Lot 327
Stewart, Donald William
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
£400
Description
Old and rare Scottish tartans. Edinburgh: George P. Johnston, 1893. Folio, number 30 of 50 copies printed on Whatman's hand-made paper and signed by the publisher, 45 different swatches of tartan fabric mounted within plates, each accompanied by a description of its clan, original blue cloth gilt, some slight soiling to covers and fading to spine, a few leaves loose, some light offsetting onto text
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire