A Narrative of the Building and a Description of the Construction of the Edystone Lighthouse with Stone, FIRST EDITION, for the Author, by H. Hughes, 1791 — SMEATON (JOHN)

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Estimate: £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,317–$1,975
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Photographs, London, Knightsbridge · 15 November 2017
Record ID: TB-2026-1439404
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Smeaton, A Narrative of the Building and a Description of the Construction of the Edystone Lighthouse with Stone, FIRST EDITION, for the Author, by H. Hughes, 1791. Bonhams, 15 Nov 2017, lot 102. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1439404.

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Smeaton, A Narrative of the Building and a Description of the Construction of the Edystone Lighthouse with Stone, FIRST EDITION, for the Author, by H. Hughes, 1791. Bonhams, 15 Nov 2017, lot 102. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1439404.

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