Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers: Books (Part 1) from the Library of Monreith House, 71626a, Carlisle
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 16, 2026 - July 16, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Smith G. Gregory | The Book of Islay, Documents Illustrating the History of the Island |
1895 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 52 | Graham Robert C.; Ramsay Lucy | 2 Books, including: The Carved Stones of Islay |
1895; 1890 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 53 | Cochrane-Patrick R. W. | 2 Books, including: Early Records Relating to Mining in Scotland |
Edinburgh; Glasgow | 1878; 1892 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 54 | Cochrane-Patrick R. W. | 3 Books, including: Records of the Coinage of Scotland from the Earliest Period to the Union |
Edinburgh | 1876; 1884 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 55 | McDowall William; Devlin Ian | 3 Books, including: Chronicles of Lincluden as an Abbey & a College |
Edinburgh | 1886; 1864; 1996 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 56 | Stodart R. R. | Scottish Arms Being a Collection of Armorial Bearings, AD1370-1678 |
Edinburgh | 1881 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 57 | Crawfurd George; Robertson George | 3 Books, including: A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew |
Paisley | 1818; 1885; 1890 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 58 | Billings R. W. | The Baronial & Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland |
1845-1852 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 59 | Morris F. O. | A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen & Gentlemen of Great Britain & Ireland |
N/A | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 60 | Curle James; Curle Alexander O. | 3 Books, including: A Roman Frontier Post & Its People, the Fort of Newstead in the Parish of Melrose |
Glasgow | 1911; 1923 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 61 | Strickland Agnes | The Lives of the Queens of England; Lives of the Queens of Scotland |
1883; 1850 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 62 | De Nolhac Pierre | Madame Vigee-Le Brun Peintre de la Reine Marie-Antoinette |
Paris | 1908 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 63 | Henderson T. F. | James I and VI |
1904 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 64 | Wilson John W. | Collection de M. John W. Wilson Exposee dans la Galerie du Cercle Artistique et Litteraire de Bruxelles |
Paris | 1873 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 65 | Knight Charles | The Gallery of Portraits With Memoirs |
1833 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 66 | Pinkerton John | The Scottish Gallery or Portraits of Eminent Persons of Scotland |
1799 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 67 | Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co. | Industrial America or Manufacturers & Inventors of the United States |
New York | 1876 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 68 | Reid William & Son | Reids' Coaster's Assistant & Seaman's New Guide |
Leith | 1836 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 69 | Official Guide & Album |
1876 | Not Available | Unknown | ||
| 70 | Hussey Christopher | Eton College |
1926 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 71 | The Holy Bible Containing the Old & New Testaments |
Oxford | 1808 | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 72 | Bagster Samuel | The Comprehensive Bible Containing the Old & New Testaments |
N.d. | Not Available | Unknown | |
| 73 | Moryson Fynes | An Itinerary Containing His Ten Yeeres Travell Through the Twelve Dominions |
Glasgow | 1907 | Not Available | Unknown |
| 74 | Reports of the Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland |
1911-1915 | Not Available | Unknown | ||
| 75 | Motley John L. | The Works |
1904 | Not Available | Unknown |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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