Lot 579 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts
[lycidas, in:] justa edouardo king naufrago, ab amicis, moerentibus. cambridge: by thomas buck and roger daniel, 1638
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- Estimate
- $70,000–$100,000 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
- 179 x 132 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4423922
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Milton, John. 1608-1674., [lycidas, in:] justa edouardo king naufrago, ab amicis, moerentibus. cambridge: by thomas buck and roger daniel, 1638. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 579. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423922.
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Milton, John. 1608-1674., [lycidas, in:] justa edouardo king naufrago, ab amicis, moerentibus. cambridge: by thomas buck and roger daniel, 1638. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 579. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4423922.
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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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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton, John. 1608-1674. | aereopagitica; a speech of mr. john milton for the liberty o | $81,250 | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | |
| Milton, John. 1608-1674. | poems.... both english and latin, compos'd at several times. | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | Autograph draft manuscript of "Mrs Gamp with the Strolling P | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| La Fontaine, Jean DE. 1621-1695. | Fables Choisies 1755-59 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| La Fontaine, Jean DE. 1621-1695. | fables choisies, mises en vers.paris, denys thierry, 1668. | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel DE. 1547-1616. | Le Valeureux Don Quixote de la Manche. 1616. 2 volume en mar | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Milton, John. 1608-1674. | of education. to master samuel hartlib. [london: for thomas | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| La Fontaine, Jean DE. 1621-1695. | fables choisies. paris, desaint et saillant, 1755-1759. | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.