History, English and Scottish
Four historical works, including Paris, Matthew
£575
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 2 February 2022 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Historia Major… London: Richard Hodgkinson, 1640-1639. Folio, 2 parts in one volume, portrait, contemporary panelled calf, neatly rebacked, bookplates of Exeter College Oxford and Alexander Thomson of Banchory; Mackenzie, Sir George, of Rosehaugh Observations on the Acts of Parliament… Edinburgh: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, 1686. First edition, small folio, with the final two leaves of “Several Additions”, contemporary Scottish panelled calf, from the library of James Ramsay of Ochtertyre, W.S., with his signature to title-page and front paste-down endpaper; Home, Henry, of Kames Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Honourable Henry Home of Kames… Edinburgh: William Creech & London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, portrait, two plates of facsimile handwriting and ‘Supplement to the Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Lord Kames’ bound into volume ii, contemporary half calf with bookplates of the Right Honourable Viscount Doneraile; Kirkton, James - Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, illustrator The Secret and True History of the Church of Scotland… Edinburgh: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817. First edition, 4to, 2 portrait plates and plate of Bothwell Bridge by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, 19th century polished calf with Haystoune arms, lacking half-title (6)