Lot 1047 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts
bibliotheca steevensiana. a catalogue of the curious and valuable library of george steevens, esq. … which will be sold by auction, … by mr. king, at his great room, king-street, covent-garden. [london]: by j. barker, [1800]
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 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
- 238 x 145 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4426377
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Frognall Dibdin, bibliotheca steevensiana. a catalogue of the curious and valuable library of george steevens, esq. … which will be sold by auction, … by mr. king, at his great room, king-street, covent-garden. [london]: by j. barker, [1800]. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 1047. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4426377.
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Thomas Frognall Dibdin, bibliotheca steevensiana. a catalogue of the curious and valuable library of george steevens, esq. … which will be sold by auction, … by mr. king, at his great room, king-street, covent-garden. [london]: by j. barker, [1800]. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 1047. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4426377.
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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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| Thomas Frognall Dibdin | collection of dibdin's works bound in one volume with a cont | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 |
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