Woodward, W. Elliot. Coin Sales 1882. January-December 1882. New York. Fine.Octavo. Contemporary hardbound in red half calf, with marbled boards. Generic “COIN SALES” title, date and cataloger on the spine in panels divided by ruled ornamentation, all in gilt. Two matching bound volumes of sales printed on heavy paper, fully hand-priced in red and black ink, containing the following Woodward sales: <em><strong>Catalogue of a Collection of Coins and Medals, Belonging to a Gentleman in Western New York, also of the Numismatic Collection of A.C. Woodward. </em></strong> January 23-24, 1882. <em><strong>Catalogue of the Collection of American and Foreign Coins and Medals Ancient and Modern, formerly the property of Mr. A. Dohrmann of San Francisco, California. </em></strong> March 6-11, 1882. Four heliotype plates, the last a little too large and chipped along the edge; <em><strong>Catalogue of the Numismatic Collection of Frank Dietrich, of Harrisburg, Penn. and S.H. Morgan of Louisville, Kentucky. </em></strong> April 19-21, 1882. Two heliotype plates. Apparently a rare sale, as Davis recorded no sales between 1980 and 1991; <em><strong>Catalogue of the Washburn Collection of Coins and Medals, Fractional Currency, &c., &c. </em></strong> June 6-7, 1882. One heliotype plate; <em><strong>Catalogue of the Collection of the Late Prof. J. Grier Ralston, illustrating the Stone Age in America and Europe. </em></strong> June 27-28, 1882. <em><strong>Catalogue of Coins, Medals and Dies, Fractional Currency, Books, Catalogues, etc. (The Montreal Collection). </em></strong> July 11-12, 1882. One heliotype plate; <em><strong>Catalogue of the Numismatic Collection of Prof. J. Grier Ralston, Late of Norristown, Penn. </em></strong> October 16-18, 1882. Two heliotype plates; <em><strong>Catalogue of the Finest Specimens from the Cabinet of Mr. Norman Spang, of Etna, Pennsylvania, Illustrating the Stone Age in America and Europe. </em></strong> October 19-20, 1882; <em><strong>Catalogue of George H. Blanchard’s Collection of Coins, Medals, Etc. </em></strong> December 11-12, 1882. One heliotype plate. <em><strong>Catalogue of Pre-Historic Stone Objects, Selected from the Cabinets of Prof. J. Grier Ralston and Mr. Norman Spang. </em></strong> December 13, 1882. <em><strong>Catalogue of the Collection of Paul J. Maas. </em></strong> December 28-29, 1882. One heliotype plate. Excellent matches to the above offered volumes from the same partial set. Some slight interior separations, but the bindings remain quite sound. Rubbed and worn on the exterior edges but not severely, and the interior remains quite clean overall. Also from the library of Charles A. Watters. John J. Ford, Jr.’s bookplate inside the front cover.From the D. Brent Pogue Library. Earlier ex Charles A. Watters; A.H. Baldwin & Sons, 1969; John J. Ford, Jr., Stacks-George Frederick Kolbe sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Library, Part I, June 2004, lot 979.
