[Sir Walter Scott interest]
Regiam majestatem. The Auld Lawes and Constitutions of Scotland
£300
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 13 July 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
Faithfullie collected furth of the Register, and Other Auld Authentick Bukes ... be [sic] Sr John Skene. Edinburgh: Thomas Finlason, 1609. Folio (27.4 x 17.2cm), contemporary sprinkled calf, P2 [f. 84] misnumbered 85, P3 [f.85] missigned P, retaining medial blank 2D6 and final blank 2H4, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials, author's name added to title-page in a contemporary hand, spine worn, damp-staining towards front and rear [ESTC S117424; STC 22626]
Footnote
Note: Inscribed 'Walter Scott, Abbotsford, 1825' on the initial blank by an unidentified contemporary hand.