Lot 118 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Epistola de suae typographiae statu, nominatimque de suo Thesauro linguae Graecae … Index librorum qui ex officina Henrici Stephani hactenus prodierunt . Henri Estienne: Geneva, 1569
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,645–$10,194
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 11 December 2024
- Dimensions
- 160 x 98mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3194040
- Record
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Henri II Estienne, Epistola de suae typographiae statu, nominatimque de suo Thesauro linguae Graecae … Index librorum qui ex officina Henrici Stephani hactenus prodierunt . Henri Estienne: Geneva, 1569. Christie's, 11 Dec 2024, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3194040.
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Henri II Estienne, Epistola de suae typographiae statu, nominatimque de suo Thesauro linguae Graecae … Index librorum qui ex officina Henrici Stephani hactenus prodierunt . Henri Estienne: Geneva, 1569. Christie's, 11 Dec 2024, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3194040.
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