The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin

Akerman, J.Y., Tradesmen’s Tokens current in London and its vicinity between the years 1648 and 1672, 1st edn, London, 1849, viii + 257pp, 8 engraved plates (Manville 362); Dalton, R., and Hamer, S.H., The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century [London, 1918], Part XIV [Addenda] (Manville 697); Mathias, P., English Trade Tokens, the Industrial Revolution Illustrated, London, 1962, 64pp including 16 plates, dj (Manville 1090); Bell, R.C., Unofficial Farthings 1820-1870, London, 1975, 248pp, illustrations in text, dj (Manville 1305); Dalton, R., and Hamer, S.H., The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century [London, 1910-18], 567pp, illustrations in text, dj, the 1977 Quarterman reprint (Manville 1355); Davis, W.J., The Nineteenth Century Token Coinage [1904], xlvii + 284pp, 15 plates, dj, the 1979 Seaby/Durst reprint (Manville 1189); Schwer, S.E., Price Guide to 18th Century Tokens, Felixstowe, 1983, v + 182pp, illustrations in text (Manville 1507); Dickinson, M.J., and Purvey, P.F., British Tokens and their Values, 2nd edn, London, 1984, 200pp, illustrations in text (Manville 1532); Withers, P. and Bente, British Copper Tokens 1811-1820, Llanfyllin, 1999, 264pp, illustrations in text (Manville 1872) [9]. Publishers’ bindings; first rebacked, second disbound, seventh a working copy, others very fine £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin.

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Provenance: First de-accessed from Guildford Public Library; last ex libris David Griffiths, DNW Auction T9, 6 October 2010, lot 4299