Lot 759 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts
the shepheards calender. conteining twelve aeglogues proportionable to the twelve monethes. entituled, to the noble and vertuous gentleman most worthie of all titles, both of learning and chivalry, maister philip sidney. london: printed by iohn windet, for john harrison the yonger, dwelling in pater-noster roe, at the signe of the anger, 1591
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts, New York · 4 December 2015
- Dimensions
- 193 x 132 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4422442
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edmund Spencer, the shepheards calender. conteining twelve aeglogues proportionable to the twelve monethes. entituled, to the noble and vertuous gentleman most worthie of all titles, both of learning and chivalry, maister philip sidney. london: printed by iohn windet, for john harrison the yonger, dwelling in pater-noster roe, at the signe of the anger, 1591. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 759. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4422442.
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Edmund Spencer, the shepheards calender. conteining twelve aeglogues proportionable to the twelve monethes. entituled, to the noble and vertuous gentleman most worthie of all titles, both of learning and chivalry, maister philip sidney. london: printed by iohn windet, for john harrison the yonger, dwelling in pater-noster roe, at the signe of the anger, 1591. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 759. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4422442.
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From the same sale Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Volume of Six Tracts | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Establishment Book | — | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Scribal copies of two letters | Donne, John. 1573-1631. | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Speech adjourning the House of Commons | Charles II | $500–$700 | |
| The vith booke of vergills Eneads | Sir John Harington | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Autograph letter, to James Gillman | Samuel Taylor Coleridge | $2,000–$3,000 |
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