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Auction: 1011 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins, Commemorative Medals & Numismatic Books
Lot: 373

HERRERA. A. Medallas de Proclamaciones y Juras de los Reyes de España. Two volumes. Madrid, 1884. Folio, pp. 284, plus 107 engraved plates BOUND WITH Primeras Pruebas. Tirada, 14 ejemplares. Numero 5. 107 plates, without the figure numbers set; apparently the first proof of the plates, being duplicate plates of the published version. As issued in the publisher´s original printed card covers. Volume split into two down spine. Front cover loose. Pages clean and fresh. Inscribed on the title page by the author to his best friend and knowledgeable archeologist, Eduardo Toda. [´Al sabio arqueologo Eduarto Toda, el major de sue amigo. Adolfo Herrera´]. Herrera´s Magnum Opus on Proclamation Pieces. Estimate £ 350-450

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£300