Lot 101
SCOTTISH INCLUDING JACOBITE HISTORY, A LARGE QUANTITY, INCLUDING
HUME, DAVID. THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE AND RACE OF DOUGLAS AND ANGUS.
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 2 October 2018 at 12:00 BST
Description
Edinburgh: T. & W. Ruddimans, 1748. 2 volumes, 12mo, 19th century green half morocco, uncut, bookplate of David Murray; [Ridpath, George] An Historical Account of the Antient Rights and Power of the Parliament of Scotland. 1703. 8vo, period-style half calf with morocco label, signature of [The Earl of] Rothes on title; Beague, Jean de The History of the Campagnes 1548 and 1549. Being an Exact Account of the Martial Expeditions perform'd in those Days by the Scots and French. Edinburgh, [1707]. 8vo, modern period-style calf, title trimmed with loss of imprint, slightly rubbed; [Officer of the Army] Memoirs of the Lord Viscount Dundee, the Highland-Clans and the Massacre of Glenco. London: J. Brown, [1715]. First edition, 8vo, half-title, contemporary quarter calf, marbled boards, rubbed; [The Merchant Company and Trades of Edinburgh] Information for.... to be reported by Lord Auchinleck. Sept. 26, 1764. 4to, 29pp., cloth; Perlin, Estienne Description des Royaulmes d'Angleterre et d'Escosse. London: T. Payne & W. Brown, 1775. 4to, 2 works in 1, 3 etched plates including large folding panorama by Basiri, cloth-backed drab boards, uncut, slight discolouration to margins, edges rubbed; [Stirling] The History of Stirling. Stirling: C. Randall, 1812. 12mo, folding plates, contemporary sheep, some spotting, rubbed; [Crokatt, Gilbert] The Scotch Presbyterian Eloquence. London: Smith, 1719. Third edition, 8vo, contemporary panelled sheep, spine repaired, corners rubbed; [Perth] Guide to the City and County of Perth. [c.1805]. 8vo, engraved title, plates, green half morocco gilt; Macleay, K. Historical Memoirs of Rob Roy and the Clan MacGregor. Glasgow, 1818. 12mo, frontispiece, 19th century half calf; [Rob Roy] The Trials of James, Duncan and Robert M'Gregor. Edinburgh, 1818. 12mo, 19th century cloth, some spotting, binding faded; [Rob Roy] The Life and Achievements of Rob Roy Macgregor. London: J. Bailey, [c.1818]. Second edition, 12mo, frontispiece, later boards, red morocco label, owner's signature dated 1818; Fletcher, Andrew An Historical Account of the Ancient Rights and Power of the Parliament of Scotland. Aberdeen, 1823. 8vo, original boards, uncut, neatly rebacked; [Buchanan, Robert] Scotia Rediviva. Tracts illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Scotland. 1826. 8vo, additional engraved title, frontispiece, quarter calf gilt; Maclean, John Historical and Traditional Sketches of Highland Families. Dingwall, 1848. 12mo, original boards, with paper label, slight stain to some fore-margins; Jeans, Thomas The Tommiebeg Shootings. 1860. 8vo, half vellum; [Photographs] Scotland: Her Songs and Scenery. London, 1868. First edition, 8vo, 14 mounted albumen prints, original red decorative cloth gilt, g.e., neatly rebacked retaining original spine; Petit, Professor History of Mary Stuart. 1874. 2 volumes, 4to, frontispieces, original cloth; Inglis, W.M. Annals of an Angus Parish. 1888, 8vo; Christian, D. Early Fortifications in Scotland. 1898. 4to, original buckram; Shoemaker, M.M. Palaces, Prisons and Resting Places of Mary Queen of Scots. 1902. 4to, plates, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed; Chapman, A. The Borders and Beyond. 1924, 8vo; Barty, A.B. The History of Dunblane. 1944. 4to, dustwrapper; Caldwell, D.H. Scottish Weapons and Fortifications 1100-1800. 1981, dustwrapper; and many others, including a number of Scottish History Society volumes (quantity)
Footnote
Provenance: From the collection of Larry Hutchison