Lot 51 · English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online
moxon, a tutor to astronomie and geographie: or an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, 1659
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $760–$1,013
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online, London · 10 December 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4713658
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Moxon, Joseph. 1627-1691., moxon, a tutor to astronomie and geographie: or an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, 1659. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2018, lot 51. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4713658.
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Moxon, Joseph. 1627-1691., moxon, a tutor to astronomie and geographie: or an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, 1659. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2018, lot 51. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4713658.
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