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Carr's Dictionary of English Queens, King's Wives, Celebrated Paramours, Handfast Spouses, and Royal Changelings
This Carr's second dictionary. Carr reported that the idea was suggested by his wife, Sally, to coincide with the Queen's Silver Jubillee in 1977. The cover was printed from a plate that reproduced the two steel engravings and the text was printed on top, allowing a different colour ink to be used. The plate is shown at the bottom of the page.
(Last updated on 27/3/2022)
SBD-ENQ1: First edition
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: (March) 1977
ISBN: 0900847786
Size: 130 x 97 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: one
Binding: white printed glossy card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series: not stated
Colophon: sun face 1964
Telephone number: none stated
Printing history: none given
Number of other titles listed: 24
Printed by: Central Printing Works (Kettering) Ltd
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide; 90 entries.
Notes: The ISBN was registered in March 1977, before the ISBN of the Dictionary of Cricketers, which was the first such dictionary that Carr produced.
Rear and front covers
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
SBD-ENQ2: Second impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year:
ISBN: 0900847786
Size:
Pages: 16 pp
Staples:
Binding:
Paper:
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series: not stated
Colophon:
Telephone number:
Printing history:
Number of other titles listed:
Printed by:
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide;
Notes:
Rear and front covers
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
SBD-ENQ3: Third impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 1977
ISBN: 0900847786
Size: 132 x 98 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: one
Binding: white printed glossy card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series: not stated
Colophon: sun face 1964
Telephone number: none stated
Printing history: Published 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1977.
Number of other titles listed: 24
Printed by: Central Printing Works (Kettering) Ltd
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide; 90 entries.
Notes:
Rear and front covers
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
SBD-ENQ4: Fourth impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 1977
ISBN: 0900847786
Size: 130 x 97 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: one
Binding: white printed glossy card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series: not stated
Colophon: sun face 1964
Telephone number: none stated
Printing history: Published 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1977.
Number of other titles listed: 27
Printed by: Central Printing Works (Kettering) Ltd
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide; 90 entries.
Notes: This was the fourth reprint in 1977.
Rear and front covers
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
SBD-ENQ5: Fifth impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 1977
ISBN: 0900847786
Size: 130 x 136 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: One
Binding: Glossy white card
Paper: White
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series:not stated
Colophon: Full sun face 1964
Telephone number: none given
Printing history: Published 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1978.
Number of other titles listed: 30
Printed by: Central Printing Works (Kettering) Ltd
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide; 90 entries.
Notes:
Rear and front covers
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
SBD-ENQ6: Sixth impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year:
ISBN: 0900847786
Size: 133 x 98 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: 1
Binding: white printed glossy card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series: not stated
Colophon: sun face 1964 without address
Telephone number: not given
Printing history: Published 1977, Reprinted 1977, Reprinted 1977, Reprinted 1977, Reprinted 1978, Reprinted 1979
Number of other titles listed: 31
Printed by: Central Printing Works (Kettering) Ltd.
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide; 90 entries.
Notes:
Rear and front covers
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
SBD-ENQ7: Seventh impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 1981
ISBN: 0900847786
Size: 127 x 96 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: one
Binding: white printed glossy card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series: not stated
Colophon: house
Telephone number: none stated
Printing history: Published 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1978. Reprinted 1979. Reprinted 1981.
Number of other titles listed: 31
Printed by: Central Printing Works (Kettering) Ltd
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide; 90 entries.
Notes:
Rear and front covers
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
SBD-ENQ8: Eighth impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year:
ISBN: 0900847786
Size: 127 x 97 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: one
Binding: white glossy printed card
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series: not stated
Colophon: house
Telephone number:
Printing history: Published 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1978. Reprinted 1979. Reprinted 1981. Reprinted 1982
Number of other titles listed: 33
Printed by: Central Printing Works (Kettering) Ltd
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide; 90 entries.
Notes: A copy of this impression is in Kettering Library.
Rear and front covers
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
SBD-ENQ9: Ninth impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year:
ISBN: 0900847786
Size: 130 x 97 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: one
Binding: white printed glossy card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series: not stated
Colophon: house
Telephone number: none stated
Printing history: Published 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1978. Reprinted 1979. Reprinted 1981. Reprinted 1982. Reprinted 1983.
Number of other titles listed: 33
Printed by: Central Printing Works (Kettering) Ltd
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide; 90 entries.
Notes:
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
SBD-ENQ10: Tenth impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 1985
ISBN: 0900847786
Size: 130 x 97 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: one
Binding: white printed glossy card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series: not stated
Colophon: house
Telephone number: none stated
Printing history: Published 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1978. Reprinted 1979. Reprinted 1981. Reprinted 1982. Reprinted 1983. Reprinted 1985.
Number of other titles listed: 33
Printed by: Central Printing Works (Kettering) Ltd
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide; 90 entries.
Notes:
Rear and front covers
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
SBD-ENQ11: Eleventh impression
Year: (March) 1977
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
ISBN: 0900847786
Size:
Pages: 16 pp
Staples:
Binding:
Paper:
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series: not stated
Colophon:
Telephone number:
Printing history:
Number of other titles listed:
Printed by:
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide;
Notes:
Rear and front covers
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
SBD-ENQ12: Twelfth impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 1988
ISBN: 0900847786
Size: 129 x 97 mm
Pages: 16 pp
Staples: one
Binding: white printed glossy card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: three small illustrations
Number in series: 84
Colophon: none
Telephone number: none stated
Printing history: Published 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1977. Reprinted 1978. Reprinted 1979. Reprinted 1981. Reprinted 1982. Reprinted 1983. Reprinted 1985. Reprinted 1985. 1988 (added by hand)
Number of other titles listed: 82
Printed by: none stated
Content: Poem by Thos. Nashe; quotation from the Bible; dedication to Frideswide;
Notes:This is the first variation: the text on the front cover was printed in black, not purple.
Rear and front covers
Inside front cover (L) and rear cover (R)
Printing plate
Printer: Central Printing Works (Kettering) Ltd.
Year: not dated
Size: plate 142 x 205 mm; printing surface 135 x 198 mm
Notes: This is a scan of the first printing plate made to print the cover of this Dictionary. The lettering was added separately.
Printing plate for covers