Lot 91
18th and 19th century literature, including Boswell, James
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 January 2015 at 11:00 GMT
Description
An account of Corsica... Glasgow, 1768. 8vo, contemporary calf; Gifford, C.H. History of the wars occasioned by the French revolution..., 1817. 2 volumes, 4to, later speckled calf gilt; Voltaire The history of the Russian empire, [1763?] 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf; Decisions of the court of session from...1738 to...1752. Edinburgh, 1775. Folio, contemporary calf; Johnson, Samuel The lives of the most eminent English poets, 1806. 3 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf; [Guthrie, Thomas?] [A second plea for ragged schools], [n.d., 1860?] 8vo, lacks title; bound with another text, contemporary half calf; Aikman, James The history of Scotland. Glasgow, 1827. 4 volumes, 8vo; and 8 other volumes, all with bookplates, sold not subject to return (22)