Coins, medals, and seals, ancient and modern : illustrated and described : with a sketch of the history of coins and coinage, instructions for young collectors, tables of comparative rarity, price lists of English and American coins, medals and tokens, &c., &c. / ed. by W. C. Prime.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prime, William Cowper, 1825-1905.

Contributor:

Vaux, George, 1908-1996., Former owner.

Vaux, William Sansom, 1811-1882., Former owner.

Vaux Bequest., Donor.

Harper & Brothers., Publisher.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Numismatics.

Medals.

Seals (Numismatics).

Physical Description:

[4], 5-292 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Harper & brothers, publishers, Franklin Square, 1861.

Notes:

Illustrations: CXIV (114) full plates including frontispiece.

Binding: Publisher's brown embossed cloth; spine with gilt lettering.

Letterpress on verso of each plate.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Flyleaf [1] inscribed as: Wm. S. Vaux.

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).