The history of Scotland. . Containing all the historical transactions of that nation, from the year of the world 3619. to the year of Christ 1726. Impartially collected and digested into a regular method. By David Scott.
David Scott (1675-1742)
Category
Books
Date
1730
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038129
Summary
Bibliographic description
viii,767,[7]p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) . ill.., map . fol.. Previous shelfmark: B.11.5. Pagination: xiv, 767, [7] p., [2] leaves of plates. Pp. [ix]-xiv = list of subscribers. Ephemera inserted between frontispiece and title page: two manuscript letters from the author to Robert Myddelton regarding his purchase of the book, the first addressed "To the Honourable Robert Middleton of Chirk-castle Esqr. At his house in Norfolk street in the Strand". Identified in 1796 inventory: F 142 "Scots Hist of Scotland", price 1s. 6d. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 608.. Provenance: Bookplate: Robert Myddelton Esqr of Chirk Castle Denbigh shr [i.e. Robert Myddelton (1678-1733)]; Jacobean armorial. Franks 21461.. Binding: Eighteenth-century mottled calf binding; single gilt fillet border; blind roll on board edges; gold-tooled spine.
Makers and roles
David Scott (1675-1742)