Lot 33 · The Library of the late Hugh Selbourne, M.D., Part One
Habebis candide lector... Metamorphosin castigatissima, Parma, Mazalis, 1505, bound with 5 others
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $10,441–$13,424
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Library of the late Hugh Selbourne, M.D., Part One, London, Knightsbridge · 25 March 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1791011
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ovidius Naso, Habebis candide lector... Metamorphosin castigatissima, Parma, Mazalis, 1505, bound with 5 others. Bonhams, 25 Mar 2015, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1791011.
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Ovidius Naso, Habebis candide lector... Metamorphosin castigatissima, Parma, Mazalis, 1505, bound with 5 others. Bonhams, 25 Mar 2015, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1791011.
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