Schive Norges mynter i middelaldern

NORWEGIAN COINS. SCHIVE, CLAUDIUS JACOB. Norges mynter i middelalderen samlede og beskrevne af C. I. Schive. Med indledning af C. A. Holmboe. Christiania (Oslo), H. Tönsberg, (1858?)-1865.Folio. 43,5 x 30 cm. (12), LXXXIII, (blank), (12), 162, (3) pp. With 18 lithographed plates, 1 supplementary plate and loose leaf of errata and addenda.Sewn as issued, uncut, in a somewhat worn and stained printed wrapper. Presentation label from the King to Skånska Nations Bibliotheket i Lund and its library stamp on front cover. Small tear in bottom margin of title, foxing on plates III and VII. Owner's signature of Helge Kjellin.Pioneering work and one of the most important in Norwegian numismatics, containing pictures and descriptions of more than 1050 coins. With a summary in French.Provenance: Stefan Schueler (1920-2015), Swedish art book dealer who in 1972 opened / founded the specialized art book shop "Konst-Bibliofilen" in the Old Town, Stockholm, which lasted for 25 years.