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Pages from one of the first books printed in england a librarian at the university of reading discovered the 15thcentury text buried in a box. May 08, 2017 you never know what youll find in an old book. Caxton worked on the book with the french original to hand, and in the finished book, the first ever published in england and completed on 18 november 1477, he appended an epilogue. The first book printed in english the romance of the. We conduct over 24 auctions per year including catalogue sales. Started in 1970 by richard oinonen, new england book auctions has specialized in fine and rare books, prints, art and ephemera.
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In 1476, caxton introduced the printing press to england, revolutionising forever the way that books were created. However, that uk first edition comes in a red dust jacket and also in a green dust jacket, and noone seems to know which one was printed first. The text is a recuyell compilation of stories about the trojan wars by raoul lefevre, originally written in french. The university of reading has discovered pages of one of the first books printed in england, dating from the 15th century. Addressed to the assembled delegates on the occasion of the election of officers for the massachusetts general court, it asks the very pointed question. He probably worked with the printer colard mansion on this book, the recuyell of the historyes of troyethe first to be printed in english. Pages from one of the first books ever printed in england have been discovered after being hidden away for decades in. This book, produced in the same year, is the first printed edition of chaucers canterbury tales. The book is a metrical psalter, first printed in 1640 in cambridge, massachusetts. The pages of a mediaeval priests handbook, dating to between 1476 and. Cooke, at shakespeares head, paternoster row, london.
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The first book printed in english 1907, from the cambridge history of english and. The first attempt in printing was made in england by william caxton. Nov 15, 2017 rare copy of first ever england and wales atlas sells for. Farm to institution new england is a sixstate network of nonprofit, public and private entities working together to transform our food system by increasing the amount of good, local food served in our regions schools, hospitals, colleges and other institutions. The bay psalm book is a metrical psalter, first printed in 1640 in cambridge, massachusetts. The new england primer was first published between 1687 and 1690 by printer benjamin harris, who had come to boston in 1686 to escape the brief catholic ascendancy under james ii. It is a romancestyle digest of the troy narrative, translated from a french version by raoul lefevre, chaplain to philip iii philip the good, duke of. The book industry was slow to develop after the revolutionary war. Books were still expensive and literacy remained a luxury. It was produced in 1473 on the continent, in either bruges or ghent. Search careerbuilder for new england jobs and browse our platform. Written in medieval latin, the pages date to late 1476 or early 1477. The recuyell of the historyes of troye was his first printed book, and the first book. England free speech and free press around the world.
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