Lot 95 · The Library of William O’Brien: Property of the Milltown Park Charitable Trust
the woorkes... newly printed, with divers addicions, whiche were never in printe before: with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of thebes, compiled by ihon lidgate, monke of berie... london: john kyngston, for john wight, 1561
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,325–$15,488
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Library of William O’Brien: Property of the Milltown Park Charitable Trust, London · 7 June 2017
- Dimensions
- 328 x 224mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4572996
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Geoffrey Chaucer, the woorkes... newly printed, with divers addicions, whiche were never in printe before: with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of thebes, compiled by ihon lidgate, monke of berie... london: john kyngston, for john wight, 1561. Sotheby's, 7 Jun 2017, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4572996.
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Geoffrey Chaucer, the woorkes... newly printed, with divers addicions, whiche were never in printe before: with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of thebes, compiled by ihon lidgate, monke of berie... london: john kyngston, for john wight, 1561. Sotheby's, 7 Jun 2017, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4572996.
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