Scottish topography and antiquarianism
Collection of works, 18th to early 20th century
£555
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 September 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
Cardonnel, Adam de. Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland. London: for the author, 1788. 2 volumes in 1, 4to, modern quarter calf, 50 etched sepia plates with descriptive letterpress
Crawfurd, George. A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew ... Continued to the Present Period, by George Robertson. Paisley: J. Neilson, 1818. 4to, modern quarter cloth, marbled sides, 4 engraved plates, 2 hand-coloured folding maps (one with repaired closed handling tear to inner fold), edges untrimmed, occasional spotting;
Pennant, Thomas. A Tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX. Warrington: W. Eyres, 1774. Third edition, 4to, modern quarter calf, all engraved plates as called for (several folding), offsetting;
Home, Bruce J. Old Houses in Edinburgh: Edinburgh: William J. Hay, c.1905. Folio, contemporary green quarter morocco, 54 tipped-in plates, spine slightly sunned, small stain to rear board;
and 14 others, including Benjamin W. Crombie, Modern Athenians, 1882 (one of 1,040 copies, 4to, original quarter morocco, refurbished, colour plates), L. Ingleby Wood, Vanishing Edinburgh and Leith, Edinburgh: William J. Hay, 1903 (4to, modern patterned boards), George Birkbeck Hill, Footsteps of Dr. Johnson, London, 1890 (4to, original half morocco), Muirhead Bone, The Western Front, London: War Office, 1917 (4to, modern quarter morocco), and similar