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Lyon and Turnbull: Books and Manuscripts

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Books and Manuscripts	Total Sales (GBP)	595,539.80
Auction Date	February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	187,950.00
Sale Number	#884	High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)	290,100.00
Total Lots	253
Sold Lots	232.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	200,450.00
% of Lots Sold	91.70%	High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)	309,500.00
Unsold Lots	21	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	192.42%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
218	Rowling, J. K.	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. First edition		GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00	GBP 76,860.00
40	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Sketchbooks of his travels in Canada,	1840s-50s	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 52,920.00
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	17th July 1553	GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	GBP 24,130.00
45	Eveline M. Alexander	Albums of watercolours & sketches by Eveline M. Alexander (1821-1906), including Indigenous people		GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 22,860.00
42	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Sketchbooks of travels in Canada and the United States,	1845-55	GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	GBP 20,320.00
51	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Sketchbook of New Zealand and the Maori during the First Taranaki War,	1860-1	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 19,050.00
64	Roberts, David	Egypt & Nubia. ... with historical descriptions by William Brockedon.	1846-9	GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	GBP 17,780.00
52	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Sketchbook of New Zealand during the First Taranaki War,	1860-2	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 16,510.00
35		Tanjore School. Album of miniature paintings showing Indian castes, trades and costume. southern India	circa 1820	GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	GBP 15,240.00
177	Edward IV	Edward IV (1442-1483), King of England & Lord of Ireland. Letter signed to Francois II, Duke of Brittany	15th March 1476	GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	GBP 11,430.00
48	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Manuscript journals of military service in Canada, the Crimea, and New Zealand, 1850s-70s.		GBP 600.00 - 800.00	GBP 9,525.00
41	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Sketchbook of travels in Canada, including watercolours of Indigenous peoples		GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 8,890.00
39	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Illuminated manuscript petition in Arabic addressed to Sa'id bin Sultan (1795-1856), Imam of Muscat	13 Safar 1251 AH i.e. 9th June 1835 CE	GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	GBP 8,255.00
31	Moore, Joseph	Eighteen Views taken at and near Rangoon.	1826	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 6,985.00
46	Alexander, Edward Mayne	Sketchbooks of travels in Canada, Morocco and Gibraltar,	1867-8	GBP 300.00 - 400.00	GBP 6,985.00
47	Colonel Edward Mayne Alexander	India Collection of sketchbooks	1891	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 6,985.00
115	Champlain, Samuel de, & Pierre du Val	Le Canada. faict par le Sr. de Champlain ou sont la Nouvelle France, la Nouvelle Angleterre, la Nouvelle Holande, la Nouvelle Suede, la Virginie etc.	1677	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 6,096.00
38	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Illustrated manuscript journal of a voyage to Russia during the Russo-Turkish War,	1829	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 5,842.00
53	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Manuscript journals of two sea voyages, Ireland to New Zealand, , and Australia to England,	1860	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 5,334.00
34		Arabic manuscripts - Egypt & Arabia. Four illuminated petitions addressed to Ottoman commanders including Muhammad Ali Pasha	12 & 18 Rajab 1241 AH 19th & 25th February 1826	GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	GBP 4,826.00
33	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Travels from India to England.	1827	GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	GBP 4,572.00
37	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Album of sketches from travels in Burma, India, Persia, Africa, Canada and Britain,	1820s-40s	GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00	GBP 4,572.00
90		Photograph album of Sikh soldiers in the British Indian Army,	circa 1905-10	GBP 500.00 - 800.00	GBP 4,318.00
55	Alexander, Sir James Edward	Group of sketchbooks,	1870s-1880s	GBP 400.00 - 600.00	GBP 4,064.00
99	Thompson, Stephen	Photographs of British Museum Antiquities	1872	GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00	GBP 4,064.00

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.