Search Results: Books on Books from Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books

Sydney: Sydney University Press, 1976. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to. pp. XV, [1], 348. With 16 plates illustrating title pages. Bound in green cloth. The dust jacket is in Good condition and contains some edge tears and wear. The book is in Fine condition (although an "exclusive distributor" ticket is pasted in the bottom margin of the title page). "This bibliography provides, as far as possible, a complete record of the printed material relating to Australian medicine from 1790 to 1900, the period of national development from the early penal settlement on Sydney Cove to the foundation of the Australian Commonwealth. ‘Medicine’, as here used, includes all aspects of health and healing." [from the dust jacket write-up]. A good reference with annotated entries.

Mansfield Centre, CT.: Martino Publishing [ c. 1999 ], 1999. Hardcover. See Description. Facsimile reprint of the Bern, 1896 edition. 8vo. pp. xxxvi, xvii, [1], 193, [1], [12], 171-335, [1], [6], xiii, [1], 381-490, [8], 491-712, [2]. Bound in publisher’s black buckram. The binding and interior are fresh and clean. A bibliography of Swiss cartography.

Goteborg: Rohsska Konstslojdmuseet / Goteborgs Litografiska Aktielbolag, 1922. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to. pp. 161, [1]. With many black and white photo illustrations. Limited edition #149 of 350. Bound in paper boards. Some rubbing and wear; corners of text block are a bit bumped. Pages are clean. "Printed in Sweden" is stamped in small letters on the verso of the free front end paper. Attractive gilt book plate on inside front cover. Text is in Swedish. On book bindings from the middle ages to 1800s.

Metuchen, N.J. and London: Scarecrow Press, 1989. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. p. xi, [1], 750. Orange-brown cloth. Fresh copy. Over 10,000 catalogue entries, mostly 19th and 20th century books about Native Americans.

Mansfield Centre, CT.: Martino Publishing, 2009. Hardcover. See Description. Facsimile reprint of the 1927 Magg’s Bros. catalogue/bibliography. Small folio. pp. [6], 9-208. With early title page reproductions. Bound in illustrated boards. (The title is printed in French on the front cover but the interior entry descriptions are in English). The binding contains a spot of bumping on the fore-edge of each board. Interior pages are clean. …Describes early imprints of works by and about the 16th century French poet Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585).

New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. [2], vi, [2], 225, [1] + 14pp of B&W illustrations in the rear. Bound in red cloth. Very Good - Fine. Reprint of the original 1905 edition. An annotated bibliography of the incunabula in the Trinity College Library, Dublin.

London: Sotheby & Co., 1974. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Small Folio. 2 vols. All published. Part I. A-C, describes lots 1-258. Part II. D-G describes lots 259-502. Includes many illustrations. Bound in Green cloth. Volume II has a small tear in the front hinge, else a clean copy. Prices realized sheet for part II is a photocopy.

Bryan, TX: Printed for the Brazos Corral by Cedarshouse Press, 1982. First Edition. . Wraps. See Description. First Edition. 8vo. Edition limited to 535 printings. pp. [2], 20. Staple-bound booklet in paper wraps with an illustration on the front cover. Some minor stress lines are visible on the spine. A small tear is present on the upper edge of the rear wrap. Signed by the author on the inside rear wrap. An essay on collecting range life literature and a list of collectible titles.

New York: George Braziller, 1978. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Folio. 118p. with 40 full color plates illustrating the history of decorated initials or letters in Medieval manuscripts. Practically as new. Tiny bumps or spots of wear on rear upper edge of dust jacket.

Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1927. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Folio. 112p. with 12 plates. Title page vignette printed in red. Bound in light blue cloth with gilt spine and front cover. Pages and binding are clean. Fine condition. A collection of 10 articles by various scholars concerning the Leipzig State Library and its unique holdings. Contents include: 1.) Dr. Adolf Schmidt, Direktor i.R. der Landesbibliothek zu Darmstadt: Das Reichenauer Evangelistar. Handschrift CXC der Stadtbibliothek zu Leipzig. 2.) Dr. Joachim Kirchner, Bibliotheksrat an der Preuzischen Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin: Ein unbekanntes eigenhandiges Schriftstuck von Leibniz. 3.) Dr. Hermann Degering, Direktor der Handschriftenabteilung an der Preuzischen Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin: Nachtragliches zur Vitruvausgabe von Jahre 1487 in der Leipziger Stadtbibliothek. Dr. Martin Bollert, Direktor der Sachsischen Landesbibliothek zu Dresden: Ein neuer Lederschnittband aus dem 14 jahrhundert… and eight other articles.

Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. pp. Blue cloth with very minor wear or discoloration to head cap. Dust jacket is clean with small spots of wear to extremities. Reprint of Tooley's famous detailed bibliography of English color plate books (1790-1860).

Erlangen: Erlangen Universitätsbibliothek, 1950. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. XII, 403, [1], with frontispiece, and 32 plates in the rear. Paper wraps. Pages clean and uncut. Wraps show only minor wear; last couple of signatures slightly bumped in upper right corner. Overall an attractive copy. Vg+. A collection of 35 articles on manuscripts and early printed books by library directors, university professors and antiquarian book dealers. Contents include among many other articles : 1.) Johannes Bischoff, Stadtarchivar, Erlangen: Erlangens Buchbinder als Handwerk und Universitatszunft. 2.) Erwin Kistner, Antiquar, Nurnberg: Studien an Teigdrucken aus dem Besitz des Germanischen nationalmuseums in Nurnberg. Dr. Paul Ruf, professor, Direktor der Bayerischen Staatbibliothek Munchen: Eine Alte bayerischer Gelehrtenbibliothek des 15. Jahrhunderts und ihr Stifter Bernhard von Kraiburg. Dr. Wieland Schmidt, Direktor der Universitatsbibliothek Berlin: Christus und die sieben… Read More

Mansfield Centre, CT.: Martino Publishing, 2001. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the New York, 1888 edition. 8vo. pp. [2], 94, vii, [1]. Bound in publisher’s light gray buckram. The binding and the interior are fresh and clean. …An essay on the bibliography of 15th century Bibles including chapters discussing manuscripts, block books, the Gutenberg Bible, the Metz Psalter, the Bamberg Bible, the Mentelin Bible etc.

Mansfield Centre, CT: Maurizio Martino. Hardcover. See Description. 2 vols in 1. 8vo. Vol. I. pp. XLII, [2], 496. Vol. II. (supplement) pp. XVI, [2], 185, [1]. Limited to 150 copies. Red cloth. Maurizio Martino facsimile reprint of both the 1958 edition and the 1969 supplement published by Yale University Press. Classic annotated bibliography on the subject of German Baroque literature with sections on many subjects including early Baroque, Martin Opitz, books of emblems, courtly romance, Catholic literature, magic, Jesuits, Pietism, etc.

Mansfield Centre, CT.: Martino Publishing, 2000. Hardcover. See Description. Facsimile reprint of the London, 1915 edition. 8vo. pp. vii, [1], 226. Bound in black buckram. The binding and the interior are both clean and fresh. A bibliography on the Roma peoples listing 4577 books and articles in several languages. The entries often include notes and pagination.

Providence. Wraps. See Description. 4 consecutive years: 1929-30, pp. [4], 36; 1931-32, pp. [4], 23, [1]; 1933-34, pp. [4], 35, [1]; 1935-36, pp. 45, [1]. Annual reports from one of the foremost libraries of Americana and European travels in the Americas. The booklets contain interesting information concerning the library's book purchases and its development. Blue paper wraps. Some corner creasing. Back cover of the 1929-30 issue creased.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970. Wraps. See Description. First English Edition. 8vo. pp. xii, 73, [1]. Including 12 plates and frontispiece map of Siegburg. Paper wraps. Bottom of spine lightly bumped. Vg+. Monograph about Johann Lair or John Siberch, "the first Cambridge printer-cum-bookbinder." This is an abridged translation of Treptow's original 1964 German study.

Leipzig: C.G. Boerner, 1910. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Folio. pp. XVI, 107, [1]. With 9 colored plates and 43 black and white plates. Bound in half green morocco with cloth boards. Original paper wraps preserved. Spine lightly faded; mild spots of rubbing to hinges. Interior is clean. A catalogue describing 230 books with fine bindings from the 15th to the 19th century

Valblor Strasbourg. Hardcover. See Description. [c.2000] Second Edition. 4to. pp. 247, [1]. Black & white and color illustrations. Printed for the second millennium celebrations of Strasbourg. Contains 11 chapters by various authors on different aspects of the book in Strasbourg. A bit bumped at the head cap. VG+

Paris: Charles Mendel, 1893. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Tall 4to. pp. XI, [1], 398, [2]. With frontispiece and 300 illustrations (reproductions de miniatures, bordures, et lettres ornees) with the text. Bound in quarter black morocco with marbled boards and end papers; head and tail caps as well as hinges are neatly restored; some rubbing and wear present to extremities. Original wraps are included. The outer edge of the front blank fly-leaf is chipped with a small tear repaired. Interior pages are clean; a short crease along with two small marginal tears (neatly sealed) are present on the outer edge of p. 375. A tiny marginal tear is also carefully sealed on p. 377. Contains a history and discussion of ornamentation and decoration in medieval manuscripts.