Gaelic language, dictionaries and bibliography, 11 books
£425
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 31 August 2016 at 12:00 BST
Description
Shaw, William An Analysis of the Galic Language. Edinburgh, 1778. Second edition, 8vo, half calf over original boards; Macfarlane, P. A New and Copious Vocabulary in two parts... [Focalair ur Gaelig agus Beurla...] Edinburgh, 1815. 8vo, contemporary half calf; Armstrong, R.A. A Gaelic Dictionary, in two parts. London, 1825. 4to, later half calf; The Highland Society of Scotland Dictionarium Scoto-Celticum... Edinburgh, 1828. 2 volumes, 4to, cloth; McAlpine, Neil The Argyleshire Pronouncing Gaelic Dictionary. Edinburgh, 1832. 8vo, contemporary green calf; Reid, John Bibliotheca Scoto-Celtica... Glasgow, 1832. Large 8vo, contemporary half morocco, author's regards inscribed to flyleaf; MacKay, Charles The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe... London, 1877. 4to, green cloth, title torn; MacLean, Donald Typographia Scoto-Gadelica... Edinburgh, 1915. Large 8vo, number 131 of 250 copies signed by the publisher, original cloth; and 2 others, sold not subject to return (11)