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Dozens of original coin photos (plates) by Pradeau for his book Numismatic History of Mexico (1938),

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:475.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Dozens of original coin photos (plates) by Pradeau for his book Numismatic History of Mexico (1938),
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Dozens of original coin photos (plates) by Pradeau for his book Numismatic History of Mexico (1938), a copy of which (1st edition, hard cover) is included. No Mexican numismatic library would be complete without the classic Pradeau reference, a pioneering work that spawned a generation of collectors who have mostly passed on by now. Many of our clients have this book, either in one of its many reprints or in its 1938 original edition; but NO ONE has the original photo plates, which are offered here in one big lot, many of them matchable to the final plates in the book but others not, therefore providing additional information beyond what made it to print, as well as photos of Dr. Pradeau's various awards and other things. An original edition of the book itself should cost in the hundreds anyway, this one in Fine condition (brown cloth covers). We trust that the most fervent Mexican numismatic researcher will see this lot for the opportunity that it is, both as a reference tool and as a unique bit of modern numismatic history.