CAXTON, William.
The Game of the Chesse,
The Game of the Chesse,
by William Caxton.
Stock Code 123751
[London, Vincent & James Figgin 1855].
first facsimile edition
The first facsimile reproduction of this allegorical work from the press of William Caxton, the second book to be printed in the English language.The type was traced from the the 1482 Westminster Caxton edition housed in the (then) British Museum Library, and the work is bound in the publisher's blind-tooled calf in imitation of a period binding.
The Game of Chesse derives from a popular mid-thirteenth century courtesy treatise by the Dominican friar Jacobus de Cessolis (fl.1250-1322) on the nature of the customs and duties that rank has allotted to commoners and men of noble birth.
First facsimile edition; 4to (29 x 22 cm); 23 woodcut illustrations, 4pp ads to rear, publisher's panelled calf decorated in blind, edges stained red; [170], 13, [3], [4 ads]pp.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Provenance
Provenance
Delivery
Delivery
We offer secure and express delivery on all local and international orders of rare books, maps and prints placed through this website.
About us
About us
Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper.
Our Bookshop and Gallery can be found in the heart of Mayfair at 94 New Bond Street, where most of our stock is available to view and on public display.
We exhibit at major international art fairs, including TEFAF (Maastricht and New York), Frieze Masters, Art Miami and Masterpiece London, as well as antiquarian & rare book fairs including New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hong Kong.
Ask us a question
Ask us a question
FURTHER READING
View all-
'The Most Perfect Coloured Figure of a Bird'
A comparison of the first two editions of the work that made New Zealand’s birds famous.
'The Most Perfect Coloured Figure of a Bird'
Buller's Birds of New ZealandA comparison of the first two editions of the work that made New Zealand’s birds famous.
-
Arabia Before the Oil Rush
Since the discovery of oil in commercial quantities in the 1930s, Saudi Arabia has become the dominant economic and political power in the Middle East, with worldwide influence. It was...
Travel & ExplorationArabia Before the Oil Rush
Three Classic NarrativesSince the discovery of oil in commercial quantities in the 1930s, Saudi Arabia has become the dominant economic and political power in the Middle East, with worldwide influence. It was...
-
Uncovering the Past
The same human curiosity about our past, of how we got here and why we are the way that we are, manifests in the study of archaeology and the ancient...
Travel & ExplorationUncovering the Past
Archaeology and the Ancient WorldThe same human curiosity about our past, of how we got here and why we are the way that we are, manifests in the study of archaeology and the ancient...
