Kosmotheoros [in Greek], sive de terris coelestibus, earumque ornatu, conjecturae, FIRST EDITION, The Hague, Adrian Moetjens, 1698 — HUYGENS (CHRISTIAN)

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Estimate: £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,231–$1,847
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, London, Knightsbridge · 1 March 2017
Record ID: TB-2026-1441570
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Huygens, Kosmotheoros [in Greek], sive de terris coelestibus, earumque ornatu, conjecturae, FIRST EDITION, The Hague, Adrian Moetjens, 1698. Bonhams, 1 Mar 2017, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1441570.

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Huygens, Kosmotheoros [in Greek], sive de terris coelestibus, earumque ornatu, conjecturae, FIRST EDITION, The Hague, Adrian Moetjens, 1698. Bonhams, 1 Mar 2017, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1441570.

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