COMITIA AMERICANA AND RELATED MEDALS
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The One Hundred Greatest Items Of United States Numismatic Literature Rank: Number 78
The epitome of the bibliophilic arts, Comitia Americana combines superb research with world class technical production. The result is one of the best specialized books ever, dedicated to presenting an account of the earliest American medals awarded by Congress, along with several others typically associated with the Comitia series. The story of Jefferson's ambivalence, among others, is related to maximum effect, on thick paper with the most technologically advanced plates (an interesting counterpart to our next entry), all bound in linen. The leather bound deluxe edition is a wonder all its own; the reader is referred to The Asylum (vol. 26, no. 2) for full detail. Thoroughly footnoted, all the clues are here for the medallic bloodhound to begin searching for the delicacies which have eluded the authors - the gold Daniel Morgan perhaps still residing in the family, or for the more ambitious, the missing pair of gold Libertas pieces, likely the most valuable numismatic objects on the planet. For the less ambitious, the book itself is a great discovery on its own!
1st Edition
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ADAMS, John W. & BENTLEY, Anne E. COMITIA AMERICANA AND RELATED MEDALS: UNDERAPPRECIATED MONUMENTS TO OUR HERITAGE… A LEAF BOOK.
Crestline, CA: 2007
304pp, illustrated
Octavo: 25 x 17 cm
Hardbound: Cream linen, spine label, lettered in gilt
1st Edition, Deluxe
Photo courtesy of Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers.
ADAMS, John W. & BENTLEY, Anne E. COMITIA AMERICANA AND RELATED MEDALS: UNDERAPPRECIATED MONUMENTS TO OUR HERITAGE… A LEAF BOOK.
Crestline, CA: 2007
351pp, 57 plates, illustrated
Octavo: 24 x 17 cm
Hardbound: Full brown morocco, spine label, lettered in gilt. Housed in cloth clamshell box.
Limited to 60 copies.