[CHINESE NUMISMATICS].

四朝寳鈔 [Sichao bao chao].
[Valid Currency of Four Dynasties].

Stock ID #217130

A rather quaint handmade copy which comprises 14 small black and white silver gelatine photographs of notes and text laid down on thick paper leaves. A little silvering and fading to photographs, accession number from a private library upper wrapper blue paper wrappers a little faded but generally in very good condition.

Under the photograph of the title on the first leaf a handwritten note states "To my long time friend, Howard F. Bowker, I went to work and took these pictures and a made a complete copy of this rare book" Signed by Arthur B. Coole accompanied by a date stamp Feb 24, 1965 and two chops. Well known coin collector, Arthur B. Coole, made this charming ephemeral booklet for well known dealer, consultant to the Smithsonian Museum on Chinese currency and author of "A Numismatic Bibliography of the Far East" published by the American Numismatic Society in 1943, Howard F. Bowker (1899 - 1970).

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Price: $125.00 AU

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