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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Our 21 June Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs 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:![Cathy Marsden](https://images.liveauctioneers.com/curators/370/CM.png?width=160&aspect_ratio=100:101&quality=70)
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![Cathy Marsden](https://images.liveauctioneers.com/curators/370/CM.png?width=160&aspect_ratio=100:101&quality=70)
Senior Specialist, Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
![Simon Vickers](https://images.liveauctioneers.com/curators/372/SV.png?width=160&aspect_ratio=100:101&quality=70)
Head of Department, Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
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0121: Kinneir, John Macdonald Map of the Countries lying between the Euphrates and IndusEst. £1,000-£1,500
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0122: Portolan chart Carte Particulieres de la Mer MediterannĂ©eEst. £15,000-£20,000
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0124: Ferdowsi (940-1019/25 CE) Shahnameh, Iran or Central Asia, 1503 CEEst. £2,000-£3,000
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0125: [Egyptology] - Carter, Howard ALS relating to an alabaster copy of Tutankhamen's Lotus CupEst. £2,500-£3,500
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0126: [Egyptology] - Carter, Howard Three letters written to Howard Carter, with his signatureEst. £2,000-£2,500
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0127: [Egyptology] - A collection of letters regarding the Tomb of Tutankhamun Signed P. Lacau, C.C.Est. £1,000-£1,500Lot Passed
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0128: [Egyptology] - The University of Pennsylvania Museum Egypt expeditions A small archiveEst. £600-£800
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0130: [Egyptology] - Memphis Palace Manuscript plan of Memphis Palace Balcony possibly by Alan GardinerEst. £400-£600
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0131: Wilberforce, William (1759-1833) Letter signed on the slave trade, Highwood Hill,Est. £500-£800
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0132: [Chippendale, Thomas] Letter sent on behalf of Chippendale, Haig & Co to Sir Rowland WinnEst. £200-£300
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0133: Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Autograph letter signedEst. £2,500-£3,500
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0134: Lusus Eton 1753 Latin school exercise book from Eton CollegeEst. £300-£500
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0136: Eminent Georgians and Victorians The Page family autograph albumEst. £2,500-£3,500
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0137: Scotland Collection of deeds and documents, 16th-18th centuryEst. £300-£500
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0139: Grace Darling - Thomasin Darling Grace Darling: Her True StoryEst. £600-£800
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0140: Johnson, Lyndon B., President of the United States of America Collection of materialEst. £200-£300
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0141: Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India (1819-1901) Document signed, 28th JuneEst. £200-£300
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0142: Prince Albert, Duke of York (King George VI) & Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Elizabeth The QueenEst. £400-£600
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0143: Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022) `& Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021)Est. £500-£800Lot Passed
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0144: Simpson, Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986) & Edward, Duke of Windsor (1894-1972) Three lettersEst. £400-£600
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