Oxford: Clarendon Press 1894 . Leather. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. Two volumes of the complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer with 'The Canterbury Tales' and the 'Introduction Glossary Indexes' volumes present here and uniformly bound in calf. Two fascinating volumes of Rev. Walter W. Skeat's seven volume set 'The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Edited from Numerous Manuscripts'.The two volumes present here are individual works in themselves.Volume IV: 'The Canterbury Tales: Text'. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with extensive critical and contextual notes this volume presents the entirety of Chaucer's Middle English tales.Volume VI: 'Introduction Glossary Indexes' a volume of criticism including indexes of proper names authors quoted or referenced by Chaucer lists of manuscripts glossary of Gamelyn and glossary to the Romaunt of the Rose. In half calf bindings with gilt detailing to back strips. Significant fading to back strips with both volumes lacking volume number labels. Rubbing to back strips and joints. Front joints starting with boards firmly held. Head and tail of 'Canterbury' joint starting with boards firmly held. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Good Clarendon Press hardcover
Oxford University Press. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Oxford University Press hardcover
Black cloth boards with copper particulars to front board and spine. Cream paper dust jacket with text and design. All 7 dust jackets protected in mylar. Volumes contents are as follows: Vol. 1: Romaunt of the Rose and Minor Poems; 2: Boethius Troilus; 3: House of Fame Legend of Good Women Astrolabe and Sources of Canterbury Tales; 4: The Canterbury Tales Text; 5: The Canterbury Tales Notes; 6: Introduction Glossary and Indexes; 7: Chaucerian and Other Pieces. Small liquid stain to bottom of the front of volume 1 dj; abrasion with mark to bottom of back of volume 3 dj; very light stain to front of volume 4 dj. Light wear to dust jackets with light bumping to head and tail of spines see images. 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Please expect extra postage as this is a large set. The Clarendon Press hardcover
New York: Holmes & Meier Publishers 1976. First American edition 1976. Black cloth with dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with firm binding clean pages no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has some age-darkening to the inner flaps no chips or tears. Very good overall. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Holmes & Meier Publishers Hardcover
Referencia librero : 040159 ISBN : 0841902208 9780841902206
Thomas Nelson and Sons n.d. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Illustrations by Anne Anderson with sixteen colored plates. No date but circa 1915. Covers have some edgewear. Name stamped on front flyleaf. Gift inscription on first blank page. Thomas Nelson and Sons hardcover
London Edinburgh Dublin and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1912. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good Only. 9.5" by 7.5". Anne Anderson. A delightful children's retelling of the Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer complete with a particularly scarce dust wrapper. Written by Emily Underdown an English novelist and writer known for popularising the works of Dante Alighieri as well as for her children's works. Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc.Complete with a scarce dust wrapper.A stamp to the front endpaper denotes this a file copy. Illustrated with sixteen plates in colour as well as in-text drawings by Anne Anderson. Collated complete.A smart illustrated children's edition of Chaucer with a very scarce dust wrapper. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart; boards are bright extremities and the head and tail of the spine is bumped. A number in Tippex to the head of the spine. Dust wrapper has loss to the tail extremities and the front board and is generally a little chipped. Stamp to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the foredges having the odd mark. Very Good Thomas Nelson and Sons hardcover
University of Oklahoma Press 1994. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item900grams ISBN:0806125527 University of Oklahoma Press hardcover
Referencia librero : 8244919 ISBN : 0806125527 9780806125527
London: The Folio Society / Cambridge University Press 2008. Near Fine. London: The Folio Society / Cambridge University Press 2008. Facsimile Edition. Folio 42.5x31cm; 559pp. Illustrations and decorative elements throughout printed in red and black on Oxenford twin-wire laid paper. Full red-brown cloth decorated in gilt; top edge gilt; reading ribbon.; gray endpapers. Housed in publisher's slipcase. A couple minor scuffs to slipcase and boards; binding sound; pages unmarked; a Near Fine copy of this handsome reproduction of the famous Kelmscott production. The Folio Society / Cambridge University Press unknown