Order of the Thistle
Manuscript Statutes, signed George Dempster
£1,625
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: Day One: 24 February 2021 | From 10:00
Description
33 manuscript pages, signed to the final leaf: "George Dempster, Secretary", dated January 23rd 1787, 8vo, contemporary green morocco gilt, tooled "Statutes of the Most Ancient & Most Noble Order of the Thistle" to the upper cover, with the bookplate of Lord Napier, inscribed: "Napier 25th March 1802. The Gift of Robert Quarme Esq. Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod."