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New Illustrated Manual of the current gold and silver coins of all civilized nations of the globe : giving their weight, standard, & value, together with the systems of money, weights, & measures, and statistics, commercial geography, & industry of the different countries
by Henry P Skelton
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
London : James Hagger, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes, bound in one. Bound in contemporary 3/4 morocco over green boards. Spine leather rubbed at extremities. Solid binding and covers. Marbled end papers. (2), 197, iv pages; 96 fine embossed plates of gold and silver coins, each with a leaf of descriptive text. Scattered foxing. Three ownership signatures or book plates: Frank Edwards, Liverpool, 1873; John McEiven, New York, 1919; Howard M. Abbott, 1952.
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- 1903180004
- Title
- New Illustrated Manual of the current gold and silver coins of all civilized nations of the globe : giving their weight, standard, & value, together with the systems of money, weights, & measures, and statistics, commercial geography, & industry of the different countries
- Author
- Henry P Skelton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London : James Hagger
- Date Published
- 1862
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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