge); nugatory cellophane 1" tear on rear cover gutter at 3" down from top left spine corner (NOW reglued so as to be virtually undetectable; small rubbing wear at cover and spine corners; text lightly age-toned around perimeters and on text block edges: describes worse than it is, but there you have it: Strong binding (stretched only a bit at first few pages front and back, else tight); corners still sharp (NO bumps or curls); NO previous owner names; NOT ex-Library. Clean text. Solid copy. Arguably, Holiday or Birthday Gift-Giving Quality, especially, given that the book is more than 60 years-old or near 75 years-old. The way to read Classic Children's Poetry from many well-known Children's Poets. Gertrude Elliott (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.