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LOT 3002
26th July 2022
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LOT 3002
SPORT. - John CAIRNIE. Essay on Curling and Artificial Pond Making. Glasgow: W.R. M'Phun, 1833. First edition, 8vo (218 x 135mm.) 4 lithographed plates. (Toning, spotting to verso and to margins of frontispiece, occasional pencil annotation.) Contemporary green cloth boards, paper label mounted to spine (lightly rubbed, a few marks). Note: an early and influential essay on the sport of curling which described the 'Cairnie lake' - an artificially made surface for playing when natural lochs or deep water were not suitable.
Hammer price: £220
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