A Monograph of the Pheasants, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 179 OF 600 COPIES, Witherby & Co., for the New York Zoological Society, 1918-1922 — BEEBE (WILLIAM)

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Estimate: £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,994–$2,659
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Sale: Bonhams — Wassenaar Zoo: A Dutch Private Library, London, New Bond Street · 30 May 2018
Record ID: TB-2026-941192
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Beebe, A Monograph of the Pheasants, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 179 OF 600 COPIES, Witherby & Co., for the New York Zoological Society, 1918-1922. Bonhams, 30 May 2018, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-941192.

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Beebe, A Monograph of the Pheasants, 4 vol., FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 179 OF 600 COPIES, Witherby & Co., for the New York Zoological Society, 1918-1922. Bonhams, 30 May 2018, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-941192.

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