Miscellaneous books
Collection of works
£1,386
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
[Apollo Slave Ship] The Trial of William Chapman, late Captain of the Apollo Slave Ship, for the Wilful Murder of William Dunn. Liverpool, [c.1808.] 8vo, folding frontispiece, later red half morocco, rebacked;
Thornbury, Walter. The Life of J.M.W. Turner. 1897. 8vo, black half morocco by Riviere;
Upham, Charles W. Salem Witchcraft, with an Account of Salem Village. Boston, 1867, 2 volumes, 8vo, folding map, plates, original green cloth;
Twining, Henry. On the Elements of Picturesque Scenery. 1846. Large 8vo, lithographed plates with marginal stamp of Leicester Mechanics Institute, contemporary cloth, rubbed;
Barnard, George. The Theory and Practice of Landscape Painting in Water Colours. London, 1855. Large 8vo, chromolithographed plates, contemporary half calf, head of title excised, some spotting, rubbed;
The Modern Athens... by a Modern Greek, London, 1825. 8vo, contemporary half calf;
Chambers, Robert. Walks in Edinburgh. Edinburgh, 1825. 12mo, 19th century brown half morocco, t.e.g.;
Leighton, John M. Swan's Views of the Lakes of Scotland. Glasgow, 1837. 2 volumes, large 8vo, engraved title and plates, contemporary green half morocco, spines gilt, slightly spotted;
Shepherd, T.H. Modern Athens. 1829. 4to, engraved title and 28 views on 14 plates only, contemporary maroon half morocco, slightly rubbed;
Mitchell, William. The Edinburgh Parthenon. Edition de Luxe. 4to, original wrappers, in original blue pictorial box gilt
Footnote
Provenance: From the library of the late William St Clair, FBA, FRSL.