Lot 25 · Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Photographs
Cryptomenysis Patefacta: or the Art of Secret Information Disclosed without a Key. Containing plain and demonstrative rules for decyphering all manner of secret writing..., Daniel Brown, 1685
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,019–$1,528
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Photographs, London, Knightsbridge · 14 June 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1440332
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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[falconer, Cryptomenysis Patefacta: or the Art of Secret Information Disclosed without a Key. Containing plain and demonstrative rules for decyphering all manner of secret writing..., Daniel Brown, 1685. Bonhams, 14 Jun 2017, lot 25. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1440332.
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[falconer, Cryptomenysis Patefacta: or the Art of Secret Information Disclosed without a Key. Containing plain and demonstrative rules for decyphering all manner of secret writing..., Daniel Brown, 1685. Bonhams, 14 Jun 2017, lot 25. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1440332.
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