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Lot 1077 · Property From The Collection of Robert S Pirie Volumes I & II: Books and Manuscripts

a sermon preached in the church of st. mary, bryanston square, on the demise of his royal highness augustus frederick duke of sussex, k.g. &c., &c., &c., on sunday morning, april 30th, 1843. london: sold by all the booksellers; and by thomas capel, 1843

Thomas Frognall Dibdin

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Estimate
$2,500–$3,500 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
8vo (8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 210 x 135 mm). Unbound. First and last leaf slightly browned. Modern red cloth box
Record ID
TB-2026-4427543
Record
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Thomas Frognall Dibdin, a sermon preached in the church of st. mary, bryanston square, on the demise of his royal highness augustus frederick duke of sussex, k.g. &c., &c., &c., on sunday morning, april 30th, 1843. london: sold by all the booksellers; and by thomas capel, 1843. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 1077. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4427543.

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Thomas Frognall Dibdin, a sermon preached in the church of st. mary, bryanston square, on the demise of his royal highness augustus frederick duke of sussex, k.g. &c., &c., &c., on sunday morning, april 30th, 1843. london: sold by all the booksellers; and by thomas capel, 1843. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2015, lot 1077. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4427543.

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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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