Lot 212

c. 60 Autograph letters by eminent Scots
19th century, including

Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 9 October 2019 at 12:00 BST
£300
Description
Lizars, John. A.L.S. discussing the purchase of the houses in the Friars Vennel [Dumfries] for £110, Edinburgh, 7 Oct. 1834; Chalmers, Rev. Thomas. A.L.S., mentioning the Auxiliary Baptist Society, 1 page, undated; Smiles, Samuel. A.L.S. to J. Coubrough, discussing the inaccuracies in vol. II of Lives of the Engineers, 2pp., West Bank, Blackheath, 18 Aug. 1869; Gillies, John. A.L.S. to Thomas Cadell, Bookseller in the Strand, thanking him for his copy of "Ancient Greece", seemingly referring to a critical review which betrays ignorance or the injustices of an enemy, 3pp., Bath, 6 April
