Lot 74
Books from the Stevenson Library
Including lighthouses, philately, geography and maritime subjects
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Wilson, Sir John. The Royal Philatelic Collection. London: The Dropmore Press Ltd., [1952]. Folio, red morocco gilt, slipcase;
MacPherson, David. Geographical Illustrations of Scottish History… London: T. Bensley, 1796. 4to, hand-coloured folding map, loose marbled wrappers;
Geographia Classica: the Geography of the Ancients… London: John Knapton, 1757. Oblong 4to, maps, ruled in red throughout, contemporary half calf;
The New Seaman's Guide and Coaster's Companion… London: David Steel, 1802. Oblong 8vo, thirteenth edition, later cloth;
A Narrative of the Loss of the Kent East Indiaman, by fire in the Bay of Biscay. Edinburgh: Waug & Innes, 1825. 8vo, original boards;
Stevenson, Alan. Biographical Sketch of the late Robert Stevenson, civil engineer. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861. 8vo, original red cloth gilt;
The British Pharos; or a list of the lighthouses on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. Leith: W. Reid and Son, 1831. 8vo, second edition, original cloth;
Stevenson, David. Sketch of the Civil Engineering of North America. London: John Weale, 1838. 8vo, inscribed by the author, original cloth;
and a quantity of others
Footnote
FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE STEVENSON LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS