Lot 221
Barry, Rev. George
Auction: 13 January 2010 at 11:00 GMT
Description
The history of the Orkney Islands. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1805. 4to, [viii, 509], folding map [torn and stained], 9 [of 11] plates, contemporary calf gilt, Northern Light Board gilt stamp on backstrip, Northern Light Board ink stamp to reverse of title, boards rubbed, upper board loose, foxing and staining thoughout; Reid, John T. Art rambles in Shetland. Edinburgh, 1869. 8vo, plates, original blue decorative cloth gilt, Northern Lighthouse inscription on front endpaper, some pages loose; Garnett, T. Observations on a tour through the Highlands and part of the Western Isles of Scotland. London: printed for John Stockdale, 1811. 4to, 2 volumes in 1, 52 plates, lacking folding map of Scotland, 19th century half calf gilt, Northern Light Board stamp on backstrip, bookplate of James Nairne, foxing [mainly to text leaves]; and 7 others (10)