Lot 26 · History of Science and Technology, including Air and Space
("Linus Pauling"), 15 pp, 4to, [1976], entitled "Why You Need Vitamin C to Fight Your Cold."
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — History of Science and Technology, including Air and Space, Los Angeles · 5 November 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-693351
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pauling, Linus. 1901-1994. Autograph Manuscript Signed, PAULING, LINUS. 1901-1994. Autograph Manuscript Signed ("Linus Pauling"), 15 pp, 4to, [1976], entitled "Why You Need Vitamin C to Fight Your Cold.". Bonhams, 5 Nov 2020, lot 26. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-693351.
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Pauling, Linus. 1901-1994. Autograph Manuscript Signed, PAULING, LINUS. 1901-1994. Autograph Manuscript Signed ("Linus Pauling"), 15 pp, 4to, [1976], entitled "Why You Need Vitamin C to Fight Your Cold.". Bonhams, 5 Nov 2020, lot 26. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-693351.
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