De generatione Christi, sive Defensorium inviolatae castitatis B.V.M., [Basel, Lienhart Ysenhut, c.1487-88] — RETZA (FRANCISCUS DE)

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Estimate: £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,058–$1,588
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases and Historical Photographs, London, Knightsbridge · 27 March 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-763481
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Retza, De generatione Christi, sive Defensorium inviolatae castitatis B.V.M., [Basel, Lienhart Ysenhut, c.1487-88]. Bonhams, 27 Mar 2019, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-763481.

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Retza, De generatione Christi, sive Defensorium inviolatae castitatis B.V.M., [Basel, Lienhart Ysenhut, c.1487-88]. Bonhams, 27 Mar 2019, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-763481.

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