Celebrated diarist turns to decorations

In a worn but period calf binding, a 1697 first of John Evelyn’s Numismata. A Discourse of Medals… made £350 in the book section of a recent Cornish auction.

Offered by David Lay (18% buyer’s premium) as part of its August 21 collectors’ sale, it made a su…

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