Caxton's Press at Westminster English Printer 1477 80+ Y/O Ad Trade Card

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Caxton's Press at Westminster English Printer 1477 80+ Y/O Ad Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL  80+ YEARS OLD  TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
CAXTON'S PRINTING PRESS
William Caxton (c. 1422 - c. 1491) was an English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He is thought to
be the first person to introduce a printing press into England, in 1476, and was the first English retailer of
printed books and he set up the country's first ever press in the almonry of the Westminster Abbey Church
in 1476. The first book known to have been produced there was an edition of Chaucer's The Canterbury
Tales
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGES ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARD IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION - IT IS AN ORIGINAL
THE CARD IS 80+ YEARS OLD
IT IS  NOT PERFECT
THERE MAY BE:
PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - SLIGHT CREASE
SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!