Caxton william jacobus william (18 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. London, The Scolar Press, 1976 (facsimile edition)/ circa 1483. Quarto, [x], [168] (facsimile) pages with numerous illustrations (after the original woodcuts). Oatmeal cloth with a leather title-label on the spine; a fine copy. Number 222 of a limited edition of 500 copies. 'Reproduced in facsimile from the copy at Trinity College, Cambridge, with an introduction by N.F. Blake'. …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. An attractive limited facsimile edition of this significant early publication, featuring Caxton's original woodcuts. First facsimile edition. One of a limited edition of 500 copies. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a number of in-text woodcuts. A pleasing facsimile of William Caxton's c1483 translation of Jacobus de Cessolis's original Latin text, Liber de Ludo Scaccorum, held at the Cambridge Trinity College library. This work reproduces Caxton's second edition, including the original woodcuts. The first edition, appearing in 1476, is significant as one of the earliest titles to be published in English. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing and a few light marks. The cloth is also a little frayed. Internally, firmly bound. Reasonably bright and clean with only occasional light spotting, more common to the first and last few pages. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. A smart limited edition facsimile of one of the earliest books ever printed in England by William Caxton. A limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is numbered 359.A faithful facsimile of William Caxton's c1483 edition of 'The Game of Chess', one of the first titles to ever be printed in English.'The Game of Chess' is an allegorical morality book on chess and society in the Middle Ages.Caxton's translation is based on a book by Jacobus de Cessolis.Illustrated with in-text woodcuts. This work was also one of the earliest books to be issued with woodcuts.Bookplate of T. & M. James to the front paste down. In the original publisher's hessian binding. Externally, smart. Light discolouration to the spine and to the head of the rear board. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

First Kelmscott edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Morris on the first blank one month before publication, "To Edward Burne-Jones from William Morris, Oct. 5th 1892". Burne-Jones's book label, printed in Morris's Golden type, is on the front pastedown. This is one of 500 sets printed on paper. Burne-Jones designed books for the Kelmscott Press between 1892 and 1898, including the illustrations in this book. At the end of his life, the artist wrote: "Morris's friendship began everything for me; everything that I afterwards cared for". Morris and Burne-Jones met in 1853 as undergraduates at Exeter College, Oxford. Bonded by a mutual admiration for medieval culture and a desire to resist industrialization's impact on art, they abandoned their divinity studies and, at the suggestion of their friend Dante Gabriel Rossetti, moved together to London. Their collaboration became one of the most defining creative partnerships of the arts and crafts movement, shaping its ideals through their work in painting, design, and book arts. The Golden Legend held great appeal for Morris. It was intended to be the first Kelmscott Press title, but its length and problems with the first delivery of paper delayed the release. The woodcut title is the first designed by Morris, who also worked on the initials and borders. Burne-Jones saw some proofs in October 1891 and reported that he "went crazy with pleasure" (Peterson). The text was edited by Morris's friend Frederick Startridge Ellis (1830-1901) on the basis of Caxton's 1483 edition; Ellis borrowed a copy from Cambridge University library and his daughter Phillis transcribed it so that the Kelmscott press printers would not have to handle the book itself. The original publisher's binding slip, printed in Golden type, reads: "If this book be bound the edges of the leaves should only be TRIMMED, not cut. In no case should the book be pressed, as that would destroy the 'impression' of the type and thus injure the appearance of the printing. W. Morris." Peterson A7. 3 vols, quarto. Elaborate woodcut title page, large decorated initial letter to each paragraph, woodcut borders, illustrations by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Text in Golden type. Original linen-backed blue boards, paper title label to each spine printed in black, edges untrimmed. Housed in a red cloth flat-back box by the Chelsea Bindery. Publisher's slip loosely inserted. A little fraying to toned spines, paper labels chipped (loss to vol. I label affecting a couple of letters), faint discolouration to upper extremities, a touch of foxing to endpapers, contents crisp and clean: a very good copy. …