Ayrshire--John, Earl of Lennox
Auction: 16 May 2008 at 12:00 BST
Description
Instrument of seisin by John, Earl of Lennox, in favour of James Wallace of Craigie, of lands in the barony of Torbolton in Ayrshire, document on vellum, 24 x 24cm, 1514; note signed by Admiral Lord Hardy, undated; appointment of John Grundy of Spalding as Receiver General of Lincolnshire; and 3 other manuscripts; Booksellers and auction catalogues, and collecting Willis and Sotheran. A catalogue of valuable new and secondhand books, 1859, 8vo, original cloth, rebacked; Sotheby's The Broxbourne library, 1978, 2 volumes, one spine rubbed at head; Maggs Bros. Ltd. English literature & printing 15th-18th century, 1925 and 1926, 2 volumes, cloth; [Ibid.] Early medicine, science, witchcraft & magic, 1954, original wrappers; [Ibid.] English literature prior to 1800, 1953, 7 catalogues bound in one, cloth; Roberts, W. Memorials of Christie's, 1897, 2 volumes, 8vo, plates, original cloth; Usher, J.W. An art collector's treasures, 1916, folio, limited to 300 copies, plates, original cloth-backed boards, worn, hinges weak; [Library catalogue] Catalogue of books in the possession of Lt. Col. J.B. Gaskell at Roseleigh, Woolton, 1923, 3 copies, 4to, half pigskin and typescript in ring binder; Kemp, J. & R., auctioneers The collection of the late Marquis of Ripon, 2nd and final portion, 1925, 4to, original wrappers; Wilson & Co., auctioneers 40 Sussex Square, Brighton [Lady Sackville], 1923, 4to, original wrappers; Moleiro, publishers Libro de horas de la reina Maria de Navarra. Barcelona, 1996, facsimile edition, limited to 987 copies, red morocco gilt, black morocco folding box; and several other items (quantity)