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Lot 21 · Fine Books & Manuscripts

The British Warblers. A History with Problems of Their Lives. London: R.H. Porter, 1907-[15].

Howard, Henry Eliot. 1873-1940.

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$700–$1,000 hammer
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Bonhams — Fine Books & Manuscripts, Los Angeles · 10 February 2014
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TB-2026-2043679
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Howard, Henry Eliot. 1873-1940., The British Warblers. A History with Problems of Their Lives. London: R.H. Porter, 1907-[15]. Bonhams, 10 Feb 2014, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2043679.

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Howard, Henry Eliot. 1873-1940., The British Warblers. A History with Problems of Their Lives. London: R.H. Porter, 1907-[15]. Bonhams, 10 Feb 2014, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2043679.

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