Lot 65
Scottish law -- Skene, Sir John
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 7 September 2011 at 12:00 BST
Description
De verborum significatione. The exposition of the termes and difficill wordes contained in the foure buikes of Regiam Majestatem. Edinburgh: R. Waldegrave, 1599. Second edition, folio, woodcut device and ornament on title, later half calf, spine gilt, [comprising Sheets H-S of a larger work, "The actis and constitutiounis of the realme of Scotland maid be Iames the First, ..." (STC 21877.5), not including sheets F and G, containing: "A table of all the kinges of Scotland ..."]; [The Duke of Hamilton] The case of Archibald Douglas... against His Grace the Duke of Hamilton. 1769. 4to, folding pedigree, engraved plates, contemporary quarter calf, slightly rubbed; Balfour, Sir James Practicks, or a system of the more ancient law of Scotland. Edinburgh: A. Kincaid, 1754. Folio, later half calf, slight splitting to joints; [Court of Session] Decisions of the first and second divisions of the court of Session 1808-1825. Edinburgh, 1815-28. 7 volumes, folio, contemporary calf, morocco labels, two covers detached; Hume, David Decisions of the Court of Session 1781-1822. Edinburgh, 1839. 4to, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked (11)