Lot 79 · Fine Books and Manuscripts including the Hidden Wartime Manuscript of Alan Turing
MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930.
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts including the Hidden Wartime Manuscript of Alan Turing, New York · 13 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1777319
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Rockwell Kent, MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. Bonhams, 13 Apr 2015, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1777319.
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Rockwell Kent, MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick; or The Whale. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. Bonhams, 13 Apr 2015, lot 79. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1777319.
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From the same sale Fine Books and Manuscripts including the Hidden Wartime Manuscript of Alan Turing · Apr 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuscript on paper, | Recipe Book. | $700–$1,000 | |
| On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. London: John Mur… | Ricardo, David. 1772-1823. | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Composition notebook. | Turing, Alan Mathison. 1912-1954. | — | |
| [King, Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace. 1815-1852.] | — | $18,000–$20,000 | |
| Historiarum libri aliquot, qui extant, opera et studio Vincentii Obso… | Diodorus Siculus. Fl. 30-60 B.c.e. | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| 2 Manuscripts in Italian, | Claims To The French Throne. | $700–$1,000 |
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