Lot 51 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Letter to Henry Ellison. 18 September 1866
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,691–$4,036
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 9 December 2020
- Dimensions
- Three pages, 180 x 114mm, bifolium
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3579886
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Letter to Henry Ellison. 18 September 1866. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3579886.
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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Letter to Henry Ellison. 18 September 1866. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3579886.
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