Book Rarities; or a Descriptive Catalogue of Some of the Most Curious, Rare, and Valuable Books of Early Date; chiefly in the Collection of the Right Honourable George John Earl Spencer, K.G. London: W. Bulmer & Co., 1811. — DIBDIN, THOMAS FROGNALL. 1776-1847.

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Estimate: $5,000–$8,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscipts, New York · 25 June 2013
Record ID: TB-2026-2115020
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Thomas Frognall Dibdin, Book Rarities; or a Descriptive Catalogue of Some of the Most Curious, Rare, and Valuable Books of Early Date; chiefly in the Collection of the Right Honourable George John Earl Spencer, K.G. London: W. Bulmer & Co., 1811. Bonhams, 25 Jun 2013, lot 3041. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2115020.

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Thomas Frognall Dibdin, Book Rarities; or a Descriptive Catalogue of Some of the Most Curious, Rare, and Valuable Books of Early Date; chiefly in the Collection of the Right Honourable George John Earl Spencer, K.G. London: W. Bulmer & Co., 1811. Bonhams, 25 Jun 2013, lot 3041. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2115020.

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From the same sale Fine Books and Manuscipts · Jun 2013

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Antiquities of Saint Mary's Chapel, at Stourbridge, near Cambridge, &…	John Sell Cotman	$400–$600
Architectural Antiquities of Normandy. London: printed for John and A…	John Sell Cotman	$800–$1,200
A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Ger…	Thomas Frognall Dibdin	$700–$1,000
HENNING, JOHN. 1771-1851. Miniature plaster casts of the Parthenon fr…	Elgin Marbles.	$5,000–$8,000
GILPIN, WILLIAM. 1724-1804. An Essay on Prints. WITH: Two essays: One…	—	$500–$800
GRAY, THOMAS. Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard. London: …	Golden Cockerel Press.	$700–$1,000

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