Collecting Medals and Decorations
London: Seaby, 1978. Octavo, burgundy cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 238 pp., frontispiece, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs and diagrams. Spine ends a little bumped and rubbed, lower corners very slightly rubbed, a thin pale mark on front cover, light foxing on top edge of dust-jacket; otherwise a very good copy. Third edition. A guide to collecting medals by Alec A. Purves, a writer, collector and speaker on the subject with over thirty-five years of experience. This third edition has been revised throughout and includes an expanded section on foreign awards, especially those frequently found on British groups of medals. Item #5108
Price (AUD): $80.00