London:: Printed By W. Clowes And Sons, 14, Charing Cross, Printers To The Royal Academy. -, 1841.
Physical Description
[4], 66, [2] p.; 254 mm. (Quarto.)
Contents
[T.p.] - Contents - [Text] - [Divisional t.p., 'Index'] - Index Of Authors - [Colophon].
Responsibility Note
The main text is printed above the name, 'George Jones, R.A., Librarian, 1839. Royal Academy, Trafalgar Square.'
The printers' name is repeated in the colophon.
Summary Note
This catalogue (like that published in 1821) is in nine sections: [1] Painting and Sculpture, including Prints from Pictures, Statues, Bassi-Relievi, Medals and Gems, with Treatises Illustrative; [2] Architecture, with Treatises, &c.; [3] Perspective; [4] Mathematics and Mechanics; [5] Anatomy and Natural History; [6] Mythology, History, Biography, Voyages and Travels; [7] Dresses, Manners, and Ceremonies; [8] Poetry; [9] Miscellaneous. The text lists the works and their locations in the library.
Printed catalogues of the Royal Academy's Library were published in 1802, 1821, 1841, 1864, 1877 and 1901.
Copy Note
This copy is interleaved with lined blank leaves, on which have been inscribed in ink the names and locations of books acquired by the Library after the printing of the catalogue. The printed text also carries annotations in ink.
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