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

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Estimate: $1,200–$1,800 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — The Medical & Scientific Library of W. Bruce Fye, New York · 11 March 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-746662
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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, in response to an inquiry "concerning disability,". Bonhams, 11 Mar 2019, lot 163. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-746662.

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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, in response to an inquiry "concerning disability,". Bonhams, 11 Mar 2019, lot 163. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-746662.

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