Sale 9757
London, South Kensington
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3 December 2003
Price realised
GBP 1,762
Estimate
Ronald William Fordham Searle (b.1920) Shell Guide to London: Museum visits signed, inscribed and dated 'Ronald Searle 1965.' (lower right) and inscribed 'Shell Guide to London:/Museum visits' (lower left) pencil and black ink, unframed 13¼ x 10½ in. (33.7 x 26.8 cm.)
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Literature
Shell Guide to London, published by Ebury Press/Rainbird, London, 1965.
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