Lot 48 · Fine Books, Maps & Manuscripts
The English Gentlewoman, FIRST EDITION, [1631-3]
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- Estimate
- £700–£900 hammer ≈ $948–$1,219
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books, Maps & Manuscripts, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 9 June 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-143760
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-143760 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-143760
Braithwaite, The English Gentlewoman, FIRST EDITION, [1631-3]. Bonhams, 9 Jun 2025, lot 48. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-143760.
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Braithwaite, The English Gentlewoman, FIRST EDITION, [1631-3]. Bonhams, 9 Jun 2025, lot 48. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-143760.
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