PRINGLE, JOHN. 1707-1782. Autograph Letter Signed ("John Pringle") to an unnamed recipient, but likely David Erskine, Earl of Buchan, — PRINGLE, JOHN. 1707-1782. Autograph Letter Signed ("John Pringle") to an unnamed recipient, but likely David Erskine, Earl of Buchan,

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Estimate: $700–$900 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — The Medical & Scientific Library of W. Bruce Fye Part III (online), New York · 1 March 2020
Record ID: TB-2026-694050
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Pringle, John. 1707-1782., PRINGLE, JOHN. 1707-1782. Autograph Letter Signed ("John Pringle") to an unnamed recipient, but likely David Erskine, Earl of Buchan,. Bonhams, 1 Mar 2020, lot 116. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-694050.

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Pringle, John. 1707-1782., PRINGLE, JOHN. 1707-1782. Autograph Letter Signed ("John Pringle") to an unnamed recipient, but likely David Erskine, Earl of Buchan,. Bonhams, 1 Mar 2020, lot 116. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-694050.

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From the same sale The Medical & Scientific Library of W. Bruce Fye Part III (online) · Mar 2020

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