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The history of Reynard the Foxe, by William Caxton

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[8], v, [1], 162, [10] pages
Note
  • A reprint of Caxton's 1481 translation of the Dutch prose rendering of Reinaert's historie, a 14th century recension and continuation of Reinaert de Vos (1479); see Peterson.
  • Imprint from colophon, which reads in full: "Here ends the History of Reynard the Foxe, done into English out of Dutch by me William Morris, at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith in the County of Middlesex. This book was corrected for the press by Henry Halliday Sparling, and finished on the 15th day of December, 1892. Sold by Bernard Quaritch, 15, Piccadilly, London."
  • First page of text (page 1) and facing page have exuberant wide white vine ornamental borders; large (8-line) white vine initials throughout text
  • Text printed in black and red
  • Printed in a limited edition of 300 copies printed on paper, and five copies on vellum; see Peterson
  • Issued bound in limp vellum; fore-edges turned in; three pair of olive green flat cotton ties; gold-stamped spine title "Reynard the Foxe."
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The history of Reynard the Foxe
Title
The history of Reynard the Foxe
Statement of responsibility
by William Caxton
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Genre
Language
  • eng
  • dut
  • eng
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Cataloging source
KSU
Citation location within source
A10
Citation source
Peterson, W.S. Kelmscott Press
Index
no index present
LC call number
  • PT5584.E5
  • PT5584.E5
LC item number
  • C33 1892
  • C33
Literary form
fiction
Label
The history of Reynard the Foxe, by William Caxton
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • A reprint of Caxton's 1481 translation of the Dutch prose rendering of Reinaert's historie, a 14th century recension and continuation of Reinaert de Vos (1479); see Peterson.
  • Imprint from colophon, which reads in full: "Here ends the History of Reynard the Foxe, done into English out of Dutch by me William Morris, at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith in the County of Middlesex. This book was corrected for the press by Henry Halliday Sparling, and finished on the 15th day of December, 1892. Sold by Bernard Quaritch, 15, Piccadilly, London."
  • First page of text (page 1) and facing page have exuberant wide white vine ornamental borders; large (8-line) white vine initials throughout text
  • Text printed in black and red
  • Printed in a limited edition of 300 copies printed on paper, and five copies on vellum; see Peterson
  • Issued bound in limp vellum; fore-edges turned in; three pair of olive green flat cotton ties; gold-stamped spine title "Reynard the Foxe."
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
30 cm.
Extent
[8], v, [1], 162, [10] pages
Lccn
49036621
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Note
  • Spec. Coll. copy: In limp vellum binding with three pair of green ties as issued. Laid in: receipt from London bookseller Martin Breslauer for purchase of the book for £10 by Bruce G. Belt, M.D. of Shelbyville, Indiana, dated Oct. 8, 1956. Purchase, PBA Galleries auction of fine books from the library of Dr. Elmer Belt, May 2014.
  • Bound in white vellum, with ties; gold design on covers, enlarged from the book-plate of Thomas Eugene Arthur, Carrick House Library, Ayr.
Other control number
  • PML 9694
  • PML 151918
System control number
  • (OCoLC)00705700
  • ucoclc705700
Label
The history of Reynard the Foxe, by William Caxton
Publication
Note
  • A reprint of Caxton's 1481 translation of the Dutch prose rendering of Reinaert's historie, a 14th century recension and continuation of Reinaert de Vos (1479); see Peterson.
  • Imprint from colophon, which reads in full: "Here ends the History of Reynard the Foxe, done into English out of Dutch by me William Morris, at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith in the County of Middlesex. This book was corrected for the press by Henry Halliday Sparling, and finished on the 15th day of December, 1892. Sold by Bernard Quaritch, 15, Piccadilly, London."
  • First page of text (page 1) and facing page have exuberant wide white vine ornamental borders; large (8-line) white vine initials throughout text
  • Text printed in black and red
  • Printed in a limited edition of 300 copies printed on paper, and five copies on vellum; see Peterson
  • Issued bound in limp vellum; fore-edges turned in; three pair of olive green flat cotton ties; gold-stamped spine title "Reynard the Foxe."
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
30 cm.
Extent
[8], v, [1], 162, [10] pages
Lccn
49036621
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Note
  • Spec. Coll. copy: In limp vellum binding with three pair of green ties as issued. Laid in: receipt from London bookseller Martin Breslauer for purchase of the book for £10 by Bruce G. Belt, M.D. of Shelbyville, Indiana, dated Oct. 8, 1956. Purchase, PBA Galleries auction of fine books from the library of Dr. Elmer Belt, May 2014.
  • Bound in white vellum, with ties; gold design on covers, enlarged from the book-plate of Thomas Eugene Arthur, Carrick House Library, Ayr.
Other control number
  • PML 9694
  • PML 151918
System control number
  • (OCoLC)00705700
  • ucoclc705700

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