Antiquarian Volumes
Updated September 20, 2026
| Lot number | 406 |
| Auction | Cedars Fine Estate Part 2 |
| Date | October 7, 2026 at 8:05 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Amber Door Estate Sales Inc. |
| Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake |
A collection of antiquarian volumes comprising works of varying subject matter. The group includes a large-format edition of Scotland Illustrated by William Beattie, featuring views by Allom and Bartlett, with a spine label identifying it as Caledonia Illustrated. The collection features Posthumous Discourses of the Late Rev. James Stark, D.D., published in Edinburgh by A. Fullarton and Co. in 1852, bound in full brown leather with five raised bands and gilt-tooled spine compartments. Also present is an Ionic 16mo edition of The Holy Bible, published by the British and Foreign Bible Society, London, and printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Ltd. The set further includes a small maroon leather-bound edition of The Poetical Works of Robert Burns published by Collins, and a volume bound in worn mottled brown leather. Bindings vary from cloth to full and half leather, with some volumes featuring gilt edges and marbled page blocks. Measured against a ruler: Largest volume W approx. 27.5 cm. Condition: The volumes show significant wear consistent with age and use. Condition is generally fair to poor, with all covers exhibiting rubbing, scuffing, and bumped corners. The spine of the Beattie volume is severely damaged, torn, and partially detached. Internal pages show widespread foxing, spotting, and tanning throughout the collection.
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