Lyon and Turnbull: Books and Manuscripts, 884, Edinburgh

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026

Page Size: 253 items in 11 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
176		The Bible. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke	London	1605	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 762.00
177	Edward IV	Edward IV (1442-1483), King of England & Lord of Ireland. Letter signed to Francois II, Duke of Brittany	Windsor Castle ('chastre de Windesore'),	15th March 1476	GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	GBP 11,430.00
178	Lady Jane Grey	Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554; reigned 10th-19th July 1553). Document signed by her Privy Council including Thomas Cranmer as archbishop of Canterbury	Tower of London,	17th July 1553	GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	GBP 24,130.00
179	Byron, George Gordon, Lord	Byron, George Gordon, Lord (1788-1824) Autograph manuscript fragment. single sheet	Newark,	1807	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 3,048.00
180	Edward VIII	Edward VIII (1894-1972), King of Great Britain & Ireland & Emperor of India, afterwards Duke of Windsor. A Family Album	London	1960	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 431.80
181	Edward VIII	Edward VIII (1894-1972), King of Great Britain & Ireland & Emperor of India, afterwards Duke of Windsor. Rare document signed as king ('Edward R. I.'),		19th May 1936	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 952.50
182	Churchill, Sir Winston S.	Paintings by the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston S. Churchill. exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London 1959. Signed 'Winston S. Churchill'		1959	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 1,016.00
183	Ruskin, John	Two autograph letters signed to Ada Hartnell		both undated	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 203.20
184		University of Padua doctoral certificate.		1695	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 584.20
185		Illustrated manuscript ledger of British armorial designs,		circa 1790-1880s	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,159.00
186	Hayworth, Rita	Hayworth, Rita (1918-1987). Document signed. contract with William Morris Agency, Inc.,		16th July 1954	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
187	Kray Twins - Ronnie & Reggie Kray	Kray Twins - Ronnie (1933-95) & Reggie Kray (1933-2000). Archive of letters to Fred Dinenage. with related documents and ephemera, dating from the		1980s	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
189	Bates, Henry Walter	Bates, Henry Walter (1825-1892). Autograph letter signed,		4th February 1888	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
190	Herschel, Sir John	Herschel, Sir John (1792-1871). Document signed,		1853	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 203.20
191		Manuscript translation of Jean Le Clerc's 'Physica' & extracts of other scientific texts		circa 1709	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 1,397.00
192		Histoire de l'Academie royale des sciences. Annee M.DCC.XXXVI. Avec les memoires de mathematique et de physique, pour la meme annee.	Paris	1739	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
193		Science, mathematics, miscellaneous subjects. Collection of works, 18th-19th century, incl. 1) Wells, Edward. Elementa Arithmeticae Numerosae et Speciosae.	London	1726	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 2,159.00
194	Bonnycastle, John	Collection of his works on mathematics & astronomy, 18th & 19th century. An Introduction to Mensuration and Practical Geometry.	London	1782	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,286.00
195	Walcott, John	Synopsis of British Birds	London	1789	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 1,270.00
196	Parkinson, John	Paradisi in sole Paradisus Terrestris. Or a Garden of all Sorts of Pleasant Flowers which our English Ayre will Permitt to be Noursed up.	London	1629	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,159.00
197	Morris, Beverley R.	British Game Birds & Wildfowl	London	1855	GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 2,032.00
198	Blundeville, Thomas	The Foure Chiefest Offices Belonging to Horsemanship. that is to Saie [sic], the Office of the Breeder, of the Rider, of the Keeper, and of the Ferrer.	London	1597	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 889.00
199	Latham, John	A General Synopsis of Birds	London	1781-7	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 2,286.00
200		Science & natural history. Collection of works, 18th-20th century.1) Pennant, Thomas. British Zoology.	London	1768-70	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 825.50
201	Meyer, H. L.	Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, & their Eggs	London	1857	GBP 300.00 - 500.00	GBP 2,286.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.