History, Law & Philosophy

QUENSTEDT, Johann Andreas. Antiquitates biblicae et ecclesiasticae, accedit ejusdem autoris tractatus de antiquis ritibus sepulchralibus Graecorum, Romanorum, Judaeorum & Christianorum ...
Wittenberg, Christian Schrödter, 1688.
With: (2) PFEIFFER, Johann Philipp. Libri IV, antiquitatum Graecarum gentilium sacrarum, politicarum, militarium & oeconomicarum.
Königsberg; Leipzig, Heinrich Boye, 1689. With an engraved title-page, engraved author's portrait as frontispiece and title-page printed in red and black. 2 works in 1 volume. 4to. Contemporary vellum. [16], “971” [=980], 183, [1], 48; [16], “773” [=771], [88], [1 blank] pp. Full description

QUILLIAM, Andrew. An abridged collection of photographs, taken in various departments of some of the hospitals which I have attended whilst a student 1940-43.
[England], 1940-1943. With 137 gelatin silver prints (including many repeats) and 161 celluloid negatives, most of them measuring ca. 5.5 x 8 cm, but some larger formats. Five albums of varying sizes with photographs, one box with some loosely inserted photographs and 2 albums with negatives. Full description

QUINTILIANUS, Marcus Fabius. [De institutione oratoria].
(Colophon: Florence, Filippo I Giunta, October 1515). Small 8vo (14.5 x 10 cm). With a title-page containing only the author's name, but with the title in the heading to liber I, and Giunti's woodcut device on the verso of the otherwise blank final leaf. Set entirely in an Aldine-style italic (with upright capitals). Vellum (ca. 1850?). [4], "269" [= 367], [1] ll. Full description

QUINTILIANUS, Marcus Fabius. Institutionum oratorium libri XII diligentius recogniti M D XXII. Index capitum totius operis. Conversio dictionum Graecarum, quas ipse author in latinum non transtulit.
(Colophon: Venice "In Aedibus Aldi, et Andreae soceri" [= André d'Asola & sons], January 1521 [= 1522]). Narrow 4to in 8s (21 x 13 cm). With Aldus's anchor and dolphin publisher's device on the first and last pages. Set entirely in a single size of Aldine italic, with some headings, running heads, etc., set in its (upright) capitals. Gold-tooled red morocco (ca. 1700), each board with delicate centre-piece a petit fers, rebacked in gold-tooled red morocco. [4], 230 ll. Full description

[RAADHUISPERS - JAN VAN HOUT (publisher)]. Nieuwe keuren tot vordernisse van de getimmerten ende tbouwen van huyzen binnen dezer stadt Leyden. Ten bevele van die vande Gerechte der voorschreven stede.
Leiden, gedruct opt raedhuys aldaer [= Jan van Hout], 1586.
With: (2) [RAADHUISPERS - JAN VAN HOUT (publisher)]. Keuren opt ampt vande craemverzorchsters, inne-nemen vande craemvrouwen, tampt vande aelmoeseniers, generale verdeelinge, ende misbruyc der aelmissen.
Leiden, Raadhuispers [Jan van Hout], 1586.
(3) [RAADHUISPERS - JAN VAN HOUT (publisher)]. Provisionele ordonnantie gemaect by Schout ende schepenen dezer stade, op tbrouwen vande zware bieren (including the Aenhang vande burgelicke keuren).
Leiden, Raadhuispers [Jan van Hout], 1587.
(4) [RAADHUISPERS - JAN VAN HOUT (publisher)]. Ordonnantie gemaect by die van de Gerechte deze stadt Leyden ten dagen hier naer genomt, opt wijden vande wateren ende grachten, daer naer hem elc eenen van nu voorts-aen zal hebben te gedragen int maken, versteken, ende vernieuwen van haer platingen.
Leiden, Raadhuispers [Jan van Hout], 1588. 4 works in 1 volume. 4to. The title of ad 1 is set within an ornamental border built up from typographical ornaments, with a woodcut printer's device, a large woodcut with the coat of arms of Leiden on the final leaf of ad 1, and 24 decorative woodcut initials. 18th-century vellum over boards, sewn on 4 supports laced through the joints. [1], [1 blank], [9], [1 blank]; [7], [1 blank]; [8]; [24] pp. Full description

RABELAIS, François. Alle de geestige werken … vervattende in ses boeken de dappere daaden en deftige reedenen van d'overgroote reusen Grandgousier, Gargantua, en Pantagruel … uyt het Fransch vertaelt door Claudio Gallitalo.
Amsterdam, Jan Claesz. ten Hoorn, 1682. 2 volumes. 8vo. With an engraved allegorical title page and a letterpress title page to each volume, and several decorated woodcut initials. Contemporary vellum. [40], 717, [3 blank], [8]; [32], 456, [30], [2 blank], 136, [8] pp. Full description

RAFFLES, Sir Thomas Stamford and Jacques Eduard de STURLER. Geschiedenis van Java ... vertaald, wat betreft de onderwerpen, welke voor Nederland en Indië wetenswaardig zijn, en voorzien van aanteekeningen, tot verbetering, beoordeeling en vervolg van het oorspronkelijke werk, door J.E. de Sturler.
The Hague and Amsterdam, Van Cleef, 1836. 8vo. With folding letterpress table. Modern half parchment, gold-tooled spine, gilt upper edge. LIV, 244, [1], [3 blank] pp. Full description

RAGHEB-BIN-RAFIQ, Muhammed & Bernard Rawdon REILLY. Treaty of friendship and mutual co-operation between His Majesty in respect of the United Kingdom and of India and the king of the Yemen (with exchange of notes).
London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1934. With a woodcut British Royal arms on the title-page.In a blue paper wrapper. 5, [1] pp. Full description

[RAMÍREZ Y FITA, Cayetano?]. Exposicion que hase [sic] el Canton provincia de Porto-viejo, de los motivos legales y políticos que há tenido para declararse unanimente incorporada a la Republica de Colombia segun la ley fundamental del estado dictada por el Congreso general, y sancionada por el voto de los pueblos.
Lima, San Jacinto, [1822]. 4to. Side stitched. 22, [2 blank] pp. Full description

[RAMPOLDI, Giovanni Battista]. [Annali Musulmani].
[Tuscany?, ca. 1825]. 4to (20.5 x 14 cm). Manuscript in Italian, written in dark brown ink on (mostly) laid paper. Contemporary or near contemporary half maroon cloth. [531], [1 blank] pp. Full description