Illustration from a children's history book depicting visitors to William Caxton's printing press. William Caxton (c. 1422 - c. 1491) was an English merchant, diplomat, and writer. He is thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England, in 1476, and as a printer was the first English retailer of printed books.

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Keywords: 1476, 1491, 15th, archival, archive, books, caxton, century, england, english, historic, historical, history, illustration, press, printing, publishing, visitors, william