Title: The Mirrour of the World, Translated and Printed by William Caxton in MCCCCLXXXI now Printed by Hand by the Allen Press Author: Caxton, William Place: Kentfield, CA Publisher: Allen Press Date: 1964 Description: 3 volumes. Illustrated from woodcuts in the Caxton edition; woodcut decorations & hand-colored initials by Mallette Dean based in Caxton designs. 15x10, signatures loose in wrappers, as issued, set in folding green cloth drop-back box with wood-like pattern interiors. 1 of 130 copies printed with a hand-press on French hand-made paper, at the Allen Press. Lovely modern printing capturing elements of Caxton's genius. Folding prospectus, laid in. Allen Press Biblio. 28. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine. Item number: 187293
Title: The Mirrour of the World, Translated and Printed by William Caxton in MCCCCLXXXI now Printed by Hand by the Allen Press Author: Caxton, William Place: Kentfield, CA Publisher: Allen Press Date: 1964 Description: 3 volumes. Illustrated from woodcuts in the Caxton edition; woodcut decorations & hand-colored initials by Mallette Dean based in Caxton designs. 15x10, signatures loose in wrappers, as issued, set in folding green cloth drop-back box with wood-like pattern interiors. 1 of 130 copies printed with a hand-press on French hand-made paper, at the Allen Press. Lovely modern printing capturing elements of Caxton's genius. Folding prospectus, laid in. Allen Press Biblio. 28. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine. Item number: 187293
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