£1,071
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs ft. the Library of the Late William St Clair Pt II | 712
Auction: 28 September 2022 at 11:00 BST
Christie, Thomas. Letters on the Revolution of France. 1791, Part 1 only, 2 large folding tables, contemporary calf;
Fawcett, Joseph. Poems. London, 1798. 8vo, half-title, contemporary half calf;
Bysshe, Edward. The Art of English Poetry. London: S. Buckley, 1710. 8vo, later speckled calf;
Jonson, Ben. The Three Celebrated Plays of that excellent Poet Ben Johnson [sic], London: W. Feales, [1732], 12mo, frontispiece, contemporary calf, rebacked;
Moore, John. A View of the Causes and Progress of the French Revolution. London, 1795. 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf, rubbed, bookplate of Thomas Jefferson Hogg;
Aikin, J. Letters from a Father to his Son. London, 1794-1800. Second edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary tree calf gilt;
Blair, Hugh. Lectures on Rhetoric. London, 1793. Fifth edition, 3 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf, rubbed;
Putter, John S. An Historic Development of the present Political Constitution of the German Empire. 1790, 3 volumes, 8vo, slightly rubbed, bookplates of Thomas Jefferson Hogg;
Cibber, Colley. An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber. London, 1756, Fourth edition, 2 volumes, 12mo, engraved frontispiece, contemporary sheep, rebacked;
Walpole, Horace. Anecdotes of Painting in England... fourth edition. London, 1786, 5 volumes, contemporary half calf, joints starting to crack;
Villiers, George. The Genuine Works of His Grace. Edinburgh, 1854. 12mo, contemporary calf, signature of Thomas Hogg, worn, lower cover nearly detached;
[attributed to Defoe & others.] The Judgment of Whole Kingdoms and Nations. London: T. Harrison, 1710. Fifth edition, 8vo, Birmingham Law Society stamp to title, contemporary calf, rubbed, covers detached;
[Ferguson, Robert] An Account of the Obligations the States of Holland have to Great-Britain. London, 1711. 8vo, later quarter morocco, title slightly grubby [ESTC T25301]
Provenance: From the library of the late William St Clair, FBA, FRSL.