Lot 60 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Autograph poetry manuscript, the printer’s copy of ‘A Lament for Adonis’, [c.1850]
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- Estimate
- £9,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,527–$15,370
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 10 July 2024
- Dimensions
- 185 x 110mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3234731
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Elizabeth Barrett. Browning, Autograph poetry manuscript, the printer’s copy of ‘A Lament for Adonis’, [c.1850]. Christie's, 10 Jul 2024, lot 60. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3234731.
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Elizabeth Barrett. Browning, Autograph poetry manuscript, the printer’s copy of ‘A Lament for Adonis’, [c.1850]. Christie's, 10 Jul 2024, lot 60. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3234731.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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