Week #219 Some Summer Reading

[Guest]

QUESTION:

 

Of the many books written by Q David Bowers, which was his first?

 

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[gmarguli]

Early American Car Advertisements?

[MunkyMan95]

The History of United States Coinage as Illustrated by the Garrett Collection

[rtpjr]

The empire guide to United States half cents, 1793-1857, published in 1962.

 

I know he wrote some non coin related books also but I thinke this was his first.

[Allan Ong]

I'm going to guess:

 

Early american Car Advertisements -- 1st edition in 1954.

 

Coin-related:

 

The empire guide to United States half cents, 1793-1857 (1962)

[mhardin2413]

ahh, interesting question:

first: Early American Car Advertisements, Bonanza Books, 1954:

 

second:Put another nickel in: A history of coin-operated pianos and orchestrions, Bonanza Books, 1966.

[jtryka]

I will guess, "Early American Car Advertisements" 1954.

[Stanley]

The History of United States Coinage as Illustrated by the Garrett Collection

[Peace_Fan]

Early American Car Advertisements (1954)

[zrlevin]

"The History of United States Coinage as Illustrated by the Garrett Collection"

[dan8402]

The Empire Guide to United States Half Cents, 1793-1857 in 1962?

[jayjay2789]

United States Gold Coins: An Illustrated History

[Elbesaar]

I believe it was "The Bedside Companion"...aside from his numerous numismatic periodicals, ie: price lists.

[Coinguy19]

The History of United States Coinage as Illustrated by the Garrett Collection

[Guest]

 

 

QUESTION:

 

Of the many books written by Q. David Bowers, which was his first?

 

ANSWER:

 

"The Empire Guide to United States Half Cents"

 

 

Congratulations to our lst place winner jtryka you have won a copy of The Official Red Book "A Guide Book of United States Coins 2007".

 

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[Guest]

*********** UPDATE ***************

 

I apologize for the error made in the announcement that the first place winner of this weeks question was Jtryka the actual winner is rtpjr.

[gmarguli]

 

QUESTION:

 

Of the many books written by Q. David Bowers, which was his first?

 

ANSWER:

 

"The Empire Guide to United States Half Cents"

 

 

Early American Car Advertisements

Publisher: Bonanza Books; 1st edition (1954)

 

The empire guide to United States half cents, 1793-1857

Publisher: Creative Print; Deluxe ed edition (January 1, 1962)

 

Was there a previous edition to the Half Cent guide that pre-dates 1954?

[mhardin2413]

so is the runner up the same?

[DWLange]

I checked with Dave Bowers, and he says that the book on car advertisements was published in 1966: "Book was printed by the Johnson City (NY) Publishing Co. Most copies (several thousand) went to Walter Bellm who used to run Bellm's Cars and Music of Yesterday museum in Sarasota." The 1954 date is erroneous, though there may have been a book by that title done before QDB did his in 1966.

 

Dave added that he considers his 1964 book "Coins and Collectors" to be his first true book, describing the half cent work as a "booklet."

[COIN STASHER]

"Early American Car Advertisements" (1954). I think!