Whan I remembre and take hede of the conuersacion of vs that lyue in this wretched lyf ...
Contributors: Thomas, Geo. C. (George Clifford), 1873- former owner; Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491; Bolton, John, former owner; Godbold, Dorothy, former owner; Martin, Joseph John, former owner; Penrose, Boies, 1902-1976, former owner
Publisher: William Caxton
Published: 1486
Place of publication: Westminster
Language: eng
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Virtues; Early works to 1800; Vices
Other titles: Ryal book; Book for a kyng; Royal book
Work titles: Somme des vices et vertus
Notes: Colophon: This book was compyled & made atte requeste of kyng Phelyp of Fraunce in the yere of thyncarnacyon of our lord, M.CC.lxxix. & translated or reduced out of frensshe in to englysshe by me Wyllyam Caxtou [!].atte requeste of a worshipful merchaunt & mercer of london [i.e. William Pratt?] ... whiche translacion or reducyng oute of frensshe in to englysshe wasachyeued. fynysshed & accomplysshed the xxij day of Septembre in the yere of thyncarnacyon of our lord. M,CCC.lxxxiiij, and in the second yere of the regne of Kyng Rychard the thyrd.

Publication date from ISTC.

Signatures: a-t⁸ u¹⁰ (a1, u10 blank).

"Reduced into Englisshe" from a book "entytled [and] named in Frensshe Le lyure royal, whiche is to say in Englisshe The ryal book or A book for a kyng ..."--Pref.

Translation "by me Wyllyam Caxtou [sic] ... achyeued, fynysshed [and] accomplysshed the xiij of Septembre in the yere ... M/CCCC.lxxxiiij"-- Colophon.

One of the woodcut illustrations (Hodnett 251) is also found in Caxton's edition of the Legenda aurea; the other six (Hodnett 318, 322-23, 330,332-33) are also found in his first edition of the Speculum vitae Christi.

Hain, 14049

Hain-Copinger, 3691

Copinger, 3514

Proctor, 9671

Goff, L-91

ISTC (CD-ROM, 1998 ed.), il00091000

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books, 3991-3992.

STC (2nd ed.) 21429