Lot 267 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
on the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. john murray, 1860
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,583–$3,874
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 11 July 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4583081
- Record
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Darwin, on the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. john murray, 1860. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 267. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583081.
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Darwin, on the origin of species by means of natural selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. john murray, 1860. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 267. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583081.
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