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
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 799 | The Meal-Poke | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | 25.00 | |||
| 800 | Millar (A. H.) | pictorial and historical | 1895 |
GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 45.00 | |
| 801 | Miller (A.H.) | Scottish Burgh Life | 1892 |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | 50.00 | |
| 802 | Miller (Hugh) | Scenes and Legends | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | 55.00 | ||
| 803 | Miller (J.) | The History of Dunbar | GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 18.00 | ||
| 804 | Minute Book of the Anstruther Easter Mortsafe Society | Wemyss New Cenetry | 1830 |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | 50.00 | |
| 805 | W. D. Latto | Minute Book of the Dundee Reform Committee from Dec | GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | 35.00 | ||
| 806 | Minutes and Accounts of the Weavers' Society | c. 1794-1836 |
GBP 80.00 - 160.00 | 75.00 | ||
| 807 | Mitchell (D.) | The History of Montrose | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 70.00 | ||
| 808 | Mitchell (J.) | The Scotsman's Library | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 20.00 | ||
| 809 | Motherwell (W.) | Minstrelsy ancient and modern | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 42.00 | ||
| 810 | (Mure (W.)) | Selections from the Family Papers preserved at Calderwell | Edinburgh | 1837 |
GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 40.00 |
| 811 | Murray (Sir Thomas) | The Laws and Acts of Parliament | GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 45.00 | ||
| 812 | Myles (J.) | Rambles in Forfarshire | 1850 |
GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 40.00 | |
| 813 | Napier (James) Stonehaven | presentation copy | Aberdeen | 1893 |
GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 30.00 |
| 814 | Nimmo (A.) | Songs and Ballads of Cyldesdale | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | 32.00 | ||
| 815 | Norie (W. D.) | The Life & Adventures of Prince Charles Edward Stuart | 1900 |
GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | 30.00 | |
| 816 | Nome's Dundee Annual for 1870 | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | 20.00 | |||
| 817 | Notes by the Sub-Committee of the Guildry of Dundee | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | 30.00 | |||
| 818 | Ogilvie (W.) | Whaup o' the Rede | 1909 |
GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | 30.00 | |
| 819 | The Paisley Magazine of Literary and antiquarian Miscellany | Paisley | 1828 |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | 75.00 | |
| 820 | (Paterson (J.)) | The Contemporaries of Burns and the more recent Poets of Ayrshire | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 32.00 | ||
| 821 | Paterson (J.) | History of the County of Ayr | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 48.00 | ||
| 822 | Paul (Sir James Balfour) | The Scots Peerage | Edinburgh | 1904 |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | 200.00 |
| 823 | Paul (W.) | Past and present of Aberdeenshire | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 60.00 | ||
| 824 | Pennecuik (A.) | The Works | 1815 |
GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 42.00 | |
| 825 | Penny (G.) | Traditions of Perth | Edinburgh | 1847 |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | 38.00 |
| 826 | Pigot and Co.'s National commercial Directory of | Scotland | 1837 |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | 80.00 | |
| 827 | (Pinkerton (J.)) | Select Scottish Ballads | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | 65.00 | ||
| 828 | Proceedings of the Alloa Society of Natural Science and Archaeology | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | 75.00 | |||
| 829 | Ranken (William) | Poems on different Subjects | Leith | 1812 |
GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 38.00 |
| 830 | Record of Proceedings of the Session of the Presbytery of Cupar | 1816 |
USD 30.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 831 | Reid (Alan) | The Bards of Angus and the Mearns | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | 90.00 | ||
| 832 | Renwick (R.) | Glasgow Memorials | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 20.00 | ||
| 833 | Report from the select Committee | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | 25.00 | |||
| 834 | Report on Pauperism in Dundee | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | 110.00 | |||
| 835 | (Riccaltoun (R.)) | A sober Enquiry | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | 42.00 | ||
| 836 | 'Richardus Distaffeus' | The Head-Court | Dundee | 1819 |
GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 35.00 |
| 837 | 'Robert Burns and Forfarshire' | collection of cuttings | 1900 |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | 85.00 | |
| 838 | Robertson (Alexander, of Struan) Poems | contemporary sheep | Edinburgh | 1750 |
GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | 60.00 |
| 839 | Robertson (D. O.) | Long ago Legends of Clova | GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | 75.00 | ||
| 840 | Rogers (Rev. Charles) and Rev. J. C. Higgins | The Book of Robert Burns | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 32.00 | ||
| 841 | Ross (W.) | Aberdour and Inchcolme | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | 85.00 | ||
| 842 | Sconiana | Memoranda of the Antiquities | Edinburgh | 1807 |
GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | 15.00 |
| 843 | Scott (Sir Walter) Halidon Hill | first edition | Edinburgh | 1822 |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | 75.00 |
| 844 | 'Scottish Street Literature' | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | 520.00 | |||
| 845 | A Series of Seventy-three highly finished Romantic Views in Scotland | 1818 |
GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | 55.00 | ||
| 846 | Shirrefs (Andrew) | Poems chiefly in the Scottish Dialect | Edinburgh | 1790 |
GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | 35.00 |
| 847 | Sievwright (W.) Epitaphs | curious and miscellaneous | USD 15.00 - 30.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 848 | Sime (D.) | The Edinburgh Musical Miscellany | Edinburgh | 1792 |
GBP 25.00 - 50.00 | 35.00 |
| 849 | Sinclair (Sir John) | The statistical Account of Scotland | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | 65.00 | ||
| 850 | Small (Robert) | A statistical Account of | 1793 |
GBP 35.00 - 70.00 | 130.00 | |
| 851 | Smith (J.) | The Hammermen of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | 1906 |
GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | 80.00 |
| 852 | 'Stall Songs | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | 95.00 | |||
| 853 | The statistical Account of Perthshire | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 85.00 | |||
| 854 | Stevenson (Robert) | Report relative to the Strathmore Canal | 1817 |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | 260.00 | |
| 855 | Stevenson (R.) | The Chronicles of Edinburgh | GBP 25.00 - 50.00 | 40.00 | ||
| 856 | Stirling (R.) | Inveresk Parish Lore | GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | 110.00 | ||
| 857 | Stirton (J.) | Leaves from my Manuscript Portfolio | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | 25.00 | ||
| 858 | Stone (T.) | Observation of the phrenological Developement of Burke | William Burke | 1829 |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | 160.00 |
| 859 | Straing (John) | Glasgow and its Clubs | GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | 32.00 | ||
| 860 | 'Street Literature' | GBP 150.00 - 300.00 | 340.00 | |||
| 861 | 'Street Literature' | London, Dublin, Edinburgh, Manchester, Preston | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | 420.00 | ||
| 862 | 'Street Literature' | GBP 90.00 - 180.00 | 220.00 | |||
| 863 | Sturgeon (S.) | The Galloway Herds | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | 70.00 | ||
| 864 | The Sweet Barley Mow | Glasgow, J. Neil | 1820 |
GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 32.00 | |
| 865 | Taylor (J.) | Some historical Antiquities | GBP 35.00 - 70.00 | 28.00 | ||
| 866 | Terry (C. S.) | A Catalogue of the Publications of Scottish Historical | GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 50.00 | ||
| 867 | Thorn (W.) | The History of Aberdeen | Aberdeen | 1811 |
GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 20.00 |
| 868 | Thomson (J.) | A Poem chiefly in the Scottish Dialect on raising and selling the Dead | Leith | 1821 |
GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 55.00 |
| 869 | Thomson (J.) | The History of Dundee | GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | 40.00 | ||
| 870 | Thomson (J.) | The History of Dundee | GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | 70.00 | ||
| 871 | Tocher (J. F.) | The Book of Buchan | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 60.00 | ||
| 872 | Translations and Paraphrases in Verse of several Passages of Sacred Scripture | Edinburgh | 1788 |
GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 45.00 | |
| 873 | The Trial of James Stewart | Edinburgh | 1753 |
GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 5.00 | |
| 874 | The Trial of James Stuart | GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 60.00 | |||
| 875 | Tullibardine (Marchioness of) | A Military History of Perthshire | GBP 25.00 - 40.00 | 75.00 | ||
| 876 | Turner (Patrick) | Comhchruinneacha do dh'Orain taghta | Edinburgh | 1813 |
GBP 25.00 - 50.00 | 40.00 |
| 877 | Vernon (W. F.) | History of Freemasonry in | GBP 15.00 - 30.00 | 30.00 | ||
| 878 | Wade (J. A.) | History of St. Mary's Abbey | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 30.00 | ||
| 879 | (Walker (P.)) | Biographia Presbyteriana | GBP 15.00 - 40.00 | 65.00 | ||
| 880 | Walker (W.) | The Bards of Bon-Accord | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 28.00 | ||
| 881 | Welch (Rev. John) | The Christians daily Practice of Piety | GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | 65.00 | ||
| 882 | Whitefield (George) | A brief Account of some Lent and other extraordinary Processions | Dundee | 1756 |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | 120.00 |
| 883 | Willison (John) | The Mother's Catechism for the young Child | Dundee | 1759 |
GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | 220.00 |
| 884 | (Wilson (Alexander, Ornithologist)) | Watty and Meg | Edinburgh | 1792 |
GBP 100.00 - 20.00 | 75.00 |
| 885 | Wodrow (R.) | The History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | 95.00 | ||
| 886 | Wood (L. I.) | Scottish Pewter-ware and Pewterers | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | 50.00 | ||
| 887 | Young (R.) | The Parish of Spynie | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | 48.00 |
