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London: William Caxton, 1482. Book. Good. No Binding. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A single double sided leaf from the first edition of William Caxton's "Polychronicon" printed by William Caxton in 1482. The leaf is from Liber quartus, it is in good overall condition but subject to some foxing and minor nickks to top edge. Good margins. . See images. Please inquire if you need further information. please contact us..

Sign of the Red Pale, Westminister: [William Caxton], 1482. One original folio leaf of the chapter Liber Quartus, viii, (Book Four), printed on recto and verso in black bâtarde typeface, rubricated in red, with marginal chronological notes in red, and ink notations in an early hand. 10.63 x 7.69 in. (27 x 19.5 cm) approx. 40 lines plus heading on each of the two pages. Small chip from the lower foretip, tiny paper adhesion on extreme edge of verso, else very good. Contained in a floating mat for observation of entire leaf. Scarce. William Caxton (1422-1491 or 1492) introduced printing in English in 1476, establishing his first press on the grounds of Westminster Abbey. Printed in 1482, Caxton's edition of Ranulph Higden's Polycronicon, written around 1344, is a universal history concentrating on Britain. It was translated into English by John of Trevisa in 1387 and was a popular text that was widely copied and read. Caxton's early modern translation expands the chronicle to his own time. The… Read More

[Westminster]: William Caxton, 1482, 1482. A single folio leaf, 26.8 cm x 19.3 cm, from Liber Quintus, 40 lines and headline, black letter, rubricated in red, ink annotations to outer margin in an early hand, early paper repair to foredge of verso, overall VERY GOOD. [BMC XI, 127; Goff H-267; HC 8659; STC 13483; Bod-inc H-121; Pforzheimer 490]. 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.