Lot 102
Acts and Constitutions of Scotland
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 15 January 2014 at 11:00 GMT
Description
The Actis and Constitutiounis of the Realme of Scotland. [N.p., Edinburgh: Robert Lekpreuik?], 1566. 4to, engraved title-page, some pages appear to be lacking, with colophon on verso of yy4, title and several other pages cropped with loss; [bound with] The actis of the parliament... Edinburgh: John Ross, 1575. 4to, pages cropped with some loss of text; [bound with] In the parliament of the richt excellent... Edinburgh: John Ross, 1675. 4to; [bound with] In the parliament... Edinburgh: John Ross, 1579. 4to, lack Giii and Giv; [bound with] In the parliament... Edinburgh: Henrie Charteris, 1582. 4to; [bound with] In the current parliament... Edinburgh: Alexander Arbruthnet, 1544[?]. 4to; contemporary attractive blind-stamped calf, with the bookplates of Newbattle abbey and the Marquis of Lothian, pages have been cropped by the binder with significant loss to initial title and some loss elsewhere, some rubbing, sold not subject to return
Footnote
Note: The first work is probably ESTC S116673 or S101493 , with third line of title ending 'the', although colophon does not macth the descriptions of these works, with xylographic signature of James MacGill and no publisher or place mentioned.