Lot 113 · 20th Century British & Irish Art
CONRAD, Joseph. Chance , London: Methuen, [1913], 8°, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE with "1913" on verso of title, original cloth (rubbed, contemporary ownership inscriptions to half title). [Ehrsam p. 264]
CONRAD, Joseph. Chance , London: Methuen, [1913], 8°, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE with "1913" on verso of title, original cloth (rubbed, contemporary ownership inscriptions to half title). [Ehrsam p. 264] · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $490–$816
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British & Irish Art, London · 22 May 1998
- Dimensions
- 34 x 44 in. (86.3 x 111.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4666553
- Record
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CONRAD, Joseph. Chance , London: Methuen, [1913], 8°, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE with "1913" on verso of title, original cloth (rubbed, contemporary ownership inscriptions to half title). [Ehrsam p. 264], CONRAD, Joseph. Chance , London: Methuen, [1913], 8°, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE with "1913" on verso of title, original cloth (rubbed, contemporary ownership inscriptions to half title). [Ehrsam p. 264]. Christie's, 22 May 1998, lot 113. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4666553.
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CONRAD, Joseph. Chance , London: Methuen, [1913], 8°, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE with "1913" on verso of title, original cloth (rubbed, contemporary ownership inscriptions to half title). [Ehrsam p. 264], CONRAD, Joseph. Chance , London: Methuen, [1913], 8°, FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE with "1913" on verso of title, original cloth (rubbed, contemporary ownership inscriptions to half title). [Ehrsam p. 264]. Christie's, 22 May 1998, lot 113. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4666553.
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