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[BINDING]. CREIGHTON, Mandell (1843–1901). Queen Elizabeth. London, Paris, Edinburgh: Boussod, Valadon & Co., 1896. Folio. Hand–colored frontispiece portrait of Elizabeth, engraved head– and tail–pieces, elaborately engraved initials, numerous full–page engravings after portraits and miniatures. Full crushed olive green levant double ruled in gilt, raised bands, gilt fillets and titling in compartments, top edge gilt, gilt dentelles, gilt stamp–signed by Harrison (spine sunned, occasional marginal foxing). Provenance: The Firm’s Book (bookplate). FIRST EDITION of the “best short biography of Elizabeth” (Conyers) and the first book in the Goupil series. Conyers 514.