1858 AD. Birch, S. History of Ancient Pottery, Vol. I - Egyptian, Assyrian and Greek, Vol. II - Greek, Etruscan and Roman, hardback, 415 & 437 pp, monochrome figures. 1.9 kg total, 23.5 x 16cm each (9 1/4 x 6 1/4"). In 2012, A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd sold the magnificent Prospero collection of ancient Greek coins at record breaking prices in their New York auction; there followed in 2015 the offering of the Numismatic library, one of the most important to appear on the market for many years; this lot is part of the Prospero library of art and archaeological books sold by private treaty in 2016. [No Reserve]