The best and only book that deals with Naval and Maritime love tokens and engraved coins by Sim Comfort.
The art of the sailor closely reflected his world. He used devices such as fish, the Sun, anchors and mermaids to scrimshaw whale teeth and decorate tobacco boxes and sea chests. But the most potent of all his images was that of the ships he sailed on, and possibly the most personal of all the things the mariner created was his gift to the loved one that he left behind. The engraved coin is small in size but ideally suited as a medium to detail his ship and declare his affection.
Contained in this octavo volume is the first full study of maritime engraved coins and love tokens and all the various types of ships found in this rare art form. The time span is from the mid 18th to the beginning of the 20th century. Included are 140 pieces that depict the great men-of-war during the age of fighting sail, Indiamen, privateers, convict ships, slavers and numerous merchantmen. The research available has uncovered the life of the ship and, if the ship was in the Royal Navy, the life of the sailor who actually made the forget-me-not.
Forget Me Not contains nearly 300 pages of text and halftone images, 16 pages of colour plates, estimated market values and a comprehensive index. The book is produced on fine long-life 115 gsm paper and limited to 500 copies only, of which not many are now left in stock. £95.00 with free shipping in the UK.
ISBN 978-0-905887-09-08
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