Author: BURNS, Charles De Forest
Title: The American Antiquarian: A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Interests of Collectors of Autographs, Paper Money, Portraits, &C
Description: Boynton Beach, FL, Stephen Koschal, 1992. Paperback. Foreword by Christopher C. Jaeckal. Introduction by Stephen Koschal. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 239pp, (1p), 7pp, (5pp). Fine. Tight and pristine facsimile reprint of the first ten issues of this pioneering autograph collecting publication issued by this notable New York dealer, limited to 250 numbered copies (this #150). Consists of Volume I, numbers 1-4 (August 1870 -- May 1871), Volume II, numbers 1-4 (September 1871 -- October 1873) and Volume III, numbers 1-2 (February 1873 -- January 1874). Fascinating -- and the lists of material for sale bear prices that were the going rate at the time but bring tears to a collector's eyes today. .

Keywords: Antiques & Collecting


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