Lyon and Turnbull: Books and Manuscripts, 905, Edinburgh
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 16, 2026 - June 16, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Relics of Ancient Architecture and other picturesque scenes in Glasgow |
London | 1893 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 82 | Muir Donald; Thomson James | N Books, including: Relics of the Stuarts |
London; New York; Paisley; Glasgow | 1890; 1917; 1905; 1853-1855; 1830 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 558.80 |
| 83 | Crawford George; Semple William; Glenie James | N Books, including: The History of the Town and Parish of Paisley |
Paisley; Edinburgh | 1782; 1776; 1744 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 825.50 |
| 84 | Chapman R.; Cleland James; Rodgers G.; Bennet William | N Books, including: The Picture of Glasgow; or, Strangers' Guide |
Glasgow | 1812; 1813; 1829; 1829?; 1834?; 1833 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 85 | Fordun John; Bower Walter; Balfour James; Baker Richard | N Books, including: Joannis de Fordun Scotichronicon |
Edinburgh; London | 1759; 1754; 1665 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 482.60 |
| 86 | Fairbairn Thomas; Annan | N Books, including: Relics of Ancient Architecture and other picturesque scenes in Glasgow |
Glasgow | 1885; [1901]; 1910 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 87 | Wallace James; Edmonston Arthur; Groat Alexander G.; Hunter Robert; Dunn Robert; Murray J.A.H.; Rampini Charles; Mooney John; Holbourn Ian S. | N Books, including: A Description of the Isles of Orkney |
Edinburgh; London; Hawick; Kirkwall; Stromness; Lerwick | 1693; 1700; 1809; 1831; 1837; 1861; 1884; 1905; 1923; 1950; 1967 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 88 | Anderson Joseph | A Series of Drawings |
Edinburgh | 1881 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 508.00 |
| 89 | Annan; Carrick John | N Books, including: [cover-title] |
Glasgow | c. 1871; 1865 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 45,720.00 |
| 90 | Annan Thomas | N Books, including: Photographs of Glasgow College |
Glasgow | c.1865; 1868; 1860/70s; c.1867 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 508.00 |
| 91 | Old Country Houses of the Old Glasgow Gentry |
Glasgow | 1870 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 92 | Annan Thomas | Memorials of the Old College of Glasgow |
Glasgow | 1871 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 93 | The University of Glasgow Old and New |
Glasgow | 1891 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 406.40 | |
| 94 | Scott Walter; Turner; Lockhart J.G. | N Books, including: Waverley |
1842-1847; 1834-6; 1833-4 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,286.00 | |
| 96 | Blake William | Illustrations of the Book of Job |
London | 1825; 1874 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 3,556.00 |
| 97 | Heemskerck; Visscher Claes Janszoon; Galle Jan; Cock Hieronymus; Galle Philip; Coornhert Dirk Volkertsz; Caravaggio Polidoro da; Ghisi Giorgio; Basire James; Poussin Nicolas | N Books, including: Nabal refusing to send Food to David |
16th-17th century; c. 1768 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 98 | Parker George; Stalker John | A Treatise of Japanning and Varnishing |
Oxford | 1688 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 99 | Mediaeval to Late Stuart, and Pre-Elizabethan Hall-Marks on English Plate |
London | 1952 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 304.80 | |
| 101 | Parte de quali si veggono in Roma, e parte per l'Italia |
Rome | c.1870 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,016.00 | |
| 102 | 20 letters sent to Scottish farmer Mr William Lockhart |
N/A | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 698.50 | ||
| 103 | 500 letters and documents |
c.1760-1850 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 6,350.00 | ||
| 104 | 101 acts |
London | 1783-87 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 584.20 | |
| 105 | Wilson John; Bower John | 50 Books, including: Peking, North China, South Manchuria, and Korea |
Peking; Rothesay; Edinburgh; Worcester | 1924; 1915; 1848; 1822; 1808 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 762.00 |
| 106 | Plate volume |
London | 1797 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 381.00 | |
| 107 | 5 Photography items, including: Newyln photograph album |
London | 1877 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 584.20 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
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