Books & Manuscripts 2025-10-02 Auction - 198 Price Results - Lyon & Turnbull in Scotland
Milne, A. A.Forbes, Henry O. (editor)Giustiniani, Vincenzo
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We are pleased to present a carefully curated selection of printed books, manuscripts, maps, autographs and archives that span centuries of intellectual, literary and cultural achievement. Highlight's include fine bindings and library sets from the libraries of the late Earl of Airlie and the Estate of Virginia Fortune Ryan Ogilvy, Dowager Countess of Airlie, signed documents and letters from literary and historical figures ranging from John Ruskin to Duleep Singh, an important collection of Middle Eastern photography documenting the transformation of the region with the discovery of oil, and a large collection of travel narratives from the 18th to 20th centuries.
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Cathy Tait
Cathy Tait
Head of Department, Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Cook, Captain James: Cook, Captain James A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1779. 2 volumes, third edition, portrait, folding hemispherical map and 63 further plates,
0002: Cook, Captain JamesEst. £500-£700
Pinkerton, John: Pinkerton, John A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in all Parts of the World London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1808-1814. 17 volumes, small 4to, 201
0003: Pinkerton, JohnEst. £600-£800Lot Passed
Shoberl, Frederic: Shoberl, Frederic The World in Miniature - 3 volumes The Asiatic Islands. London: R. Ackermann, [n.d.] 12mo, volume 1 only, 14 hand-coloured plates;Spain and Portugal. London: R. Ackermann, [n.d.]
0004: Shoberl, FredericEst. £250-£300Lot Passed
Oceania: Oceania 28 books covering Australia, New Zealand and the South Seas Garran, Andrew. Picturesque Atlas of Australasia. Sydney: The Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company, Limited, 1886. 3 volumes,
0005: OceaniaEst. £600-£900Lot Passed
Bancroft, Hubert Howe: Bancroft, Hubert Howe History of California [being volumes xviii-xxiv of The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft] San Francisco: The History Company, 1886-1890. 7 volumes, 8vo, diagrams within text,
0006: Bancroft, Hubert HoweEst. £400-£600Lot Passed
Moulton, Gary G. (editor): Moulton, Gary G. (editor) The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press, mixed issue 1987-2001. 8vo/folio, comprising 13 volumes including the folio
0008: Moulton, Gary G. (editor)Est. £400-£600Lot Passed
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Scoresby, William: Scoresby, William 4 books An Account of the Arctic Regions with a History and Description of the Northern Whale-Fishery. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1820. 2 volumes, 8vo, 2 folding
0009: Scoresby, WilliamEst. £300-£500
Nares, Sir G.S.: Nares, Sir G.S. Narrative of a Voyage to the Polar Sea London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1878. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, 6 mounted Woodburytype photographs, 8 plates
0010: Nares, Sir G.S.Est. £300-£500Lot Passed
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Arctic Exploration: Arctic Exploration Collection of works Franklin, John and John Richardson. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of The Polar Sea… Including an account of the progress of a detachment to
0011: Arctic ExplorationEst. £600-£800
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Arctic Exploration: Arctic Exploration Group of 22 books Ross, Sir John. Narrative of a Second Voyage In Search of North-West Passage, And Of A Residence In the Arctic Regions During The Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832,
0012: Arctic ExplorationEst. £800-£1,200
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Antarctic Exploration: Antarctic Exploration 47 books Scott, Captain R.F. Scott's Last Expedition. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1913. 2 volumes, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt;Cherry-Garrard, Apsley. The Worst Journey in
0013: Antarctic ExplorationEst. £800-£1,200
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Soltykoff, Alexis: Soltykoff, Alexis [Four plates from Indian Scenes and Characters, sketched from Life] [London: Smith, Elder, 1859]. Tinted lithographs, mounted, framed and glazed, titles comprise: Harem Carriage
0015: Soltykoff, AlexisEst. £1,000-£1,500
India: India The Journal of Indian Art Vol. II. Nos. 17-24 [and:] Vol XI Nos. 89-94. Peckham: W. Griggs, 1888 & 1906. 2 volumes, folio (37 x 26.8cm), contemporary blue cloth, original wrappers bound in,
0016: IndiaEst. £300-£500Lot Passed
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India: India Collection of works, 19th-20th century, including rare gazetteers and Indian imprints [Afghanistan] Bellew, Henry Walter. A General Report on the Yusufzais, in Six Chapters, with a Map.
0017: IndiaEst. £600-£800
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Hutchison, John and Jean Philippe Vogel: Hutchison, John and Jean Philippe Vogel History of the Panjab Hill States Lahore: Superintendent, Government Printing, Punjab, 1933. First edition, one of 500 copies (according to the printer's
0018: Hutchison, John and Jean Philippe VogelEst. £500-£800
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India, 1930s: India, 1930s Collection of printed documents including viceregal tour programmes and government memoranda 1-5. Tour Book of Their Excellencies the Viceroy and the Marchioness of Linlithgow in
0019: India, 1930sEst. £300-£500
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India: India Collection of printed or typescript documents and memoranda, 1910s-1930s approx. 25 items in total, unless otherwise stated all foolscap, printed, and with caption-titles only, either
0020: IndiaEst. £800-£1,200
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[Mason, George Henry]: [Mason, George Henry] The Punishments of China London: William Miller, 1801. First edition, 4to, contemporary half diced russia, 22 hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates, each with letterpress
0021: [Mason, George Henry]Est. £300-£500
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The Campaign in India 1857-58: The Campaign in India 1857-58 12 lithographs from the set of 26 by George Atkinson London: Day & Son, 1859, comprising: No. 6 Mutineers Surprised by Her Majesty's 9th Lancers; No. 7 Storming the
0022: The Campaign in India 1857-58Est. £400-£600
Budge, E.A. Wallis: Budge, E.A. Wallis The Book of the Dead. Facsimiles of the Payri of Hunefer, Anhai, Kerasher and Netchemet London: British Museum / Longmans & Co., 1899. Folio, 19 colour facsimile plates, 63
0023: Budge, E.A. WallisEst. £400-£600Lot Passed
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Weinthal, Leo (editor): Weinthal, Leo (editor) The Story of the Cape to Cairo Railway and River Route, from 1887 to 1922 London/Luton: Darling & Son/Gibbs, Bamforth & Co., [1923]. 4 volumes, including maps and index
0024: Weinthal, Leo (editor)Est. £300-£500