Search Results: Authors starting with G from Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books

New York: Ballantine Books, 1993. First American edition. . Hardcover. See Description/Dust Jacket Included. First American edition8vo. (24 cm). pp. [6], 376, [2]. Bound in publisher's half black cloth with black papered boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. "Eleven-year old Marianne Cadogan lives with her stern and often absent father in a big house by the sea. As she roams the bleak and empty coastal landscape, Marianne clings to a child's vision of what it must be like to be loved. When one day a stranger rescues Marianne from the riding tide, she believes she's found a friend at last. And then, Marianne and her rescuer, Ryan O'Donnell vanish" [From the dust jacket]. Stephen Gallagher has written a number of novels and short stories. He has also written teleplays for the science fiction series Doctor Who. His novel "Nightmare with angel" was first published in Great Britain in 1992.

Glasgow: Robert Foulis, 1748. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo in 4’s. pp. [8], 362. Copper engraved vignette (medallion portrait) on title page as well as on p. 72 [Ii verso] and on p. 304 [Pp verso]. Bound in 19th century straight grain green morocco. The gilt crest and initials of Rev. Theodore Williams are stamped in gilt on the front cover. His coat of arms is also stamped in gilt on the rear cover. All edges are gilt. A penciled note on the inside end-leaf attributes the binding to J. Clark. Armorial bookplate of William Proby K.P. 5th Earl of Carysfort (1836-1909) by artist Charles W. Sherborn on inside front cover – " Earl of Carysfort Elton Hall 1894." Color along hinges neatly touched up; some discoloration on the boards near the spine. Interior is generally clean with minor spots of foxing; some extremely faint damp staining is present on lower inner margins. Printed on good quality paper. James Geddes (1710-1749) Scottish lawyer / advocate who also… Read More

Paris: Duchesne, 1754. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. First Edition. 12mo. pp. lxviii, 129, [15]. Fleuron on title and three chapter head vignettes by Aliamet, Pitre-Martenaise, and Sornique after Eisen. Bound in period mottled calf boards, re-backed with original gilt spine preserved; well rubbed but still attractive; morocco spine label is renewed; corner tips to boards are neatly repaired. Early ownership ticket on inside front cover – "D.F. Lesne, Maitre en Chirurgie, rue S. Benoit." First French translations from the German of Christian Furchtegott Gellert's fables. Some of John Gay's fables are also translated. The fables are preceded by Boulenger de Rivery's essay "Discours sur la literature allemande" (pp. lxvii) which discusses the Fables of Gellert, Gay and Fontaine. [Cohen-De Ricci, p. 182; Lewine, p. 79; Cioranescu 13457; Barbier II, p. 414].

Paris: Éditions Dangles [c. 1936 ], 1936. Wraps. See Description. 8vo. pp. [6], v, [2], 10-375, [3]. Includes numerous black and white illustrations with the text. Pages are clean with some light age toning. Bound in original publisher’s wraps. Edges are untrimmed. A solid copy with some spots of wear and rubbing to the extremities. A collection of occult writings by the influential French occultist Geard Encausse (Papus) [1865-1916]. With chapters on "la constitution de l’homme", "le plan astral chez l’homme", "la terre et la nature", "les races et la terre", "les grandes traditons", "le Christ et sa mission", "les sociétés secrètes", "les facultés occultes de l’homme", "l’astrologie", "les planètes", "les douze signes", les adaptions de l’astrologie", etc.

Paris: Editions Niclaus, [ c. 1937 ]. Wraps. Fifth edition (of the 1902 version). Tall 8vo. (25 cm). pp. vi, 345, [5]. With diagrams. Bound in original wraps with some fading, wear and bumping to extremities. Interior pages are yellowed-tanned and a bit delicate due to the paper quality. Many leaves are unopened. Periodic small marginal tears are present. Gerard Encausse’s “La Kabbale” was first published in 1892. A second and considerably augmented edition appeared in 1902 with the spelling of the title changed to “La Cabbale.” The work is a synthesis of mystical-numerical elements taken from Jewish Kabbalah, Christian Cabbala and Greek philosophy as well as from the western esoteric tradition in general. Opinions of 19th century occultists such as Eliphas Levi, Stanislas de Guaita, Paul Lenain, Sedir and Marc Haven are woven into the mix. A French version of the early Jewish mystical text “Sepher Yetzirah” is also included.

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1931. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Large 4to. pp. [6], 752. Bound in green cloth. Some rubbing and light bumping to extremities; a couple small spots of discoloration visible; a smudge line is present on the outer edge of the book block. Front free end paper and half title are creased as is p. 749. Interior is otherwise clean. A bibliography of historical, sociological, anthropological, religious, etc. works relating to sex rites and customs. About 9,000 items are listed – mostly printed in the 18th, 19th and early 20th century but a number of earlier imprints are catalogued as well. Entries include title, imprint, pagination and often include notes concerning the content.

New York: The American Tract Society [c. 1843], 1843. Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. 440p. Bound in full period sheep. Binding shows rubbing, wear and some spots of peeling. Leather has been treated for preservation. The lower outer joint to the front cover is neatly and professionally strengthened. Interior pages show occasional mild corner creasing and periodic light scattered marginal foxing. A name is written in a faded old hand on the front free fly-leaf. Isabella Graham (1742-1814) was a Presbyterian native of Scotland who in 1789 moved to New York City. She devoted herself to good works with several institutions in that city. Her memoires were first published in 1816. A new edition with additions appeared in 1828 [not 1838 as given in Allibone]. [Allibone I, p. 715].

New York: Doubleday, 1995. First American edition. . Hardcover. See Description. (U.S. edition Aug. 1995). pp. [8], 488. Bound in quarter dark gray cloth with gray boards. Binding and dust jacket are clean and tight. "In a remote ski resort town high in the Canadian Rockies, something is going terribly wrong. A young police officer is found murdered and strangely mutilated. A truck driver is found frozen solid in his truck, doors and windows closed, with snowdrifts inside the cab. A hotshot skier is found dead and bloody in deep snow, with no human footprints anywhere near the body. Fear begins to spread that a bizarre and ingenious serial killer is on the loose." [From the dust jacket]. First published in London, 1994.

Boston & Cambridge, London: James Munroe and Co. / Edward T. Whitfield. Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. Two parts in one. Part I. pp. 251, [1]. Part II. vii, [1], 121, [1]. Part II has a separate title page dated 1850. Bound in half brown morocco with gilt stamped spine and marbled boards. Minor wear to extremities. Interior is generally clean with occasional spots of mild marginal foxing; title page contains some foxing and a name written in a faded old hand on the upper portion; crease on page 91-92. James Stanley Grimes was one of the most important American writers on animal magnetism. Grimes maintained that the effects of mind on matter and of mind upon mind occurred through a medium he called the 'etherium.' "The study of the way in which the etherium conveys impressions from one mind to another and the way in which these impressions are channeled through the physical organism, he calls 'etherology.'" [See Crabtree]. Grimes' "Etherology" was first… Read More

Anveres: Jacobo Mevrcio, 1665. Limp Vellum. See Description. Small 8vo. 2 volumes in 1. Volume I. pp. 400, [6]. Vol. II. pp. 383, [7]. With separate title page to each volume. Bound in period vellum. Occasional faint miniscule underlining in an old hand and a couple short marginal notations; some marginal smudging / soiling; front and rear blank leaves are ragged and torn. Volume I: tiny hole in p. 271 (mostly between lines but partly obstructing a couple of letters); bottom corner tip clipped on p.399 - not effecting text; pages 400-401 are dusty / soiled. Volume II: upper corner crease on p. 81. The bottom corner tips of the last few gatherings are chipped/worn. Antonio de Guevara [1480?-1545] - Spanish writer who grew up in the court of Ferdinand and Isabella. He later joined the Franciscan order and was appointed court preacher and imperial historiographer by Charles V of Spain. In 1527 he became bishop of Guadix and in 1537 bishop of Mondonedo. Guevera's works were quite popular in their… Read More

London: Longman. Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1847. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 2 volumes. Vol. I. pp. viii, xxxviii, [2], 391, [1]. Vol. II. pp. [4], vii, [1], xxii, [2], 447, [1]. Frontispiece in each volume. Wood engravings by F.W. Fairholt. Green cloth with gilt front cover image of Medieval knights. Some shelf wear and rubbing. Hinges and corner tips carefully repaired. Inner joints strengthened. Name and date (1858) written in an old hand on front fly leaf of each volume. Some foxing to frontispieces and title pages. Occasional mild marginal soiling on several pages. Otherwise a generally clean copy. An excellent source book of Robin Hood lore. Volume I contains J.M. Gutch's biography of Robin Hood; a printing of the Middle English ballad "The Lytell Geste of Robin Hode" accompanied by a modern English version; W. Hone's "Dissertation upon the Morris Dance and Maid Marian", taken from his "Year Book"; Francis Douce's "A… Read More