Auction Catalogue

5 October 2011

Starting at 10:00 AM

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18th Century British Trade Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 487

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5 October 2011

Hammer Price:
£420

Denton, M., and Prattent, T., The Virtuoso’s Companion and Coin Collectors Guide, 8 vols in two, London, 1795-7, 240 engraved plates, frontispiece, preface, 15 + 8pp indices. Full brown morocco with gilt edging, ribbed and decorated gilt spine, marbled endpapers; a few pencil checkmarks on Plate 24, otherwise a very clean and handsomely bound set £300-400

Provenance: Ex libris Arthur Waters, Leamington Spa, with his bookplates