KZN) BOOK " THE COINAGE OF ISLAM " COLLECTION OF WILLIAM KAZAN, 1983 LEBANON PRINTED IN SWITZERLAND ON GLOSSY HEAVY STOCK PAPER; MORE THAN 572 PAGES ABOUT HALF OF WHICH ARE COLOUR PLATES OF GOLD COINS OF ALMOST ALL ISLAMIC DYNASTIES ( SOME ENLARGED)AND DESCRIPTION / INSCRIPTIONS IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC OF EACH PLATE ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE; BESIDES BEING A MINE OF INFORMATION AND A MAJOR NUMISMATIC REFERENCE, IT IS A LAVISH COFFEE TABLE BOOK BEAUTIFULLY PRODUCED; HARD BOUND CLOTH COVERS, COMES IN SLIP CASE WITH BEAUTIFULL DUST JACKET; HARDLY EVER USED. ALTHOUGH NO TEARS NO BUMPS NO WEAR, I WOULD CONSERVATIVELY DESCRIBE IT AS " ALMOST NEW "; THIS IS A VERY HEAVY BOOK MAYBE MORE THAN 9 LBS, SO SHIPPING COST WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE 3$ AS IN COINS; IT WILL DEPEND ON DESTINATION AND MEANS OF SHIPPING (AIR OR SURFACE); I WILL CHARGE THE BUYER THE EXACT SHIPPING COST.