Lot 307

Sibbald, Sir Robert

Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
£2,125
Description
Scotia illustrata sive prodromus historiae naturalis... Edinburgh: Jacobi Kniblo, Joshuae Solingensis & Johannis Colmarii, 1684. Folio, engraved portrait, 22 engraved plates, inscribed by author, "To The Right Honourable The Earle of Murray, Secretary of State for ye Kingdome of Scotland. This is presented by his Lordships most humble servant, R. Sibbald", contemporary calf, gilt tooled floral decoration to spine, very good, clean copy, [Wing: S3727], very faint minor dampstaining, tear to foremargin of A1 in part 2
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire
