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Lot 97 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts

a natural history of the human teeth; a practical treatise on the diseases of the teeth, intended as a supplement to the natural history of those parts. london: for j. johnson, 1771-1778

Hunter, John. 1728-1793.

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Estimate
£3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $5,050–$6,733
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 20 May 2014
Dimensions
2 works in one volume, 4to (261 x 200mm.), 16 engraved plates, contemporary speckled calf, lacking both half-titles, upper cover and front flyleaf detached, lower joint weak, extremities rubbed
Record ID
TB-2026-4263233
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hunter, John. 1728-1793., a natural history of the human teeth; a practical treatise on the diseases of the teeth, intended as a supplement to the natural history of those parts. london: for j. johnson, 1771-1778. Sotheby's, 20 May 2014, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4263233.

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Hunter, John. 1728-1793., a natural history of the human teeth; a practical treatise on the diseases of the teeth, intended as a supplement to the natural history of those parts. london: for j. johnson, 1771-1778. Sotheby's, 20 May 2014, lot 97. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4263233.

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