Lyon and Turnbull: Books and Manuscripts, 884, Edinburgh
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 25, 2026 - February 25, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Collection of central & cross-African travel narratives, 19th-20th century. Haywood, A. H. W. Through Timbuctu and across the Great Sahara. . |
London | 1912 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 762.00 | |
| 27 | African travel. Four 18th & 19th century works. Browne, William George. Travels in Africa, Egypt, and Syria, from the Year 1792 to 1798. |
London | 1799 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 584.20 | |
| 28 | Henry M. Stanley, Emin Pasha, & the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition | Collection of original accounts, 19th-20th century. |
London | 1891 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 406.40 |
| 29 | Livingstone, David, & Henry M. Stanley | Collection of their accounts of African travel |
London | 1857 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 889.00 |
| 30 | Burton, Richard F. | Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah & Meccah |
London | 1855-6 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 31 | Moore, Joseph | Eighteen Views taken at and near Rangoon. |
London | 1826 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,985.00 |
| 32 | Broughton, Thomas Duer | Broughton, Thomas Duer. Letters written in a Mahratta Camp during the Year 1809. |
London | 1813 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,159.00 |
| 33 | Alexander, Sir James Edward | Travels from India to England. |
London | 1827 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,572.00 |
| 34 | Arabic manuscripts - Egypt & Arabia. Four illuminated petitions addressed to Ottoman commanders including Muhammad Ali Pasha |
12 & 18 Rajab 1241 AH 19th & 25th February 1826 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,826.00 | ||
| 35 | Tanjore School. Album of miniature paintings showing Indian castes, trades and costume. southern India |
circa 1820 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 15,240.00 | ||
| 36 | Mirza I'tisam ud-Din | Shigurf Namah i Velaet, or Excellent Intelligence concerning Europe being the Travels of Mirza Itesa Modeen, in Great Britain and France. |
London | 1827 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
| 37 | Alexander, Sir James Edward | Album of sketches from travels in Burma, India, Persia, Africa, Canada and Britain, |
1820s-40s | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 4,572.00 | |
| 38 | Alexander, Sir James Edward | Illustrated manuscript journal of a voyage to Russia during the Russo-Turkish War, |
1829 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 5,842.00 | |
| 39 | Alexander, Sir James Edward | Illuminated manuscript petition in Arabic addressed to Sa'id bin Sultan (1795-1856), Imam of Muscat |
13 Safar 1251 AH i.e. 9th June 1835 CE | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 8,255.00 | |
| 40 | Alexander, Sir James Edward | Sketchbooks of his travels in Canada, |
1840s-50s | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 52,920.00 | |
| 41 | Alexander, Sir James Edward | Sketchbook of travels in Canada, including watercolours of Indigenous peoples |
N/A | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 8,890.00 | |
| 42 | Alexander, Sir James Edward | Sketchbooks of travels in Canada and the United States, |
1845-55 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 20,320.00 | |
| 43 | Alexander, Sir James Edward | Alexander's own copies of his published accounts of travel in the Americas |
London | 1849 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,302.00 |
| 44 | The Ethiopian Glee Book. A Collection of Popular Negro Melodies, arranged for Quartett Clubs. |
Boston | 1848-9 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 45 | Eveline M. Alexander | Albums of watercolours & sketches by Eveline M. Alexander (1821-1906), including Indigenous people |
N/A | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 22,860.00 | |
| 46 | Alexander, Edward Mayne | Sketchbooks of travels in Canada, Morocco and Gibraltar, |
1867-8 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 6,985.00 | |
| 47 | Colonel Edward Mayne Alexander | India Collection of sketchbooks |
1891 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 6,985.00 | |
| 48 | Alexander, Sir James Edward | Manuscript journals of military service in Canada, the Crimea, and New Zealand, 1850s-70s. |
N/A | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 9,525.00 | |
| 49 | Alexander, Sir James Edward | Sketchbook of Crimean War service, |
1854-6 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,810.00 | |
| 50 | Alexander, Sir James Edward | Sketchbooks of Ireland, |
1857-9 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.