MORSE, SAMUEL F.B. 1791-1872. Autograph Letter Signed ("Samuel F.B. Morse") to W.B. [William Buell] Sprague pledging to arrange papers for his biography of Morse's father, — MORSE, SAMUEL F.B. 1791-1872. Autograph Letter Signed ("Samuel F.B. Morse") to W.B. [William Buell] Sprague pledging to arrange papers for his biography of Morse's father,

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Estimate: $800–$1,200 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, New York · 12 June 2018
Record ID: TB-2026-952617
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Samuel F.b. Morse, MORSE, SAMUEL F.B. 1791-1872. Autograph Letter Signed ("Samuel F.B. Morse") to W.B. [William Buell] Sprague pledging to arrange papers for his biography of Morse's father,. Bonhams, 12 Jun 2018, lot 91. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-952617.

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Samuel F.b. Morse, MORSE, SAMUEL F.B. 1791-1872. Autograph Letter Signed ("Samuel F.B. Morse") to W.B. [William Buell] Sprague pledging to arrange papers for his biography of Morse's father,. Bonhams, 12 Jun 2018, lot 91. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-952617.

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Trattato ... della historia, natura, et virtu delle droghe medicinali…	Acosta, Cristobal DE. C.1525-1594.	$2,000–$3,000
Opera omnia. Prima [-Undecima] pars librorum diui Aurelij Augustini. …	Augustinus, Aurelius. 354-430.	$5,000–$7,000
AESOP. c.620-560 B.C. [Vita et Fabulae], Latin prose version of Romul…	Aesop. C.620-560 B.c. [vita Et Fabulae], Latin Prose Version Of Romulus, Franciscus Rinucius Aretinus, Translator, Et Fabulae, Lib. I-iv, With The Metrical Version Of Anonymous Neveletti	$60,000–$80,000
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