Literature from Robert McDowell Antiquarian Books

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. See Description. 8vo (21.5 cm), 284 pages. Bound in gray-tan cloth with dust jacket. Top edge of the text block shows light toning, and a small spot of faint staining. Binding and dust jacket appear almost as-new - containing only miniscule signs of wear and toning. "'Looking for Mr.… Read more about this item

Boston: Richard G. Badger, 1915. 1st Edition . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. (21 cm). Copywrite, 1915, pp. 38. With 3 black and white photo plates and 20 silhouette vignettes of fairies. Two plates depict the Delaware Water Gap and Mount Minsi. 1 plate shows the Caldeno Falls. Bound in dark gray/black papered boards. No dust jacket. The title… Read more about this item

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1847. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. Small 4to. (219 mm) pp. xxvi (actually 34), [2], 340. With woodcut illustrations. Bound in period half red morocco with marbled boards. Spine is gilt in 6 compartments. Tiny binder and bookseller stamps (verso of front free end paper) indicate that the binding was executed… Read more about this item

Paris: Chez Dalibon (Imprimerie de Jules Didot l’ainé) 1823-1826, 1823. Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. 9 volumes. With 12 plates including 2 portraits of Rabelais and 10 scenes after the drawings of Devéria. Included also is the fold-out "carte du Chinonois" which, according to Brunet is not found in all copies. Volume IX ("les songes drolatiques") contains an additional… Read more about this item

Paris: La Connaissance, 1925. Hardcover. See Description. Georges Delaw. 8vo. (247 m). pp. 82, [2]. Limited edition; bottom of p. 83 is marked "Exemplaire justifie: 133". With color illustrations by Georges Delaw. Includes original velum paper wraps. Bound in full period calf with cat’s-paw pattern calf boards. Spine and inner dentelles are gilt. Miniscule rubbing is present to… Read more about this item

Paris: Au Bureau des Éditeurs, 1829. Hardcover. See Description. Small 12mo. (14 cm). 3 volumes. Volume I, pp. 294, [2]. Volume II, pp. 242, [2]. Volume III, pp. 251, [1]. Bound in later quarter dark blue morocco with gilt stamped spines, sewn-in green ribbon bookmarks, marbled boards and end papers. The binding is generally fresh with only minor… Read more about this item

London: Henry Colburn & Co, 1857. Hardcover. See Description. Second Forester edition, revised. 8vo. 4 volumes. Volume I, pp. xl, 429, [1]. With frontispiece of John Evelyn; a second plate depicts the Evelyn family estate at Wotton in Surrey. Volume II, pp. [4], 396. With frontispiece of Mary, John Evelyn’s wife; and (in the back) a fold out… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Garnier Frères [ 1926 ], 1926. Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. viii, 518, [2]. With numerous woodcut engravings in the text. Bound in quarter calf with marbled boards. Spine is gilt and blind stamped; areas of mild darkening are present. Interior pages are clean. Some leaves are unopened. Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) was a French author and… Read more about this item

Italia [Firenze?]. Hardcover. See Description. Third Edition. 2 parts in 2 volumes. Volume I, p. vii, [1], 492, [8]. Volume II, pp. [493] – 1040. Full title page in volume I and half title in volume II. Bound in quarter vellum with marbled boards, gilt spines, red morocco spine labels and sewn-in ribbon bookmarks. Binding shows some spots… Read more about this item

Paris: Iouxte la copie imprime, 1654. Hardcover. See Description. 12mo. pp. [24], 608, [14]. With engraved title page and a portrait of the author (verso *12) both by Peter Clouwet. Bound in early full red morocco including gilt paneled boards; neatly re-backed in matching morocco with gilt stamped spine in five compartments. Staining and mild darkening are present… Read more about this item

New York: Grolier Club, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo. pp. XV, [1], 424, [2]. One of 1,650 copies. Bound in black and beige cloth with slip case. Fine condition. Contains numerous scholarly articles on Samuel Johnson and James Boswell as well as articles on Oliver Goldsmith, Tobias Smollett, the painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, etc . Fine condition.

Zurich: Heidegger und Comp., 1744. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. 109, [i.e. 149], [1]. Pages are generally clean with occasional mild scattered marginal foxing. Small stain on title page. Bound in period papered boards or faux-vellum (rubbed). A piece of paper covering is missing from bottom rear board. An old receipt for purchase of the… Read more about this item

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.… Read more about this item

London: G.G. Harrap & Co., 1911. First Edition. . Limp Leather. See Description. Willy Pogany. First regular edition. 4to. 223 unnumbered pages printed on stiff gray paper with numerous illustrations in black and red. Includes 16 tipped in color plates. The colophon states: "The letterpress and fine illustrations lithographed by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. London, the… Read more about this item

Paris: A. Bourdilliat, 1860. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. [4], 222. Half calf with marbled boards (some rubbing). Pages clean. Book plate on inside front cover. Name in pencil on front blank. Bookseller stamp near bottom edge of half-title. First published in 1851. The second edition contains a supplement concerning the correspondence of Joseph de… Read more about this item

Paris: L'Atelier du Livre, 1932. Hardcover. See Description. Jean Bouchaud. 8vo. pp. XII, 216, [4]. #397 of 2000 printed "sur velin blanc." 10 color plates (Illustrations en couleurs de Jean Bouchaud). Title page printed in red and black. Bound in 3 quarter dark purple morocco. Top edge gilt. Binder's ticket on verso of front free end paper (upper… Read more about this item

[ Greenwich Ma. ]: John Howe, 1803. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. First Edition. [Printed Greenwich Ma.: John Howe, 1803]. 12mo. 12p. Side stitched pamphlet. Moderate wear; pages are age darkened. First two leaves unopened. Loosely inserted into later tan paper wraps. Contains three poems 1.) "On the Death of Mr. Ranslure Clark who Died of the… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

Leipzig / Paris: H. Welter, 1903. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. 252p. Bound in sturdy quarter morocco with marbled boards. Extremities display some rubbing; spine is faded except in a small area on the bottom panel where a shelf sticker was once present. Library impress stamp on title page and on pp.55-56. Withdrawn ticket pasted on… Read more about this item

London: Bell & Daldy, 1866. Hardcover. See Description. Alfred Croquis. 8vo. "New edition, revised and largely augmented." pp. XI, [3], 578. With 21 plates by Alfred Croquis including a fold-out frontispiece and an extra illustrated title. Pages are generally clean. Name is inscribed on front blank fly-leaf; withdrawn plate placed on inside front cover; library impress stamp in… Read more about this item