Lot 184 · Fine Books and Manuscripts Online
gershwin, george | george gershwin's song-book. (new york: random house, 1932)
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$4,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Books and Manuscripts Online, New York · 21 June 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4752588
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George Gershwin, gershwin, george | george gershwin's song-book. (new york: random house, 1932). Sotheby's, 21 Jun 2019, lot 184. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4752588.
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George Gershwin, gershwin, george | george gershwin's song-book. (new york: random house, 1932). Sotheby's, 21 Jun 2019, lot 184. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4752588.
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