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
699 Davidson (H.) History and Services of the 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs)

USD 25.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
700 Dawson (Charles) Don: a Poem . . . new Edition Aberdeen

1805

USD 15.00 - 30.00 Not Sold
701 The Deeside Guide Aberdeen

1885

USD 10.00 - 20.00 Not Sold
702 de Johnstone (Chevalier) Memoris of the Rebellion in 1745 and 1746 Aberdeen

1755

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
703 Dickson (R.) and J. P. Edmond Annals of Scottish Printing

1890

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
704 Dickson (W. K.) The Jacobite Attempt of 1719

USD 30.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
705 Dodd (Rev. William) [and Samuel Johnson] The last and great Sermon

USD 40.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
706 (Doig (Rev. Thomas, of Torryburn)) Account Book

USD 25.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
707 Douglas (Gavin) The poetical Works ed.

USD 40.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
708 Drummond-Norie (W.) Loyal Lochaber plates

USD 20.00 - 30.00 Not Sold
709 Dunbar (W.) Poems ed. Laing 2 vol

USD 60.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
710 Dundee Directories

USD 30.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
711 The Dundee Weekly Magazine or a History of the present Times

USD 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
712 Edgar (A.) Old Church Life in Scotland

USD 15.00 - 30.00 Not Sold
713 Edwards (D. H.) One Hundred modern Scottish Poets (Modern Scottish Poets)

USD 40.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
714 Fairley (J. A.) Dougal Graham Skellat Bellamn of Glasgow and his Chapbooks

USD 30.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
715 Fairley (J. A.) The Pantheon

USD 40.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
716 Fairley (J. A.) Agnes Campbell... a Contribution to the History of Printing in Scotland

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
717 Fergusson (J.) Picnic Resorts around Dundee

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
718 Ferguson (M.) A Trip from Callander to Staffa and Iona

USD 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
719 Fillan (A. D.) Stories ... of... 1715 and 1745

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
720 Findlay (J. P.) The Spindle-Side of Scottish Song

USD 80.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
721 Fittis (R. S.) Recreations of an Antiquary in Perthshire History and Genealogy

USD 40.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
722 Forbes (Rev. Robert) The Lyon in Mourning

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
723 (Forsyth (R.)) The Beauties of Scotland

USD 50.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
724 Franklin (B.) The Way to Wealth

USD 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
725 Gardiner (William, of Dundee, botanist and poet) A Collection relating to Gardiner including Alexander Elliot's Life (newscuttings)

USD 40.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
726 George Buchanan Glasgow Quatercentenary Studies

1907

USD 10.00 - 20.00 Not Sold
727 Gilchrist (J.) Scottish Songs

USD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
728 (Cleig (G.)) A Critique on the Poems of Robert Burns

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
729 Graham (E. M.) The Oliphants of Gask

USD 40.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
730 (Grieve (C. M.)) 'Hugh M'Diarmid'

USD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
731 Grieve (C. M.) Contemporary Scottish Studies

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732 (Grieve (C. M.)) 'Hugh Macdiarmid'

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733 Handy Book of St. Andrews

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734 The Harp of Renfrewshire

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735 (Harvey (W.)) Chronicles of Saint Mungo

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736 Harvey (William) The Harp of Strlingshire

USD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
737 Harvey (William) The Land O' Cakes

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738 HARVEY (WILLIAM) STIRLING BIBLIOGRAPHY

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739 Harvey (William) Fife and Kinross

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740 Harvey (William) Olden Scotland

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741 Harvey (William) A Masonic Myth

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742 Harvey (William) Dundee Songs and Dundee Singers

USD 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
743 Hay (G.) History of Arbroath

USD 30.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
744 Henderson (E.) The Annals of Dunfermline

USD 40.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
745 Hill (G. B.) Footsteps of Dr. Johnson (Scotland)

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746 The History of Dundee

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747 [Hogg (James) A Queer Book]

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748 (HUME (DAVID)) Essays

USD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
749 Innes (C.) Sketches of early Scotch History

USD 25.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
750 Irving (D.) The History of Scottish Poetry

USD 30.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
751 Irving (J.) The Book of Dumbartonshire

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
752 Jack (John) An historical Account of St. Monance

1844

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
753 Jamieson (J.) An etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
754 Jamieson (R.) Popular Ballads and Songs

USD 60.00 - 90.00 Not Sold
755 Jervise (A.) The History and Traditions of the Land of the Lindsays

USD 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
756 Jervise (A.) Epitaphs & Inscriptions from ... the North-East of Scotland

USD 30.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
757 (Jervise (A.)) Memorials of Angus and Mearns

USD 40.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
758 Johnstone (C. L.) The historical Families of Dumfriesshire

USD 30.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
759 Kay (John) A Series of original Portraits

USD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
760 Kerr (J.) The History of Curling, plates

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
761 Kirk (T.) and R. Thoresby Tours in Scotland 1677 and 1681 ed

1847

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
762 Kirkton (James) The secret and true History of the Church of Scotland

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
763 Lang (Andrew) A Collection of 4 A.L.s.s.

1911

USD 30.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
764 Latto (W. D.) The twa' Bulls

USD 15.00 - 30.00 Not Sold
765 Laurie (W. A.) The History of Free Masonry and the Grand Lodge of Scotland

USD 30.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
766 Law (R.) Memorialls; or the memorable Things

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
767 (Lawrie (A.)) The History of Free Masonry

1818

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
768 The Laws and Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of

1830

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
769 Lawson Brothers

USD 15.00 - 30.00 Not Sold
770 (Lee (Dr. John)) Memorial for the Bible Societies in Scotland containing Remarks on the Complait of His Majesty's Printers

1824

USD 20.00 - 30.00 Not Sold
771 The Letters and Journals of Robert Baillie

USD 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
772 Sir Ralph Sadler Letters and Negotiations

1720

USD 15.00 - 30.00 Not Sold
773 Lindsay (Sir David) The poetical Works ed

1806

USD 60.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
774 Lockhart (J. C.) The Life of Sir Walter Scott Scotland

1888

USD 30.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
775 Longmuir (J.) Speyside plates, presentation copy

1868

USD 20.00 - 30.00 Not Sold
776 (Low (J. & W.)) Bibliography of Montrose Periodical Literature

USD 30.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
777 Lyon (J.) The History of St. Andrews Edinburgh

1838

USD 10.00 - 20.00 Not Sold
778 Lyon (J.) History of St. Andrews Edinburgh

1843

USD 20.00 - 30.00 Not Sold
779 McBain (J.) and W. Harvey Scottish Chap Books

1907

USD 30.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
780 M'Callum (H. & J.) An original Collection of the Poems of Ossian

1816

USD 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
781 M'Dowall (W.) Burns in Dumfriesshire New York

1860

USD 30.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
782 Macgonagall (William) The Book of the Lamentations of the Poet Macgonagall

1839

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 130.00
783 Mackay (C.) The Poetry and Humour of the Scottish Language

1933

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 10.00
784 Mackay (W.) Urquhart and Glenmoriston

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 52.00
785 Mackenzie (Sir George) Institutions of the Law of Scotland Edinburgh

1684

GBP 40.00 - 80.00 115.00
786 Mackenzie (James) The general Grievances and Oppression of the Isles of Orkney and Shetland

1832

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 80.00
787 Mackie (C.) Historical Description of the Town of Dundee Glasgow

1836

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 25.00
788 Mackintosh (Donald) Collection of Gaelic Proverbs Edinburgh

1827

GBP 40.00 - 80.00 25.00
789 M'Leod (D.) History of the Destitution in Suther-landshire

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 130.00
790 M'Michael (G.) Notes on the Way Paisley

1899

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 50.00
791 M'Neill (P.) Tranent, plates, Edinburgh & Glasgow

1900

GBP 30.00 - 60.00 70.00
792 Macphail (S. R.) History of the religious House of Pluscardyn

1881

GBP 20.00 - 40.00 38.00
793 Macpherson (A.) Glimpses of Church and social Life in the Highlands

GBP 50.00 - 80.00 55.00
794 (Macpherson (W.)) Materials for a History of the Church and Priory of Monymusk Montreal & Toronto

1868

GBP 25.00 - 50.00 38.00
795 (Maidment (J.)) A Book of Scottish Pasquils

GBP 50.00 - 100.00 100.00
796 Maidment (J.) and E. Goldsmid Bibliotheca curiosa Edinburgh

1885

GBP 20.00 - 30.00 18.00
797 Mason (J.) Kelso Records

GBP 10.00 - 20.00 60.00
798 Masonry An extensive collection of news cuttings and printed Ephemera connected with Scottish Freemasonry

GBP 40.00 - 80.00 80.00
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