Lot 25 · Fine Books and Manuscripts
The Courtier of Count Baldessar Castillo, devided into foure books. Verie necessarie and profitable for young Gentlemen and Gentlewomen abiding in Court, Pallace, or Place, done into English by Thomas Hobby, FIRST TRILINGUAL EDITION, John Wolfe, 1588
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,428–$9,904
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, London, Knightsbridge · 9 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1629781
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Castiglione, The Courtier of Count Baldessar Castillo, devided into foure books. Verie necessarie and profitable for young Gentlemen and Gentlewomen abiding in Court, Pallace, or Place, done into English by Thomas Hobby, FIRST TRILINGUAL EDITION, John Wolfe, 1588. Bonhams, 9 Nov 2016, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1629781.
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Castiglione, The Courtier of Count Baldessar Castillo, devided into foure books. Verie necessarie and profitable for young Gentlemen and Gentlewomen abiding in Court, Pallace, or Place, done into English by Thomas Hobby, FIRST TRILINGUAL EDITION, John Wolfe, 1588. Bonhams, 9 Nov 2016, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1629781.
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