United States War Medals. (Bound Together With) War Medals of the Confederacy. by Belden, Bauman L - 1915-16

Flayderman, 1962. First Edition Thus. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. Reprint of 1916 edition published by The American Numismatic Society.VG clean copy in a complete jacket. Ships from the UK.

(Subject: Medals, Decorations (incl. Recipients) & Rolls of Honour) Reproduction of the original 1916 American Numismatic Society edition which was limited to 125 copies. Includes War Medals from the Revolution to 1912, each being described with details of design, inscriptions and sculptor. There is a listing of ships engaged in the Spanish American War, Indian War battles and other campaigns for which medals were struck, plus a history of the Congressional Medal of Honor. With Actual size photos of rare Congressional Medals, Campaign and non-regulation Civil War Medals. Faint mark on front board, d/w worn, bumping of corners, text very good. (Published: 1962) (Publisher: Flayderman) (Pagination: 72pp + 9 full-page b/w plates + 1 full-page colour plate, large format) (Condition: corners slightly bumped, ow g/vg in worn dw) UL-XXXXXX

Greenwich CT: Norm Flayderman, 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. This is a reprinting of the 1916 edition done by The American Numismatic Society, which was limited to only 125 copies. "It is to date the only authoritative history containing original excerpts from Congressional records, War Department General Orders, official Army and Navy regulations with actual size photographs of rare Congressional Medals, U. S. Campaign and important non-regulational Civil War Medals." ; 9 x 11 1/4

New York, The American Numismatic Society, 1916. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Crown quarto. Pp. 72. Plus 10 plates, one coloured, with multiple images to each. Original printed wrappers split along spine, edge frayed, spine worn. With fine, crisp interior. Neatly preserved in handsome custom made buckram threefold and matching slipcase, black morocco lettering-piece in gilt on spine panel. In fine condition. ~ FIRST EDITION thus. Printed in a limited edition of 125 copies, reprinted from the American Journal of Numismatics, XLIX. Extremely rare. The handsome plates depict 58 monochromatic illustrations of medals and campaign badges; and 25 coloured illustrations of ribbons. The last are particularly handsome, being first printed in halftone with the colours later superimposed from different blocks. F-3