Lot 564
Skye - Gordon, Seton
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 10 January 2007 at 11:00 GMT
Description
The Charm of Skye. London, 1929, 8vo, presentation copy by the author to John Mackenzie of Dunvegan, signed on front free endpaper, autograph letter signed from author tipped in, illustrated, original blue cloth gilt, boards stained, interior clean; Forbes, Alexander R. Place Names of Skye and adjacent Islands. Paisley, 1923, 8vo, portrait frontispiece, original green cloth gilt, head and tail bumped, interior clean; MacGregor, Alasdair Alpin Over the Sea to Skye. London, [no date], 8vo, illustrated, original blue cloth gilt, faded backstrip, interior clean; Johnston, W. & A.K. Map of the Island of Skye. Edinburgh, c.1850's, approx 56cm wide by 72cm high, hand coloured in outline, previous folds, original red cloth gilt, upper board loose, backstrip and inner hinge tape-repaired, some foxing; Smith, Alexander A Summer in Skye. Edinburgh, 1912, 8vo, illustrated, original blue cloth gilt, sunned, interior clean; Ferguson, Malcolm Rambles in Skye. Irvine, 1885, 8vo, frontispiece, original red cloth gilt, bevelled boards, stained, interior clean and 15 others (25)
Footnote
Provenance: Bookplates of John Mackenzie of Dunvegan.