A Fairly New And Likely Rare Q. David Bowers Book Arrived Today In My Mailbox.

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westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9793 Posts	Posted 12/07/2021 4:17 pm I just received an unknown book (to me) titled: Coin Collecting: Those who led the way It's an octavo sized volume by Q. David Bowers published by Stack's/Bowers in 2020. I found out that it was produced by the firm as a holiday gift for clients and consignors. It was never available for sale. Nicely illustrated in color, The twelve chapters (presented in alphabetical order) are: Harry W. Bass, Jr. Virgil Brand The Chapman Brothers Walter H. Childs & the Childs Family Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. John J. Ford, Jr. The Garrett Family Col. E.H.R. Green B. Max Mehl Eric P. Newman (this chapter was contributed by Len Augsburger). Emery May Holden Norweb Joseph & Morton Stack Keep an eye out for a copy for your library, it's a very good book on the historical figures that made our hobby what it is today. I found my copy on Amazon through a reseller, they still show one left. I did see this book offered previously at a fairly high price ($75.00) from others, I was able to get my copy for around $25 shipped. I imagine it will become a collectible book in the near future due to it's not ever being sold retail. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/07/2021 4:29 pm Curious as to why they would not make this generally available. Report this Post to the Staff
Tenring Valued Member United States 82 Posts	Posted 12/07/2021 4:34 pm That's nice! I had to google "octavo volume", and I hate to admit that I don't think I fully understand the format. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189462 Posts	Posted 12/07/2021 5:04 pm Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9793 Posts	Posted 12/07/2021 10:16 pm Quote: That's nice! I had to google "octavo volume", and I hate to admit that I don't think I fully understand the format. It's a bit confusing I must admit. The names are just about the sizes of books. BOOK SIZES (Thanks to George Kolbe and David Fanning): F° (folio) over 13 inches 4to (quarto) 12 inches 8vo (octavo) 9 inches 12mo (duodecimo) 7-8 inches 16mo (sextodecimo) 6-7 inches 24mo (vigesimoquarto) 5-6 inches 32mo (trigesimosecundo) 4-5 inches Quarto (4to) - A book between octavo and folio in size; approximately 11 to 13 inches tall. To make a quarto, a sheet of paper is folded twice, forming four leaves (eight pages). So size is based on the leave of paper and how it is folded, from old printer terminologies in Latin, books began being printed primarily in Latin to begin with in the 1400's. Here is another good site on literature pertaining to numismatics, the Numismatic Bibliomania Society site (NBS), and a description of common terms of books and catalogs: http://wiki.coinbooks.org/index.php..._Definitions That whole website is pretty neat in general, also it's where the free weekly e-sylum comes from , if you have any interest in coins or medals, you should get on the mailing list, it's free! Other great place to look up literature and book/printing descriptions is Abe Books rare books glossary section: https://www.abebooks.com/books/rare...ossary.shtml "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Edited by westcoin 12/07/2021 10:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9793 Posts	Posted 04/27/2022 11:06 pm If anyone wants one of these, I sold an extra copy I found to David Fanning and it's available on their website as of this week. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
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