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(medals) . INDICE DE LOS DOCUMENTOS DE LA ORDEN MILITAR DE CALATRAVA EXISTENTES EN EL ARCHIVO HISTORICO NACIONAL.
Madrid 1899 De Fontanet. Del Boletin de la Real Academia de la Historia, Tomo XXXV, Numero July -September 1899. In Spanish. 8vo., 167pp., full vellum cover with gilt decoration. Title written on rear board, not front board. Good, vellum bowed, string ties broken. (lat325)
$140.00 (napoleon medal) . BRONZE MEDALLION OF NAPOLEON COINED TO CELEBRATE THE BATTLE OF LUTZEN MAY 2, 1813
Original medal, 1.5 inches in diameter. Dated on medal, May 2, 1813. One side shows 2 soldiers racing on horseback; other side is very bold raised portrait bust of Napoleon. Excellent condition. (a50971)
$375.00 (royalty medal ) . CORONATION MEDAL, EMPRESS MARIA ANNA AUGUSTA AND EMPEROR FERDINAND I
Prague 1836. Original bronze medal celebrating the coronation of Empress Maria Ann Augusta and Emperor Ferdinand I as Queen and King of Bohemia in Prague, September 1836. Dated 1836 on obverse side. Front side shows bust of Empress; rear is coat of arms. 1.75 inches in diameter, 26 grams. VG, tarnished. (a38499)
$150.00 (swords) . HOUSE OF SWORDS AND MILITARIA CATALOGUES NOS.. 7, 8, 12, 13 (4 CATALOGUES)
Independence n.d. Owner Joe Walters. 4 priced catalogues, swords, daggars, armor, medals, guns, epaulets, hats, etc. 4to., 144pp., 161pp., 140pp., 224pp., photo illustrations wraps. VG, light cover wear. 4 catalogues. (a15278)
$35.00 Clain-Stefanelli, Vladimir and Elvira . MEDALS COMMEMORATING BATTLES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Washington 1973 National Museum of History and Technology. Lg.8vo., 43pp., illustrations, original stiff paper folder with title in silver. In original slip case. Included is a blue felt-covered board designed to hold 11 medals, each 1-1/2 inch in diameter. One pewter medal is included: The Department of the Treasury 1789. Fine in VG slipcase. (a58085)
$45.00 Friedenberg, Daniel M (editor) . GREAT JEWISH PORTRAITS IN METAL SELECTED PLAQUES AND MEDALS FROM THE SAMUEL FRIEDENBERG COLLECTION OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM
1963 1st Jewish Museum. Introduction by Cecil Roth. Hardcover. 4to., 143pp., illustrations, cloth. VG in Good plus DJ. (a70998)
$26.00 Gore, James Howard (compiler) . AMERICAN LEGIONNAIRES OF FRANCE A DIRECTORY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES ON WHOM FRANCE HAS CONFERRED HER NATIONAL ORDER THE LEGION OF HONOR
Washington (c.1920). Hardcover. Small octavo, 451pp., red cloth with gilt lettering. VG. (a47440)
$75.00 Houssay, Luis Alberto Leoni . ICONOGRAFIA DE CARLOS PELLIGRINI
1981 Banco de la Nacion Argentina. Copy No. 1207. In Spanish. 4to., 159pp., color illustrations, hardcover. Near Fine in VG DJ, very light edge wear, some wrinkling on rear panel. (a51616)
$175.00 Janssen, Andreas Jozef . HET ANTIEKE TROPAION
Brussel 1957 Verhand Van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie No. 27. Trophies in the ancient world. In Flemish with a summary in English. Octavo, 251pp., illustrations, wraps. Institution stamp on front. No other markings. VG. (a18750)
$45.00 Mayer, Lewis . CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS, MEDALS, COINS, STATUARY, PORTRAITS AND PICTURES; AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIBRARY OF THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Baltimore 1854 Maryland Historical Society. Octavo, 49pp., rebound in later wraps. VG. (a49902)
$40.00 Padiglione, Comm. Carlo . MOTTI DEGLI ORDINI CAVALLERESCHI, DELLE MEDAGLIE E CROCI DECORATIVE DI TUTTO IL MONDO E DI TUTTI I TEMPI; MOTTI DELLE MEDAGLIE DECORATIVE ILLUSTRATI E TRADOTTI CON LA DESCRIZIONE DEI BLASONI CHE ESSI ACCOMPAGNANO; MOTTI DELLE CROCI DECORATIVE
Napoli 1907 Tipografia Francesco Giannini & Figli. 3 titles bound in one volume. In Italian. 8vo., 92pp., 110pp., 46pp., original hardcover. Good, covers rubbed, leaves slightly evenly browned. Scarce. (a56750)
$100.00 Purves, Alex . SOME NOTES ON WAR MEDALS.
London 1958 Seaby. 8vo., 32pp., some drawings, wraps. Near Fine. (a43)
$15.00 Spassky, I. and E. Schukina (compiled, introduced) . MEDALS AND COINS OF THE AGE OF PETER THE GREAT
Leningrad 1974. Text in Russian and English. Lg.4to., unpaginated (about 100pp.), photo illustrations, hardcover. Institution ownership stamp on front blank and on the two title pages (Russian, English). VG. (a32004)
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