Lyon & Turnbull’s dedicated team of Rare Books, Manuscripts & Maps specialists have established an international reputation for their auctions, selling both through our UK auction house and via live online auctions.
Our specialists are experts not only on books and manuscripts but also on current market conditions, an essential combination for the successful sale of fine antiquarian books, modern first editions, fine atlases, autographed letters and important archives.
A Specialist Service
Specialising in the sale of individual works and entire collections, our auctions of Rare Books, Manuscripts & Maps cover a broad range of collecting areas, from the earliest printed books to modern first editions, private press and illustrations, landmarks in science and medicine, travel and exploration, fine atlases and historical volumes.
The department takes pride in cataloguing items with care, giving as full and detailed bibliographic information as possible, and enjoys liaising with and responding to, collectors, institutions, curators and librarians. As a department, we place high importance on interaction with owners and agents, whether seeking to buy or sell.
All sale results shown are inclusive of buyer’s premium.
