"Rare military collection auctioned at Sotheby’s" Topic

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09 Dec 2019 12:51 p.m. PST

"A first edition of Machiavelli's Libro dell'arte della guerra (The Art of War) has sold at auction for £150,000.00 GBP

Published in Florence in 1521, it was estimated to be worth between £20,000.00 GBP and £30,000.00 GBP

The book is part of the Cottesloe Military Library, which comprises over 2,000 volumes of books and manuscripts on military theory, equipment, and techniques. The auction took place at Sotheby's on 19 November…."

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