Dunlop, William (1654-1700), Principal of the University of Glasgow
Buchanan, George
£750
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 17 June 2020 at 11:00 BST
Description
Rerum Scoticarum historia. Edinburgh: Alexander Arbuthnet, 1582. Folio, [8pp.], 249 leaves, woodcut device on title, contemporary vellum rebacked, fol.76 [i.e.89] and fol.124 lacking and supplied in photocopy, a few other leaves repaired (eg folio 119), a few spots and stains, some folios misnumbered, new vellum binding with old vellum laid down over [USTC 509496]
Footnote
Provenance: William Dunlop, 1654-1700, Principal of the University of Glasgow and Historiographer for Scotland, and subsequently to his son, Alexander Dunlop, Professor of Greek at Glasgow. Father and son's signatures appear on the title-page