Lyon and Turnbull: Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 158,495.40 |
| Auction Date | October 02, 2025 - October 02, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 72,550.00 |
| Sale Number | #868 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 108,950.00 |
| Total Lots | 197 | ||
| Sold Lots | 150.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 99,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 148,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 47 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 106.52% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Milne, A. A. | [Complete set of the Pooh books:] When We Were Very Young |
1924-6-7-8 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
| 119 | Tolkien, J. R. R. | [The Lord of the Rings:] The Fellowship of the Ring |
1954-5 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 8,190.00 |
| 117 | Lewis, C. S. | The Screwtape Letters |
1942 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 |
| 110 | Rowling, J. K. | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
1999 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 4,914.00 |
| 125 | Hodgson, William Hope | The Night Land |
1912 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,032.00 |
| 158 | [Boece, Hector] | [Heir Beginnis the Hystory and Croniklis of Scotland] |
[1540] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 4,032.00 |
| 52 | Annandale, Charlotte Johnstone, nee van Lore van den Bempde, Dowager Marchioness of (1700-1762) | Collection of her correspondence 12 letters addressed to her as the Marchioness of Annandale |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,528.00 | |
| 19 | India, 1930s Collection of printed documents including viceregal tour programmes and government memoranda 1-5 |
1937 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,276.00 | |
| 37 | Charles I (1600-1649), King of England, Scotland and Ireland | Satin fragment reputedly from the shoes worn by Charles I at his execution |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,276.00 | |
| 15 | Soltykoff, Alexis | [Four plates from Indian Scenes and Characters, sketched from Life] |
[1859] | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,150.00 |
| 60 | India and Sri Lanka Collection of albums and photographs |
19th and early 20th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,772.00 | |
| 99 | Giustiniani, Vincenzo | Galleria Giustiniana |
[1631-7] | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,520.00 |
| 42 | Duleep Singh (1838-1893), Maharaja of the Punjab and the Sikh Empire | Autograph letter signed |
2nd December 1873 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,394.00 |
| 145 | Austen, Jane | The Novels |
1900 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,016.00 |
| 1 | [Jamaica] The Royal Almanack and Register for the Island of Jamaica |
1786 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,890.00 | |
| 71 | India Signed portrait photograph of the 'Big Four' of the Narendra Mandal (Chamber of Princes) |
10th June 1946 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,890.00 | |
| 147 | Milton, John | Fine bindings A collection of 62 volumes |
1847 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,890.00 |
| 121 | Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961) - inscribed | Men at War The Best War Stories of All Time |
1942 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 151 | Burns, Robert | Poems, chiefly in the Scottish Dialect |
1787 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 177 | Aristotle | Operum omnium |
1590 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 181 | Scott, Peter (1909-1989) | Morning Flight [and:] Wild Chorus |
1935-8 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 107 | Rowling, J. K. (1965-) - signed | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1997 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,638.00 |
| 131 | Waugh, Evelyn (1903-1966) - signed | Unconditional Surrender The Conclusion of Men and Arms and Officers and Gentlemen |
1961 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,638.00 |
| 162 | Law, crime and punishment Collection of pamphlets, including accounts of murder trials, 18th-19th century |
1835 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,638.00 | |
| 190 | Angling Large collection of works, 19th and 20th century |
1828 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,638.00 |
![<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.")
