tom brown's school days. by an old boy. cambridge: j. palmer for macmillan & co., 1857 — [Hughes, Thomas]

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Estimate: £500–£700 hammer ≈ $674–$944
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Sale: Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part IV, London · 4 June 2015
Dimensions: 185 x 124 mm
Record ID: TB-2026-4368141
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Thomas] [hughes, tom brown's school days. by an old boy. cambridge: j. palmer for macmillan & co., 1857. Sotheby's, 4 Jun 2015, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4368141.

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Thomas] [hughes, tom brown's school days. by an old boy. cambridge: j. palmer for macmillan & co., 1857. Sotheby's, 4 Jun 2015, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4368141.

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