Lot 20
£454
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 June 2023 at 11:00 BST
Leabhar Comunn nain Fior Ghaël. The Book of the Club of True Highlanders. A record of the dress, arms, customs, arts and sciences of the Highlanders. London, [1881]. 2 volumes, folio, bound in gilt embossed tartan with tartan swatches to endpapers;
Martin, M. A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland. London: A. Bell, 1716. Second edition, 8vo, folding map (some tape repairs to reverse), folding plate, contemporary panelled calf, bookplate;
Sherlock, William. A Preservative against Popery... London: William Rogers, 1688. Fifth edition, small 4to, with the ownership inscription 'T. Carlyle 1833' [presumably Thomas Carlyle], 17th century panelled black morocco gilt, bookplate, small hole to F2 slightly affecting text, some marginal dampstaining, joints split