Lot 144
Leigh, Sir Samuel Egerton
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 10 January 2007 at 11:00 GMT
£1,530
Description
Munster Abbey, a Romance. Edinburgh: W. Creech, S. Cheyne &c., 1797, first edition, 3 volumes, 12mo, list of subscribers, contemporary half calf with marbled sides, red morocco lettering pieces
Footnote
Note: A fine set. The list of subscribers, predominantly Scottish and aristocratic, is particularly impressive, listing approximately 1100 names on 32 pages.
Provenance: Sir Henry Hay Makdougall Bart. of Makerstoun, armorial bookplates.