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Excerpt from The Tradesmen''s Tokens of the Eighteenth Century
Another dilemma to be met was the placing of those pieces with incorrect edges. In many cases, artists'' proofs were doubtless struck upon already existing Tokens, the edge inscription of which would not agree with that upon the face, this, of course, was a matter of no moment; but then on the other hand large numbers of Tokens were issued with edges which were either purposely vague, such as Current Every Where, or what is worse, directly opposed to the legend on their face. Under these circumstances it has been decided to disregard the edges altogether, and to place the Tokens according to the obverse or reverse legend, putting the correct edge (when known) first, and the other edges to supplementary numbers, giving also a table of the various edges at the end of the book.
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Another dilemma to be met was the placing of those pieces with incorrect edges. In many cases, artists'' proofs were doubtless struck upon already existing Tokens, the edge inscription of which would not agree with that upon the face, this, of course, was a matter of no moment; but then on the other hand large numbers of Tokens were issued with edges which were either purposely vague, such as Current Every Where, or what is worse, directly opposed to the legend on their face. Under these circumstances it has been decided to disregard the edges altogether, and to place the Tokens according to the obverse or reverse legend, putting the correct edge (when known) first, and the other edges to supplementary numbers, giving also a table of the various edges at the end of the book.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
James Atkins
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ISBN - 9780331792553
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 425
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Author
James Atkins
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781334400766
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 427
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