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[QUEEN ANNE]. [Drop-head title:] By the Queen, a proclamation, For the Careful Custody and well Ordering of the New River brought from Chadwell and Amwell to the North Part of the City of London. London. Printed by Charles Bill, 1703. Dimensions 350 x 460 mm. Single leaf broadside. Black letter, engraved royal arms at head, and a large historiated initial. Several old horizontal and vertical folds, later naive paper repairs to verso, slight loss to upper left-hand corner. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33205
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[QUEEN CAROLINE]. [Cover title:] A series of caricatures illustrating the attorney general's charges against queen caroline. Fifty-one Plates Complete on Thirty-Five. "Exceedingly Characteristic, now very scarce, having been supressed." Originally published at five guineas. [London]. [G. Humphrey, 1817-27] Oblong folio. Expertly recased in original patterned paper wrappers, title label to upper wrapper. Fifty-one etched caricatures (on 35 sheets), uncoloured. Worn, with creasing (and consequent tear to upper wrapper), and loss to extremities. Plates heavily toned and spotted. Ten plates laid-down on slightly later paper backing, the final nine sheets with a small pieced hole, affecting images. Two of the plates which have been laid down ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30267
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[QUEEN VICTORIA]. The Queen's Visit to the Continent: The fast and favourite Steam Packet, The city of canterbury, Capt. large. - will leave london bridge wharf, this afternoon at 4 o'Clock, call at blackwall at half-past 4 stop at woolwich to witness Her Majesty's Embarkation And accompany the Royal Squadron to the nore, Returning to London Bridge the same Evening... [London]. E. Colyer, [1845]. Dimensions 160 x 120 mm. Single leaf handbill, printed on one side only, edges uncut. Fine. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 30487
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[QUEEN VICTORIA]. [Drop-head title:] The patriotic declaration of her most Gracious Majesty, queen victoria, Made in Council, on the 20th of June, 1837. [London]. Hodson, [1837]. Dimensions 220 x 370 mm. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on later card sheet.

[Together with:] [Drop-head title:] Biographical sketch of his Royal Highness the duke of kent; Father of her present Majesty. [London]. Hodson, [1837?] Dimensions 220 x 370 mm. Single leaf broadside. Mounted on later card sheet.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] The answer to the address of the city of london, of her Royal Highness, the duchess of kent; on ... More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 33194
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QUEVEDO, Francisco de. Fortune in her wits, or, The Hour of all Men. Written In Spanish by the most Ingenious Don Francisco de Quivedo Villegas, Author of the Visions of Hell. Translated into English by Capt. john stevens. London. Printed for R. Sare et al., 1697. First edition. [16], 131pp, [1]. Leaf A8 a blank. ESTC R5377, Wing Q188.

[Bound with:] QUEVEDO, Francisco de. The visions of dom francisco de quevedo villegas, Knight of the Order of St. James. Made English by Sir robert l'estrange, Knt. London. Printed by W. B. for Richard Sare, 1708. Tenth edition, corrected. [4], 282pp, [2]. With a terminal publisher's advertisement leaf. ESTC T88976.

8vo. Contemporary calf, contrasting ... More > £ 650.00 Antiquates Ref. 15247
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QUILLER-COUCH, A[rthur] T[homas]. The Oxford Book Of English Verse. Oxford. Clarendon Press, 1904. Ninth impression. 8vo. xii, 1084pp. With half-title. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt- tooled half-vellum, contrasting olive green morocco lettering-piece, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Very lightly rubbed. Armorial bookplate of Lt.-Col. John Trevor Spencer to FEP, with his inked gift inscription to his daughter, Lillian Mary Latina Spencer, from 'her affect. father', to verso of FFEP. Additional manuscript number to head of FFEP. Light scattered spotting. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 28871
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QUILLINAN, Edward. The sacrifice of Isabel: a poem. London. Bensley and Son, 1816. First Edition. 12mo. 48pp, [2], 11, [1]. With seven pages of publisher's advertisements at rear. Uncut in original publisher's boards, title written in manuscript on the spine, circular shelf label at base of spine. Boards slightly rubbed with moderate surface wear, small chip to top of spine. Small hole to FFEP at gutter margin, else a fresh copy. Contemporary inscription of Joseph Tasker to FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 26342
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[QUINTANA, Manuel José]. [ESTALA, Pedro]. Poesías escogidas de nuestros cancioneros y romanceros antiguos. Continuacion de la coleccion de d. ramon fernandez. Madrid. Imprenta Real, 1796. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes.[2], xxiv, 335pp, [7]; [2], 384pp, [8]. Contemporary gilt-tooled red half-morocco, marbled boards, contrasting black morocco lettering-pieces, gilt supralibros to upper and lower boards, gilt initials 'R.O.S.' to spines. Lightly rubbed, spines dulled. Marbled endpapers, later bookplates of Thomas Gaisford to FEPs, volume statements on titles partially deleted to convert 'XVI' and 'XVII' to 'I' and 'II' respectively, scattered foxing. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 25048
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QUIN, Thomas. The city of refuge: in four books. London. Printed for the Author, by J. Haddon, 1817. First edition. 12mo. 132pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, inked ownership inscription to verso of FFEP, without front blank fly-leaf, foxed. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21148
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RABELAIS, François. The work of Francis Rabelais... London. Printed for T. Evans, 1784. 12mo. In four volumes. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Recent brown cloth, lettered and stamped in gilt. Minor shelf-wear. Near contemporary inked ownership inscriptions of William Johnston to head of all titles, later inked ownership inscription of P. Carson to front blank fly-leaf of Vol. I. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 23313
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RACK, E[dmund]. Poems on several subjects. London. Printed for Richardson and Urquhart...and T. Letchworth, 1775. First edition. 12mo. vii, [1], 121pp, [1]. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, some surface loss to lower boards, joints starting, loss to head and foot of dulled spine. Marbled endpapers, initial gathering dampstained, occasional short tears to margins, scattered spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 33719
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RACKHAM, Arthur. Evans, C. S.. The sleeping beauty. London. William Heinemann, 1920. Large 8vo. 110pp, [2]. Original publisher's decorated boards, over pink cloth spine, with the original silhouette design dustwrapper. Profusely illustrated throughout the text as well as full page spreads of 2-3 colour silhouettes including the title page. Full colour illustrated frontis 'Briar Rose' tipped in. Boards bright, with the dustwrapper worn to all edges, sunned and with minor losses. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32712
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RAEMOND, Jean Charles Florimond de. Error popularis Seu fabula joannae quae pontificis romani sedem occupasse falso credita est... Coloniae [i.e. Cologne]. Apud Petrum Henningium, 1614. 12mo. [16], 347pp, [4]. Later vellum-backed pink paper covered wooden boards, titled in manuscript to spine. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to upper board, corners exposed, spine dulled. Hinges exposed, manuscript bibliographical notes on the subject of Pope Joan to verso of FFEP, very occasional underlining, loss to margins of N2 and T3, small paper flaw to gutter margin of S7 at head - touching ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 27771
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RAGG, Thomas. The deity. A poem. In twelve books. London. Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1834. Second edition. 8vo. [5], viii-xix, [5], 330pp. Without half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled paper boards, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed. Scattered spotting. Armroial bookplate of Stoneleigh Abbey and recent book-label of J. O. Edwards to FEP. William St Clair's copy, with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription and manuscript note to recto of FFEP. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 32288