S. Crosby Early Coins Of The United States - Bargain Missed

I almost pulled the trigger on this book, [eBayItem]160766387247[/eBayItem] but I was at work and forgot about checking in, just as well as I have blown my book budget this month. I was thinking about bidding around $120.00 but wow did it ever jump the last hour, closing out at over $350.00. I seriously doubt it was Chapman's personal copy, did they even have avery stickers back then? Still an unusual binding and so close to the Nova Constellatio edition. Great shape for a book from 1875, and probably still a great deal at the price it sold for.

It was a rebound copy obviously a little research dug up info on the bookbinder Ulrich Holzer he started in Boston in 1870. Holzer binding is still going strong today.
http://www.holzerbindery.com/

I think this was probably rebound in the 1920-1950's from the look of it, I didn't have time to contact Holzer to see what they thought of it before bidding. I know a current reprint can be had for under $50.00 from Richard Snow ( Indian cent man).

Harry Bass Foundation lists several reprints over the years:
Crosby, S. S. The Early Coins of America. Boston, 1875 (reprinted 1945, 1965, 1975), but the paper looks like an original 1875 version, I know it was also issued unbound, so maybe it happened to be one of those copies and was bound together at a later date by U. Holzer.

EDIT - for more info:
http://wiki.coinbooks.org/index.php...S_OF_AMERICA - List of all known printings, after perusing this I tend to think the ebay auction may have been from one of the original subscription sets, making it an absolute steal at that price! Probably worth $1K at a proper book auction - even with the minor damage. It's the quality of plates that are so important and this auction item looked liked the real deal, either original or 1875 Lyman Low or 1945 Ruth Green, rebound by Holzer. It probably wasn't the Estes Lauriat edition as the date was 1873 in the cover pages not 1875 per their change.