Yale Center for British Art

Title:

The history of Reynard the Foxe / by William Caxton.

Alternate Title(s):

Reynard the Fox. English. 1892.

Published / Created:

[London : Kelmscott Press, 1892]

Physical Description:

v, [1], 162, [1] p. ; 29 cm.

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
PT5584.E5 C38 1892+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Books

Notes:

Translation of: Hystorie van Reynaert die Vos.

Colophon: Here ends The history of Reynard the Foxe, done into English out of Dutch by William Caxton, and now reprinted by me William Morris, at the Kelmscott press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith in the county of Middlesex. This book was corrected for the press by Henry Halliday Sparling, and finished on the 15th day of December, 1892. [Printer's device] Sold by Bernard Quaritch, 15, Piccadilly, London.

300 paper copies. 10 vellum copies.

Printed in red and black; marginal decorations, initials.

Peterson, W.S. Bibliography of the Kelmscott Press A10

BAC: British Art Center copy is one of 10 on vellum. Bound in vellum with silk ties.

Subject Terms:

Reynard the Fox (Legendary character) | Kelmscott Press -- Publisher. (BACRB) | Morris, William -- Printer. (BACRB) | Woodcut -- Specimens -- 1892. (BACRB)

Contributors:

Caxton, William, approximately 1422–1491 or 1492. | Sparling, H. Halliday (Henry Halliday) | Morris, William, 1834–1896, printer. | Kelmscott Press.