371, Lot: 816. Estimate $250. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Brown, Laurence. British Historical Medals, 1760-1960. Vols. 1-3. (London, 1980, 1987, 1995). Volume I. The Accession of George III to the Defeat of William IV. (Seaby, 1980). 469 pages, 1755 medals catalogued with illustrations throughout. Volume II. The Reign of Queen Victoria. 516 pages, 1940 medals catalogued with illustrations throughout. Volume III. The Accession of Edward VII to 1960. 432 pages, illustrations throughout, appendices for Volumes 1, 2 and 3, 781 medals medals catalogued. Each volume hard bound with dust cover. This is the standard reference for British historical medals. Lot also includes copies of the following: Eimer, Christopher. British Commemorative Medals and Their Values. (Seaby 1987, first edition) // Fearon, Daniel. Spink’s Catalogue of British Commemorative Medals 1558 to the Present day with Valuations. (Spink, 1984). Five books in lot, the last fine, others all very fine copies.

From the Dr. Lawrence A. Adams library.