greetings..i was interested to see if anyone has read this work, and has an opinion.. it looks very interesting to me.
i checked and the few reviews i saw are sparse..
thanks cinecias
Here is the review I wrote along with a photo of what it looks like:
Ancient Coin
Auction Catalogues 1880-1980, John
Spring, 2009
Not an
auction catalogue but an invaluable resource about them. The title however conceals a far more interesting book than one would suspect. It is, at the same time, an
history of private
collections, about the collectors themselves, and about the
auction houses and their proprietors since the latter 19th century. As well as full reviews of some 900
auction catalogues, with appropriate indexing and best-of lists, there are biographies of dozens of collectors and proprietors often including atmospheric photographs. I know of no other book of this
types - it is different from any of the books on numismatic
history that I previously reviewed, with a focus on the activities of the private collector. As an example I would not have expected to see a full page devoted to the opera singer Enrico Caruso and
his collection,
nor a photo of the excavations at Knossos used to illustrate the 1926 Ars Classica sale of Sir Arther
Evans’
collection. Not just a reference but a book to read. Hardback, large format, high
quality paper. Here is a sample page that is illustrative of the
style.
If you want a better indication of what to expect, click on the link below here and it brings you to an enlarged view of the below photo so you can read the actual text. These couple of sample pages should give you an idea what to expect:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahala_rome/3953192710/sizes/o/
