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The author presented numerous copies of his work to the nobility of Europe. George IV, the dedicatee, commented that: "This is a work that shall not be hid under a bushel."
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THOMASON, Sir Edward. Enamelled Impressions Struck Off from the Splendid Series of Medal Dies, engraved by British artists in the employ of the author, [Birmingham, for the Author, 1830 and later], 4°, engraved portrait mounted inside cover, 60 embossed plates from dies on green paper mounted on guards, contained in a roan covered pine box in the form of a book (upper cover detached); and 23 others. (24)