9780701121983 - William Caxton: A Quincentenary Biography of England's First Printer von Painter, George D. (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Very Good DJ. Light toning to the page ends.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:070112198X.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. 227pp. Blue cloth-covered boards in dust-jacket. Binding is tight and square; text is clean and unmarked. Dust-jacket is bright and clean; only very light edgewear.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xi, 227 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-202) and index. Subjects; Caxton, William approximately 1422-1491 or 1492. Caxton, William 1422-1491. Caxton, William. Caxton, William c. 1415-1492 printer. Caxton, William approximately 1422-1491 or 1492 ; Biography. Caxton, William ca. 1422-1491 ; Biography. Printing England London History Origin and antecedents. Incunabula England London ; Bibliography. Printers Great Britain ; Biography. Incunabula. Printers. Printing Origin and antecedents. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Very good.

1976, xi,227pp. Cloth. Dust jacket price clipped and with signs of use, book in good condition.

Zustand: Gut. XII, 227 S., Eine Ecke leicht bestoßen. Umschlag leicht berieben. Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt. - Caxton is one of the most famous yet least known of great Englishmen. The sources for his eventful life are unexpectedly rich and varied, but have not as yet been adequately studied and interpreted. They range from the abundant contemporary documents in which his name and affairs are mentioned, to the hundred surviving editions of books from his press, with their texts, types, and woodcut illustrations, and the revealing and entertaining prologues and epilogues which he wrote for them. An attractive and original but distinctively English character emerges, a man of gusto, piety and humour, of business acumen and enduring political loyalties, a gifted compulsive writer with a special delight in printing his own works, an editor-publisher of Chaucer, Gower, Lydgate and Malory who enriched English literature by translating the bestsellers of France and Burgundy, and the offstage companion, as propagandist and protégé of Yorkist and Tudor royalty and nobility, of the heroes and villains of Shakespeares Henry VI and Richard III. ISBN 070112198x Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 8vo (24 cm), XI, 227 pp, 7 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf wear). "This new and definitive biography of William Caxton, the first English printer, marks the quincentenary of his death. George Painter has devoted twenty years of research to the subject and has traced the details of Caxton's life from his birthplace in Kent to his printing shop in Westminster. He tells the story of Caxton's publishing venture, the history of his books, and the literary and political events of the day. The book is illustrated with contemporary woodcuts, portraits and reproductions of Caxton's own publications. The account of the life and work of Caxton is of compelling interest to anyone concerned with the history of English literature and publishing." (from the blurb).