The Editions of Caxton and Wynkyn de Worde

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A man in a white wig stands by the side of a table covered with books and leans over one of them

The editions of Caxton and Wynkyn de Worde were his delight.

(Facing p. 92.)

Artist

Name:: Aldin, Cecil
Dates:: 1870-1935
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Color Process
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Old Christmas (Aldin)
Author:: Irving, Washington
Publisher:: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908
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A man in a white wig and a coat with long skirts stands by the side of a table covered with books and leans over one of them as the light of a candle casts his shadow on the wall. Below the main motif, the book the man is leafing through is seen open, with a candle to the left.

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