[Book Club of California]. Caxton, William (ca 1422-1491 or 1492). An Original Leaf from the Polycronicon Printed by William Caxton at Westminster in the Year 1482. San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1938.

4to. With an original leaf from Caxton's Polycronicon tipped in. Original linen-backed boards, printed paper spine label, uncut.

LIMITED EDITION, one of 297 unnumbered copies. WITH AN ORIGINAL LEAF FROM THE MOST INFLUENTIAL UNIVERSAL HISTORY IN BRITAIN IN THE 14TH AND 15TH CENTURIES, comprising: a single leaf, printed in Westminster by William Caxton between 2 July and 20 November 1482, chancery folio (254 x 178 mm), from Liber quintus CCLVIIII, several single-line rubrications, early marginalia ("and were Jones stuffed with swote than with bloode"). Goff H267; ISTC ih00267000; Pforzheimer 489.

Although not as sought after as Caxton's printing of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, interest in this leaf book remained high, and it sold out before publication. cf. Joel Silver, "Catalog of the Exhibition," in: Disbound and Dispersed 16.

From the Collection of Jay N. Guerber

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[Book Club of California]. Caxton, William (ca 1422-1491 or 1492). An Original Leaf from the Polycronicon Printed by William Caxton at Westminster in the Year 1482. San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1938.

Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

[Book Club of California]. Caxton, William (ca 1422-1491 or 1492). An Original Leaf from the Polycronicon Printed by William Caxton at Westminster in the Year 1482. San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press for The Book Club of California, 1938.

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