Lot 265 · The Library of the late Hugh Selbourne, M.D., Part One
Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, together with Some Brief Notices on the Geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the Second Part of the Geology of the Voyage of the Beagle, under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N., during the Years 1832 to 1836, FIRST EDITION, Smith, Elder, 1844
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,475–$7,458
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Library of the late Hugh Selbourne, M.D., Part One, London, Knightsbridge · 25 March 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1791243
- Record
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Darwin, Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, together with Some Brief Notices on the Geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the Second Part of the Geology of the Voyage of the Beagle, under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N., during the Years 1832 to 1836, FIRST EDITION, Smith, Elder, 1844. Bonhams, 25 Mar 2015, lot 265. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1791243.
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Darwin, Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, together with Some Brief Notices on the Geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. Being the Second Part of the Geology of the Voyage of the Beagle, under the Command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N., during the Years 1832 to 1836, FIRST EDITION, Smith, Elder, 1844. Bonhams, 25 Mar 2015, lot 265. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1791243.
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