Lot 87 · The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part IV

autograph manuscript for a pictorial nonsense alphabet, 26 separate leaves, each with pen and ink letter followed by drawing and verse beneath, c. 1857.

Edward Lear · autograph manuscript for a pictorial nonsense alphabet, 26 separate leaves, each with pen and ink letter followed by drawing and verse beneath, c. 1857

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Estimate: £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $76,945–$107,722
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Sale: Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part IV, London · 4 June 2015
Dimensions: 323 x 196mm
Record ID: TB-2026-4368165
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Edward Lear, autograph manuscript for a pictorial nonsense alphabet, 26 separate leaves, each with pen and ink letter followed by drawing and verse beneath, c. 1857. Sotheby's, 4 Jun 2015, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4368165.

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Edward Lear, autograph manuscript for a pictorial nonsense alphabet, 26 separate leaves, each with pen and ink letter followed by drawing and verse beneath, c. 1857. Sotheby's, 4 Jun 2015, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4368165.

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