SKENE (JOHN)..
[ THE LAWES AND ACTES OF PARLIAMENT, MAID BE KING JAMES THE FIRST AND HIS SUCCESSORE KNIGES OF SCOTLAND..]
£345
Antiquarian Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 23 September 2000 from 12:00 BST
Description
lacks printed title page, in two parts, signed by the author at the end of the table, ; bound with a Table of All the Kinges of Scotland... folding genealogical table; The Exposition of the Termes..... Edinburgh, Robert Waldegrave, 1597; bound with The Laws and Acts of Parliament.... Edinburgh, T Finlason, 1611; The Acts made in the XXII Parliament..... Edinburgh, T Finlason, 1617, [STC 21897]; XXIII Parliament... lacks title-page and one page of text, [1621]; Acts Made in the First Parliament of Charles........... Edinburgh, Robert Young, 1633,[STC 21902]; ...... contains various early annotations and notes by Frasers of foure and Fraser of Lovat, full contemporary calf, monogrammed " F.F " in gilt on boards, rebacked, lacking clasps, 4to.
*** see illustration
Footnote
Provenance: Frasers of foure, Bookplate of Lord Banff
*** contains an early refence to Golf - Act of 1491 states " Fute-ball and golfe forbidden"
*** the front end-papers contain a 17th century manuscript account of the collapse of the Bridge at Inverness on Wednesday 28th September 1664 and also listing the Frasers of foure.