The dictes and sayings of the philosophers
Subtitle: a facsimile reproduction of the first book printed in England by William Caxton in 1477.
Contributors: Guillaume, de Tignonville, d. 1414.; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.; Rivers, Anthony Woodville, Earl, 1442?-1483.; Kauffmann, Samuel Hay, 1829-1906, former owner.; Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Elliot Stock; J.W. Bouton
Published: 1877
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng; enm
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: Incunabula -- Facsimiles
Genres: Facsimiles.
Notes: Rosenwald 2429
Lord Rivers' translation of Tignonville's French version of the Dicta philosophorum, a collection of sayings of wise men, originally compiled in Arabic. Revised and edited, with some additional matter, by William Caxton.
Facsimile of the first edition, without t.-p., colophon, folios, catchwords or signatures (blank leaves not reproduced) Caxton's epilogue and additions begin on the 73d recto: Here endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophhres enprynted by me William Caxton at Westmestre the yere of our Lord M.CCCC.LXXVIJ.