Head, Barclay Vincent (1880)
Book Summary
Head, Barclay V. A GUIDE TO THE SELECT GREEK AND ROMAN COINS EXHIBITED IN ELECTROTYPE. London: British Museum, 1880. New edition. 8vo, later full tan morocco; red spine label, gilt. vii, (1), 128 pages; 7 fine autotype plates. Fine. Bookplate of the Order of the Garter. Binding somewhat rubbed; very good or better. The earliest editions of what became a regularly updated series. The wording of the editions can be somewhat confusing. It presents constitutes a radical revision of the Museum’s 1872 Guide (hence the title page’s “New Edition” reference). 1782 (1880 edition).
