Catalogue of a Selection from the British and English Coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum
London: s.l., 1867. 4to (277 x 217 mm; 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches). 14 pages, printed in double-column. Contemporary plum linen, printed paper label on front cover, toned at edges, hinges tender, some wear. Item #411386
Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "F. A. Paley Esq. with Prof. Churchill Babington's compliments." The text lists 184 coins. A scarce exhibition catalogue compiled by Churchill Babinton (1821-1889), English classical scholar, archaeologist, and naturalist. In his lectures, illustrated with examples from his own collection of coins and vases, he dealt chiefly with Greek and Roman pottery and numismatics. He catalogued the classical manuscripts in the University Library at Cambridge and the Greek and English coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Price: $500.00