Lyon and Turnbull: Books and Manuscripts, 851, Edinburgh
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 18, 2025 - June 18, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Collection of plans for the construction of Stobcross (Queen's) Dock, Glasgow, 1870s |
1870s | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 252.00 | ||
| 52 | Letters from famous personalities |
1920s-1970s | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 554.40 | ||
| 53 | Extensive collection of manuscripts and printed documents on paper and vellum, 16th-19th century |
16th-19th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,016.00 | ||
| 54 | Collection of printed and manuscript ephemera, mainly 19th century |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 302.40 | |||
| 55 | Literary notes 19th century study notes or thesis |
19th century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 56 | Christmas cards, photographs and manuscripts A collection, 19th and early 20th century |
19th and early 20th century | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 57 | Political, literary and historical correspondence A collection |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 352.80 | |||
| 58 | [Robert Louis Stevenson interest] - Sir Graham Balfour | A.L.S. from Sir Graham Balfour to Sidney Colvin, and a collection of other letters |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 59 | [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle interest] - Conan Doyle, Jean | Autograph poem signed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's wife |
GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 60 | Kelly, Grace Patricia, Princess Grace of Monaco (1929-1982) | Three autograph letters, signed |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,197.00 | ||
| 61 | Shaw, George Bernard (1856-1950) | Typed letter signed regarding his anti-vaccination views |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 693.00 | ||
| 62 | Schumann, Clara (1819-1896) | Autograph musical quotation and signed cabinet card |
GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 1,764.00 | ||
| 63 | de Valois, Dame Ninette | Signed poster |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 378.00 | ||
| 64 | Finlay, Ian Hamilton (1925-2006) | 10 letters and a signed postcard, 1973-1974 |
1973-1974 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,764.00 | |
| 65 | Brown, George Mackay (1921-1996) | Collection of autograph letters signed to author Catherine Czernawska, 1973-4 |
1973-4 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,772.00 | |
| 66 | Finlay, Ian Hamilton (1925-2006) | Collection of autograph letters signed and printed ephemera |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 756.00 | ||
| 67 | Hardie, Keir - Ramsay MacDonald - Marjory Kennedy-Fraser | Three letters, one relating to William Morris's Red House |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 302.40 | ||
| 68 | Churchill, Winston S. (1874-1965) | Typed letter signed as Prime Minister to Major A. A. Stuart Black, 17th October 1941 |
17th October 1941 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,276.00 | |
| 69 | Wittgenstein, Ludwig (1889-1951) | Autograph letter signed, 81 East Road, Cambridge, 21st September 1938 |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,780.00 | ||
| 70 | Dahl, Roald (1916-1990) | Collection of letters and ephemera ex libris Jonathan Cape art director Ian Craig |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,772.00 | ||
| 71 | A small collection including Alfred Richard Orage, Rosita Forbes and J.M. Barrie |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 378.00 | |||
| 72 | Scrap album containing an early manuscript squib on Quakers |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 378.00 | |||
| 73 | Journals, ledgers and albums, 19th and 20th century |
19th and 20th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 74 | Stanton, William and Polly | Victorian letter book |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 189.00 | ||
| 75 | Eminent Georgians and Victorians | Autograph and scrap album of Mary Webster (1794-1883) |
GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 4,536.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
