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Caxton
English merchant and printer (c. 1422–c. 1491)

Caxton

William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat and writer.

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He is thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England in 1476, and as a printer to be the first English retailer of printed books.

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Getting around Caxton the local way

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