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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Our 21 JuneĀ Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & PhotographsĀ sale will commence in Edinburgh before setting off on a tour around the world and back through time, with stops in the Antarctic with Shackleton and Scott, Mecca and Medina with Burton, and the Mediterranean as envisioned by a 17th-century maker of portolan charts. After a century-long layover in India, bidders can relive Howard Carter?s discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen before glimpsing the rarefied world of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson in a remarkable collection of effects belonging to their personal bodyguard David Storrier. Returning to Scotland we visit Ian Hamilton Finlay?s Little Sparta before celebrating the Scottish Enlightenment with works by Smith, Hume and their illustrious peers. Browse the collection below.
Please note: auction viewing will take place at our new Rare Books department in the Canonmills area of Edinburgh.
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Auction Curators:
Senior Specialist, Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Head of Department, Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
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0002: Playfair, John Illustrations of The Huttonian Theory of the EarthEst. Ā£1,000-Ā£1,500
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0003: Darwin, Charles Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various CountriesEst. Ā£4,000-Ā£6,000
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0004: [Charles Darwin - Richard Owen] The Palaeontographical SocietyEst. Ā£300-Ā£400
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0007: Millais, John Guille The Mammals of Great Britain and IrelandEst. Ā£300-Ā£400
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0008: Hamilton, Alexander A Treatise on the Management of Female ComplaintsEst. Ā£300-Ā£500
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0010: Gould, John A Monograph of the Odontophorinae or Partridges of AmericaEst. Ā£8,000-Ā£10,000Lot Passed
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0013: Clark, John Heaviside [Views in Scotland, drawn on the spot by I. Clark]Est. Ā£4,000-Ā£6,000
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0016: Murray, Sir Alexander The True Interest of Great Britain, Ireland and our PlantationsEst. Ā£5,000-Ā£7,000Lot Passed
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0017: Orkney Collection of rare Court of Session rulings, [Edinburgh], 18th centuryEst. Ā£400-Ā£600
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0018: Roberts, David, and others Collection of views from Harding & Lawson's Scotland DelineatedEst. Ā£3,000-Ā£4,000
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