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1856031601New York: D. Appleton & Company 1856. Book. Illus. by Edward Corbould. Very Good. Full Leather. New Edition. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Brown leather with gilt and tooled decorative front back and spine. Gilt edges. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontis with partially torn tissue guard and engravings throughout with tissue guards intact. " From the Text and with the Notes and Glossary of Thomas Tyrwhitt Condensed and Arranged under the Text." Worn at corners and spine. Very tight inside. D. Appleton & Company Hardcover
1928950Z29London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd 1928. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5 by 4.5. A. C. Harradine. . The first edition of this Christmas anthology of poetry ballads songs recipes and stories from the likes of William Shakespeare Geoffrey Chaucer and many other renowned authors in the original scarce dust wrapper. The first edition first impression. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and many monochrome vignettes and musical scores by A. C. Harradine. This volume features an anthology of ballads songs stories carols recipes and more selected and edited by Wyndham Lewis and G. C. Heseltine. The volume features work from celebrated authors such as William Shakespeare Dr Samuel Johnson John Milton and Geoffrey Chaucer. In the publisher"s original cloth scarce to see in the original illustrated dust wrapper. . In the publisher"s original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with very minimal wear. The wrap has sunning to the spine with slight loss to the head small closed tears to the extremities and light handling marks. Spotting to fly leaves. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages. Letter to previous owner loosely placed to the front. Near Fine J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd hardcover
1979932Y4Folkestone : University of Oklahoma Press 1979. Cloth. Near Fine. 11.5" by 8.5". None . A pleasing copy of this impressive facsimile edition of 'The Canterbury Tales'. The first edition thus being a facsimile and transcription of the Hengwrt Manuscript. Alongside variants from the Ellesmere Manuscript. In the publisher's original cloth binding.With a coloured frontispiece.A wonderful transcription of the 'The Canterbury Tales' a collection of twenty-four stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387-1400.The lines are demonstrated to the opposite of its respective manuscript page. Edited by Paul G. Ruggiers an American literary historian and with introductions by Donald C. Baker A. I. Doyle and M. B. Parkes. In the original cloth binding. Externally excellent with slight shelf wear only. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine University of Oklahoma Press hardcover
219Extremities bumped rubbed soiled and sunned toning throughout else fine. LMM-219. <p>Geoffrey Chaucer. Thomas Lounsbury introduction. The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. 1900. First edition thus. <br /> Octavo. 877pp indexed. Frontispiece. Full blue leather stamped in gilt to spine gilt borders inside covers top edge gilt marbled endpapers.</p> <br /> <p>From the collection of Larry McMurtry at his home in Archer City Texas. His book with personal brand-mark bookplate.</p> . unknown
1983318782Franklin Center: Franklin 1983. hardcover. fine. Two volumes. Translation into modern English by J. U. Nicolson illustrations by Edward Coley Burne-Jones borders by William Morris. 1119 pages continuous pagination 8vo gilt-decorated green leather a.e.g. Franklin Center: The Franklin Library 1983. Gilt edges just a touch scuffed still a fine copy.<br/> <br/> 25th Anniversary Edition.<br/> <br/> Franklin unknown
198368370The Franklin Library. 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. Full green leather binding all edges gilt silk moiré endpapers three raised spine bands. Includes publisher booklet produced for this "25th Anniversary Edition of the Great Books of the Western World." . The Franklin Library hardcover
192475747Wien: Artur Wolf Verlag. Very Good. 1924. Hardcover. This book is hard-bound in green paper covered boards with gilt and black stamping to the upper cover with a gilt stamped white spine. The covers show light scuffing sunning to the edges edge-wear and rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The spine is scuffed and toned. There is some wrinkling to the upper cover. The text-block is cracked at a few spots showing the beginning of separation. The contents are bright and clean with very nice tipped-in color illustrations. . Artur Wolf Verlag hardcover
1934929<p>introduced by gordon hall gerould; rendered into modern english by ju. nicholson text of 626 pages interspired with illustrations by rockwell kent is unmarked.top edges golden dappled paper endpapers green and yellow</p> doubleday & co hardcover
1946013727NY: Limited Editions Club 1946. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. About as nice as one would expect to see in decorated slipcase as issued. Designed by George Macy with decorated initials and headings by Charles E. Skaggs and illustrated with full-page color plates by Arthur Szyk signed by Szyk on the colophon. Limited to 1500 copies. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1946021167New York: Limited Editions Club 1946. Hardcover. Some loss of leather at spine tips and along spine edges. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase with short split along top edge. Arthur Szyk. Large octavo bound in original white morocco-grained sheepskin-backed decorated boards. Designed by George Macy with decorated initials and headings by Charles E. Skaggs and illustrated with full-page color plates by Arthur Szyk. Copy #1420 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover
195814443Cleveland: World Publishing Company 1958. First Edition in this Format; Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good in embossed boards; with a Good dust jacket. A few chips to jacket edges a few small stains to jacket. Toning. Jacket is in two pieces held together in mylar. Text is clean and unmarked illustrated throughout. The Kelmscott Chaucer is considered William Morris's masterpiece as well as by many the most beautiful book ever printed and this facsimile is completely faithful to the original. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. World Publishing Company hardcover
1934103582Garden City Publishing Company Inc. 1934 First edition. Modern English translation by J.U. Nicolson. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Introduction by Gordon Hall Geroud. Tan cloth with an inset decoration over gold gilt. Embossed title and author name on the front board. Paper label with black title on spine. Publisher's brown topstain. Decorated endpapers and pastedowns. As fine of a copy of this title as I have seen. Faint soiling to rear jacket panel. Small closed tears to jacket now wrapped in Brodart. 627 pages. Illus. by Rockwell Kent. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Garden City Publishing Company, Inc. hardcover
1930105633Covici-Friede 1930. Hardcover. Very good/no jacket. Two volumes. Oversized. Illustrated and signed by Rockwell Kent. Appears that library labels on each spine were removed but no other evidence inside. Covers shelfworn and mildly stained. Covici-Friede hardcover
1978ANAIS-0901380326Circle Press Publications 1978-01-01. Second Edition. hardcover. Good. 9.5X6.5X1.5. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Circle Press Publications hardcover
1903169390New York: MacMillan 1903. Globe Edition; Fourth Printing. Fine binding. Very Good in rebound decorative boards. MacMillan unknown
1979SONG0806114169University of Oklahoma Press 1979-03-15. Facsimile. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.00x1.00x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover
194643047New York: Limited Editions Club 1946. Number 1361 of 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator Arthur Szyk. Near fine with slight wear to leather spine ends. Book has a supplied clear mylar cover. Clean and bright with no markings. Slipcase has wear and chipping at front openings top strip has been repaired. See photos. . Signed. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Arthur Szyk. Limited Editions Club Hardcover
1907001788London: Arnold Fairbairns and Company Limited 1907. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Ambrose Dudley. Square 8vo iv pp36 plus b/w frontis and 10 further b/w plates with head & tail pieces throughout text illustrated by Ambrose Dudley a first edition thus. Hardcover no dust jacket. A contemporary probably one off binding of full blue calf leather with gilt titles to front board with 5 raised bands and designs to spine and tooled gilt borders to both boards. Binding in very good condition with some small scratches to leather and a little rubbing to edges of spine and boards. Insides "The text of this edition is that of Professor Skeat Walter William Skeat by whose kind permission and that of the Delegates of the Clarendon Press the publishers are enabled to use it". All pages and plates with top edge gilt in very good condition with the odd spot and mark to the rough cut pages and a very discreet blind stamped library stamp to blank free end paper. The marbled end papers look to be hand made with snippets of text in gilt to inside edges of binding. A very nice copy printed by The Campfield Press. A scarce example. <br/> <br/> Arnold Fairbairns and Company Limited hardcover
12252London Percy Society 1847-51. 3 solid later hcalf. XLIII295386320 pp. Occassionally a little brownspotted. <br/><br/><em>First edition of Thomas Wright's version. </em> unknown
101423Edinburgh James Nichol 1861. 3 vols. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. In brown full calf leather fine binding by “BICKERS & SON” with gilt decoration and lettering to spine on green label raised bands gilt panelled boards. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good condition. Corners bumped and rubbed. Some minor rubbing to edges and ends of spine. Foxing spots to endapers. Some scratches to rear board on volume 1. Inscription to front endpaper “John C. Hanford Flood from his affectionate friends George John Courthorpe William Francis Courthorpe & Alexander Courthorpe on his leaving Eton Easter 1867”. Else very clean and tight copies. 233pp; 299pp; 34199. Part of “Nichol’s Library Edition of British Poets in Forty-Two Vols.” Edinburgh James Nichol 1861 hardcover
19969780140861372-2025Penguin Audio 1996. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Geoffrey Chaucer Richard Briers Alan Cumming James Grout</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Penguin Audio</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9780140861372</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 1996</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 72</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> Carefully selected to be read aloud this recording of Chaucer's poem gives the listener a merry feast of the voices and characters from which The Canterbury Tales continues to draw its enduring power. 6 cassettes.</p> Penguin Audio hardcover
89995Couverture rigide. Bon/2012. in-8. Hildesheim - Zurich - New York 2012 in-8 873pp pagination continue Reliure pleine percaline Très bel exemplaire! De la bibliothèque du Professeur Crépin! Lettre d'ex-dono tapuscrite signée et datée par Oizumi! unknown
30089Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd. 1978. Reissue. Uniquely bound in quarter black morocco and wooden boards with five raised bands and titles in gilt to the spine. Tan leather border decorated in blind with black morocco ties and polished stone clasps. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with 96 colour plates and with black and white illustrations throughout. Housed in a felt-lined ribbon pull wooden slipcase. A better than very good copy the binding square and firm bright and fresh. Slightly toned to the closed text block edge and with a couple of light marks to the fore-edge. The contents with small indentations to the page surface to the front and rear a couple of light brown marks to the half-title and rear flyleaf and light spotting to the title page are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the near fine structurally sound slipcase that is a little bowed to the opening. An attractive craft binding. A selection of tales from Chaucer's magnum opus accompanied by two introductory essays and an abundance of illustrations in a unique craft binding. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd. 1978 hardcover
1852347869London : Edward Moxon Dover Street 1852. First New Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Gilt blocked title to spine with raised bands. Particularly well-preserved; tight bright clean and strong. Further scans images and additional bibliographical material available on request. Physical description; Add. engr-t.-pl x 2 lxx 2 501 1 p. ; 8vo. Subjects; English poetry 14th century. English poems. Poetry. Medievalists; poetry. Medieval literature. London : Edward Moxon, Dover Street hardcover
2008mon0000992431The Folio Society 2008. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Clean copy. Pages clean and bright no markings. Housed in slipcase. Complete with numerous illustrations. The Folio Society hardcover