Lot 57
Buchanan, George
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
£875
Description
Rerum Scoticarum historia. Edinburgh: Alexandrum Arbuthnetum, 1582. Second edition, folio, woodcut device on title, inscription "James Ogilve de Balbigno hanc Buchanani editionem donavit D. Smyth Ca. Januarii, 1728", Methven Castle copy with bookplate on front endpaper and on title verso, Strathallan bookplate, ruled in red throughout, contemporary calf, gilt fillet on sides, slight dampstaining in lower margin, very slight wear at head and foot of spine, [ESTC S107152]
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire