Lot 296
Thornton, T., Colonel
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Description
A sporting tour through the northern parts of England and great part of the Highlands of Scotland… London: printed for Vernor and Hood, 1804. 4to., engraved frontispiece, 15 engraved plates, bookplate of John Roland Abbey to inside of cover, original boards, occasional foxing, slight rubbing to boards and joints starting to crack; Triggs, Inigo H. Formal gardens in England and Scotland. London: B.T. Batsford, 1902. Large folio, 125 plates, original green half morocco gilt, some rubbing to spine, very occasional slight dust-soiling; Trials and Proceedings A complete collection of state-trials, and proceedings upon high-treason... London: [John Wathoe Senior and Junior], 1742. Third edition, folio, volumes 1-2 and 4-6 only; and A collection of state-trials and proceedings...from the reign of King Edward VI to the present time. London: [B. Motte, C Bathurst and T.Wotton], 1735. First edition, folio, forming volumes 7 and 8 of the previous set; contemporary speckled calf, spines rebacked, very occasional light dust-soiling and spotting, interiors largely clean, some rubbing to covers and spines, contemporary, neat notes in ink to endpapers; Stackhouse, Thomas A new history of the Holy Bible... London: Stephen Austen, 1742. Second edition, folio, 2 volumes, engraved frontispiece and 36 engraved plates and maps, red and black printed titles, contemporary calf, contemporary spines repaired and rebacked, rubbing to covers, occasional spotting, darkening to last few pages; Saachi, Andrea 9 engraved plates by Desiderius de Angelis after Andreas Sacchi, c. 1769, 4 engravings by Dom. Cunego after Dominicus Zampieri, 1 engraving by P. Bombelli after Desiderius de Angelis, 1780, folio, contemporary half calf (12)
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire