Sale 8463
London, South Kensington
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16 July 1999
Price realised
GBP 1,955
Estimate
Ronald William Fordham Searle (b. 1920) "The Moleworth-Peason Lines Machine runs off a hundred in one minit" signed and dated 'Ronald Searle 1953', inscribed as title and further inscribed 'Down with Skool: page 63' pen and black ink, unframed 13.3/8 x 9in. (34 x 22.8cm.)
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