SINGLE LEAF FROM RANULF HIGDENS POLYCHRONICON PRINTED BY WILLIAM CAXTON 1482

SINGLE LEAF FROM RANULF HIGDENS POLYCHRONICON PRINTED BY WILLIAM CAXTON [WESTMINSTER] 1482

A single annotated leaf from the original Polycronicon with forty lines of text, folio leaf measuring 270 x 210 mm. English text printed in single column in black letter, with headline, rubricated throughout in red, ink annotations to outer margin in an early hand. Condition: VERY GOOD. Some light toning, a few small spots, and two small worm holes in the margin.

Notes: William Caxton was the first of the 15th century printers to publish in English. [Goff H-267; HC 8659; STC 13438].