Lot 442 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts
a pleasant comedy, called a mayden-head well lost, as it hath beene publickly acted at the cocke-pit in drury-lane, with much applause: by her majesties servants. london: printed by nicholas okes for john jackson and francis church, and are to be sold at the kings armes in cheape-side, 1634
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts, New York · 4 December 2015
- Dimensions
- 8 x 5 in
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4424557
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Heywood, a pleasant comedy, called a mayden-head well lost, as it hath beene publickly acted at the cocke-pit in drury-lane, with much applause: by her majesties servants. london: printed by nicholas okes for john jackson and francis church, and are to be sold at the kings armes in cheape-side, 1634. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 442. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4424557.
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Thomas Heywood, a pleasant comedy, called a mayden-head well lost, as it hath beene publickly acted at the cocke-pit in drury-lane, with much applause: by her majesties servants. london: printed by nicholas okes for john jackson and francis church, and are to be sold at the kings armes in cheape-side, 1634. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 442. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4424557.
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From the same sale Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Volume of Six Tracts | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Establishment Book | — | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Scribal copies of two letters | Donne, John. 1573-1631. | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Speech adjourning the House of Commons | Charles II | $500–$700 | |
| The vith booke of vergills Eneads | Sir John Harington | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Autograph letter, to James Gillman | Samuel Taylor Coleridge | $2,000–$3,000 |
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| Thomas Heywood | a woman kilde with kindnesse. as it hath been oftentimes act | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
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| Reuben Ward Binks | Fuss | Sotheby's, Feb 2018 | ||
| John Sargent Noble, Rba | Gone to ground; The day's bag, 8 1/4 x 14 1/4in. (21 x 36cm. | Bonhams, Feb 2015 |
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