Scottish herringbone binding
The Psalms of David, Edinburgh: John Watson, 1722
£2,000
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 13 July 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
12mo (9.6 x 5cm), contemporary Scottish binding of black morocco with symmetrical 'herringbone' design gilt to covers, unpaginated, signatures A-K12, title-page printed in red and black, text framed in red throughout, binding slightly rubbed, free endpapers excised (this edition not in ESTC); together with 10 others, fine bindings and Scottish imprints (these not collated), including: Robert Craghead, Advice to Communicants for Necessary Preparation ... of the Lords Supper, Glasgow: Robert Sanders, 1714 (12mo, contemporary sheep, retaining contemporary covering of animal hide with hair largely extant, ESTC T164966, three copies only); Horace, Opera, Edinburgh: Robert Freebarn, 1731 (12mo, contemporary red morocco gilt); La sainte Bible, Amsterdam, Pierre Mortier, c.1700-25 (12mo, contemporary calf gilt overall with drawer-handle motifs, rubbed and worn, joints cracked); and similar (11)