William CAXTON - AN ORIGINAL LEAF from the Polycronicon ( Polychronicon ) 1482

Description: CAXTON, William - Higden, Ranulf (Ranulphus). Polycronicon. (Polychronicon). [Westminster]: William Caxton, 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. THIS IS NOT A FACSIMILE! [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. Who we are - D&D Galleries was founded in 1985. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Provincial Bookfair Association of Great Britain (PBFA). So bid and buy with confidence. Our inventory (largely English language only) is slightly eclectic and ranges from the 16th through the 20th centuries with sub-specialties in S.T.C. and Wing books, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, presentation and association material as well as 17th and 18th C. British history, sets and bindings. Terms - Any item(s) may be returned with 7 days for a full refund if found to be not authentic or substantially at odds with our description or pictures. Items returned must be received in the same condition and completeness as sent.

Price: 1950 USD

Location: Somerville, New Jersey

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