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b. 1809 - d. 1870

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  • Adamson, John
    Feb. 05, 2025

    Adamson, John

    Est: £500 - £800

    Adamson, John The Muses Welcome to the High and Mighty Prince James by the Grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. At his Majesties Happie Returne to his Olde and Native Kingdome of Scotland, after 14 Yeeres Absence, in Anno 1617. Edinburgh: [Andro Hart], 1618. Folio (28.2 x 18.8cm), [8] 1-135 pp., 136-7 ff. 138-289 pp., signatures [pi1] [a4] A-2D2 2E-3D4, contemporary calf, woodcut portrait frontispiece of James VI and I (pi1), woodcut portrait frontispiece of James VI and I, various woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials throughout, bound with Planctus et vota Musarum in Augustissimi Monarchae (Edinburgh: Andreas Hart, 1618, 18 pp.) as often, loss of leather along edges, front inner hinge tender, damp-stain extending into text from top edges throughout, concomitant fraying to head of prelims including frontispiece and title-page, title-page slightly soiled, occasional damp-staining in fore margins, fraying to fore edge of quire 2H, lacking rear free endpaper [STC 141-2] From the library of the Murrays of Dollerie, Crieff, Perthshire. Ownership inscription of Anthony Murray to title-page. Early ownership inscriptions of one John Grahame to front free endpaper. First edition of a highly important collection of Latin and English verse and addresses composed by the leading Scottish poets of the early 17th century in celebration of the return of James VI and I to his native Scotland in 1617, a work described by Samuel Johnson 150 years later as preserving ‘the abundance of learning in Scotland’ which he believed to have been long since lost through civil war and social upheaval. The purpose of James's visit was to cultivate support for his ecclesiastical reforms. In 1623 John Adamson was appointed principal of Edinburgh University, remaining in his prestigious role until his death some years 30 later. The Muses Welcome is very rare in commerce, with only a handful of copies traced in auction records, one of which sold in these rooms on 19 September 2024 (lot 99). The edition comprised two issues, the other bearing the imprint of another Edinburgh printer Thomas Finlason on the title-page; the present issue is identifiable as Hart's work from the presence of his monogrammed device on the verso of the second leaf. Hart's issue itself contained two variants, one with line three of the title reading ‘To the High and', and ‘To the High and Mighty Prince’, of which this copy belongs to the second.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • Adamson, John
    Sep. 19, 2024

    Adamson, John

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    Adamson, John The Muses Welcome to the High and Mighty Prince James by the Grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. At his Majesties Happie Returne to his Olde and Native Kingdome of Scotland, after 14 Yeeres Absence, in Anno 1617. Edinburgh: [Andro Hart], 1618. First edition, Hart's issue, folio (27.2 x 17.5cm), [6] 44 [2] 45-134 pp. 135-6 ff. 137-289 pp., 19th-century cross-grain green morocco gilt, bound with as often Planctus et vota Musarum in Augustissimi Monarchae (Edinburgh: Andreas Hart, 1618, 18 pp.), woodcut portrait frontispiece of James VI and I, various woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials throughout, joints rubbed, 2X1 damp-stained [STC 141] The Library of a Scottish Gentleman First edition of a highly important collection of Latin and English verse and addresses composed by the leading Scottish poets of the early 17th century in celebration of the return of James VI and I to his native Scotland in 1617, a work described by Samuel Johnson 150 years later as preserving ‘the abundance of learning in Scotland’ which he believed to have been long since lost through civil war and social upheaval. The purpose of James's visit was to cultivate support for his ecclesiastical reforms. In 1623 John Adamson was appointed principal of Edinburgh University, remaining in his prestigious role until his death some years 30 later. The Muses Welcome is very rare in commerce, with only a handful of copies traced in auction records. The edition comprised two issues, the other bearing the imprint of another Edinburgh printer Thomas Finlason on the title-page; the present issue is identifiable as Hart's work from the presence of his monogrammed device on the verso of the second leaf. Hart's issue itself contained two variants, one with line three of the title reading ‘To the High and', and ‘To the High and Mighty Prince’, of which this copy belongs to the second.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • Adamson, John
    Jun. 19, 2024

    Adamson, John

    Est: £400 - £600

    Adamson, John Chemist Shop and South Street, St. Andrews, c.1842, salt print Salt print photograph from a calotype negative of W. Smith's chemist shop and the Town Church in St Andrews, title lower right appears to read 'Saint Andrews', initials to lower right, 'J.A.', most likely refer to John Adamson, Robert Adamson's brother (ref. David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson SNPG p207), 10.5 x 10.5cm Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 12th November 2013 Formerly owned by the Late Murray Mackinnon, a renowned collector of photography documenting Scottish life from the mid-19th to early-20th century

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • Dr. John Adamson (1801-1870)
    May. 24, 2022

    Dr. John Adamson (1801-1870)

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    Dr. John Adamson (1801-1870) Dr. John Adamson (1801-1870) PORTRAIT OF ROBERT ADAMSON c.1841, Calotype print, image size, 115 x 110mm, pasted onto contemporary album leaf Reference: Very similar composition to this image housed in University of Edinburgh shelfmark: Df.1.48 Also National Galleries of Scotland ‘Portrait of Robert Adamson’ by John Adamson Shelfmark: PGP HA 13 Same bust of Cupid used in a portrait of Elizabeth Rigby, who he met in 1842. The portrait was taken 1845. Provenance: Sotheby’s 1997, Lot 50, An album filled with approx 100 salt prints by Hill and Adamson and John Forbes White

    Chiswick Auctions
  • John Adamson bank and the glad game
    Aug. 18, 2021

    John Adamson bank and the glad game

    Est: -

    John Adamson bank and the glad game

    Don R. Wallick Auctions
  • John Adamson. Cley Mill and Thurne Mill, Norfolk,
    Apr. 09, 2014

    John Adamson. Cley Mill and Thurne Mill, Norfolk,

    Est: £20 - £30

    John Adamson. Cley Mill and Thurne Mill, Norfolk, signed, oil on board, (a pair), 23cm x 17cm.

    Golding Young & Mawer
  • John Adamson. A view of Cley Church, Norfolk, oil
    Apr. 09, 2014

    John Adamson. A view of Cley Church, Norfolk, oil

    Est: £70 - £100

    John Adamson. A view of Cley Church, Norfolk, oil on canvas, signed, 26cm x 30cm.

    Golding Young & Mawer
  • Adamson, John
    Aug. 29, 2012

    Adamson, John

    Est: £200 - £250

    Adamson, John The muses welcome to the high and mighty Prince James... at his Majesties happie returne to his olde and native Kingdome of Scotland, after 14 years absence, in anno 1618. Edinburgh, [Andreas Hart], 1618. Folio, 2 parts in one volume, woodcut portrait frontispiece, contemporary panelled calf gilt with central gilt diamond design, lower joint repaired, [STC 141, 142]

    Lyon & Turnbull
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