Lot 115
Drummond, William
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
Description
A review of the governments of Sparta and Athens. London: Bulmer and Co., 1794. First edition, 8vo., inscribed on title page: "A present from the author," contemporary calf gilt, some spotting, spine chipped; Adam, Alexander Roman antiquities or an account of the manners and customs of the Romans... Edinburgh: W. Creech, 1792. First edition, 8vo., contemporary calf gilt, rubbing to spine and covers and two small wormholes in spine, endpapers foxed; Savary, M. Letters on Greece. London, 1788. 8vo, folding map and 1 plate, contemporary calf, rubbed; [Voltaire, F.M.A.] Lettres chinoises, indiennes et tartares. Geneva, 1776. 8vo, calf, spotted, rubbed; and 4 others (8)
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire