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 |
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 |
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. |
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 |
