Lot 148 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
the cuckoo and the nightingale, corrected proofs, 1841
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,581–$9,213
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 12 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4495850
- Record
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Wordsworth, William. 1770-1850., the cuckoo and the nightingale, corrected proofs, 1841. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4495850.
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Wordsworth, William. 1770-1850., the cuckoo and the nightingale, corrected proofs, 1841. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4495850.
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