Lot 733 · Exploration and Discovery, 1576-1939, The Library of Franklin Brooke- Hitching, Part 3, K-P
the land of the blue poppy. travels of a naturalist in eastern tibet. cambridge: university press, 1913
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,189–$1,784
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Exploration and Discovery, 1576-1939, The Library of Franklin Brooke- Hitching, Part 3, K-P, London · 19 March 2015
- Dimensions
- FIRST EDITION, 8vo (235 x 162mm.), xii, 284pp., 5 maps, 3 folding, 61 photographic illustrations on 40 plates, original blue cloth, slipcase
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4337501
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Kingdon-ward, the land of the blue poppy. travels of a naturalist in eastern tibet. cambridge: university press, 1913. Sotheby's, 19 Mar 2015, lot 733. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4337501.
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Francis Kingdon-ward, the land of the blue poppy. travels of a naturalist in eastern tibet. cambridge: university press, 1913. Sotheby's, 19 Mar 2015, lot 733. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4337501.
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From the same sale Exploration and Discovery, 1576-1939, The Library of Franklin Brooke- Hitching, Part 3, K-P · Mar 2015
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