Books & Manuscripts 2025-10-02 Auction - 198 Price Results - Lyon & Turnbull in Scotland - Page 2
Milne, A. A.Forbes, Henry O. (editor)Giustiniani, Vincenzo
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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Auction Details

Books & Manuscripts

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.
Auction Curator:
Cathy Tait
Cathy Tait
Head of Department, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Thwaites, Reuben Gold: Thwaites, Reuben Gold Early Western Travels Cleveland, Ohio: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1904-1907. 31 volumes (of 32, volume 25 - atlas volume?- lacking), set number 340 of 750 signed copies, red
0025: Thwaites, Reuben GoldEst. £600-£800Lot Passed
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Hall, Captain Charles Francis: Hall, Captain Charles Francis Life with the Esquimaux London: Simpson Low, Son, and Marston, 1864. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, frontispiece, folding map at the rear of volume 1, publisher's
0026: Hall, Captain Charles FrancisEst. £300-£500
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Oates, Frank: Oates, Frank Matabele Land and The Victoria Falls London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1881. First edition, 8vo, portrait frontispiece, 4 folding maps, 3 plain and 15 colour plates (of 16, butterfly plate
0027: Oates, FrankEst. £300-£500
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The Source of the Nile: The Source of the Nile Bruce & Speke Bruce, James, of Kinnaird. Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. Dublin: P. Wogan, and others, 1790. 6 volumes, 8vo, 61 plates and maps (including three
0028: The Source of the NileEst. £300-£500
Burton, Richard F.: Burton, Richard F. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night The Burton Club, c.1903. 17 volumes, 8vo, number 102 of 1000 sets, original grey cloth with paper labels to spines, joints tending to
0029: Burton, Richard F.Est. £300-£500Lot Passed
Livingstone, David: Livingstone, David Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa London: John Murray, 1857. First edition, 8vo, folding colour frontispiece being a tinted lithograph by Day & Son, portrait, 22
0030: Livingstone, DavidEst. £250-£350Lot Passed
African Travel: African Travel 32 books Livingstone, David and Charles. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1858. 8vo, original cloth gilt, spine chipped, joints a
0031: African TravelEst. £800-£1,200Lot Passed
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Asian Travel: Asian Travel 7 books O'Connor, V.C. Scott. The Silken East. London: Hutchison & Co., 1904. 2 volumes, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt, neat stamps of Thacker & Co., Ltd., Bombay to paste-down
0032: Asian TravelEst. £400-£600
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Bishop, Isabella, née Bird: Bishop, Isabella, née Bird Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan London: John Murray, 1891. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, half-titles, 2 folding maps, 2 frontispieces, 11 plates and additional
0033: Bishop, Isabella, née BirdEst. £400-£600
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Bishop, Isabella, née Bird: Bishop, Isabella, née Bird A collection The Englishwoman in America. London: John Murray, 1856. First edition, the author's first book, contemporary half calf, some spotting, illegible library
0034: Bishop, Isabella, née BirdEst. £600-£900
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Pennant, Thomas: Pennant, Thomas Scotland and Wales A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides. London: Benjamin White, 1776. 2 volumes, second edition, 8vo, modern half calf over contemporary boards, bookplates
0035: Pennant, ThomasEst. £300-£400
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Stuart, John Sobieski Stolberg and Charles Edward: Stuart, John Sobieski Stolberg and Charles Edward The Costume of the Clans with Observations upon the Literature, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce of the Highlands and Western Isles during the
0036: Stuart, John Sobieski Stolberg and Charles EdwardEst. £300-£500
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Regency science notebook: Regency science notebook 'Manuscript in Natural History' [cover-title], c.1815-16. 8vo (18 x 11cm), sheep-backed marbled boards, 170 pp., written in a neat italic hand, 24 lines to the page, a few
0038: Regency science notebookEst. £300-£500
India - Princely States: India - Princely States Large collection of documents signed by Indian rulers, 1930s 57 printed questionnaires issued by the Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal) to rulers of states in Central
0043: India - Princely StatesEst. £1,000-£1,500Lot Passed
India - Princely States: India - Princely States Collection of typed letters signed from Indian rulers, 1930s-40s all addressed to the presiding chancellor of the Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal), on financial and
0044: India - Princely StatesEst. £1,000-£1,500Lot Passed
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India: India Collection of signed letters and documents, 19th-20th century Madho Singh II (1862-1922), Maharaja of Jaipur. Letter signed to the Maharaja of Patiala, Jaipur Palace, 1888, in English, the
0045: IndiaEst. £300-£500
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Barrie, J. M. (1860-1937): Barrie, J. M. (1860-1937) Margaret Ogilvy, with autograph letter signed London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1896. 8vo, with ALS to Lady Airlie [Mabell Frances Elizabeth Ogilvy], thanking her for her kind
0046: Barrie, J. M. (1860-1937)Est. £300-£400
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Chagall, Marc (1887-1985): Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Group of signed pieces relating to his receipt of an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow, 1959 1) Typed letter signed to John Walton, department of botany,
0048: Chagall, Marc (1887-1985)Est. £300-£500