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De monstris. Ex recensione Gerardi Blasii ... qui monstra quaedam nova & rariora ex recentiorum scriptis addidit. Amsterdam: Andreas Frisius, 1665.

Licetus, Fortunius. 1577-1657.

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$800–$1,200 hammer
Result
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Sale
Bonhams — History of Science and Technology, Online, Los Angeles · 30 October 2023
Record ID
TB-2026-378241
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Licetus, Fortunius. 1577-1657., De monstris. Ex recensione Gerardi Blasii ... qui monstra quaedam nova & rariora ex recentiorum scriptis addidit. Amsterdam: Andreas Frisius, 1665. Bonhams, 30 Oct 2023, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-378241.

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Licetus, Fortunius. 1577-1657., De monstris. Ex recensione Gerardi Blasii ... qui monstra quaedam nova & rariora ex recentiorum scriptis addidit. Amsterdam: Andreas Frisius, 1665. Bonhams, 30 Oct 2023, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-378241.

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