Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are holding their annual New York Book Auction this Saturday, January 11, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The two-session public auction sale of rare and important numismatic literature is being held in conjunction with the 2014 New York International Numismatic Convention (NYINC) at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Live online bidding will be available through www.the-saleroom.com.

During the first session, the firm will be offering selections from the remarkable library on Russian numismatics formed by Quentin Archer. The Archer library is especially strong in pre-Petrine material and in references on the coins and medals of Peter the Great, with some coverage of later periods. Highlights include works by Tolstoï, Fraehn, Giel, Ilyin, Chertkov, Koehne, Markov, Oreshnikov, Zubov, and the Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich. Archer's holdings of important auction catalogues and periodicals are also notable.

Beginning at noon, Kolbe & Fanning will be offering highlights from the outstanding and comprehensive library on ancient numismatics formed by New York coin dealer Herbert Kreindler. This part of the sale is being conducted in association with Fritz Rudolf Kuenker GmbH, of Osnabrueck, Germany. The Kreindler library is well-known for its extensive nature, including original editions of virtually all of the key works on ancient Greek and Roman coins. His collections of classic auction catalogues and periodicals must also rank among the finest offered in recent years.

Printed catalogues were mailed in early December to active clients. PDFs of the two catalogues are available for downloading from the Kolbe & Fanning website at www.numislit.com. Live internet bidding is available through the-saleroom.com, on which site every lot is illustrated in color. As Kolbe & Fanning staff will be traveling to New York, absentee bids must be received in their Ohio office by Monday, January 6. To place absentee bids after that date, please email David Fanning at df@numislit.com or call him at (614) 256-8915. Absentee bids cannot be accepted on the day of the sale. For more information, see the Kolbe & Fanning website at www.numislit.com.

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers LLC
141 W. Johnstown Rd.
Gahanna, OH 43230
(614) 414-0855
Cell (614) 256-8915
Fax (614) 414-0860
df@numislit.com
www.numislit.com

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