THe Coinage of the British Empire. Lonodn and Glasgow, Third edition, 1861.
Description
Quarto, pp. 208; 24 engraved plats, of which 12 are printed in colours, each with a brown background. Later printed ex-libris on endpaper. Dedicated to Thomas Graham, Master of the Mint. Humphreys was a great experimenter in colour printing, and this isa fine example of his work. Contemporary brown cloth, lettered in gilt along back and on upper cover.