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1846146339London: 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
1846008013London: William Pickering 1846. Three volumes finely bound by F. Bedford in contemporary full polished calf the backs intricately gilt covers with double gilt rules marbled end papers and edges. Small period "Pickering Booksellers 196 Piccadilly" label Vol.I front paste down. The set Near Fine small rubs and some discolorations to boards which are now covered with clear plastic protectors end papers toned interior pages clean and bright and free of toning. An uncommon work quite handsomely bound. . First Edition Thus. Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Small 8vo. William Pickering Hardcover books
1980406008London : 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
1958198429Cleveland 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
30620LONDON THE FOLIO SOCIETY 2008. FACSIMILIE COPY PRINTED ON SPECIALLY MADE PAPER BINDING DESIGN BY DAVID PEARSON BOUND BY SIGLOCH IN GERMANY. BOUND IN FULL RED BUCKRAM 559 PAGES TOP EDGES GILT ELABORATE DESIGN TO FRONT BOARD AND SPINE. A FINE COPY IN A FINE BROWN SLIPCASE. LONDON, THE FOLIO SOCIETY, 2008 hardcover
1875008176London: George Bell and Sons 1875. The Aldine Edition of the British Poets. Six volumes finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in half crushed brown morocco over marbled boards marbled end papers top edges giltm Aldine Edition stamped in gilt at tail of spine. morocco rubbed a bit at corners and a few small rubs at spines. Quite a handsome and sturdy set. . Aldine Edition . Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. George Bell and Sons Hardcover books
18961059<p>London/Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press 1896. Loose Pages. Near Fine. Folio: 16 5/8" x 11" 42.2 x 27.9 cm.</p><p>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.</p><p>Printed in black and red with the Chaucer type designed by Morris for his "KELMSCOTT CHAUCER."</p><p>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</p><p>Bright and clean. Only the very slightest foxing and minimal yellowing. In excellent condition for ephemera this old. Condition overall: Near Fine.</p> Kelmscott Press
18961058<p>London/Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press 1896. Loose Pages. Near Fine. Folio: 16 5/8" x 11" 42.2 x 27.9 cm.</p><p>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.</p><p>Printed in black and red with the Chaucer type designed by Morris for his "KELMSCOTT CHAUCER."</p><p>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</p><p>Bright and clean. Only the very slightest foxing and minimal yellowing. In excellent condition for ephemera this old. Condition overall: Near Fine.</p> Kelmscott Press
19971394926San 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
1982204480Franklin 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
268<p>Will demand some extra shipping. In great condition but small svuff on protective box</p> folio society hardcover
193002195CANTERBURY 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
1841AQ27709London: 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
2011013487London 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. <br/> <br/> The Folio Society hardcover
1874TK0384London:: George Routledge and Sons 1874. 1874. 8vo. lxx 2 501 1 pp. Original very dark green morocco triple-rules in gilt raised bands lined compartments in gilt gilt spine title all edges gilt gilt inner dentelles marbled endsheets. With an early inscription Charles Everitt from his friends W. S.L. Everslesy; J. W. Taggart and rubberstamp of D.C.St. G. Freeman. With a three-sided fore-edge painting showing the pilgrims of Chaucer and his portrait. The painting is well executed. / Sold by Harrington's with their cost-marks. Probably commissioned by or represented by that firm just after it was painted perhaps a house artist the period of execution being approximately mid-1990s. George Routledge and Sons, 1874. hardcover
20082079KLondon: 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. <br /> 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.<br /> Includes the large format prospectus that includes one full--size samole page with great illustrations. <br /> -- 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
2011066535London Great Britain: The Folio Society 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Folio. Includes commentary volume: The Golden Cockerel Press Troilus and Criseyde. Includes clamshell box. Bound in full black goatskin with gilt lettering and design. Facsimile of the original publication from 1926-27 a collaboration between typographer Robert Gibbings and artist Eric Gill for the Golden Cockerel Press. Limited Edition of 1250 numbered copies. This is copy 674. Discoloration and fading along top edge of clamshell box. Tight binding no marks. Volume is in Near Fine condition. Clamshell box is in Very Good condition. The Folio Society Hardcover
1940240426NAZROSY003847Chicago: 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
1994207298Norwalk 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
1972310177Oxford: Clarendon Press 1972. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copies in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. All the copies remain particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 7 volumes: illustrations facsimiles portrait; 23 cm. Notes: Binding uniform with that of 1st edition. Spine title: The works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. First published 1894 Vol. 1-6. 2.ed. first published 1899-1900 Vol. 1-5. Text in Middle English introduction and notes in English. Contents: v. 1 Romaunt of the rose Minor poems -- v. 2 Boethius and Troilus -- v. 3 The house of fame The legend of good women The treatise on the Astrolabe An account of the sources of the Canterbury tales -- v. 4 The Canterbury tales text -- v. 5 Notes to the Canterbury tales -- v. 6 Introduction glossary and indexes -- vol. 7 Chaucerian and Other Pieces. Subjects: Chaucer Geoffrey 1340-1400 English literature Complete works. English literature Middle English 1100-1500. English poetry Middle English 1100-1500. Other names: Skeat Walter W. Walter William 1835-1912 editor. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. Oxford: Clarendon Press hardcover
2011141213London : The Folio Society 2011. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. first thus TWO VOLUME SET main volume bound in full black leather heavily decorated in gilt with all page edges gilt illustrated second part has cloth backed boards 310 & 48 pages LIMITED EDITION this being number 378 of 1250 copies a lovely fine clean set in fine gilt lettered folding box. Would make a fine gift. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. <br/> <br/> The Folio Society hardcover
193050497New York: Covici-Friede 1930. Limited edition no. 278 of 924 copies from a total edition of 999 signed by Kent two volumes folio. 24 plates plus illustrations in the text. Original gilt titled cloth some minor marks slight browning to spines. New York: Covici-Friede unknown
2011001466<p>London: 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. <br /><br /></p> Folio Society hardcover
1882014073London: George Bell and Sons 1882. SIX VOLUMES UNIFORMLY BOUND. Marbled endpapers with matching edges. Gilt pannelled spines with black leather spine labels. Floral textured green cloth over boards. This edition was edited by Richard Morris with memoirs of the poet by Sir Harris Nicolas. A lovely set by the author of "The Canterbury Tales". Geoffrey Chaucer c.1343-1400 is considered the Father of English literature. Author poet philosopher diplomat. He was the first poet to be buried in Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey. Revised Edition. 1/2 Brown Calf. Minor Corner and Edge Wear/No Jacket. 6 1/2" x 4". George Bell and Sons Hardcover books
1946018625New York: Limited Editions Club 1946. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrators. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. xx 550 pages of text. Original white leather spine with illustrated boards; a few tiny scuff marks to the spine and minor shelfwear. Protected in fitted archival mylar. The matching slipcase is cracked at one seam with minor shelfwear. One of 1500 copies signed by Benton on the limitation page. Includes the Monthly Newsletter for the Limited Editions Club. The text is clean and unmarked. Minor stain to the closed page edges. First edition. Limited Editions Club Hardcover books
