philobiblion... sive de amore librorum, et institutione bibliothecae, tractatus pulcherrimus... opera & studio t[homas] i[ames]. oxford: joseph barnes, 1599 — Bury, Richard de

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Estimate: £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,012–$4,518
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Sale: Sotheby's — Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts, London · 7 December 2015
Dimensions: 190 x 138mm
Record ID: TB-2026-4430822
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard De Bury, philobiblion... sive de amore librorum, et institutione bibliothecae, tractatus pulcherrimus... opera & studio t[homas] i[ames]. oxford: joseph barnes, 1599. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2015, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4430822.

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Richard De Bury, philobiblion... sive de amore librorum, et institutione bibliothecae, tractatus pulcherrimus... opera & studio t[homas] i[ames]. oxford: joseph barnes, 1599. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2015, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4430822.

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From the same sale Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts · Dec 2015

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