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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | Ruled notebook containing 51 photographs |
1904 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,826.00 | ||
| 109 | Comprehending Practical Directions for Knowing and Observing the Principal Fixed Stars Visible in the Northern Hemisphere |
Bath; London | 1816 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 110 | Panorama de cidade do Rio de Janeiro |
London | 1837 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 889.00 | |
| 111 | On the River St. Laurence, through the Continent of North America |
London | 1801 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 6,096.00 | |
| 112 | 9 Books, including: Journals and ledgers |
1799-1885 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 3,048.00 | ||
| 113 | Collection of Election Material and Ephemera |
2004; 2005; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2020 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 114 | Casati Gaetano; Troup J Rose; Mounteney-Jephson A J; Parke Thomas Heazle; Jameson James S | 19 Books, including: Ten Years in Equatoria and the Return with Emin Pasha |
London | 1890; 1891 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 762.00 |
| 115 | Postlethwayt Malachy | A New and Complete Dictionary of Trade and Commerce |
London | 1751-5 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 635.00 |
| 116 | Struthers William | William Struthers Atlas |
1844 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 117 | Grassom John; Tennoch William; Forrest William; Kirkwood & Son; Bartholomew John | 7 Maps, including: To the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the County of Stirling |
Stirling; Edinburgh | 1774; 1799; 1802; c.1830; 1891 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 889.00 |
| 118 | Langlands George; Langlands Son | Map of the County of Argyll; A Map of Scotland |
Campbeltown; London | 1801; c.1840 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 5,080.00 |
| 119 | Wood John | Town Atlas of Scotland |
Edinburgh | 1819-28 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,778.00 |
| 120 | Thomson John; Drummond James; Hall Sidney; Hughes William | 12 Books, including: The Atlas of Scotland |
Edinburgh; London | 1832; 1851; 1879 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 635.00 |
| 121 | Bird's-eye view of Edinburgh |
Cologne | c.1600 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 122 | A New and Correct Map of the World |
London | c.1730 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 889.00 | |
| 123 | Map of the North-West Frontier; 9 Books, including: Campaigns on the North-West Frontier |
Calcutta | 1891 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 124 | Map of the Bengal Provinces |
London | 1794 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 457.20 | |
| 125 | Johnston W. & A. K.; Bowen Thomas | Black's General Atlas; Colonial Atlas of Oceania; Five charts from Bankes's New System of Geography |
Edinburgh | 1851; 1886; c.1790 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 558.80 |
| 126 | Described and Abridged with ye Historic Relation of Things Worthy Memory from a Farr Larger Voulume |
London | 1627 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,524.00 | |
| 127 | ad omnium Angliae et Hiberniae codicum MSS. fidem, summa cura et diligentia recogniti et colati |
London | 1719 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 304.80 | |
| 128 | N Books, including: [The New Botanist's Guide to the Localities of the Rarer Plants of Britain] |
London | 1834-8 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 129 | Thorburn; Gronwold | A Practical Handbook of British Birds |
London | 1918-22 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 635.00 |
| 130 | Beilby Ralph; Bewick T. | N Books, including: [History of British birds] |
Newcastle; Newcastle upon Tyne | 1797; 1800; 1807; 1804; 1824 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 406.40 |
| 131 | N Books, including: [The Natural History of Orkney] |
London | 1985-96 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 698.50 | |
| 132 | The New Naturalist |
London | 1999-2022 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 584.20 |
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