Lot 300
Scottish Tours - Topham, Edward
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
Description
Letters from Edinburgh, written in the years 1774 and 1775. London: J. Dodsley, 1776. First edition, 8vo., contemporary calf, red morocco label; M'Nayr, James A guide from Glasgow to some of the most remarkable scenes in the Highlands of Scotland. Glasgow: Courier Office, 1797. 8vo., contemporary mottled calf gilt, joints splitting; [Thomson, William] A tour in England and Scotland, in 1785. London: G.G.J. & J. Robinson, 1788. 8vo., 6 engraved plates, contemporary mottled calf, neatly rebacked retaining spine; [Burt, Edward] Letters from a gentleman in the North of Scotland to his friend in London. London: Gale &c., 1815. 2 volumes, 8vo., contemporary half calf, spines gilt, foot of one spine rubbed; [? Larkin] Sketch of a tour in the highlands of Scotland. London: Baldwin &c., 1819. 8vo., cloth, lacks map, some dampstaining, very worn; Duncan, A. & J. Duncan's itinerary of Scotland. Glasgow, 1816. Tall 8vo, folding map, green half morocco, map torn without loss, head of spine worn; [Spencer, Frederick Charles] Journal of a tour to Scotland. Oxford: Munday and Slatter, 1816. First edition, 8vo., list of subscribers, original boards, uncut, rebacked, upper hinge weak; [Anon.] North of England and Scotland in MDCCIV. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood, 1818. 12mo, edited from a MS by Thomas Johnes of Hafod, 1 of 100 copies printed, original boards, uncut, rebacked with cloth, rubbed; Queensberry, Charles Douglas, Duke of Information for His Grace the Duke of Queensberry and Dover, and Mr Alexander McKenzie. [Edinburgh, 1729]. 4to., half calf, some dampstaining, especially to title (10)
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire