Lot 152 · Fine Books & Manuscripts
peter bell, a tale in verse. london: printed by strahan and spottiswoode; for longman, hurst, rees, orme, and brown, 1819.
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- Estimate
- $2,500–$3,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Books & Manuscripts, New York · 14 June 2016
- Dimensions
- 210 x 125 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4490313
- Record
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Wordsworth, William. 1770-1850., peter bell, a tale in verse. london: printed by strahan and spottiswoode; for longman, hurst, rees, orme, and brown, 1819. Sotheby's, 14 Jun 2016, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4490313.
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Wordsworth, William. 1770-1850., peter bell, a tale in verse. london: printed by strahan and spottiswoode; for longman, hurst, rees, orme, and brown, 1819. Sotheby's, 14 Jun 2016, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4490313.
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