Lot 329
Orkney & Shetland - Barry, George
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 6 May 2015 at 12:00 BST
Description
The history of the Orkney Islands... Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company/ London: Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1805. 4to, folding map (repaired), 10 (of 11) plates only, modern quarter calf, small holes to pp.219-220 with slight loss, some minor marginal worming, some annotations and other marks; Gifford, Thomas An historical description of the Zetland Islands. London: J.Nichols, printer to the Society of Antiquaries, 1786. 4to, folding map, lacking A1 (half-title?) and pp.xvii-xviii, 19th century? calf stamped in gilt and blind, neatly rebacked, bookplate of Fitzherbert of Swynnerton Park, small hole to pp.55-6 affecting some letters, some light browning and spotting [ESTC T84178, listing 7 copies in libraries in the British Isles and 1 in continental Europe] (2)