Lot 1063 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts
a bibliographical antiquarian and picturesque tour in france and germany. london: printed for the author, by w. bulmer and w. nicol, shakespeare press, and sold by payne and foss, longman, hurst and co. j. and a. arch, r.h. evnas, r. triphook, and john major, 1821
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 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
- 278 x 187 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4424560
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Frognall Dibdin, a bibliographical antiquarian and picturesque tour in france and germany. london: printed for the author, by w. bulmer and w. nicol, shakespeare press, and sold by payne and foss, longman, hurst and co. j. and a. arch, r.h. evnas, r. triphook, and john major, 1821. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 1063. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4424560.
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Thomas Frognall Dibdin, a bibliographical antiquarian and picturesque tour in france and germany. london: printed for the author, by w. bulmer and w. nicol, shakespeare press, and sold by payne and foss, longman, hurst and co. j. and a. arch, r.h. evnas, r. triphook, and john major, 1821. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 1063. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4424560.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Frognall Dibdin | specimen bibliotheca britannicae. specimen of a digested cat | $2,250 | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | |
| Thomas Frognall Dibdin | the complete set of the catalogues of the library of earl sp | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Thomas Frognall Dibdin | collection of seventeen autograph letters signed | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Thomas Frognall Dibdin | Aedes Althorpianae; or an account of the mansion, books, and | Bonhams, Jun 2013 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | IRVING, WASHINGTON. 1783-1859. Rip Van Winkle. London: Willi | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Thomas Frognall Dibdin | A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in the No | Bonhams, Jun 2013 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | RACKHAM | Collection of four limited signed editions (Wagner | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Thomas Frognall Dibdin | The Bibliographical Decameron; or, Ten Days Pleasant Discour | Bonhams, Jun 2013 |
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