Lot 287 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts
poems on several occasions. … with elegies on the author’s death. to this edition is added, some account of the life of the author. london: printed for j. tonson; and sold by w. taylor at the ship in pater-noster-row, 1719
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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 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
- 12mo (6 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.; 161 x 95 mm, uncut and unopened). Woodcut ornaments; title-page foxed, scattered foxing. Original blue wrappers; spine lost, chipped, lightly soiled. Red buckram folding-case
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4424328
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Donne, John. 1573-1631., poems on several occasions. … with elegies on the author’s death. to this edition is added, some account of the life of the author. london: printed for j. tonson; and sold by w. taylor at the ship in pater-noster-row, 1719. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 287. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4424328.
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Donne, John. 1573-1631., poems on several occasions. … with elegies on the author’s death. to this edition is added, some account of the life of the author. london: printed for j. tonson; and sold by w. taylor at the ship in pater-noster-row, 1719. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 287. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4424328.
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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 | |
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