British Coins and Numismatic Books

Humphreys, H.N., The Coinage of the British Empire, 1st edn, London, 1854, 160pp, 24 engraved plates, some chromo-lithographic (Manville 386); Henry, J., A Compilation of English Silver Coins, 3rd edn, London, 1882, 122pp, engraved illustrations in text (Manville 500); Henfrey, H.W., A Guide to the Study of English Coins, Keary’s revised edn, London, 1885, xxi + 325pp, engraved illustrations in text (Manville 516); Thorburn, W.S., A Guide to the History and Valuation of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland…with their value, 2nd [posthumous] ed, London, 1888, viii + 164pp, 39 engraved plates (Manville 541); Humphreys, H.N., The Coin Collector’s Manual, 2 vols, London, 1891 and 1871, xxiv + 726pp, engraved illustrations in text (Manville 381, note); Lane-Poole, S., Coins and Medals, their Place in History and Art, 3rd edn, London, 1894, vi + 286pp, engraved illustrations in text (Manville –); Oman, C., The Coinage of England, Oxford, 1931, xii + 395pp, 45 engraved plates (Manville 904) [8]. Last in maroon quarter-morocco, ribbed and gilt spine, others in publishers’ bindings, penultimate with library stamps £40-50

Provenance: Ex libris Alan Morris, mostly with his bookplates, additionally: Lane-Poole de-accessed from Gravesend Public Library and the British Council