Author: KENT, G.C.
Title: British Metallic Coins and Tradesmen's Tokens With Their Value From 1600-1912 [ Kent's Valuation of British Coins and Tokens For 300 Years ]
Description: London, L. Upcott Gill. 1912, First Edition. Hard Cover. 5.25" x 8.5" tall approx. Limited Edition, this being No. 217 of 250 copies only. Incorporating the Author's guarantee, which shows a facsimile of the metallic token originally issued to the Subscribers with their copies of the book. [It is worth noting that a copy has been seen in the past with wording on its Guarantee which seemed to indicate that Mr Kent, having issued all of the copies of his book numbered from 1 to 250 inclusive, started again and sold another 250 copies, numbering them once again from 1 to 250 but this time with the word Duplicate added!] The pagination of the copy here offered is incomplete, but would seem to have been issued so. It commences with a Supplementary Title & Index To Kent's Valuation of British Coins and Tokens For 300 Years, 1600-1912, Chichester 1913. This section of xxvii pages is followed by the Title-page proper for British Metallic Coins &c By G.C.K. this time with the cancel Publisher's name L. Upcott Gill First Edition 1912, followed by pages 1-288 inclusive, and then pages 321-353 + 13pp of adverts. Pages 289 to 320 have never been bound in. This omission apart, a very good example of a scarce and important book, in red cloth-covered boards/gilt spine title.

Keywords: Specie Token Tokens Coins Antiques Collecting Money Weights Measures History Britain Commerce Halfpennies Pennies Numismatism Numismatics Coin Penny Metrology Mensuration Kent, G.C British Metallic Coins and Tradesmen's Tokens With Their Value From 1600-1


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