Nummorum Veterum Populorum et Urbium, qui in Museo Guilielmi Hunter

Hunter, Gulielmi

Verlag: J. Nichols, London, 1782

Beschreibung

Pp. xi, (1), 354, 68 engraved plates. Front & back cover loose. Some wear, tear & scuffs to covers. Internally some foxing & wear to pages. Else good clean copy. Hunter's magnificent collection of coins, a collection regarded as one of the finest in the world. Hunter began collecting coins around 1770, and by the time of his death had spent over £22,000 on this pursuit an enormous sum of money by the standards of the day. After Hunter's death, by terms of his will, the coin collection, together with Hunter's books, pictures and anamotical models, remained in the care of three trustees for thirty years, after which time they became the property of the University of Glasgow. In 1807 the collections were sent to Glasgow, where they now represent the core of the University's Hunterian Museum. Heavy book extra postage may apply outside of Ireland!! Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G21100

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Nummorum Veterum Populorum et Urbium, qui in...

Verlag: J. Nichols, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1782

Einband: Full Calf

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition