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Date of the auction: 10.12.2008

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Lot number 1
ASSYRIAN, CUNEIFORM -- ADAD-NIRARI I (1305 - 1274 BC). - Palace foundation...
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$10,409 - US$14,871
Price realised:
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Lot number 2
BOOK OF HOURS. - Book of Hours. Use of Paris, in Latin and French.
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
£6,000
ca. US$8,922
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Lot number 3
KOREAN printing from copper movable type, 1434-50. - XUNG JIE (compilor...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,974 - US$4,461
Price realised:
£1,200
ca. US$1,784
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Lot number 4
THOMAS a Kempis, Saint (1380-1471) - [Meditationes] De vita et beneficiis...
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,435 - US$11,897
Price realised:
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Lot number 5
HERODIANUS (c. 180-250). - Historia de imperio post Marcum.
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$8,922 - US$11,897
Price realised:
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Lot number 6
MONTI, Pietro (c. 1460-1530). - De unius legis veritate et sectarum falsitate.
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,948 - US$8,922
Price realised:
£3,600
ca. US$5,353
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Lot number 7
PLATO. - Opera a Marsilio Ficino traducta: adiectis ad eius vitae & operum...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,974 - US$4,461
Price realised:
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Lot number 8
TERENTIUS Afer, Publius. - Comoediae sex, tum ex Donati commentariis, tum...
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,784
Price realised:
£850
ca. US$1,264
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Lot number 9
HERODOTUS. - Libri Novem, quibus musarum indita sunt nomina
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,784
Price realised:
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Lot number 10
CALVIN, Jean (1509 - 1564). - Defensio Orthodoxae Fidei de Sacra Trinitate...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$14,871 - US$22,307
Price realised:
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Lot number 11
BULLEIN, William (d. 1576). - Bulwarke of defe[n]ce againste all Sicknes...
Estimate
£1,800 - £2,500
ca. US$2,676 - US$3,717
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 12
CAESAR, Caius Julius - HIRTIUS, Aulus. - [De Bello Gallico, in English...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
£4,800
ca. US$7,138
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Lot number 13
ROCCA, Bernardino (1515-1587). - Imprese, stratagemi, et errori militari...
Estimate
£700 - £1,000
ca. US$1,040 - US$1,487
Price realised:
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Lot number 14
DIAZ DE LUGO, Juan Bernardo]. - Singularis Et Excellentissima Practica...
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,230 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£1,100
ca. US$1,635
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Lot number 15
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963)] - Torquato TASSO (1544-1595). - Discorsi del...
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,230 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£1,500
ca. US$2,230
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Lot number 16
PLUTARCH (?46-?120). - The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,974 - US$4,461
Price realised:
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Lot number 17
PORCACCHI, Thomaso. - L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo.
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,948 - US$8,922
Price realised:
£4,000
ca. US$5,948
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Lot number 18
PTOLEMAEUS, Claudius. - Geographiae universae tum veteris tum novae...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$11,897 - US$17,845
Price realised:
£8,000
ca. US$11,897
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Lot number 19
LIVIUS, Titus (59 B.C.- 17 A.D). - The Romane Historie Written by T. Livius...
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$5,948
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 20
PFLAUMERN, Johann Heinrich von. - Mercvrivs italicvs: hospiti fidus per...
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,784
Price realised:
£700
ca. US$1,040
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Lot number 21
BIBLE IN HEBREW - Menasseh BEN ISRAEL (1604 – 1657). - Biblia...
Estimate
£1,800 - £2,500
ca. US$2,676 - US$3,717
Price realised:
£1,800
ca. US$2,676
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Lot number 22
HARVEY, William (1578 - 1657). - Manuscript document signed "Will. Harvey...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$14,871 - US$22,307
Price realised:
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Lot number 23
BOYLE, Robert (1627 - 1691). - Some Considerations Touching the Usefulnesse...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,487 - US$2,230
Price realised:
£800
ca. US$1,189
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Lot number 24
CERVANTES Saavedra, Miguel de (1547 - 1616)]. - The History of the Valorous...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,974 - US$4,461
Price realised:
£2,600
ca. US$3,866
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Lot number 26
FLAMSTEED, John (1646-1719). - The Doctrine of the Sphere, Grounded on the...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,974 - US$4,461
Price realised:
£2,400
ca. US$3,569
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Lot number 27
MILTON, John (1608 - 1674). - Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books.
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,974 - US$4,461
Price realised:
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Lot number 28
HARRIS, John (1667? - 1719). - Lexicon Technicum, or, an Universal English...
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$22,307 - US$29,742
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Lot number 29
DA VINCI, Leonardo (1452 - 1519). - A Treatise of Painting.
Estimate
£1,800 - £2,500
ca. US$2,676 - US$3,717
Price realised:
£1,600
ca. US$2,379
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Lot number 31
BIBLE IN DUTCH]. - Bybel, dat is, de Gansche H. Schrift … Ouden en Niewen...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,487 - US$2,230
Price realised:
£1,000
ca. US$1,487
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Lot number 32
MONTESQUIEU, Charles de Secondat (1689 - 1755). - The Spirit of the Laws.
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,230 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£2,600
ca. US$3,866
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Lot number 33
CHIPPENDALE, Thomas (1718? - 1779). - The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,948 - US$8,922
Price realised:
£3,500
ca. US$5,204
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Lot number 34
EDEN, Adam. - A Vindication of the Reformation, on Foot, among the Ladies...
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,784
Price realised:
£800
ca. US$1,189
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Lot number 35
HEPPLEWHITE, Alice. - The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide; or...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
£2,000
ca. US$2,974
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Lot number 36
WOOD, Robert (1717?-1771)]. - The Ruins of Palmyra, otherwise Tedmor, in...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,487 - US$2,230
Price realised:
£800
ca. US$1,189
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Lot number 37
ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques (1712 - 1778). - Lettres des Deux Amans, habitants...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,487 - US$2,230
Price realised:
£1,000
ca. US$1,487
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Lot number 38
HAGGADAH]. - Haggadah Seder shel Pesach.
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,230 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£1,200
ca. US$1,784
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Lot number 39
CORNEILLE, Pierre (1606 - 1684). - David GARRICK (actor) - Le Théatre de...
Estimate
£900 - £1,200
ca. US$1,338 - US$1,784
Price realised:
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Lot number 41
CONDORCET, Jean-Antoine Nicolas, Marquis de (1743 - 1794). - Esquisse d'un...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,487 - US$2,230
Price realised:
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Lot number 42
PALLADIO, Andrea (1518 - 1580)] - BERTOTTI-SCAMOZZI, Ottavio (1719 - 1790...
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
ca. US$1,784 - US$2,676
Price realised:
£1,700
ca. US$2,528
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Lot number 46
ANSON, George, Baron (1697 - 1762). - A Voyage Round the World in the Years...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,974 - US$4,461
Price realised:
£2,400
ca. US$3,569
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Lot number 47
BLACKWELL, M. D., Elizabeth (1821 - 1910). - The Laws of Life, with Special...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,948 - US$8,922
Price realised:
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Lot number 48
BOLIVAR, Simon (1783-1830). - Letter signed, on official headed paper, in...
Estimate
£12,000 - £15,000
ca. US$17,845 - US$22,307
Price realised:
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Lot number 49
DARWIN, Charles (1809 - 1882). - On the Origin of Species by Means of...
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,230 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£2,000
ca. US$2,974
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Lot number 50
CONTINENTS - CLOUET, Jean Baptiste Louis, Abbé (1730 - 1790). - Carted...
Estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
ca. US$26,768 - US$37,178
Price realised:
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Lot number 51
EINSTEIN, Albert (1879 - 1955). - Typed letter signed discussing his...
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$59,485 - US$89,227
Price realised:
£60,000
ca. US$89,227
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Lot number 52
EINSTEIN, Albert (1879 - 1955). - Unpublished tape recorded interview...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
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Lot number 53
EINSTEIN, Albert (1879 - 1955). - Manuscript letter signed introducing...
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$3,717 - US$5,204
Price realised:
£2,500
ca. US$3,717
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Lot number 54
HELICOPTER ARCHIVE - Archive of press and publicity photographs depicting...
Estimate
£3,500 - £4,500
ca. US$5,204 - US$6,692
Price realised:
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Lot number 55
HELICOPTERS - BELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION. - Archive of original patent...
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$17,845 - US$26,768
Price realised:
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Lot number 57
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888) [Attributed to]. - View on the Mediterranean.
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
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Lot number 58
LEAR, Edward (1812 - 1888). - Boats on the River at Haouw, Egypt.
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,974 - US$4,461
Price realised:
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Lot number 59
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888). - Views in Rome and its Environs; Drawn from...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,948 - US$8,922
Price realised:
£4,000
ca. US$5,948
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Lot number 60
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888). - Illustrated Excursions in Italy.
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
ca. US$2,230 - US$3,717
Price realised:
£1,500
ca. US$2,230
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Lot number 62
MAURITIUS IMPRINTS]. - Set of three bound volumes containing nine early...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
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Lot number 63
McKIE, Helen Madeleine (d. 1957). - Original sketchbook containing designs...
Estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
ca. US$2,974 - US$3,717
Price realised:
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Lot number 64
McKIM, MEAD & WHITE. - A Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead & White 1879...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,948 - US$8,922
Price realised:
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Lot number 65
MATHEMATICS - CANTOR, Georg - BORCHARDT, Carl Wilhelm (editor). - Crelle's...
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,230 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£1,200
ca. US$1,784
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Lot number 66
PHYSICS - [MINKOWSKI, Hermann]. (1864-1909) - "Raum und Zeit" [in...
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,784
Price realised:
£800
ca. US$1,189
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Lot number 67
GAUSS, Karl Friedrich (1777 - 1855). - Theoria Motus Coporum Coelestium.
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$4,461
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Lot number 68
MAO'S LITTLE RED BOOK. - MAO ZE DONG Xuan Ji (1893-1976). - Mao Zhu Xi Yu Lu.
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,435 - US$11,897
Price realised:
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Lot number 69
MAO'S LITTLE RED BOOK. - MAO ZE DONG Xuan Ji (1893-1976). - Mao Zhu Xi Yu Lu.
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
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Lot number 70
NEPAL - TIBET, NAGALAND. HUTTON, John Henry. - Collection of forty-eight...
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,948 - US$8,922
Price realised:
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Lot number 71
EUROPE - MUNSTER, Sebastian. (1489-1552) - Moderna discrizzione dell'Europa.
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
ca. US$1,784 - US$2,676
Price realised:
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Lot number 72
PACIFIC - CORONELLI, Vincenzo Maria - Mare del Sud detto altrimenti Mare...
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,230 - US$2,974
Price realised:
£1,300
ca. US$1,933
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Lot number 73
PACIFIC VIEWS - [COOK, Captain James] - CLEVELEY, John after James...
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$10,409 - US$14,871
Price realised:
£4,000
ca. US$5,948
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Lot number 74
PEARY, Robert Edwin, Admiral (1856 - 1920)]. - Important archive of...
Estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
ca. US$22,307 - US$37,178
Price realised:
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Lot number 76
RICHARDSON, George (1736 - 1817) - A collection of Ornaments in the Antique...
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
ca. US$1,784 - US$2,676
Price realised:
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Lot number 77
STANLEY, Henry (1841 - 1904). - Dorothy STANLEY (editor) - The...
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,974 - US$4,461
Price realised:
£2,000
ca. US$2,974
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Lot number 78
STRAUSS, Richard (1864 - 1949). - Autograph letter signed to Hugo...
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
ca. US$1,784 - US$2,676
Price realised:
£1,000
ca. US$1,487
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Lot number 79
STEAM LOCOMOTIVE - Archille CHAILLOSE. - Machine Locomotive Américaine...
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,189 - US$1,784
Price realised:
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Lot number 80
STEAM LOCOMOTIVES. - Group of four watercolor drawings of French and...
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
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Lot number 81
WARNER, Jack L. - association copy.] - The Theatre Magazine.
Estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
ca. US$4,461 - US$7,435
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 82
WEYLAND, John (1774-1854). - The Principles of Population and Production...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,487 - US$2,230
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 83
WORLD MAP- PTOLEMAEUS - [Untitled world map
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$59,485 - US$89,227
Price realised:
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Lot number 84
WORLD MAP - APIANUS, Peter (1495 – 1552). - Tipus Orbis Universalis...
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$59,485 - US$89,227
Price realised:
£50,000
ca. US$74,356
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Lot number 85
WORLD - Gulielmus NICOLAI (1573-1613) - Nova et integra universi orbis...
Estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
ca. US$26,768 - US$37,178
Price realised:
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Lot number 86
WORLD MAP - MUNSTER, Sebastian (1489-1552) - Figura del Mondo Universale...
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,487 - US$2,230
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 87
ANDERSEN, Hans Christian (1805 - 1875). - Nye Eventyr [-Anden Samling...
Estimate
£3,500 - £3,800
ca. US$5,204 - US$5,651
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 88
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). - Persuasion.
Estimate
£3 - £4
ca. US$4 - US$5
Price realised:
£3,000
ca. US$4,461
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Lot number 89
BARTH, John. - Autograph letter signed "Jack" on the negotiations for "The...
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$892 - US$1,189
Price realised:
n. a.
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