Lot 32 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
rerum gestarum qui de xxxi supersunt libri xviii [edited by henri valois]. paris: jean camusat, 1636
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,588–$6,118
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 28 May 2015
- Dimensions
- 250 x 170mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4362444
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ammianus Marcellinus, rerum gestarum qui de xxxi supersunt libri xviii [edited by henri valois]. paris: jean camusat, 1636. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362444.
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Ammianus Marcellinus, rerum gestarum qui de xxxi supersunt libri xviii [edited by henri valois]. paris: jean camusat, 1636. Sotheby's, 28 May 2015, lot 32. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4362444.
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