Kudos for Paul Torongo's Medieval Book
Bob Fritsch writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:MORE ON CREATESPACE AND AMAZON PRICING(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n38a12.html)

The Hong Kong Plague of 1894
Paul Bosco caught a typo in the article on Jerome Platt's new book. The reference to "The Hong Kong Plague of 1984. " should be"The Hong Kong Plague of 1894. ".Thanks. I checked with Jerry, and fortunately the information on the slipcase of the book (where the text was taken from) is correct.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:NEW BOOK: THE ENGLISH CIVIL WARS(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n38a07.html)

The Alan M. Meghrig Library
Last week Mike Paradis submitted an excerpt from the June 7, 2007 Kolbe sale 103, lot 255.

George Kolbe writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:MORE ON 'NUMISMATIC TIMES AND TRENDS'(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n38a10.html)

Magazine Search Follow Up
Regarding last week's compilation of web sites for searching magazines, Fred Michaelson writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:WEB SITES FOR OLD MAGAZINES(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n38a13.html)

Coins with Images of Books
Pabitra Saha forwarded these images of Hungary's new coin honoring the 200th Anniversary of the birth of József Eoetvoes, a Hungarian writer and statesman. We numismatic bibliophiles love books about coins, but here's a switch - a book on a coin itself.

The reverse is awful (awfully plain, anyway), but makes me wonder - what other coins out there picture books?

Biggest coin ever?
Jim Neiswinter writes:

I think we discussed this sculpture in China resembling a giant cash coin, but I was unable to locate the article in our archive. Jim found it on the MSN home page Wednesday. Thanks!

Brenner Motherhood Medal
It's too late for Mother's Day, but this Brenner medal caught my eye in Joe Levine's Presidential Coin & Antique Company 61st Mini Fixed Price List of Tokens and Medals. (I checked with Joe, and this one's been sold already).

CIRCLE OF THE FRIENDS MEDAL BY BRENNER, 1911. Alexander COF 4.1.Smedley 87; Baxter 140; Marqusee 70. 69.9mm. Bronze. Victor D. Brenner. (Davison) Uncirculated, with the usual splotchy finish that appears on almost of Davison medals. Obverse:MOTHERHOOD at top above a seated woman left holding a baby whose head is on her left shoulder. Reverse: Winged cherub on cloud facing left blowing a trumpet. The medal is housed in the die cut page of its original hard cover book which contains an essay on Motherhood and a brief biography of Brenner. The book is in average condition.