General Scottish
£820
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 3 September 2008 at 12:00 BST
Description
A collection of 9 boxes of general works on Scottish history [approximately 180 volumes], to include; [Griffiths, Ralph] Ascanius, or the young adventurer. London, 1746. 8vo, frontispiece, contemporary calf, hinges cracking, rubbed at edges; Chiswick Press Tillefoure. London, c.1890. 8vo, illustrated, inscribed to Sophie Gifford from Francis Gregson, 1894, contemporary panelled calf by Tout, rubbed at edges; Gordon, Patrick A short abridgement of Britane's distemper. Aberdeen, 1844. 8vo, original green cloth gilt, faded, hinges splitting; Murray, Arthur The Murrays of Elibank. Edinburgh, 1917. 8vo, [one of 50 copies], inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, frontispiece, original cloth gilt, some offsetting; Wishart, George Memoirs of the most renowned James Graham. Edinburgh, 1819. 8vo, portrait frontispiece, contemporary half calf, rebacked, foxing, bookplate; Oliver, Cordelia Joan Eardley. Edinburgh, 2000. 4to, original cloth, dustwrapper; and a quantity of others, 19th and 20th century (quantity)