Lot 44 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography
Three autograph letters signed, to Thomas De Quincey, n.p. [postmarked Keswick], 24 May [1809], and to Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Lowther Castle, [26 September 1830] and [Rydal Mount], 13 June 1831
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,674–$9,344
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts including Cartography, London · 8 July 2026
- Dimensions
- 228 x 183mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3064315
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wordsworth, William. 1770-1850., Three autograph letters signed, to Thomas De Quincey, n.p. [postmarked Keswick], 24 May [1809], and to Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Lowther Castle, [26 September 1830] and [Rydal Mount], 13 June 1831. Christie's, 8 Jul 2026, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3064315.
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Wordsworth, William. 1770-1850., Three autograph letters signed, to Thomas De Quincey, n.p. [postmarked Keswick], 24 May [1809], and to Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Lowther Castle, [26 September 1830] and [Rydal Mount], 13 June 1831. Christie's, 8 Jul 2026, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3064315.
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