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A history of the bills of credit or paper money issued by New York, from 1709 to 1789 : with a description of the bills, and catalogue of the various issues / by John H. Hickcox.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints 1866 Hickcox
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hickcox, John H. (John Howard), 1832-1897.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paper money--New York (State).
- Paper money.
- New York (State)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- New York (State).
- Physical Description:
- [6], [1], 2-103 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- Other Title:
- Paper money issued by New York, from 1709 to 1789
- Binder's title: Bills of credit
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, N.Y. : J. H. Hickcox, 1866.
- Notes:
- "Edition 250 copies, 50 copies large paper in quarto"--T.p. verso.
- "J. Munsell, printer"--T.p. verso.
- T.p. in red and black.
- Coat of arms in red color with Latin inscriptions on t.p.
- Binding: Publisher's half bound with forest green leather and marbled paper; spine with raised bands, gilt fillet and gilt lettered title; endpapers marbled.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy is bequest of George Vaux, 1996.
- Athenaeum copy: The Vaux bequest of 1996 consists of books from the library of the prominent Philadelphia Quaker family established in America by James Vaux (1748-1812), who emigrated in 1771. Most of the books are inscribed by George Vaux VII (1779-1836), George Vaux VIII (1832-1915), George Vaux IX (1863-1927), and the donor George Vaux (1908-1996).
- Cited in:
- Bibliotheca Munselliana p. 144.
- Sabin 31692.
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