Coin Collecting, 1976, Series 633

Coin Collecting, 1976,  Series 633.

This is the 16th book in the Hobbies series, 633. It was written by Mervyn Benford and was illustrated mainly with photographs.  I never warmed to this book because it had so few real illustrations but a friend of mine, who collects coins, tells me it’s an excellent introduction to the hobby.  This copy is one of the titles that was subsequently reissued with a yellow cover and moved to become one of the ‘Learnabout’ series 634.

This copy:

Matt baords.  It’s in very good condition, inside and out.    It is probably a first edition.  It dates to the mid-1970s and has the original price of 24p stamped on the back.