Sale 1769
New York
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27 - 28 June 2006
Price realised
USD 1,140
Estimate
[MINIATURE BOOK]. Almanack for the Year of Christ 1797. London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, [1796]. 56 x 32 mm. Engraved text throughout; engraved view of Trinity house, Tower Hill, extending over four pages. Contemporary red morocco with vari-colored morocco inlays, gilt-decorated with various bird, animal and floral tools.
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