Lyon and Turnbull: Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 448,119.00 |
Auction Date | June 18, 2025 - June 18, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 239,950.00 |
Sale Number | #851 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 365,850.00 |
Total Lots | 308 | ||
Sold Lots | 248 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 277,000.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 80.52% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 422,050.00 |
Unsold Lots | 60 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 106.18% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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232 | Newton, Isaac | The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy |
1729 | GBP 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 25,200.00 |
100 | Roald Dahl (1916-1990) | 1. Roald Dahl's original sketches for illustrations in Boy, some 33 in total, all in black ballpoint pen on paper sheets of various dimensions, housed in manila envelope annotated by Craig 'Dahl's Drawings & odds + sods', comprising: i) Group of 14 sketc |
GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 23,940.00 | |
112 | Rowling, J. K. | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1997 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 20,790.00 |
19 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), Queen of Scotland 1542-1567 | Letter signed, 1565 |
1565 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 15,120.00 |
38 | John Callcott Horsley RA (British 1817-1903) | Mary Queen of Scots in Captivity |
GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 13,860.00 | |
44 | Napoleon I, Emperor - Napoleon Bonaparte | Autograph letter signed |
GBP 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 13,860.00 | |
20 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), Queen of Scotland 1542-1567 | Letter signed, 1565 |
1565 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 11,340.00 |
18 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), Queen of Scotland 1542-1567 | Letter signed, 1565 |
1565 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 10,710.00 |
16 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), Queen of Scotland 1542-1567 | Letter signed, 1562 |
1562 | GBP 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
17 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), Queen of Scotland 1542-1567 | Letter signed, 1565 |
1565 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
196 | Cazabon, M. J. | Views of Trinidad |
1851 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
15 | Mary of Guise (1515-1560), Queen of James V Scotland, Regent of Scotland for Mary Queen of Scots... | Five letters, signed, 1555-1559 |
1555-1559 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,930.00 |
32 | Kilravock and Rose Family Documents |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 6,300.00 | ||
76 | Webster, Mary (1794-1883) | Three albums of watercolour views of British scenery, 1830s-50s |
1830s-50s | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 6,300.00 |
6 | Supplication to the Pope for a general indulgence, c.1360 |
c.1360 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 | |
77 | Topographical watercolour album, including New Zealand, the West Indies and Brazil |
c.1870s-1890s | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 | |
99 | Patrick Benson (1956-), illustrator; Dahl, Roald | Publisher's paste-up for The Minpins, with original drawings by Benson |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 | |
124 | Tolkien, J. R. R. | [The Lord of the Rings:] |
1954-5. | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 |
260 | Wittgenstein, Ludwig | Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus |
1922 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,788.00 |
75 | Eminent Georgians and Victorians | Autograph and scrap album of Mary Webster (1794-1883) |
GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 4,536.00 | |
11 | James V (1512-1542), King of Scotland | Document signed, dated 1542 |
1542 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,032.00 |
24 | James VI and I (1566-1625), King of Scotland, England and Ireland | Documents signed, dated 1583 and 1588 |
1583 and 1588 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,780.00 |
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 | |
12 | James V (1512-1542), King of Scotland | Document signed, dated 13th October 1542 |
13th October 1542 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,528.00 |
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 |