Lot 81 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
sonnets. reading: not for publication, 1847 [but richard clay & sons, c.1893]
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,265–$7,897
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 12 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4496484
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Elizabeth Barrett. Browning, sonnets. reading: not for publication, 1847 [but richard clay & sons, c.1893]. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496484.
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Elizabeth Barrett. Browning, sonnets. reading: not for publication, 1847 [but richard clay & sons, c.1893]. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496484.
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