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Lot 86 · L12408

emma: a novel. for john murray, 1816

Austen, Jane. 1775-1817.

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Estimate
£150,000–£200,000 hammer ≈ $242,154–$322,872
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — L12408, London · 12 December 2012
Record ID
TB-2026-4135608
Record
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Austen, Jane. 1775-1817., emma: a novel. for john murray, 1816. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 86. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135608.

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Austen, Jane. 1775-1817., emma: a novel. for john murray, 1816. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 86. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135608.

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