Mubashshir ibn Fātik, Abū al-Wafāʼ, 11th cent, The dictes and sayings of the philosophers , 1877
- Title(s):
- The dictes and sayings of the philosophers : a facsimile reproduction of the first book printed in England by William Caxton, in 1477.
- Additional Title(s):
- Mokhtār ol-hikam wa-mahasin Abkalim. English.
- Published/Created:
- London : E. Stock ; 1877.
New York : J.W. Bouton, 1877. - Physical Description:
- xii, [150] p. : facsims. ; 30 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsZ241 M923 1877+ OversizeView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/739109
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Preface signed: William Blades.
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.
Grolier Club. Fifty-five books printed before 1525 (1968), 3
Selected exhibitions: "Fifty-five Books Printed before 1525: Representing the Works of England's First Printers, an Exhibition from the Collection of Paul Mellon" (Grolier Club, 17 January-3 March 1968). - Subject Terms:
- Bouton, J. W. -- Publisher.Hunnewell, James Frothingham, 1832-1910 -- Bookplate.Incunabula -- Facsimiles.Incunabula -- Facsimiles.Philosophers, Ancient.Stock, Elliot -- Publisher.
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