£22,000 Paid For Prayer Book
(Special Crrodt NZ P A.) LONDON. June 7 A fourteenth century prayer book handwritten for a member of the French Royal family was bought for £ 22.000 by an American dealer at a London auction The same book sold in London in 1860 ter £5OOO.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29535, 9 June 1961, Page 19
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49£22,000 Paid For Prayer Book Press, Volume C, Issue 29535, 9 June 1961, Page 19
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