Enjoy browsing this list of 38 numismatic and philatelic titles (coins and stamps) available as of January 31, 2008, and remember ordering is easy from Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire.
1. AUSTRIA MUNZKATALOG 1792-1975, Netto-Marktpreiskatalog, Wein, Austria, [1975], B&W illustrations, 70pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Includes coins of: Franz II. (I.), Ferdinand I., Franz Joseph I. 1. und 2. Republik., (Order No: 48671 ), $12.50
2. Akerman, John Yonge, TRADESMEN'S TOKENS: CURRENT IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY BETWEEN THE YEARS 1648 AND 1672, Burt Franklin, New York, (1969), B&W plates, 257pp, fine, maroon cloth (hardcover), Originally published in 1849, this book provides an account of the tokens or representatives of lawful money current in London, and indeed, throughout all England, from the year 1648 to the year 1672., (Order No: 13918 ), $45.00
3. Baldwin, N. C., THE EXTERNAL AIRMAILS OF AUSTRALIA - "THE AERO FIELD" HANDBOOK NO. 18, Francis J. Field, Ltd., Sutton Coldfield, England, 1965, B&W illustrations, 60pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 42634 ), $30.00
4. Berman, Neil S. and Schulman, Hans M. F., THE INVESTOR'S GUIDE TO UNITED STATES COINS, Coin & Currency Institute, New York, (1986), B&W illustrations, 230pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0871844001 "Everything you need to know about the No. 1 emerging growth area for the'90s! - Now! For the first time ever - the complete history of US Type Coins - your guide to spectacular profits in the coming years!", (Order No: 13422 ), $10.00
5. Bishop, Morin (managing editor), CELEBRATE THE CENTURY - A COLLECTION OF COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS - TEN VOLUME SET COMPLETE - 1900 TO 1999, Time-Life Custom Publishing, Richmond, VA, (1998) - (1999), B&W and color illustrations, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) in very good slipcase, Set of books published by the United States Postal Service to coincide with the creation of a series of stamps commemorating this tumultuous century. One book for each decade from 1900 to 1999. Volume 1, 2, 3, and 8 have been opening, the remaining volumes are still in their original shrinkwrap. No stamps came with this set., (Order No: 45987 ), $95.00
6. Bowers, Q. David, THE STRANGE CAREER OF DR. WILKINS - A NUMISMATIC INQUIRY, Bowers and Merena Galleries, Wolfeboro, NH, (1987) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 96pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A study of the counterstamped coins of Dr. G. G. Wilkins., (Order No: 42425 ), $45.00
7. Clain-Stefanelli, Elvira Eliza, ITALIAN COIN ENGRAVERS SINCE 1800, U.S. Government Printing Off, Washington, DC, (1965), B&W illustrations, 68pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Contributions from The Museum of History and Technology Paper 33., (Order No: 52428 ), $6.50
8. Curtis, James W.; Lhotka, John F.; Davenport, John S.; Sigler, Phares O.; Howe, Laurence L.; et al, SELECTIONS FROM THE NUMISMATIST - ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL COINS, American Numismatic Assn., 1960, B&W illustrations, 318pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) couple underlinings in preface, (Order No: 51900 ), $7.50
9. Dickgiesser, Robert W., BERMUDA KING GEORGE VI HIGH VALUES - A GUIDE TO THE FLAWS AND PRINTINGS, Triad Publications, Weston, MA, (1980), B&W illustrations, 59pp, fine, red cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 47106 ), $50.00
10. Dushnick, Stephan E., SILVER AND NICKEL DOLLARS OF CANADA - 1911 TO DATE, Brooks Publishing Company, Hicksville, NY, (1978) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 171pp, good++, white cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 48678 ), $10.00
11. Frey, Albert R. (edited and annotated by David R. Cervin), THE DATED EUROPEAN COINAGE PRIOR TO 1501 -- 1978 EDITION, Sanford J. Durst Numis. Pubs, New York, (1978), B&W illustrations, 120pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0915262096 First published in 1915. Limited to 1,000 copies., (Order No: 47598 ), $75.00
12. Gardner, Percy (with an introduction by Margaret Thompson), ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE TYPES OF GREEK COINS, Argonaut Publishers, Chicago, IL, 1965, B&W illustrations, 218pp, plates, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Presents an understanding of the interrelation of archaeolgy and numismatics and illustrates how their studies may benefit each others., (Order No: 51790 ), $20.00
13. Giraldi, Thomas E. and McCann, Peter P., THE POSTAL HISTORY OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS, Triad Publications, Weston, MA, (1989), B&W illustrations, 172pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover), It was not until 1889 that the first post office was opened in the Cayman Islands, and the first adhesives inscribed "Cayman Islands" did not make their appearance until 1900. Fascinating history., (Order No: 47103 ), $75.00
14. Hanmer, R. F., A SURVEY OF U.S. MACHINE POSTMARKS 1875-1925, published by the author, Wallingford, CT, 1981, B&W illustrations, 34pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 42419 ), $25.00
15. Hill, P. V., Kent, J. P. C., and Carson, R. A. G., LATE ROMAN BRONZE COINAGE: A.D. 324-498, Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1965, B&W plates, 114pp, good+, blue cloth, Part I: THE BRONZE COINAGE OF THE HOUSE OF CONSTANTINE A.D. 324-346; Part II: BRONZE ROMAN IMPERIAL COINAGE OF THE LATER EMPIRE A.D. 346-498., (Order No: 23089 ), $40.00
16. Hornyak, William F., A PORTRAIT HISTORY OF THE ROMAN EMPERORS BASED ON COINS AND MEDALLIONS, Morris Publishing, Kearney, NE, (1998), B&W illustrations, 168pp, index, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1575028239 Portraits are presented for over 150 Roman emperors and prominent historical figures in the period from 60 B.C. to A.D. 425. These portraits are based on coins and medallions of the highest quality., (Order No: 50287 ), $60.00
17. Konwiser, Harry M., AMERICAN PHILATELIC DICTIONARY: AND COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY POSTS, Jacques Minkus, New York, (1947), B&W illustrations, 152pp & 56pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), COMPENDIUM AND DICTIONARY RELATING TO AMERICAN POSTAGE STAMPS AND HISTORY. Two Books in One., (Order No: 27846 ), $14.50
18. Konwiser, Harry M., THE AMERICAN STAMP COLLECTOR'S DICTIONARY: UNITED STATES STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY, Minkus Publications, Inc., New York, (1949), B&W illustrations, 309pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), A comprehensive volume that lists, defines, and explains the thousands of important words, phrases, places, abbreviations, significant events and dates that occur in American philately., (Order No: 32001 ), $10.00
19. Langford, Frederick, STANDARD FLAG CANCEL ENCYCLOPEDIA - A CLASSIFYING RESEARCH WORK SECOND, COMPLETELY REVISED EDITION, published by the author, Pasadena, CA, 1965, B&W illustrations, 80pp, very good, spiral bound, wraps (softcover) small break to spiral, "Compiled from Original Sources, including Official Records no longer Existing.", (Order No: 42635 ), $80.00
20. Mac Dowall, David W., THE WESTERN COINAGES OF NERO, The Amer. Numismatic Society, New York, 1979, B&W illustrations, 256pp, plates, very good, wraps (softcover), Numismatic Notes and Monographs, No. 161. "This study of the western coinages of Nero seeks to apply to this rich coinage the principles of die study and type analysis. A new corpus has been established of the varieties that can be substantiated from coins in the principal numismatic collections. Whenever possible, examples have been cited from distinct obverse and reverse dies to distinguish the normal varieties of the coinage from the exceptional variants.", (Order No: 27858 ), $25.00
21. Majewski, Arthur J., MONETA POLSKA, MARYT Publishing Co., Detroit, MI, (1987), B&W illustrations, 216pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0961755717 A book on Polish numismatics., (Order No: 47907 ), $60.00
22. Mathewson, Craig C., POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTERS OF CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 1802-1970, The Laureate Press, Egg Harbor City, NJ, (1970), B&W illustrations, 44pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A well-illustrated countywide postal history., (Order No: 30949 ), $20.00
23. Oka, M., SILVER CROWNS OF THE FAR EAST, Taisei Stamps & Coins, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan, 1966, B&W illustrations, 117pp, good+, silver cloth (hardcover) internally very good+, Text in Japanese and some English., (Order No: 48065 ), $17.50
24. Pick, Albert (based on original works of); Bruce, Colin; Shafer, Neil; and, Cuhaj, George S., STANDARD CATALOG OF WORLD PAPER MONEY: VOLUME TWO - GENERAL ISSUES TO 1960 - EIGHTH EDITION, Krause Publications, Iola, WI, 1996, B&W illustrations, 1072pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0873414691 Covers 1650-1960; 230 issuing authorities; 18,000 notes listed; 5,000+ original photos; market valuations in up to three grades., (Order No: 52440 ), $25.00
25. Pradeau, Alberto, NUMISMATIC HISTORY OF MEXICO, Sanford J. Durst, Rockville Centre, NY, (2001), B&W illustrations, 176pp, biblio., fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1886720177 First published in 1938. Detailed and fascinating., (Order No: 50311 ), $50.00
26. Rich, Joseph S. and Rich, Stephen G., UNITED STATES TELEGRAPH ISSUES - S. P. A. HANDBOOK NO. 2, Society Of Philatelic Amer., n.p., 1947, B&W illustrations, 76pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 31678 ), $15.00
27. Seaby, H. A., ROMAN SILVER COINS: VOL. II. PART 1., TIBERIUS TO DOMITIAN, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO COHEN, VOL II PART 2 NERVA TO COMMODUS, B. A. Seaby Ltd., London, 1954 + 1955, B&W illustrations, 183pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A catalogue of the silver coins issued by the Romans from the earliest times with valuations. This volume covers the period AD 14-192, Tiberius to Commodus. Volume II, Part 2 begins on page 55 - both volumes bound together., (Order No: 23085 ), $20.00
28. Seaby, H. A., ROMAN SILVER COINS: VOL. I. PART 1., THE REPUBLIC, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO BABELON, WITH HISTORICAL NOTES, B. A. Seaby Ltd., London, 1952, B&W illustrations, 137pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A catalogue of the silver coins issued by the Romans from the earliest times to the end of the reign of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, with historical notes, illustrations and valuations., (Order No: 23086 ), $20.00
29. Seaby, H. A., and Seaby, Peter (edited by), SEABY'S COIN AND MEDAL BULLETIN - 1954 VOLUME -- ALL TWELVE ISSUES COMPLETE, B. A. Seaby, Ltd., London, 1954, 544pp, good, red cloth (hardcover), The year's 12 issues bound in one volume., (Order No: 48070 ), $30.00
30. Seaby, H. A., and Seaby, Peter (edited by), SEABY'S COIN AND MEDAL BULLETIN - 1955 VOLUME -- ALL TWELVE ISSUES COMPLETE, B. A. Seaby, Ltd., London, 1955, 534pp, good, red cloth (hardcover), The year's 12 issues bound in one volume., (Order No: 48071 ), $30.00
31. Slawson, George C.; Bingham, Arthur W.; and, Drenan, Sprague W., THE POSTAL HISTORY OF VERMONT, Collectors Club, New York, 1969, B&W illustrations, 308pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), "Collectors Club Handbook No. 21" Contents include: The Background; The Postmarks; The Cancels; The Stamps; Post Offices; and, Specialized Phases., (Order No: 42403 ), $175.00
32. Staff, Frank, THE TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, Adlard Coles/John De Graff, UK/New York, (1956), B&W illustrations, 191pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by author, Set against the romantic background of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this volume presents the story of the development of the transatlantic mail services., (Order No: 49337 ), $30.00
33. Stahl, Alan M, THE MEDAL IN AMERICA, American Numismatic Society, New York, (1988), B&W illustrations, 247pp, fine, brown cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0897222261 Papers presented to the Coinage of the Americas Conference at The American Numismatic Society, New York, September 26-27, 1987., (Order No: 2295 ), $25.00
34. Trustees of The British Museum (John Pope-Hennessy, Director), THE BRITISH MUSEUM YEARBOOK 1 - THE CLASSICAL TRADITION, British Museum Publ., Ltd., London, (1976), 291 B&W, 4 color ill., 298pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0714100455 "A 'new' annual publication for all those interested in the fields of Art and Archaeology, especially those interested in the work and collections of the British Museum." The theme of this first annual is THE CLASSICAL TRADITION, and has eight articles including: Reynold Higgins on MAGENTA WARE; M. Jessop Price with ARCHITECTURE ON ANCIENT COINS; J.E. Curtis on PARTHIAN GOLD FROM NINEVEH; R.A.G. Carson in GOLD AND SILVER COIN HOARDS AND THE END OF ROMAN BRITAIN; R.H. Pinder- Wilson on THE MALCOLM CELESTIAL GLOBE; Ruth Olitsky Rubinstein on A BACCHIC SARCOPHAGUS IN THE RENAISSANCE; Nicholas Turner with AN ATTACK ON THE ACCADEMIA DI S. LUCA; and Andrew Wilton assessing BLAKE AND THE ANTIQUE., (Order No: 14150 ), $15.00
35. Tyler, Varro E., PHILATELIC FORGERS: THEIR LIVES AND WORKS, Robson Lowe Ltd., London, (1976), B&W illustrations, 60pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The author introduces his fascinating story of eighty-four of the greatest philatelic forgers of the past century, from Allan Taylor, creating crude fakes in the early 1860s to De Thuin, whose sophisticated works comprised a complete sale a century later without the owner or the auctioneers suspecting the most prized items were forged., (Order No: 28603 ), $30.00
36. United States Postal Service Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee, UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE - 1987 MINT SET OF COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS - WITH ALL STAMPS MOUNTED IN PLACE, USPS, Washington, DC, (1987), color illustrations, 24pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The uncommon hardcover edition of the 1987 Commemorative stamps., (Order No: 51922 ), $20.00
37. Warmsley, Arthur J., CONNECTICUT POST OFFICES AND POSTMARKS, Arthur J. Warmsley, Portland, CT, 1977, B&W illustrations, 257pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) a handsome copy, This book is about Connecticut post offices and postmarks but with an added touch. People are added--their lives in and around the post office. The addition of "people" brings the typical as well as the atypical Connecticut post office into perspective from early Colonial times to the present, with empahsis on the nineteenth-century development of cancellations and evolution of the post office., (Order No: 20934 ), $50.00
38. Wismer, D. C., OBSOLETE BANKNOTES OF OHIO, Sanford J. Durst, Long Island City, NY, (1983), B&W illustrations, 50pp, index, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0942666259 Originally published in 1932 by the author as DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF OLD PAPER MONEY ISSUED IN OHIO., (Order No: 47804 ), $25.00