Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland, first edition, Longmans, 1923 — THORBURN (ARCHIBALD)

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Estimate: £600–£800 hammer ≈ $737–$983
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Sale: Bonhams — The Sporting Sale, Edinburgh · 19 October 2016
Record ID: TB-2026-1659660
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Thorburn, Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland, first edition, Longmans, 1923. Bonhams, 19 Oct 2016, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1659660.

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Thorburn, Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland, first edition, Longmans, 1923. Bonhams, 19 Oct 2016, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1659660.

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