Lot 83
General Scottish
Auction: 16 May 2008 at 12:00 BST
Description
A large quantity [9 boxes] of general Scottish historical works, mainly 8vo, cloth, to include Pease, Howard The Lord Wardens of the Marches of England and Scotland. London, 1913, 8vo, illustrated, original red cloth gilt, faded, library stamps; Burns, William The Scottish war of independence. London, 1875, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary cloth gilt, rubbed at edges; Aytoun, William Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers. Edinburgh, 1863, 8vo, contemporary cloth gilt; Johnston. Thomas The history of the working classes in Scotland. Glasgow, [no date], fourth edition, 8vo, original cloth gilt; Geikie, Archibald Scottish reminiscences. Glasgow, 1908, 8vo, original cloth gilt; Mackintosh, John The history of civilisation in Scotland. London, 1892. New edition, 8vo, 4 volumes, original blue cloth gilt, title of volume one tape repaired; Wilson, Prof. Noctes Ambrosianae. Edinburgh, 1892. New edition, 8vo, 4 volumes, original cloth gilt; Barbe, Louis Sidelights on the history, industries & social life of Scotland. London, 1919, 8vo, original cloth; Stoddart, Jane The girlhood of Mary Queen of Scots. London, [no date], 8vo, original cloth gilt, backstrip faded; Queen Victoria Leaves from the jounal of the our life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861. London, 1868, 8vo, frontispiece, original green cloth gilt, previous ink inscription on endpaper; Ibid More leaves from the journal of a life in the Highlands. London, 1884, 8vo, original decorative green cloth, inner hinge weak, ink inscription scored through on half title, other later inscription on half title; and a quantity of others (qty)