Printer and the Pardoner by Paul Needham - 1985-01

Library of Congress, 1986-01-01. hardcover. Good. 11x8x0.

Library of Congress, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket. .

Washington: Library of Congress. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0844405086 . First edition. Book-plate on front paste-down, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. .

Washington: Library Of Congress. 1986. First Edition. 0844405086 . F/G, DJ tears and chips missing head of spine, small piece missing bottom edge rear panel, minor cornerwear, small nicks and tears around edges. Overall a tight solid copy (despite mylar protected DJ) with clean unmarked text. ; 4to, green cloth with gilt lettering, DJ, 101pp, appendices, index, concordances. An unrecorded indulgence printed by William Caxton for the Hospital of St. Mary Rounceval, Charing Cross. Illustrated. .

Washington, DC: Library of Congress. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket faintly rubbed.. 1986. Hardcover. 0844405086 . Illustrations. Printed by Stinehour Press. Green cloth binding. Examines the history of a previously unrecorded broadside from 15th century printer William Caxton. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 101 pages .

Done up nicely in green cloth with spine and front panel lettering gilt, quarto, pp. 101 + colophon. This copy complete with the fold out illustration showing quire strips from the Rosenwald Sammelband. Other black and white illustrations, as well.

Washington: Library of Congress, 1986. Hardcover. Quarto; G+/G+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with white print; DJ has light edgewear, but is clean and bright; Boards in green cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block has slight spotting to top edge, else clean and tight; 101 pages, illustrated (b&w), 1 folded leaf. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. 1353085. FP New Rockville Stock.

Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1986. First edition, 1986. Illustrated in black and white. Green cloth with dustjacket. About fine condition, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, dustjacket in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Library of Congress, 1986. ~Dustwrapper unfaded, unclipped and protected in removable clear plastic sleeve. Mild foxing to top edges, otherwise fine. No ownership marks. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request.. Hardback. Near Fine/Fine. 101pp., 18 illus. 4to: 22 x 29cm. With dustwrapper. Binding sound, text unmarked.

Library of Congress, Washington, first edition, 1986. Cloth, 4to, 29 cm. 101 pp, [1] folded leaf of plates. From the blurb: "In a remarkable feat of synthesis and historical imagination, Needham weaves together the stories of William Caxton, the wealthy cloth merchant who at fifty years of age mastered the newly invented art of printing and took the craft to England, of the broadside indulgence he printed, and of the institution he printed it for. The most common surviving form of early job-printing, indulgence instruments were used to raise funds for the Roman church and its institutions. The Printer & the Pardoner: An Unrecorded Indulgence Printed by William Caxton for the Hospital of St, Mary Rounceval, Charing Cross tells the story of that hospital, notorious for fund-raising activities carried on by such as Chaucer's Pardoner. Literary history, church history, printing history, and political and social history intersect in the study of the Rounceval indulgence. This newly… Read More