Decorative cloth bindings. A collection of maj. 19th century...

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Decorative cloth bindings. A collection of maj. 19th century works, many being of Scottish interest. The lot comprising 1901 A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath by James Lane Allen illus. Hugh Thomson; 1889 Art in Scotland its Origin and Progress by Robert Brydall; 1886 History of the Scottish Nation by Rev. J. A. Wylie in 2vol; The Tales of James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, library ed in 2vol; Ramsay and the Earlier Poets of Scotland publ. J. S. Virtue & Co.; The Book of Days, a Miscellany of Popular Antiquities ed. R. Chambers in two vols; c1870 Cassell's Book of Birds by Thomas Rymer Jones, vol I of 4 only illustrated with colour plates; 1931 Highways and Byways in the Border by Andrew Lang illus. Hugh Thomson; 1889 The Poetical Works of John Milton & The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth ed. W .M. Rossetti, both in opulent cartonnage bindings. Light bumping to extremities, some with contemp. prior ownership inscriptions, a smart collection. Largest 4to.

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Auction Date:
20th Feb 25 at 9:55am GMT

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