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A genuine Caxton leaf from Higden's "Policronicon", Westminster 1482

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1934]
Call number: 606636
Dimensions: 34 cm
Associated people: Caxton, William, (approximately 1422-1491 or 1492,); Higden, Ranulf, (-1364.)
Associated organization: Dawson's Book Shop.
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