William Caxton, the first English printer: a biography.

"Postscript. Progress of the press in England": p. 209-240.

The biography and typography of William Caxton, England's first printer.

London edition published same year.

The lyf of the noble and Crysten prynce, Charles the Grete, translated from the French by William Caxton and printed by him 1485.

"A translation of the French prose romance of Fierabras."--p. v.

Dialogues in French and English.

Adapted from "Le livre des mestiers: dialogues français-flamands composés au XIVe siècle par un maitre d'école de la ville de Bruges," of which an edition was published by Michelant in 1875. cf. Pref., p. vi.

The printer & the pardoner : an unrecorded indulgence printed by William Caxton for the Hospital of St. Mary Rounceval, Charing Cross /

Includes index.

Life of William Caxton.

Caption title: Life of William Caxton, with an account of the invention of printing, and of the modes and materials used for transmitting knowledge before that took place.

Caxton's Tully Of old age and Friendship, 1481, now for the first time collated,

Printed at the Chiswick press.

The Chorle and the Birde.

The Hors the Shepe & the Ghoos, "intended to accompany this, and a general title to both" (cf. note at end) were issued in 1822, as no 36.

The Chorle and the Birde. The Hors the Shepe [&] the Ghoos.

Listed as no. 36 in the club's Catalogue of books, 1898.

Ars moriendi : that is to saye the craft for to deye for the helthe of mannes sowle /

[Bodleian facsimile reprints. 1] cf. Mansell.

The golden legend

Mode of access: Internet.

The right plesaunt and goodly historie of the foure sonnes of Aymon.

With reproductions of original t.-p.

Le morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table.

"A text modernised as to its spelling, but in other respects in accurate accordance with Caston's text, as represented by Dr. Sommer's reprint."

Prefaces and prologues to famous books : with introductions and notes.

(Contents, cont.) Preface of Fables, ancient and modern / by J. Dryden -- Preface to Joseph Andrews, by H. Fielding -- Preface to the English dictionary; Preface to Shakespeare / by S. Johnson -- Introduction to the Propylaen / by J.W. von Goethe-- Prefaces to various volumes of poems; Appendix to Lyrical ballads; Essays supplementary to preface / by William Wordsworth -- Preface to Cromwell / by Victor Hugo -- Preface to Leaves of grass / by Walt Whitman -- Introduction to the History of English literature / by H.A. Taine.

Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden monachi Cestrensis; together with the English translations of John Trevisa and of an unknown writer of the fifteenth century.

The first book comprises a brief description of the two countries of the known world, and a more particular account of Great Britain.