Lot 250 · Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases & Historical Photographs
The Sphinx, FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 200 COPIES, LORD LEIGHTON'S COPY, Elkin Matthews and John Lane, and Copeland and Day, 1894
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,635–$3,953
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases & Historical Photographs, London, Knightsbridge · 20 June 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1216570
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wilde, The Sphinx, FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 200 COPIES, LORD LEIGHTON'S COPY, Elkin Matthews and John Lane, and Copeland and Day, 1894. Bonhams, 20 Jun 2018, lot 250. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1216570.
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Wilde, The Sphinx, FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 200 COPIES, LORD LEIGHTON'S COPY, Elkin Matthews and John Lane, and Copeland and Day, 1894. Bonhams, 20 Jun 2018, lot 250. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1216570.
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