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Lot 81 · The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part VI

two works in seven volumes, comprising:

Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885.

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Estimate
£400–£600 hammer ≈ $539–$809
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part VI, London · 20 October 2016
Dimensions
190 x 127mm
Record ID
TB-2026-4516242
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Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885., two works in seven volumes, comprising:. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2016, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4516242.

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Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885., two works in seven volumes, comprising:. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2016, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4516242.

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From the same sale The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part VI · Oct 2016

LotArtistEstimateResult
fairies and fusiliers. london: william heinemann, 1917 Graves, Robert. 1796-1853. £500–£800
puck of pook's hill. london: macmillan and co., 1906 Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936. £150–£200
lara, a tale. jacqueline, a tale. london: for j. murray, 1814 Byron, George Gordon, Lord. 1788-1824. £400–£700
five first editions in 10 volumes, comprising: Thackeray, William Makepeace. 1811-1863. £1,000–£1,500
the head of kay's. london: adam & charles black, 1905 P.g. Wodehouse £600–£800
poems, chiefly lyrical. london: effingham wilson, 1830 £1,000–£1,500

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Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. 2 lettres autographes signées, dont une à adolphe didron. 3 Sotheby's, Nov 2019

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