Lot 167
Antiquarian literature
Collection of works
Auction: Other Properties | Wed 25 February from 10am | Lots 63 to 255
Description
[Sombre-style binding]. De CL Psalmen des Propheten Davids. Gorinchem: Helmich and Johannes van Cappel, 1671. Small 8vo (11.7 x 6cm), unpaginated, signatures A-Q8 P4, contemporary English ‘Sombre binding’ of black morocco, flower and seed-head devices in blind to spine-compartments, decorative blind panels to covers incorporating acorn cornerpieces, five-pointed star devices and various rolls, edges dyed black, marbled endpapers, bound with a Catechismus at rear (12 leaves, in a separate register, starting at 4K), early engraved armorial bookplate of George Carre, advocate to front pastedown;
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Missa pro defunctis Requiem. Klavierauszug von C. G. G. Schwenke. Leipzig: Breitkopft und Härtel, [undated]. Oblong 4to, contemporary straight-grain purple half morocco, engraved frontispiece and title-page, 60 pp. engraved music, additional imprint of Charles Lissner, St Petersburg on slip pasted to title-page, morocco label of Edward I. Cooper to front board and his bookplate to verso of title-page;
Church of England. A Collection of Discourses lately written by some Divines of the Church of England against the Errours and Corruptions of the Church of Rome. Edinburgh: re-printed by John Reid, for Thomas Brown, 1687. 8vo, contemporary panelled sheep, imprimatur leaf (with ink annotation), Cortachy Castle library label to front pastedown;
Ibid. The True Church of England Man's Companion in the Closet: or, a Complete Manual of Private Devotions: collected from the Writings of Archbishop Laud … and Other Eminent Divines. London: for Charles Rivington, 1721. 8vo, contemporary calf, engraved frontispiece, Cortachy Castle library label to front pastedown, 2 ownership inscriptions including the Earl of Airlie to title-page;
and 5 others including a volume of 2 pamphlets relating to the Act of Union (164 and 28 pp.), without title-pages (possibly as issued, 4to, contemporary panelled calf, bookplate and ownership inscription of Sir Hew Dalrymple of North Berwick) (9)