The Biography and Typography of William Caxton, England's First Printer
by Blades, W
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Neatly rebacked in toning cloth, original spine trimmed and laid down, armorial bookplate and small booklabel on front inside bo
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-02326
- Title
- The Biography and Typography of William Caxton, England's First Printer
- Author
- Blades, W
- Format/Binding
- Paper covered boards in imitation of decorated leather, marbled endpapers, top edge marbled, 8vo,
- Book Condition
- Used - Neatly rebacked in toning cloth, original spine trimmed and laid down, armorial bookplate and small booklabel on front inside bo
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Trübner & Co, London, first edition, 1877
- Date Published
- 1877
- Pages
- viii, 383 pp, 18 plates, facs
- Keywords
- Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491. Printing England London History Origin and antecedents. Incunabula England London Westminster (London, England) Imprints. Printers Great Britain Biography. Blades, William
- Bookseller catalogs
- Printing History (General);
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