Lyon and Turnbull: The Library of James Stirling, Mathematician, 878, Edinburgh
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 23, 2025 - October 23, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Hume, David | Dialogues concerning Natural Religion |
London | 1779 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,260.00 |
| 127 | Hume, David | Four Dissertations |
London | 1757 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 128 | Ferguson, Adam | An Essay on the History of Civil Society |
Edinburgh and Edinburgh | 1767 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,268.00 |
| 129 | Bible; English; Geneva Version. The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures Conteined in the Olde and Newe Testament |
London | 1599 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,260.00 | |
| 130 | Bible; English; Authorised Version. The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New |
Cambridge | 1668 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,386.00 | |
| 131 | Bible; Latin; Vulgate. Biblia sacra |
Venice | 1603 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 453.60 | |
| 132 | Bible; English; Authorised Version. The Holy Bible |
Oxford | 1761 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 504.00 | |
| 133 | Religion. Collection of works, 17th-18th century |
late 17th century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,008.00 | ||
| 134 | Qur'an; English. The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed |
London | 1734 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,890.00 | |
| 135 | Martin, David | Histoire de la Bible |
Amsterdam | 1724 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 277.20 |
| 136 | Agriculture. Collection of works, mainly 18th century |
London | 1751 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 630.00 | |
| 137 | Baring-Gould, Sabine. Iceland: its Scenes and Sagas |
London | 1863 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 176.40 | |
| 138 | Lanchester, Ann Margaret | Miroir de la Mode |
London | 1803 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 139 | Porter, Sir Robert Ker | Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia ... during the years 1817-20 |
London | 1821-22 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 140 | Johnstone, John | A Systematic Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Draining Land |
Edinburgh | 1834 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 141 | Bindings. Collection of works |
Edinburgh | 1788 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 579.60 | |
| 142 | Stuart, John | Sculptured Stones of Scotland |
Aberdeen | 1856 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 302.40 |
| 143 | MacGibbon, David and Thomas Ross | The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland |
Edinburgh | 1887-92 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 252.00 |
| 144 | [Stirling, William MacGregor] | Notes Historical and Descriptive on the Priory of Inchmahome |
Edinburgh | 1815 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 189.00 |
| 145 | McIan, Robert Ronald | The Clans of the Scottish Highlands |
London | 1857 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 146 | Regency music. Manuscript song book of Latitia H. Hibbert |
1818 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 147 | Ruskin, John | The Stones of Venice [and] Modern Painters |
Orpington | 1886 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 148 | Thorburn, Archibald | British Birds |
London | 1916 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 149 | Morris, Francis Orpen | A History of British Birds |
London | 1891 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 150 | Stirling-Maxwell, Sir William | Annals of the Artists of Spain |
London | 1848-7 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
