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The 1st book comprises a brief description of the countries of
the known world and more particular account of Gt. Britain.
-procured by the Calif BOok Club from a British dealer for
300 pounds (i.e. incomplete copy)
1921-66 Edwin + Robert Grabhorn (d. 1973)
1966 Andrew Hsyenn to 1875 - Anion press
- The Polychronicon was the last of Caxton's 5 book printed
under the noble protection of Edward IV, who had only a
few months left to live.
-The Polychronicon is printed in Caxton's type 4 an elegently
flourished smaller version of his earlier type 2, modelled on
Burgundian court manuscript hands (batarde)
-paper watermark - gothic letter P with 4 leaves.
b 8606 on B 8658-9 - from Champagne - France
- often used by Caxton at Westminster from the
Canterbury Tales of 1478 to the Art of Dying of 1490
a-b8, c4; I-28 8; 28*2; 29-48 8; 49 4; 50 4; 52-55 8;
450 leaves (26 lacking (224) preface + text (160) recto 26 - verso 449 (32)
blank, 450. (40 lines, no catchwords. Fol. 84 is
[inserted] Pforzheimeu copy [end inserted] numbered 85, 187-8 are both 177, 326 is 231, 227 is 233,
241 is 260, 242 is 262, + 337-8 are 226-7). 10 5/8 x 7 1/2"

-Caxton notes the invention of printing under the year 1456.
-originally written about 1350.

Caxton printed some portion of the Biblical narrative
in English in his translation of the golden Legend.