Lot 96
Historical Manuscripts Commission
Auction: 16 May 2008 at 12:00 BST
Description
The Earl of Eglinton, Sir J. Stirling Maxwell, etc. London, 1885, 8vo, later cloth gilt, some spotting; Ibid. The manuscripts of his grace the Duke of Portland. London, 1891-1901, 8vo, 7 volumes, contemporary blue cloth gilt, bookplates; Register House Hand-book of records in H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh. Edinburgh, 1885, 8vo, contemporary half calf gilt, faded at backstrip; Bruce, John Correspondence of King James VI of Scotland. London, 1861, 8vo, original blind-stamped cloth gilt, rubbed at edges; Ibid. Letters of Queen Elizabeth and King James VI of Scotland. London, 1849, 8vo, original blind stamped cloth gilt; Stevenson, George Pieces from the Makculloch and the Gray Mss. Edinburgh, 1918, 8vo, frontispiece, contemporary quarter morocco gilt, rubbed at edges; Hume Brown, P. Scotland before 1700 from contemporary documents. Edinburgh, 1893, 8vo, original cloth gilt, rubbed at edges; and 10 others (23)