Recueil des histoires de Troie. English and Recueil des histoires de Troye
Description:
[A]3r text begins: and zeland and thus whan alle thyse thynges cam .., A translation of: Recueil des histoires de Troye., Approx. [350] leaves missing., Binder's stamp: Bound by F. Bedford., Bookplates: Charles J. Rosenbloom; A. Edward Newton; John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn. Tipped in is an A.L.S. from Seymour de Ricci to A.E. Newton concerning this work., Imprint from STC and Needham; see also Lotte Hellinga, "Caxton in focus", p. 38-9, 48., In three books., Signatures: [A-O¹⁰ P⁸; A-I¹⁰ K-L⁶; A-K¹⁰]., The first book printed in English and the first book printed by Caxton on his own account., The first leaf is blank., The last leaf contains 14 lines of Latin verse beginning: Pergama flere volo. fata danais data solo ..., and Title from ¹[A]2r, which is printed in red.
Subject (Geographic):
Troy (Extinct city)--Romances--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name):
Bedford, Francis,--1799-1883--Binding., Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492, printer, Mansion, Colard, active 15th century, printer, Newton, A. Edward--(Alfred Edward),--1864-1940--Bookplate., Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing,--1811-1877--Bookplate., Ricci, Seymour de,--1881-1942--Autograph., and Rosenbloom, Charles J.--Bookplate.
Binding: Rebound in gold- and blind-tooled leather. In brown morocco case, by Riviere & Son., Imperfect: water-stained at beginning., Provenance: Inscription after contents in early sixteenth century/late fifteenth century hand: "Rychard Nayler ys my name and wyth my pene I wryt the same"; the same hand writes other names throughout in the top margin of rectos. Inscription on first leaf: "L Tyrwhitt." Inscription on first flyleaf: "W[illia]m Pownall Lincoln Feb 17th 1726/7.", Signatures: a¹⁰ ²a⁸ B-V⁸ x-z⁸ [et]⁸ 2a-2d⁸ 2e⁴., and Title and imprint from ISTC.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--History--To 1485--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492., Machlinia, William de, active 1481-1486, printer., and Riviere & Son, binder