Lot 321 · The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII
the swoop! or how clarence saved england. london: alston rivers limited, 1909
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $1,970–$3,283
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII, London · 7 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 182 x 122mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4611609
- Record
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P.g. Wodehouse, the swoop! or how clarence saved england. london: alston rivers limited, 1909. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 321. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611609.
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P.g. Wodehouse, the swoop! or how clarence saved england. london: alston rivers limited, 1909. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 321. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611609.
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