Lot 291
Scott, Sir Walter
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
£875
Description
Provincial antiquities and picturesque scenery of Scotland with descriptive illustrations by Sir Walter Scott. London: John and Arthur Arch, 1826. Folio, 2 volumes in one, 2 engraved titles and 50 plates, with additional proofs of each plate apart from 'Crichton Church' in volume 1, maroon morocco gilt, gilt tooled floral doublures, edges gilt, slight foxing to plates, mostly marginal, some slight fading to spine
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire