Title & Author:

Fifty-five books printed before 1525, representing the works of England's first printers : an exhibition from the collection of Paul Mellon, January 17-March 3, 1968.

Publication:

[New York] : Grolier Club, 1968 (Portland, Me. : Anthoensen Press)

Description:

xiii, 62, [11] pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
"Plates": pages [63]-[70].
"An edition of one thousand six hundred and fifty copies (one thousand five hundred copies bound in full cloth and one hundred fifty copies bound in paper covers) ... issued in conjunction with the exhibition of the books at The Grolier Club. The book has been designed and printed at The Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine. Reproductions of the photographs by The Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Connecticut. The paper is Curtis Rag. Binding by Robert Burlen & Son, Boston, Massachusetts."--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references (page 71).
William Caxton -- Wynkyn de Worde -- Oxford. Eponymous Press -- Theodoricus Rood -- John Lettou and William de Machlinia -- London. Eponymous Press -- William de Machlinia -- Richard Pynson -- Julian Notary -- Schoolmaster Printer -- Robert Copland.
Dana, Edward F. Twenty-one years at the Anthoensen Press, 67
Ong & Holzenberg, For Jean Grolier & his friends, P290, page 371
Also issued online.

Subject:

Mellon, Paul Library Exhibitions.
Mellon, Paul
Printing England History Exhibitions.
Incunabula England Bibliography Exhibitions.
Early printed books England 16th century Bibliography Exhibitions.
Rare books New York (State) New York Bibliography Exhibitions.
Imprimerie Angleterre Histoire Expositions.
Incunables Angleterre Expositions.
Livres anciens Angleterre 16e siècle Livres Expositions.
Livres rares New York (État) New York Livres Expositions.
Early printed books
Incunabula
Libraries
Printing
Rare books
Oude drukken.
Particuliere bibliotheken.
England Imprints Exhibitions.
Angleterre Imprimés Expositions.
England
New York (State) New York
Incunabula Exhibitions Bibliography England
Mellon, Paul Exhibitions Library
Printing Exhibitions History England
Rare books Bibliography Exhibitions New York (State) New York

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Bibliographies
Exhibition catalogs
History

Added entries:

Mellon, Paul.
Grolier Club.
Anthoensen Press.
Meriden Gravure Company.
Robert Burlen & Son.

55 books printed before 1525
Fifty-five books printed before 1525 by England's first printers

Holdings:

Location: Library main 76230
Call No.: PO4755 Z151.2.G75; ID:86-B13595
Status: Available