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1908réf. 1782London: Published for the Florence Press by Chatto and Windus. 1908. Limited edition number 422 of 500 copies printed. Quarto. Publisher's original limp vellum with titles in gilt to the upper board and spine and with green ribbon ties. Top edge gilt the others untrimmed. Illustrated with 20 tipped-in colour plates with red-captioned tissue-guards by Keith Henderson and Norman Wilkinson 10 by each. pp. 7 103 2. Contemporary owner's inscription in pencil to the front free endpaper. A very good copy the binding firm with a minor crack to the foot of the font hinge and the odd minor mark to the vellum. The contents with occasional light foxing mostly to the blank margins of the plates and tissue-guards slightly heavier foxing to the endpapers and with offsetting from the plates are otherwise in very good order. A beautifully illustrated edition of Geoffrey Chaucer's translation of the medieval French allegorical poem Le Roman de la Rose with striking colour plates by the Scottish artist Keith Henderson 1883-1982 and the artist and stage-designer Norman Wilkinson of Four Oaks 1882-1934. London: Published for the Florence Press by Chatto and Windus. hardcover
2011réf. 001466London: Folio Society 2011. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Eric Gill. Limited edition of 1250 numbered copies this copy is No.122. Two volumes housed in black buckram clamshell box in near fine condition with a few very small marks. 4tos . Vol 1 commentary volume pp48 bound in blue buckram spine over blue paper covered boards with title label to front board in fine condition. Vol 2 the facsimile volume xi pp310 plus limitation page bound in full black goatskin with illustrated gilt design and titles in fine condition. Inside all pages with full edge gilt and illustrations by Eric Gill in fine condition. This limited edition is a facsimile of the Golden Cockerel Press Edition of 1927 and is accompanied by essays by Barry Windeatt and Roderick Cave . An excellent copy. This is a heavy book and may incur additional postage charges for shipping outside the UK. Folio Society hardcover
1982réf. 172182Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Leather Bound Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Rubbing at both top panel corners. Notes from editors neatly laid in.; First Franklin Library Edition. Franklin Library hardcover
1894réf. 375135Oxford: At the Claredon Press 1894. Oxford Edition. Hardcover. 4 Volumes. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 4 volumes. Contents: Volume 4: The Canterbury Tales: Text. Volume 5: Notes to The Canterbury Tales. Volume 6: Introduction Glossary and Indexes. Volume 7: Being The Supplement to the Complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Subjects: Chaucer Geoffrey. Philosophy and religion. Middle English. Oxford: At the Claredon Press hardcover
2016réf. feb578262016: First Colombian Edition of The Canterbury Tales Cuentos de Canterbury Ministerio de Educación Nacional de Colombia
1949réf. feb1234721949: First Turkish Edition of The Canterbury Tales Canterbury Masalları Istanbul hardcover
1940réf. 240426NAZROSY003847Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1940. Hardcover. Good Condition. Former academic library books with library bookplates to front pastedowns; ink stamps to endpapers including withdrawn stamps; spine labels and shelf numbers to spines. Original blue cloth with titles in gilt to spine. Minor wear and light faded to boards in spine. All pages unmarked and uncreased. Bindings firm and tight. A handsome used set without significant flaws. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Canterbury tales Chaucer Geoffrey; Add. Inventory No: 240426NAZROSY003847. . University of Chicago Press hardcover
1994réf. 207298Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1994. Eliot Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. All 3 volumes Near Fine. Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded bottom and side edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; The Harvard Classics. Easton Press hardcover
1841réf. AQ27709London: Whittaker & Co. 1841. cxlvii 1 331pp 1. Original publisher's green morocco stamped in gilt and blind A.E.G. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. The sole edition of an anthology of early nineteenth century adaptations of Chaucer into modern English by several noted authors including inter alia Wordsworth 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale' and an 'Extract from Trolius and Cresida' Thomas Powell 'The Flower and the Leaf' and Elizabeth B. Barrett 'Queen Annelida and False Arcite'. . First edition. 8vo. Whittaker & Co. unknown
2011réf. 013487London England: The Folio Society 2011. Limited Edition . Hardcover with Slipcase. Like New/Without Dust Wrapper As Issued. Folio - 12 to 15" tall. GILL Eric. Like New - Limited Edition Number 152 of 1250 Complete in two volumes in a solander case. First Volume:: Facsimile bound in goatskin leather blocked with a design in 22-carat gold printed on Rigoletto Panna 5 full page illustrations elaborate title page and decorative borders throughout felt-marked paper gilding on all three page edges ribbon marker 328 pages. Second Volume: Commentary volume quarter-bound in buckram with Merida paper sides 48 pages.Solander Case: bound in Buckram. Condition: All Like New. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional postage will be required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom. The Folio Society hardcover
2008réf. 2079KLondon: Folio Society 2008. Large folio edition 16.75" x 12.25" x 3.25". Hardcover in slipcase. Like new/no dj as issued. the slipcase has some shelf wear. E. Burne-Jones. Folio Society 2008. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Facsimile of the Kelmscott Chaucer. Edited by F.S. Ellis and illustrated by E. Burne-Jones. Large folio 16.75" x 12.25" x 3.25" on laid paper text in red and black throughout with numerous fine illustrations and borders in the text; full brown buckram boards and backstrip elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt gilt top brown endpapers broad black silk marker. Housed in a solid board slip-case lettered in gilt. Includes the large format prospectus that includes one full--size samole page with great illustrations. -- Condition Book like new the slipcase has some shelf wear. -. Superb facsimile of the Arts & Crafts classic. Includes an extended essay by William S. Peterson. Folio Society hardcover
1930réf. 02195CANTERBURY TALES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER TOGETHER WITH A VERSION IN MODERN ENGLISH VERSE Covici Friede 1930 first edition thus 2 volumes light tanning to the spines else a near fine set bound in the publishers original cloth with prospectus laid in. Off 999 copies this is 1/924 copies bound as noted above and SIGNED by Rockwell Kent who supplies no less that 25 full page duo colored illustrations with text modernized by Van Wyck printed side by side with the original of Chaucer. Issued at a price of $50. Covici Friede hardcover
1930réf. 02195CANTERBURY TALES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER TOGETHER WITH A VERSION IN MODERN ENGLISH VERSE Covici Friede 1930 first edition thus 2 volumes light tanning to the spines else a near fine set bound in the publishers original cloth with prospectus laid in. Off 999 copies this is 1/924 copies bound as noted above and SIGNED by Rockwell Kent who supplies no less that 25 full page duo colored illustrations with text modernized by Van Wyck printed side by side with the original of Chaucer. Issued at a price of $50. Covici Friede hardcover books
1896réf. 1059London/Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press 1896. Loose Pages. Near Fine. Folio: 16 5/8" x 11" 42.2 x 27.9 cm. First Printing. Printed by William Morris. Printed on fine hand-made Batchelor with the Perch watermark paper. Uncut deckled edges. 541-542 pp from book V of Troilus and Criseyde. Printed in black and red with the Chaucer type designed by Morris for his "KELMSCOTT CHAUCER." Speaking of the work Burne-Jones "Indeed when the book is done if we live to finish it it will be like a pocket cathedral - so full of design and I think Morris the greatest master of ornament in the world." Today it is still held by many to be the most exquisite book of printed English literature. Edward Burne-Jones Letter to Charles Eliot Norton 1894 Bright and clean. Only the very slightest foxing and minimal yellowing. In excellent condition for ephemera this old. Condition overall: Near Fine. Kelmscott Press
1896réf. 1058London/Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press 1896. Loose Pages. Near Fine. Folio: 16 5/8" x 11" 42.2 x 27.9 cm. First Printing. Printed by William Morris. Printed on fine hand-made Batchelor with the Perch watermark paper. Uncut deckled edges. 539-540 pp from book V of Troilus and Criseyde. Printed in black and red with the Chaucer type designed by Morris for his "KELMSCOTT CHAUCER." Speaking of the work Burne-Jones "Indeed when the book is done if we live to finish it it will be like a pocket cathedral - so full of design and I think Morris the greatest master of ornament in the world." Today it is still held by many to be the most exquisite book of printed English literature. Edward Burne-Jones Letter to Charles Eliot Norton 1894 Bright and clean. Only the very slightest foxing and minimal yellowing. In excellent condition for ephemera this old. Condition overall: Near Fine. Kelmscott Press
1997réf. 1394926San Marino CA: Huntington Library Press 1997. Limited Edition 1/1000 Copies. Hardcover. Folio unpaginated. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Mild bumping and fraying to head of spine and top corners of boards. Minor general shelf wear to tail of spine and bottom edges of boards. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Mild scuffing to bottom edge of textblock. Interior pages clean. Shelved above Case 4. "The Ellesmere manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales probably created soon after his death in 1400 is the most famous English literary manuscript to survive from the Middle Ages. Acquired by H. E. Huntington in 1917 it contains the text and order-of-tales that for a century and a half have shaped nearly everyone's understanding of the Canterbury Tales. Far less familiar is the ingenious presentation of the text involving carefully planned illuminations page designs glosses and portraits of all the pilgrim-storytellers." 1394926. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Huntington Library Press hardcover
1997réf. 1394926San Marino CA: Huntington Library Press 1997. Limited Edition 1/1000 Copies. Hardcover. Folio unpaginated. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in publisher's blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Mild bumping and fraying to head of spine and top corners of boards. Minor general shelf wear to tail of spine and bottom edges of boards. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Mild scuffing to bottom edge of textblock. Interior pages clean. Shelved above Case 4. "The Ellesmere manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales probably created soon after his death in 1400 is the most famous English literary manuscript to survive from the Middle Ages. Acquired by H. E. Huntington in 1917 it contains the text and order-of-tales that for a century and a half have shaped nearly everyone's understanding of the Canterbury Tales. Far less familiar is the ingenious presentation of the text involving carefully planned illuminations page designs glosses and portraits of all the pilgrim-storytellers." 1394926. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Huntington Library Press hardcover books
1982réf. 204480Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Faint foxing along text block edges.; Great Books of the Western World. Franklin Library hardcover
2008réf. 1026N18London: Folio Society 2008. Cloth. Fine. 16.5" by 12". William Morris Edward Burne-Jones. A lovely facsimile of William Morris's and Edward Burne-Jones's illustrated edition of Chaucer considered among the most beautiful editions ever printed. A lovely Folio Society facsimile of The Kelmscott Chaucer: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer regarded as among the most beautiful books ever printed from the designs of Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris. Published in 2008 with the Folio Society facsimile first printed in a 2002 limited edition and the Kelmscott Chaucer first published in 1896. In the publisher's decorative original maroon cloth in the original brown slipcase. with Morris and Burns's woodcut illustrations throughout. Originally pent up in their dormitories and the Bodelian Library marvelling over Chaucer and his old manuscripts as University friends Morris would later invite Burne-Jones to illustrate the masterpiece late in his career once he founded his Kelmscott Press. Morris wanted every decision regarding the book to be used for decorative effect making Chaucer's classic into an Arts and Crafts masterpiece. This lovely facsimile printed on elephant-size folio brings out Morris and Burne's Jones's artwork while being a very clear read. In the publisher's decorative original maroon cloth in the original brown slipcase. Externally in excellent condition with minimal marks and edgewear. Slipcase has minimal edgewear and is mostly clean with a couple of faint handling marks and scratches and a couple of faint fading spots to tail of spine. Minor fading to slipcase joints and edges. Brown end papers are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine Folio Society hardcover
1846réf. 146339London: William Pickering 1846. First edition of this exemplary collection of poems. Octavo three volumes bound in full contemporary tan calf with blue and black morocco labels stamped in gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles marbled endpapers all edges marbled. In near fine condition bookplate of Lady Davy wife of British chemist and inventor Sir Humphry Davy to the front pastedown of each volume. Widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages Geoffrey Chaucer is best known for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer also achieved fame in his lifetime as a philosopher and astronomer composing the scientific A Treatise on the Astrolabe for his 10-year-old son Lewis. Among Chaucer's many other works are The Book of the Duchess The House of Fame The Legend of Good Women and Troilus and Criseyde. William Pickering hardcover
réf. Z1-T-020-01020Rarebooksclub.com. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Rarebooksclub.com unknown
2008Large folio, on laid paper, text in red and black throughout, with numerous fine illustrations and borders in the text; full brown buckram boards and backstrip elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt top, brown endpapers, broad black silk marker, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case lettered in gilt. Superb facsimile of the Arts & Crafts classic. Includes an extended essay by William S. Peterson. NOW SCARCE IN ITS OWN RIGHT.
1980réf. 406008London : Arnold 1980. 1st edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in title-blocked vellum over fine-ribbed cloth boards. Spine and boards somewhat stained and slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Internally bright and clean. Physical description; 707 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Text in Middle English with accompanying material in English. Subjects; Chaucer Geoffrey -1400 Manuscripts. Chaucer Geoffrey -1400. Chaucer Geoffrey 1340-1400 Canterbury tales. Chaucer Geoffrey d. 1400 Canterbury tales - Criticism textual. Chaucer Geoffrey -1400 ; Manuscripts ; Facsimiles. Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages ; Poetry. Storytelling ; Poetry. Tales Medieval. Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages. Storytelling. Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages England Canterbury Poetry. Civilization Medieval Poetry. Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages ; Poetry. Storytelling ; Poetry. Tales Medieval. English poetry. Manuscripts English Middle ; Facsimiles. Canterbury England ; Poetry. England Canterbury. Poetry in English 1066-1400 - Texts. London : Arnold hardcover
1958réf. 198429Cleveland amd New York : World Publishing Co. 1958. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cream cloth. Elaborate blind tooling to spine and front panel. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Some light surface marks to boards. A beautifully produced edition. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Scans images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 554 pages; Physical description: xix 554 p. : illus. ; 33 cm. Summary: Fine facsimile reprint of the original Kelmscott Chaucer by William Morris with the original illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones. Subjects: Chaucer Geoffrey 1340 -1400. English poetry and literature -- Middle English 1100-1500. Pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature - Middle English 1100-1500. Kelmscott Press -- Morris William 1834-1896. Cleveland amd New York : World Publishing Co. hardcover
2008réf. 051187London: The Folio Society 2008. Book. Illus. by Edward Burne-Jones. As New. Hardcover. First Thus. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Dark rust buckram covers elaborately decorated and lettered in gold foil with silk book mark bound in slipcased. Facsimile of the famous edition by William Morris printed by Cambridge University Press on Oxenford twin-wire laid paper made at the James Cropper Mill Burneside Cumbria with binding design by David Pearson and binding executed by Sigloch Buchbinderei Blaufelden Germany. 559 pp. Elephant folio a massive 16 3/4" x 12' format. Absolutely as issued. Slipcase shows minor shelf wear as expected thus Near Fine to Fine. The Folio Society Hardcover
