Lot 99 · Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts & Historical Photographs
Les métamorphoses,... avec des remarques, et des explications historiques par M. L'abbé Banier, 2 vol. in one, Amsterdam, R. & J. Wetstein & G. Smith, 1732
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $792–$1,057
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts & Historical Photographs, London, Knightsbridge · 19 August 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-704363
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ovidius Naso, Les métamorphoses,... avec des remarques, et des explications historiques par M. L'abbé Banier, 2 vol. in one, Amsterdam, R. & J. Wetstein & G. Smith, 1732. Bonhams, 19 Aug 2020, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-704363.
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Ovidius Naso, Les métamorphoses,... avec des remarques, et des explications historiques par M. L'abbé Banier, 2 vol. in one, Amsterdam, R. & J. Wetstein & G. Smith, 1732. Bonhams, 19 Aug 2020, lot 99. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-704363.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Principes de la philosophie morale FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTAT… | [diderot | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Chorégraphie ou l'Art de décrire la dance, 3 parts in 1 vol., FIRST E… | Feuillet | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| GOETHE (JOHANN WOLFGANG VON) Bey Allerhöchster anwesenheit Ihro Majes… | Goethe | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Histoire d'Angleterre, d'Ecosse et d'Irlande; avec un abregé des évèn… | Larrey | £40,000–£60,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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