Lot 312 · The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII
the bridge of san luis rey. london: longmans, green and co. ltd, 1937
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- Estimate
- £150–£250 hammer ≈ $197–$328
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII, London · 7 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 8vo (198 x 144mm.), first English edition, DENNIS WHEATLEY'S COPY, original blue cloth lettered in gilt, dust-jacket, minor foxing to fore-edge and preliminaries and end-leaves
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4611896
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wilder, Thornton. 1897-1975., the bridge of san luis rey. london: longmans, green and co. ltd, 1937. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 312. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611896.
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Wilder, Thornton. 1897-1975., the bridge of san luis rey. london: longmans, green and co. ltd, 1937. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 312. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611896.
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