Lot 258
Perthshire - Morison Publishing
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
Description
Marshall, Thomas Hay The history of Perth... Perth: John Fisher, 1849. 8vo., engraved frontispiece, contemporary half calf, gilt tooled spine, slight rubbing to spine and covers, light foxing to endpapers; MacEachainn, Eoghan Leanmhuinn Chriost'... Perth: Morisons, 1826. 12mo., contemporary calf, some rubbing and chipping to spine and boards, slight foxing to endpapers; McNayr, James A guide from Glasgow to some of the most remarkable scenes in the Highlands of Scotland... Glasgow: printed in the Courier Office, 1797. 8vo., inscribed to "Mr Drummond of Blairdrummond, with most respectful compliments from the Author", contemporary brown morocco, some rubbing to spine and edges of covers; [Anon.] Morison's Perth and Perthshire Register for 1823... Perth: D. Morison, [1823]. 12mo., contemporary quarter calf, some fading to spine, slight soiling to boards and very light spotting; [Anon.] Guide to the city and county of Perth. [Perth; J. Morison, 1838?]. 8vo., engraved map and title page, 11 other engraved plans and plates, contemporary green half morocco, some rubbing to spine and boards, slight worming to spine; Millar, David The Tay: a poem. Perth: Thomas Richardson and David Wood, 1850. 8vo., contemporary half calf, some rubbing to spine and boards, previous owner's stamp in pink to title page and bookplate attached to paste-down endpaper; "Old Officer" Cautions and advices to officers of the army, particularly subalterns... Perth: R. Morison, 1895. 8vo., original blue wrappers, pages untrimmed, occasional spotting; Morison Miscellanea perthensis. Perth: Morison, 1801. 8vo., engraved frontispiece, contemporary speckled calf with gilt emblem of gardener and words: "Mulcent Aurae Firmat Sol Educat Imber", some cracking to joints and slight darkening to pages; 9 non-consecutive volumes of The Perth Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure. Perth: R. Morison, 1772-3. 8vo., original blue wrappers, some marginal dust soiling; and 3 others (20)
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire
Note: The Perth Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure... was a 32 page weekly miscellany, printed for the postmaster, Robert Morison from 3rd July 1772 to 2nd July 1773, at which point it passed into the hands of the printer, George Johnston. The work began to fall into decline after around a year, whereupon Johnston took over the publication of the magazine. Soon after, complaints were heard against the moral tone of the magazine and the work was drawn to a close with the completion of volume 6 on 24th December 1773.