Moens, Jean-Baptiste: Postage Stamps Illustrated. A general nomenclature of every postage stamp and fac-similés of all type issued up to the present time in the different countries of the world. (1840–1864). Translated by Dr. C. W. Viner (Grumel & Michel London 1864). 148 pages and 54 plates, gold edging on the pages, bibliophile bound with gold title imprint on spine, inside: ex libris Frederick Adolphus Philbrick (+ handwritten name and date!), A. Bellamy + Albert Kronenberg. Overall in good condition, only the first two pages loose and the spine slightly rubbed. Very rare and one of the key items of early philatelic literature! Estimate: 700 Euro
