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ROSCOE, William. The life of lorenzo de' medici, called the magnificent. Liverpool. Printed by J. M'Creery, 1795. First edition. Quarto. In two volumes. [2], xxvi, [2], 320, 136; [2], 312, 48, 111, [1], 11pp, [1]. With half- titles, an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I and 14 engraved illustrations in the text. Handsomely bound in contemporary gilt-ruled straight-grained red morocco, lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Slightest of rubbing and marking to extremities. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of 'Thomas Frederick Bevan' to FEPs, internally clean and crisp, ... More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15150
ROSCOE, William. The life and pontificate of leo the tenth. London. Henry G. Bohn, 1846. Fifth edition. 8vo. In two volumes. xxxi, [1], 502; [2], 540pp. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume and one further engraved plate. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled turquoise morocco, contrasting morocco lettering-pieces, gilt device with motto 'Sunt sua praemia laudi' to boards, marbled edges. Marbled endpapers, slight foxing to plates, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 15149
[ROUSSEAU, Jean Jacques], [STAEL-HOLSTEIN, Anne Louise Germaine de]. Lettres sur les ouvrages et le caractere de j. j. rousseau. [Paris?]. [s.n.], 1789. Derniere edition [i.e. second edition]. 8vo. [4], 88pp. Uncut, stitched into later marbled paper wrappers. Extremities marked and chipped, wrapper separating from text-block. Contemporary inked annotation and later ink-stamp of crown motif with initials 'H. A.' to title, several lines of p.7 deleted in ink (bled through to p.8-9), lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 19027
ROWSE, A. L. All souls and appeasement: A Contribution to Contemporary History. London. Macmillan a& Co., 1961. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 121pp, [1]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further seven photographic plates. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed and cocked. Internally clean and crisp. Armorial bookplate of Anthony Eden loosely inserted. Presentation copy, ink inscription to recto of FFEP: 'With kindest wished from A L Rowse'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29796
ROWSE, A. L. The england of elizabeth: The Structure of Society. London. Macmillan & Co., 1950. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 546pp, [2]. With a photographic frontispiece and a further 23 photographic plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper board. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Anthony Eden's copy, without overt indication of such. Presentation copy, ink inscription to recto of FFEP: This small tribute of admiration for the statesman and with the best wishes of the author. ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 29795
[ROXBURGHE CLUB]. Roxburghe Club. Chronological list of members; catalogue of books; rules and regulations. London. [John Bowyer Nicols and Sons, Printers, Parliament Street], 1855 [i.e. 1864] Quarto. [8], 13, [1], 3pp, [1]. Original gilt-tooled morocco-backed scarlet paper boards. A trifle rubbed to extremities, bumped to corners. Spotting to endpapers, else internally fine. From the library of George Briscoe Eyre, recently dispersed, with his name printed in red (and indeed corrected in manuscript) to the list of members. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 18180
[ROYAL ACTS AND ORDERS]. [KING, Gregory]. The order of the installation of Prince George of Denmark, charles Duke of somerset, and george Duke of northumberland. Knights and companions Of the most Noble Order of the garter. In the Royal Chappel of St. george at windsor, april the 8th. 1684. London. Printed for Benjamin Tooke, 1684. 14pp. ESTC R16301, Wing K495.

[Bound with:] An exact relation of the Grand Ceremony of the marriage of charles the II...As it was performed at Fontainbleau by Cardinal Bouillon, the Prince of Conti being Proxey in behalf of the most Catholick King. By an Eye-witness, as it was Printed at Paris, and faithfully Translated. London. Printed for Dorman Newman, 1679. [2], 10pp. ESTC R31470, Wing ... More >
£ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27793
[ROYAL CEREMONY]. [Caption title:] The Form of the Proceeding to the funeral Of her late Majesty queen mary II. Of Blessed Memory... [Edinburgh]. In the Savoy: Printed by Edw. Jones, 1694/5 [i.e. 1695] Folio. 4pp. Imprint from colophon. Dated according to Lady Day dating. A rare variant of ESTC R37350 - under title on p.1: 'March 2. 1694/5 I do appoint Edward Jones to print this account of the proceeding. Norfolke, and Marshall.' Two copies are recorded in the British Isles (Advocates and NLS), and none elsewhere. ESTC R177184, Wing F1582A.

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£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27792
[ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH]. The history and statutes of the royal infirmary of edinburgh. Edinburgh. Printed by Balfour and Smellie, 1778. Quarto. 94pp. With two engraved folding plates depicting the facade of the infirmary, and a plan of the interior respectively. Nineteenth-century green buckram, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, some marking, spine separating, with some loss. Recent ownership inscription and private library shelf-label of Robert Croall to front-endpapers, small hole to title-page - not touching text, occasional dust-soiling, spotting to plates. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 18935
[ROYAL NAVY]. Log of the proceeding on board H. M. ship "Forte". [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1871-73] Folio. Manuscript on paper. [326]pp. Contemporary black morocco, tooled in gilt and blind. Heavily rubbed and marked, foot of spine and lower joint worn, corners exposed. Internally clean and crisp. With an engraved map showing the 1868-69 passage of the HMS Forte from England to Bombay, with later passage added in manuscript, and a sepia photograph of an unidentified vessel. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30935
[ROYAL NAVY]. A list of the flag officers and other commissioned officers of His Majesty's fleet; with the dates of their respective commissions. London. Printed by Henry Teape, 1823. 8vo. 135, [1], 253pp, [1]. Contemporary calf backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavy rubbing and cracking to spine, without marbled paper to upper board and loss of majority to lower board. Light damp-staining to preliminaries, several gathering protruding from text-block, spots of dust-soiling, ink deletions to entries of first 10 pages. Ink ownership inscription to recto of FFEP; 'Captain Macnamara / R.N. / ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 11708
[ROYAL NAVY]. A list of His Majesty's ships and vessels of the royal navy... London. Printed and Sold by J. Watson, 1741. Third edition. [4], 40pp. With initial advertisement leaf. ESTC T41015. Pen-trials to p.26., short marginal tear to leaf B4.

[Bound after:] RIDER, Cardanus. Rider's British Merlin:For the Year of our Lord God 1741... London. Printed by R. Nutt, [1741]. [48]pp. ESTC T44985. Tear to one leaf - touching text without loss of sense.

[And:] [A defective eighteenth-century almanac].

[And:] The Court Kalendar For the year 1741... London. ... More >
£ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 17432
[ROYAL WEDDINGS]. [Drop-head title:] Ceremonial. St. James's Palace, January 25, 1858. Upon this day, at half-past Twelve o'Clock, P.M., was solemnized at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, the Marriage of Her Royal Highness Victoria-Adelaide-Mary-Louisa, Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland, Eldest Daughter of Her Majesty Queen Victoria...with His Royal Highness Prince Frederic-William-Nicolas-Charles, Only Son of His Royal Highness Frederic-William-Louis, Prince of Prussia.... [London]. [Printed by Harrison and Sons], [1858]. 28pp.

[Together with:] Ceremonial. Windsor castle, 10th March, 1863. Upon this day at half-past twelve o'clock, was solemnized at Saint George's Chapel, Windsor, the Marriage of HIs Royal Highness Albert Edward...with Her Royal Highness The Princess Alexandra Caroline Maria Charlotte Louisa Julia, eldest daughter of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark. [London]. [Printed by Harrison and Sons], [1863]. 33pp, [1].

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£ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 33207
[ROYAL WEDDINGS]. Ceremonial observed At the marriage of Her Royal Highness The Princess Helena Augusta Victoria...with His Royal Highness The Prince Christian of Scleswig Holstein, K.G., in the Chapel within Windsor Castle, on Thursday, the 5th day of July, 1866, at Half-past Twelve o'Clock.. [London]. [Printed by Harrison and Sons], [1866]. Folio. 15pp, [1]. Finely bound in original publisher's navy silk moire, supralibros of the royal arms to upper boards. Immaculate. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34824
RUSKIN, John. Sesame and lilies. London. George Allen, 1892. Thirteenth edition in original form. 8vo. xi, [1], 180pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled vellum, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers, later inked gift inscription to front blank fly-leaf, scattered spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 28919