The Biography and Typography Of William Caxton, England's First Printer

Reissue of the 1877 edition. Hardcover; very good condition in a very good dust jacket.

LONDON: FREDERICK MULLER, 1971 Black Boards with Gilt blocked titles to spine and Caxton's Device to front board. Top edge stained orange,xxii + 384 pp + Blanks for notes. Frontis + XVIII Plates as called for + Ornamental head, tail pieces and Chapter Initial letters. A few unspecified illustrations in text. 1971 First printing of the Facsimile reprint of the… Read more about this item

London, Strassburg Trubner 1877. Tan paper-covered boards, textured to resemble leather. Elaborate floral design and linear borders in black. Caxton's printing device on rear cover. Mild wear and soiling. Marbled endpapers. Top edge marbled. Fine typography throughout. Twenty-eight full-page plates to amplify the text material. The early part of the book deals with Caxton's heritage and early life, his travels… Read more about this item

London: Trubner & Co, 1882. modern quarter faux leather with cloth covered boards. Caxton, William. 8vo. modern quarter faux leather with cloth covered boards. xii, 387 pages. Second edition. (Bigmore & Wyman I, 65). Half of the spine is loose. Spine age-darkened. Covers soiled. Illustrated. With chapters on Caxton's perentage, as an apprentice, life in Bruges, and his printing… Read more about this item

London: Frederick Muller, 1971. 1st edition. Nice copy. octavo.. hardback with dust jacket xxii + 383pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., appends., index, First published in 1877. Light toning to paper o/w a nice copy

London: Frederick Muller, 1971. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo.. hardback with dust jacket xvii + 383pp., frontis., b/w pls. & ills., append., index, Ex-library with usual stamps & labels o/w VG

Frederick Muller, 1971. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Reprint of the 1877 one volume edition. Very clean, tight and sound, ex-lib. copy. Usual marks to endpapers etc. No external lib. markings. Wrapper is clean, complete and price clipped. No other inscriptions. xxii + 383 pages, frontis. & plates, bibliography. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available:… Read more about this item