Search Results: Titles starting with H from Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books

Halifax: P. Darby for John Bentley, 1761. Hardcover. See Description. Small 8vo. pp. [4], 95, [1]. With frontispiece illustration of the Halifax gibbet. Bound in full period sheep with gilt spine; rubbing and wear to extremities; head cap and front hinge are neatly restored. Several worn spots on the spine are touched up and a few gilt lines are repaired. Interior contains light age-toning and some spots of foxing. Name plate present on inside front cover with name rubbed off. This book was first published in 1708. According to Upcott the author was a physician named Dr. Samuel Midgley, "who wrote it… while in Halifax jail for debt, where he died in 1695. His poverty prevented his printing it; and John Bentley (under whose name the volume is generally known), who was Clerk of Halifax Church, claimed the hounor of it after his death." Chapter I contains a description of town customs and traditions; chapter II discusses the laws of Halifax and defends the Gibbet Law which states that… Read More

Philadelphia: Stanley Institute, 1910. Hardcover. See Description. 1910 edition (copyright 1909). 4to. (26 cm tall). pp. [2], 8, 33-1382, xxxiv, [2]. Complete. With a color frontispiece depicting a 'sectional view of a modern sanitary suburban home" and 34 plates (17 colored and 17 black and white). Among the colored plates are 3 "lift-the-flap" charts. Numerous black and white illustrations are also included with the text. In addition, pp. 825-838 are printed on gloss paper and contain black and white photos and illustrations depicting muscular development and exercise; pp. 881-912 offer simple color illustrations (on rectos) of medicinal plants, followed by a 10 unnumbered glossy page section (titled "Herbs, Roots and Plants Valuable in Medicine") with 9 black and white illustrations; p. 1012 is followed by 8 unnumbered glossy pages with black and white human body outline diagrams for quick diagnosis. Bound in dark brown cloth with a three-quarter Morocco pattern. Title is gilt on the spine. All… Read More

Leiden: Elzevir, 1627. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 24mo. pp. 535, [17]. Engraved title page. Bound in period vellum. Pages are very clean and crisp. Small ink spot on outer fore-edge of book block; bibliographical note written in an early hand on front blank free fly leaf. Part of Elzevir’s republic series. Contains a collection of writings on Switzerland relating to history, geography, travel etc., including Josias Simmler’s "De Republica Helvetiorum libri duo" (first published 1576), a work by Daniel L’Ermite, and three other works. Three editions were published in 1627. This is the 2nd edition with fleurions on p. 4 and p. 535. [Willems 278; Berghman 1763; Rahir 242].

New York: G.P. Putnam's Son, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. See Description/Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. (242 mm), 384 pages. Bound in quarter aqua blue publisher's cloth with blue boards. Faint toning and miniscule spotting are present to the upper edge of the text block (including one tiny aqua blue speck). Binding and dust jacket are in practically as-new condition. Interior pages are clean. "In his most profoundly felt - and terrifying novel yet, Dean Koontz compels us to explore the meaning of death, the nature of sociopathic evil, and the transcendent power of love. Although accident victim Hatch Harrison dies en route to the hospital, a brilliant physician miraculously resuscitates him. Given this second chance, Hatch and his wife, Lindsey, approach each day with a new appreciation for the beauty of life - until a series of mysterious and frightening events brings them face to face with the unknown. Although Hatch was given no glimpse of an Afterlife during the period when his… Read More

Paris: de l'imprimerie Royale, 1723. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to. pp. [6], 108, 324. Engraved frontispiece and 16 fold-out plates – 3 of which are maps (2 maps of the Caspian Sea region and 1 map showing the retreat of the Greek Ten-Thousand from their expedition against Persia. Other plates contain botanical, geometrical and mechanical illustrations. Occasional diagrams are also printed with the text. Re-backed preserving original mottled calf boards – leather is well-worn, rubbed and crackling but treated to prevent further deterioration; board edges are restored. Some of the gilt outer border on front and rear boards is restored. Interior is generally clean with some scattered light marginal foxing. Several pages show moderate toning / foxing. Occasional minor marginal chips; tiny marginal tear on frontis neatly sealed; 50 mm tear carefully sealed on one of the Caspian map plates. One plate edge overlaps the text block. Provenance: Appears to be the gilt coat of… Read More

Freistadt [Amsterdam]: Johann Aconius [Henricus Wetstein], 1685. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. First Edition. Small 8vo. pp. [16], 304. This copy lacks the 2 leaf "Addenda & Emendata (apparently common according to the pagination recorded for many copies). S. Lubieniczki (1623-1675) was a Polish Socinian/Unitarian pastor and scholar. His "Historia" is an account of the Polish Reformation, especially the Polish Socinians or Minor Reformed Church (Polish Brethren) from it’s origins in the 16th century up till the expulsion of the Brethren from Rakow (1638). Material is also included about events in outlying areas such as Prussia, Lithuania, Transylvania and the Ukraine. Lubieniczki died leaving his work incomplete. The last two chapters are written by a different author. In a review of the 1995 English translation Paul W. Knoll says that this work is "a comprehensive treatment of an extraordinarily complex movement. It is unique in Polish historiography and… Read More

Venice: Andrea Muschio & Barezzo Barezzi, 1594. Hardcover. See Description. 4to. pp. [32], 383, [25]. With a 2 page engraved map. Text is printed in Italic type with decorative woodcut initials and head and tail pieces. Bound in modern quarter leather over 19th century marbled boards. Remnants of an early spine label are preserved. End papers are renewed in quality laid paper. Interior pages are generally clean but show occasional light toning, wear and scattered spotting/staining. The title page contains mild discoloration; the inner margin is neatly strengthened (hardly noticeable); M. Maturin’s name is written in a miniscule hand on the upper margin. The map reveals mild spots of discoloration; a small chip and a neatly sealed tear (1 cm) are present on the outer margin; another sealed tear (2.5 cm) on the lower edge is accompanied by a couple tiny worm holes slightly affecting the printed border area. Giovanni Tommaso Minadoi (1545-1618) served as personal physician to Teodoro Balbi,… Read More

New York: A.J. Johnson, 1872. Hardcover. See Description. Thomas Nast, F.B. Carpenter. Small folio (28 cm), pp. xlvii, [1], 711, 7*, [1], 712-1159, [1], [8-page family register], 21, [1]. With 6 steel engraved plates - 4 by Thomas Nast including the frontispiece, 1 by F.B. Carpenter, and 1 unsigned. A fold-out color map of "Palestine" follows p. 1126, and a single page map of "St. Paul's Journeyings Between Rome and Jerusalem" follows p. 1154. Bound in quarter brown Morocco with gilt spine and gilt title on the front cover. All edges of the book block are gilt. The binding is well preserved, but there are areas of rubbing and wear to the extremities. A small area on the spine tail cap is carefully repaired. Endpapers show age-toning and scattered foxing; two names are penciled on the front free endpaper; the rear free endpaper is chipped on the outer edge and contains a 1.5 cm tear. Interior pages are fresh but with faint toning mostly towards the extremities and margins. Title page displays a mild… Read More

New York: Samuel Weiser, 1971. First American edition. . Paperback. See Description. 18.5 cm. 64p. Bound in illustrated stiff paper wraps. Generally a fresh and clean copy with only some very miniscule spots of wear. Interior pages are clean. Includes chapters on "the structure of the aura", "the circuit of force", "developing auric sight", etc. British occultist W.E. Butler founded the Servants of Light school. He was associated with Dion Fortune’s Society of the Inner Light and with Gareth Knight.

Paris / La Haye: Mouton & Co., 1968. First Edition. . Paperback. See Description. Large 8vo. pp. [4], 484. Softbound with illustrated front cover. A small amount of bumping to the corners. Interior is clean. VG+ copy. "Civilisations et sociétés" 10. Communications et débats du Colloque de Royaumont préséntes par Jacques Le Goff. Contains scholarly articles on heresy and heretical movements from the middle ages (Cathers, Bogomils, Hussites, Flagellants and others) through the 18th century. Includes articles by D. Angelov, R. Mandrou, R. Manselli, A. Tenenti, A. Borst etc.

Paris: Maisonneuve et cie, 1872. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. ("Bibliothèque orientale: Chefs d’oeuvre littéraires de l’Indie, de la Perse, de l’Égypte et de la Chine" Vol. II.) 4to. pp. [4], 423, [3]. Double columned text. Bound in quarter vellum with blue cloth boards. A library bookplate is located on the inside front cover. Interior pages show scattered light marginal foxing, staining and soiling. Several leaves are mildly creased in the upper corner. Both the title page and p. 29 display a small library impress stamp; a 2 cm tear (neatly sealed) is present on the upper edge of the title. Pages 3-5 contain three small marginal tears (also neatly sealed). An accession number is stamped on the lower part of the first sectional half title. Between 1872 and 1903 Maisoneuve et Cie published 7 volumes in their "Bibliothèque Orientale" series. The first three volumes also contained the general title of "Chefs… Read More

London: Thomas Creede, 1598. First English language edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Small folio. Lacking preliminary blank leaf, thus pp. [10], 310, 292, [4]. Page numbering is erratic. Leaf Ee3 is mis-signed as F3, but all leaves are present and in order. The title page contains a woodcut vignette/device. Each chapter begins with a woodcut decorative head piece and an initial. Bound in full dark brown modern calf with blind tooled borders and stamps after an early period style. The upper part of the title page is age-toned / tanned; a professionally sealed 7 cm. tear runs from the gutter part way across the upper portion of the title and is difficult to detect on first sight; a couple of tiny chips on the top edge are restored. Interior pages are generally attractive but with occasional mild age-toning and periodic faint marginal damp staining. A small repair patch is present on the inner margins of leaves A6 and V6. A tear on leaf V6 (also carefully sealed) extends vertically about 8.5 cm… Read More