Scotland
Collection of works in fine bindings, 18th-19th century
£3,024
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
[Auld Alliance]. Memoirs concerning the Ancient Alliance between the French and Scots, and the Privileges of the Scots in France. Edinburgh: W. Gordon, 1751. 8vo, c.1900 blue crushed morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, bookplates including T. Dawson Brodie;
Macleay, K. Historical Memoirs of Rob Roy and the Clan Macgregor. Glasgow: William Turnbull, 1818. First edition, 8vo, contemporary maroon half calf, bookplate;
Lindsay, David. The Works of the Famous Knight Sir David Lindsay. Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1712. 12mo, early-20th-century tan calf gilt, all edges gilt;
and 8 others (not collated), including: Holy Bible, Edinburgh, 1811 (2 volumes, 8vo, later red morocco gilt by Francis Bedford); Brash and Reid (publishers), Poetry Original and Selected, [1796-8], 4 volumes, 12mo, c.1900 red crushed morocco gilt by Riviere & Son; and similar (quantity)
Provenance
The Library of a Scottish Gentleman.