1857 J.T. Hodges’ New Bank Note Safe-Guard. 326 Pages. Sullivan Type D. Fine Contents and Finely Bound. The 1857 Hodges is the first with the title change to "Hodges New Bank Note Safe-Guard" and has two observed paginations. The first has 325 pages (Sullivan Type C, not included in the library here) and this Sullivan Type D with 326 pages. Another handsomely bound example and rare.Titles and Specifications: Hodges, J. Tyler. Hodges New Bank Note Safe-Guard; Giving Fac Simile Descriptions of Upwards of Ten Thousand Bank Notes Embracing Every Genuine Note Issued in the United States & Canada. The Most Effectual Detector of Spurious, Altered and Counterfeit Bills Ever Published. The Only Work of the Kind Extant. New-York: Arranged and Published by J. Tyler Hodges, Banker, 1857. First edition. "326 pages." Folio 34.5cm by 21.0cm. Bound in three quarter morocco leather, spine compartments titled in gilt, front board titled in gilt. (6), 3-326 pp. Boarded typographical depictions of bank notes organized 3 by 9 to a page.Distinguishing Features: The ANS Library copy and the Heritage-Newman Part XI, November 2018, lot 15308 copies include light brown lithographic printed wrappers. The Sullivan Type C, 325 pages, is not in the collection, though there is an example in the ANA library.Notes: As discussed in the Newman Part XI sale description, lot 15308: "...The very rare second edition, lacking from the Ford library. These useful publications were gradually enlarged and revised by brothers John Tyler and Daniel Milton Hodges and, in 1862, the work was taken over by Daniels son Edward. It remained in the latters hands until the final edition of 1865. Front cover nearly detached, along with opening blanks; text generally very good or better." This example is clearly superior. Overall, a lovely book. Lightly toned pages, but overall internally Fine and attractive. Some scattered restorations on the front wrapper are well performed. Ex: Theophile E. Leon Library sold as Charles Davis, November 22, 1997, lot 590. Important with the title transition and another essential example from the genre.
