The Knowledge of Medals: or, Instructions for Thos Who Apply Themselves to the Study of Medals, Both Ancient and Modern. This item is unavailable.The Knowledge of Medals: or, Instructions for Thos Who Apply Themselves to the Study of Medals, Both Ancient and Modern

London: Printed for E. Curll and T. Caldecott, 1715. Stated second edition, title page dated 1715, the second edition in English [first was 1697]. A treatise on medals including the metals of which they are made, descriptions of heads and reverses, inscriptions, preseravtion, ornamentation and symbolism, counterfeits, more. Addison's essay concerns the error in distributing modern medals. Full panelled leather, rebacked, 156 pages. Text includes decorative initials and borders, a couple of small and very basic illustrations. Original covers have expected wear, printing on the spine is a little amateurish, rear free endpaper absent, front free endpaper and half-title detached as are the final two pages, text block otherwise sound, long and neatly written note about the book on front free endpaper, pages age-toned but clean. Hard Cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.