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William Caxton, an Original Leaf from the Polycronicon 'Polychronicon', 1482
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Author: Caxton, William - Higden, Ranulf (Ranulphus).
Title: Polycronicon. (Polychronicon).
Publisher: [Westminster]: William Caxton, 1482.
Description: A single folio leaf, 26.8 cm x 19.3 cm, from Liber Quintus, 40 lines and headline, black letter, rubricated in red.
Condition: Ink annotations to outer margin in an early hand, early paper repair to foredge of verso, overall very good.
Reference: [BMC XI, 127; Goff H-267; HC 8659; STC 13483; Bod-inc H-121; Pforzheimer 490].
Additional information: William Caxton was the first of the 15th C. printers to publish in English. In 1938 The Book Club of California had issued a leaf book, limited to 297 copies, each containing a leaf from the Polycronicon.
- Dimensions:Height: 10.63 in (27.01 cm)Width: 7.69 in (19.54 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1482
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Hillsborough, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU6214232708762
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