Auction Reports
Lyon and Turnbull
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Books and Manuscripts
- Auction Date
- 06/18/2025 - 06/18/2025
- Sale Number
- #851
- Total Lots
- 308
- Sold Lots
- 248
- Lots Sold
- 80.52%
- Unsold Lots
- 60
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 448,119.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 239,950.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 365,850.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 277,000.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 422,050.00
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 44 | Napoleon I, Emperor - Napoleon Bonaparte | Autograph letter signed |
GBP 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | GBP 13,860.00 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 196 | Cazabon, M. J. | Views of Trinidad |
1851 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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![<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://ae-files.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.")
