General works

Remo Cappelli, Handbook of numismatics, U. Mursia Editore, Milan 1961, pp. 215, 32 tablets, 20 cm, binding in full canvas ed. with titles and decorations in gold on the spine, on the front plate and dust jacket.

First edition of this twentieth century classic.

Insignificant traces of use, otherwise in excellent condition.

Small history of money, edited by Roberto Saccarello, Italian Numismatics Associated, slsa, pp. 11, ill., 21 cm.

In excellent condition. Uncommon dossier.

Alfredo Taracchini, Goodbye, dear Lira. Illustrated history of the coin that has accompanied the life of our country for two hundred years, Banca del Monte di Foggia, Bologna 1999, pp. 237, richly illustrated, 31 cm, binding in all canvas ed. with gold titles on the spine, front plate and dust jacket.

Insignificant traces of use on the dust jacket, otherwise in excellent condition.

Philip Grierson, Introduction to numismatics, Jouvence, Rome 1984, pp. 303, richly illustrated, 19 cm, imitation leather binding with titles and decorations in gold on the spine and on the front plate.

Series: Guide, 15.

Classic fundamental in a prestigious editorial look with leatherette binding, titles and threads in gold on the spine and editorial logo in gold on the front plate.

In excellent condition.

Philip Grierson, Introduction to numismatics, Jouvence, Rome 1984, pp. 303, richly illustrated, 19 cm, br. and.

Series: Guide, 15.

A fundamental classic.

Dust jacket missing, however in excellent condition.

From the Roman Empire to the Fascist Empire. Italian monetary and banking creations through the centuries, Banco di Roma, Rome 1940, pp. VII, 252, numerous plates reproducing coins, buildings, artistic representations and documents, cm 25, br. ed.Volume published by Banco di Roma on the occasion of the first Mostra delle Terre Italiane d'Oltremare (Naples, 1940).

From the Index: Roman Italy; Ancient Italy from the city to the world empire; The Roman coin from the origins to the Constantinian reform; The credit and banking activity of the Roman world from its origins to the 4th century AD; Medieval Italy and its monetary and credit creations; From the sunset of Rome to the Italic rebirth in the late Middle Ages; The Italian monetary creations of the late Middle Ages; The Italian money trade in the late Middle Ages; The Italian priority of modern public debt and public banking systems (12th-17th centuries); Fascist Italy; Monetary and banking Italy from political unification to the postwar period (1861-1922); The monetary and credit policy of the fascist regime; The corporate element in the current Italian banking system; The Italian banking organization in Italian overseas lands and abroad; The work of the Banco di Roma in foreign and Italian overseas lands; Bibliography.

Very slight traces of use otherwise in excellent condition.

Memmo Cagiati, Numismatic collectors and collections of coins and medals in Italy, Tip. La Vittoria A. Wirz & Figli, Naples 1925, pp. 107, 20 cm, br. and.

Interesting publication that provides an insight into the Italian numismatic life of the early decades of the twentieth century.

In excellent condition. Very rare original edition.

Giuseppe Amisano, The coin. Origin, values, art, politics, falsehoods, ideologies. The greatest novel in history, Nomisma, Republic of San Marino 2001, pp. V, 286, richly illustrated, 31 cm, br. and.

In excellent condition.

Orsino Orsini, A history made only of gold, Polygraphic Institute and State Mint, Rome 1980, pp. 123, richly illustrated in col., 26 cm, beautiful binding in all canvas ed. with titles and gold decorations on the plates, spine and dust jacket.

The work presents an ideal journey into the history of gold coins, from the ancient to the contemporary age.

Very slight traces of use on the dust jacket, otherwise in excellent condition.

Greek, Roman, Barbarian, Byzantine, Italian coins, edited by Remo Cappelli, Geographical Institute De Agostini, Novara 1974, pp. 64, ill., 31 cm, cart. and.

Series: The documentaries, 68.

In excellent condition.

Mario Rolla, Numismatic bundle or legends, mottos, epigraphs, symbols, saints, emblems, monograms, allegorical figures, initials on Italian coins, Tipografia Hesperia, Turin 1930, pp. IV, 304, 25 cm, br. and.

Mario Rolla's stamp on the title page.

Minimal traces of use and a few small tears at the edges of the pages, otherwise the work is in a more than good state of preservation, almost completely intact.

Bottacin Museum, edited by Bruno Callegher, Skira publisher, Milan 2004, pp. 127, richly illustrated in color, 21 cm, br. and.

Interesting volume that effectively analyzes the history of money starting from the classical period, alternating text with splendid images.

Perfect condition.

New library file. Italian numismatic society, edited by Lucio Ferri, Milan 1982, pp. XI, 144, 24 cm, br. and.

In excellent condition.

Lucia Travaini, Story of a passion: Vittorio Emanuele III and coins, Pietro Laveglia Editore, Salerno 1991, pp. 312, ill., Cm 21, br. and.

Series: Profiles and characters, 1.

Minimal traces of use, otherwise in good condition.

Lucia Travaini, Story of a passion. Vittorio Emanuele III and the coins, Quasar Editions, Rome 2005, II ed., Pp. 293, ill., Cm 21, br. and.

Coin Necklace, 1.

Elegant ex libris to the last card.

In perfect condition.

Ambrosoli, Vocabolarietto for numismatists Solone Ambrosoli, Vocabolarietto for numismatists (in 7 languages), Ulrico Hoepli, Milan 1897, pp. VIII, 134, 66, cm 16, cart. and.

Hoepli Manuals Necklace. Scientific Series, 242.

In excellent condition.

Solone Ambrosoli, Handbook of numismatics, Ulrico Hoepli, Milan 1908, fourth revised edition, pp. XVI, 250, 64, with 120 photo-etchings in the text, 4 tablets. double page, 16 cm, binding in full canvas ed.

Hoepli Manuals Necklace, 100.

Minimal traces of use to the binding, otherwise in a more than good state of conservation.

Solone Ambrosoli, Handbook of numismatics, Ulrico Hoepli, Milan 1895, second corrected and augmented edition, pp. XVI, 250, 32, with 120 photogravures in the text, 4 tablets. double page, 16 cm, binding in full canvas ed.

Hoepli Manuals Necklace, 100.

Slight abrasion to the title page without losses, otherwise in excellent condition.

Giuseppe Ruotolo, The old Vergara. Tables, Italian journal of numismatics and related sciences, sl 1992, pp. 13, ill., Cm 24, br. and.

Issue that includes the unpublished tables accompanying the contribution entitled Il vecchio Vergara, by the same author, published in the 1992 Italian journal of numismatics and related sciences.

New one. Difficult to find.

Giuseppe Ruotolo, The old Vergara, Italian Numismatic Society, sl 1992, pp. 241-257, cm 24, br. and.

Extract from: Italian journal of numismatics and related sciences, vol. XCIV, 1992.

In excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Eduard Holzmair, Katalog der Sammlung dr. Josef Brettauer. Medicine in Nummis. Herausgegeben vom Kuratorium Josef Brettauer-Stiftung, Josef Brettauer, Wien 1937, pp. XVI with a splendid portrait of dr. Josef Brettauer, 384, 25 plates, 29 cm, binding on the entire canvas with gold titles on the spine.

The work presents an extraordinary collection of 5557 specimens - medals, plaques, coins, etc. - dedicated to medical topics: natural doctors and scientists, hospitals and kindergartens, rescue and hygiene, sex life and reproduction, diseases and epidemics, death and funerals, etc.

Original edition in superb condition.

L. Forrer, Biographical dictionary of medalists. Coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, & C. Ancient and modern, with references to their works BC 500-AD 1900, volume I revised, letters AD, Spink & Son Ltd, London 1904, pp. XLVIII, 691 with splendid front door portrait of Benvenuto Cellini, richly illustrated with beautiful images interspersed in the text, 25 cm, wonderful editorial binding in a blue Moroccan half, plates in light blue canvas, gazes in marbled paper, upper cut in gold, five nerves and gold titles on the spine.

A fundamental classic for the study of coin and medal engravers and their art, from ancient to modern times.

Work embellished with an autograph dedication by Forrer to the first guard card.

Inside there is a sheet with the biography and signature of Costantino Affer, engraver, medalist and sculptor.

In excellent condition.

Very rare original edition.

Edoardo Martinori, The coin. General vocabulary. With 1600 photogravures in the text, 140 tables and 3 indexes, at the Italian Institute of Numismatics, Rome 1915, pp. VIII, 596, richly illustrated, 144 plates, 32 cm, elegant binding in half canvas with titles and decorations in gold on the spine.

Excellent general conservation. Powerful and rare work.

Philip Grierson, Tarì fullers and money. Medieval numismatics in southern Italy, edited by Giuseppe Libero Mangieri, Elea Press, Salerno 1991, pp. 140, richly illustrated bn and col., Cm 23, br. and.

Fundamental work for the study of the history of numismatic literature of southern Italy and Sicily, accompanied by splendid images of coins and color enlargements.

In perfect condition.