Rare Antique McCall Family Genealogy & Lineage

Updated September 10, 2026

Book Collection – With Hand-Illuminated Manuscripts, Original 18th-Century Currency & Documents, and Fold-Out Family Trees. An extraordinary, highly significant estate collection of antique family history and genealogical volumes primarily chronicling The McCall Family lineage and allied ancestral lines. This lot features incredibly rare, privately printed editions, hand-written and hand-illuminated 19th-century manuscripts, and unique historical documents seamlessly bound or tipped into the pages. Lot Includes:"Some Old Families: A Contribution to the Genealogical History of Scotland" Author: Hardy Bertram McCall, F.S.A. Scot.Publisher: Birmingham: Watson & Ball, Printed for Private Circulation, 1890. Rarity: Incredibly scarce. Features an official limitation page stating: "One hundred and fifty copies of this work are printed for private circulation, of which this is No. 124." Notes that copies are preserved in the British Museum and the Advocates' Library in Edinburgh .Features: Complete with a gorgeous engraved title page dated 1889, extensive historical appendices, and a massive, intricate multi-page fold-out family tree showing interconnected lineages with red and blue lineage anchors. "A Genealogical Record of The McCall Family" (Hand-Illuminated Manuscript)Compiler: Charles A. McCall, Philadelphia, May 5, 1873 Details: A breathtaking, one-of-a-kind personal record. Features a magnificent hand-painted title page in the medieval style, richly decorated with vibrant gouache, gold detailing, and Scottish thistles Lot Includes:"Some Old Families: A Contribution to the Genealogical History of Scotland"Author: Hardy Bertram McCall, F.S.A. Scot.Publisher: Birmingham: Watson & Ball, Printed for Private Circulation, 1890.Rarity: Incredibly scarce. Features an official limitation page stating: "One hundred and fifty copies of this work are printed for private circulation, of which this is No. 124." Notes that copies are preserved in the British Museum and the Advocates' Library in Edinburgh.Features: Complete with a gorgeous engraved title page dated 1889, extensive historical appendices, and a massive, intricate multi-page fold-out family tree showing interconnected lineages with red and blue lineage anchors."A Genealogical Record of The McCall Family" (Hand-Illuminated Manuscript)Compiler: Charles A. McCall, Philadelphia, May 5, 1873. Details: A breathtaking, one-of-a-kind personal record. Features a magnificent hand-painted title page in the medieval style, richly decorated with vibrant gouache, gold detailing, and Scottish thistles. Inclusions: Includes a beautifully handwritten preface by the author stating his intention to record these details for his "Kin." Opposite the preface is a hand-written poetic excerpt from Shirley. An original April 14, 1770 Bill of Exchange for £50 sterling, signed in Philadelphia by John Cadwalader, made out to Mr. Lambert Cadwalader, drawn on Mr. Matthias Gale of London. An original April 14, 1770 Bill of Exchange

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