Sothebys: Rare and interesting Scottish Books And a few manuscripts together with smaller collections of books on various subjects including early Protestant theology, both English and Continental, Chapbooks, Hebrew, Topography, and other subjects. The Property of The Free Church College, Edinburgh The Property of The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Kintore The Property of the late William Harvey, F.S.A. Scot.The Property of the late Professor William J. Smith, M.C., F.S.A., F.R.I.B.A. The Property of The Hornel Trust The Prope, SKIP,

Auction Details

Auction Date
September 28, 1979 - September 28, 1979
Page Size: 889 items in 9 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Aberdeen Ecclesiastical Society Publications

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 12.00
2 Aiton (W.) A History of the Rencounter at Drumclog and Battle at Bothwell Bridge Hamilton

1821

GBP 30.00 - 40.00 12.00
3 Anderson (A. O.) Early Sources of Scottish History Edinburgh

1922

GBP 40.00 - 80.00 120.00
4 Anderson (J.) Selectus Diplomatum & Numismatum Scotiae Thesaurus ed. Ruddiman Edinburgh

1739

GBP 10.00 - 20.00 42.00
5 Anstruther (Sir William) Essays

GBP 50.00 - 80.00 40.00
6 Arnot (Hugo) The History of Edinburgh Edinburgh

1779

GBP 40.00 - 70.00 15.00
7 Atkinson (S.) The Discoverie and Historie of the Gold Mynes in Scotland Edinburgh

1825

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 125.00
8 Barclay (George, of Kilwinning) Letters on Christian Baptism

GBP 50.00 - 70.00 55.00
9 Beattie (W.) Scotland illustrated

1838

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 110.00
10 Bible Edinburgh

1770

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 190.00
11 Bower (A.) The Edinburgh Student's Guide Edinburgh

1822

GBP 50.00 - 100.00 130.00
12 Bruce (John) First Principles of Philosophy

GBP 40.00 - 80.00 100.00
13 (Byron (G.) The Corsair

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 12.00
14 Calderwood (D.) The History of the Kirk of Scotland

GBP 60.00 - 120.00 85.00
15 Campbell (Hugh) The Wanderer in Ayrshire (a Poem)

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 75.00
16 A Cloud of Witness for the Royal Prerogatives of Jesus Christ Glasgow

1769

GBP 10.00 - 20.00 20.00
17 C(olvill) (S.) The Grand Impostor discovered

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 110.00
18 Cunningham (Allan) Sir Marmaduke Maxwell

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 150.00
19 Dawson (J. H.) An abridged statistical History of Scotland

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 45.00
20 Duncan (William) Natural Philosophy Aberdeen

1813

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 105.00
21 The Edinburgh Advertiser Edinburgh

1768

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 32.00
22 The Edinburgh Almanack

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 85.00
23 The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia ed. Sir David Brewster Edinburgh

1830

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 260.00
24 The Edinburgh Review Edinburgh

1803-25

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 30.00
25 Erskine (J.) Considerations on the Spirit of Popery Edinburgh

1778

GBP 30.00 - 40.00 65.00
26 Forbes (William) A Treatise of Church-Lands & Tithes

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 115.00
27 (Forsyth (R.)) The Beauties of Scotland Edinburgh

1805-08

GBP 80.00 - 100.00 65.00
28 Galt (John) The Autobiography

1833

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 120.00
29 Garnett (T.) Observations on a Tour through the Highland and Part of the Western Isles

1800

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 45.00
30 (Gillespie (George)) A Dispute against the English-Popish Ceremonies obtruded upon the Church of Scotland Leiden

1637

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 40.00
31 A historical Account of His Majesty's Visit to Scotland

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 50.00
32 Holcroft (Thomas) Travels from Hamburgh through Westpahlia Glasgow

1804

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 50.00
33 Jameson (R.) Mineralogy of the Scottish Isles Edinburgh

1800

GBP 50.00 - 100.00 140.00
34 Jameson (R.) A Mineralogical Description of the County of Dumfries Edinburgh

1805

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 48.00
35 Jones & Co.

1830-31

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 38.00
36 Keith (George) The Way Cast up

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 40.00
37 Leighton (J. M.) The Lakes of Scotland Glasgow

1834

GBP 60.00 - 120.00 35.00
38 The Lockhart Papers

GBP 30.00 - 40.00 55.00
39 Mackay (Robert) History of the House and Clan of Mackay Edinburgh

1829

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 65.00
40 Mackenzie (Sir George) Works

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 115.00
41 The Maitland Club Glasgow & Edinburgh

1829-59

GBP 600.00 - 1,200.00 760.00
42 Millar (James) Elements of Chemistry Edinburgh

1820

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 115.00
43 Millar (Robert) The History of the Propagation of Christianity

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 25.00
44 The new Statistical Account of Scotland Edinburgh

1845

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 260.00
45 Papers respecting the Slave Trade

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 75.00
46 Penney (John) A topographical and historical Account of Linlithgowshire Edinburgh

1831

GBP 30.00 - 40.00 28.00
47 Pope (A.) Poetical Works Glasgow

1768-71

GBP 60.00 - 120.00 480.00
48 The Principall Acts of the solemne Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 42.00
49 Ramsay {Chevalier A. M.) The philosophical Principles of natural and revealed Religion

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 48.00
50 The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland Edinburgh

1877-1933

GBP 150.00 - 300.00 380.00
51 Reid (T.) Essays on the Powers of the Human Mind Edinburgh

1812

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 100.00
52 The Royal Scottish Minstrelsy Leith

1824

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 32.00
53 Rush (Benjamin) Dissertatio Physica inauguralis de Coctione Ciborum in Venticulo Edinburgh

1768

GBP 150.00 - 300.00 380.00
54 (Sandy (George)) Catalogue of the Library of the Writers to His Majesty's Signet Edinburgh

1805

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 200.00
55 Scott (H.) Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae Edinburgh

1915-50

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 85.00
56 Scott (Sir Walter) Ivanhoe Edinburgh

1820

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 35.00
57 Scott (Sir Walter) Halidon Hill Edinburgh

1822

GBP 50.00 - 100.00 22.00
58 Scottish History Society Publications Edinburgh

1888-1911

GBP 250.00 - 350.00 220.00
59 The Scottish Record Society Publications Edinburgh

1897-1891

GBP 40.00 - 80.00 65.00
60 Selkirk (Earl of) Observations on the present State of the Highlands of Scotland Edinburgh

1827

GBP 50.00 - 100.00 90.00
61 Shepherd (T. H.) Modern Athens!

1829

GBP 30.00 - 40.00 42.00
62 Sinclair (Sir John) The Statistical Account of Scotland Edinburgh

1791-99

GBP 300.00 - 400.00 400.00
63 Sinclair (J. D.) An Autumn in Italy Edinburgh

1829

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 65.00
64 (Steuart (W.)) (Steuart (W.))

GBP 60.00 - 90.00 55.00
65 Stewart (D.) The Covenanters of Teviotdale

USD 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
66 Stoddart (J.) Remarks on Local Scenery & Manners in Scotland

1801

GBP 50.00 - 100.00 60.00
67 A Survey of the Province of Moray Aberdeen

1798

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 42.00
68 Waugh (John S.) Dissertations on the Prosphecies of Sacred Scripture

1833

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 12.00
69 Wilson (John) General View of the Agriculture of Renfrewshire Stirling

1812

GBP 40.00 - 80.00 70.00
70 Arcambeau (E.) The Book of Bridges

1911

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 75.00
71 Brydall (R.) Art in Scotland Edinburgh

1889

GBP 10.00 - 20.00 45.00
72 Collie (James) The Royal Palace of Linlithgow illustrated

(c. 1840)

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 22.00
73 Hussey (C.) The Work of Sir Robert Lorimer Edinburgh

1851-52

GBP 30.00 - 50.00 60.00
74 Kennedy (Q.) Ane Oratioune in Favouris

1561

GBP 40.00 - 80.00 60.00
75 King (Jessie M.) Kirkcudbright

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 20.00
76 Macgeorge (A.) Old Glasgow Glasgow

1880

GBP 50.00 - 80.00 45.00
77 M'Lellan (A.) Essay on the Cathedral Church of Glasgow Glasgow

1833

GBP 40.00 - 80.00 28.00
78 Macleod (R.) Charles Rennie Mackintosh

GBP 15.00 - 25.00 32.00
79 Maxwell (Sir Herbert) The Story of the Tweed

1905

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 50.00
80 Mylne (R. S.) The Master Masons to the Crown of Scotland Edinburgh

1893

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 60.00
81 Simpson (J. W.) His Book Edinburgh

(c. 1910)

GBP 10.00 - 20.00 15.00
82 Walker (J. R.) Pre-Reformation Churches in Fifeshire Edinburgh

1885

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 18.00
83 Wilson (D.) The Archaeology and prehistoric Annals of Scotland Edinburgh

1851

GBP 10.00 - 20.00 28.00
84 Catalogue of Books in the Library of the Society of Procurators

GBP 30.00 - 40.00 140.00
85 Codicis Theodosiani Libri XVI

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 105.00
86 Cujacius (Jacobus) Opera Frankfurt

1623

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 105.00
87 Dalrymple (Sir James, of Stair) The institutions of the Law of Scotland

GBP 50.00 - 100.00 160.00
88 Domat (J.) The Civil Law in its Natural Order trans. W. Strahan

1722

GBP 10.00 - 20.00 75.00
89 The dying Speeches Edinburgh

1825

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 75.00
90 Gilmour (Sir John) and Sir David Falconer A Collection of Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 115.00
91 Grotius (H.) Jus Belli et Pacis

GBP 30.00 - 50.00 115.00
92 Liberty of the Press

GBP 30.00 - 40.00 70.00
93 M'Douall (A.) An Institute of the Laws of Scotland

GBP 50.00 - 100.00 250.00
94 Okey (C. H.) Droits Paris

1831

GBP 10.00 - 20.00 28.00
95 Oldendorpius (J.) Juris Naturalis Gentium et Civi

GBP 50.00 - 80.00 100.00
96 Perezus (A.) Expositiones Codicis Justinianei

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 45.00
97 Petition of Robert Stewart Flemyng (and others) Edinburgh

1810

GBP 10.00 - 20.00 18.00
98 Report from the Committee to whom the Petition of the Commissioners of the .. . Church of Scotland

GBP 10.00 - 20.00 15.00
99 Report of the Trial Edinburgh

1825

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 40.00
100 Seiden (J.) Mare Clausum Leiden

1636

GBP 80.00 - 100.00 105.00
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