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Auction of the Gutenberg Bible by Charles William Dyson Perrins at Sotheby's in London, photograph, Interior of the auction room at Sotheby's London during the auction of Charles William Dyson Perrins in 1947. In front of the auctioneer stands a holder holding the open Gutenberg Bible in his hands., label: 'Rarest edition of the scriptures bought for £ 22, 000, ', stamp: 'Copyright, Keystone Press Agency Ltd, annotation, photographer: Keystone Press Agency, 1947, Keystone Press Agency, photographer, paper, gelatin silver print, gelatin silver print on photographic paper, height 152 mm x width 206 mm, The Bible was sold for £22, 000 to Maggs Bros. The bids were placed by Ernest Maggs, the man with the goatee behind the table on the left., Person, Ernest Maggs, art sale, auction, Bible, A sepia-toned photograph of a room filled with seated and standing people around a long table, with a man standing behind a raised wooden lectern near the back of the room and another person standing in front of the lectern holding open a large book facing the camera; framed pictures hang on the wall behind the lectern, a small hanging light pull descends from the ceiling, and attendees at the table have papers and pens in front of them while several people in the background look toward the front.
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