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Lot 182 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts

the firste part of churchyardes chippes contayninge twelve severall labours. devised and published onlye by thomas churchyard gentleman. imprinted at london: in fletstrete neare vnto sainct dunstones churche, by thomas marshe, 1578

Thomas Churchyard

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Estimate
$8,000–$12,000 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
180 x 129 mm
Record ID
TB-2026-4423484
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Thomas Churchyard, the firste part of churchyardes chippes contayninge twelve severall labours. devised and published onlye by thomas churchyard gentleman. imprinted at london: in fletstrete neare vnto sainct dunstones churche, by thomas marshe, 1578. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 182. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423484.

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Thomas Churchyard, the firste part of churchyardes chippes contayninge twelve severall labours. devised and published onlye by thomas churchyard gentleman. imprinted at london: in fletstrete neare vnto sainct dunstones churche, by thomas marshe, 1578. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 182. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423484.

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From the same sale Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts · Dec 2015

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