discoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition. london: john murray, 1853 — Layard, Austen Henry

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Estimate: £300–£500 hammer ≈ $446–$743
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Sale: Sotheby's — Exploration and Discovery, 1576-1939, The Library of Franklin Brooke- Hitching, Part 3, K-P, London · 19 March 2015
Dimensions: 220 x 135mm
Record ID: TB-2026-4337647
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Austen Henry Layard, discoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition. london: john murray, 1853. Sotheby's, 19 Mar 2015, lot 761. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4337647.

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Austen Henry Layard, discoveries in the ruins of nineveh and babylon; with travels in armenia, kurdistan and the desert: being the result of a second expedition. london: john murray, 1853. Sotheby's, 19 Mar 2015, lot 761. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4337647.

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