I was going to start a new
thread for inscribed books, but it looks like we've been merging them since early on... I don't have a
Malter bookplate (wish I did), but a mini-collection of literature inscribed by Joel L.
Malter (1931-2006) to 3 recognizable recipients. Plus one MBS/FPL that was addressed/postmarked to
Malter.
1.
Joel Malter Auction 1 (9-11 Nov 1973), held in conjunction with the Society for International Numismatics meeting in Los Angeles. Hardcover (as bound).
To Arthur John Seltman, dated 12 Nov 1973 (
still at SIN convention), wishing him luck on
his new coin dealing venture.
A.J. Seltman was the son of great
numismatist Charles
Seltman, himself son of
numismatist Ernest John
Seltman, and in 1973
had just begun publishing
his own ancient coin fixed
price catalogs.
Ex
ANS Library Duplicates.
[Photo Attachment #1]
2.
Malter's (1968) Byzantine Numismatic Bibliography, 1950-1965.
To Frank Mosher, owner of Oriental
Bookstore, dated 8 March 1987. “Oriental
Bookstore” in Pasadena was renowned for having one of the best
collections of E. Asian books in the U.S.
Gift from my father, CSJ.
[Photo Attachment #2 (left)]
3.
Malter's (1995) Byzantine Numismatic Bibliography, 1966-1994. Yes, there really were 27 years between volumes 1 and 2!!
To Stuart L. Malter (1942-2021, Charlotte NC), Joel's cousin & collector of antique
scales. I also bought a copy of
Malter Auction 49 (J.S.
Wilkinson) ex Stuart
Malter Library.
N. Carolina bookseller Jim Crotts acquired Stuart's
library of numis.,
scales &
weights, many
still available on
his website or
eBay (crottsy).
[Photo Attachment #2 (right)]
Last one, not inscribed by, but "addressed to." (I love that booklet-size coin catalogs/periodicals often
still have decades-old address labels.)
4.
Colosseum Coin Exchange MBS 59 (22 Nov 1991), Acquired as a Duplicate from the
BCD Library,
Ex Library of Joel Malter, postmarked and addressed to Malter Galleries, Encino, CA. (I didn't really need to redact the address in the photo below, but, oh well...)
POSSIBLY (?) ex
Malter Numismatic
Library Sale (
Malter Auction 88), 4-5 June 2006, in one of the many boxes of FPLs & MBS.
Joel
Malter’s numismatic
library was one of
his great lifelong achievements, and its sale (held at
his private residence!) generated tremendous excitement and record prices. He died the following day. See e-Sylum (Numismatic Bibliomania Society) article:
https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v13n25a03.html.
[Rather than overload the system with too many attachments, linking this one inline since I already have it on my
Catalog Collection site
[LINK]]