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1870942T10London: The Chaucer Society by N. Trubner & Co. 1870-1890. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A collection of essays and studies on the literary works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Six volumes. From the Chaucer Society. A collection of critical works and studies of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer an English poet author and civil servant considered the "father of English literature". This set contains: Essays on Chaucer: His Words and Works c1870. A collection of essays with translations on some of the author's most important and entertaining pieces from a variety of literary scholars. Trial-Forewords to My "Parrallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems" for the Chaucer Society 1880. Written by Frederick James Furnivall an English philologist best known as one of the co-creators of the New English Dictionary. Chaucer's "Boece" Englisht from Boethius's "De Consolatione Philosophiae" 1886. Edited by Richard Morris an English philologist and priest of the Church of England. Chaucer's "Boece" Englisht from "Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii Philosophiae Consolationis Libri Quinque" 1886. Edited by Frederick James Furnivall. The Tale of Beryn 1887. With two folding maps. Collated complete. Edited by Frederick James Furnivall and W. G. Stone a British editor and author. John Lane's Continuation of Chaucer's "Squire's Tale" 1890. Edited by Frederick James Furnivall with notes from William Alexander Clouston a Scottish folklorist. Bound in half green crushed morocco with green cloth covered boards. Externally smart with light rubbing and fading to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with library stickers to the tail of the spines. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Library bookplate to the front pastedown with a library sticker to the reverse of the title page and library ink stamps to the odd page. Very Good The Chaucer Society by N. Trubner & Co. hardcover
1868942T6London: The Chaucer Society by N. Trubner & Co. 1868-1890. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A collection of four volumes of reference works from The Chaucer Society on various works. Four volumes. From The Chaucer Society. Scarce works. A collection of reference texts on the works of Geoffrey Chaucer an English poet author and civil servant considered the "father of English literature". Edited by Frederick James Furnivall an English philologist best known as one of the co-creators of the New English Dictionary. This set contains: Odd Texts of Chaucer's Minor Poems 1868-1880. Containing extracts from works such as: An ABC The House of Fame and The Legend of Good Women. A One-Text Print of Chaucer's Minor Poems Being the Best of Each poem in the Parallel-Text Edition 1868-1880. Containing extracts from works such as: Mother of God Envoy to Scogan and Lack of Steadfastness. A One-Text Print of Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde 1888. An epic poem which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set against a backdrop of war during the siege of Troy. The Chronology of Chaucer's Writings 1890. A detailed and comprehensive record of the origins of each of Chaucer's works with dates contained in four periods of his life. Written by John Koch an American academic historian and linguist specialising in prehistory and the early Middle Ages. Bound in half calf with cloth covered boards. Externally sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with small cracks to the joints. Light loss to the spines with library labels to the head of the spines. Front hinges starting. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Minor age toning to the extremities. Library bookplate to the front pastedown with library sticker to the reverse of the title page and library ink stamps to the endpapers and the odd page. Good The Chaucer Society by N. Trubner & Co. hardcover
1896AQ29156London: The Kelmscott Press 1896. A single leaf pp523-524 from the larger work. Slightest of creasing to edges else fine. A leaf from the Kelmscott Press' 'The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted' taken from Book IV of his epic poem Troilus and Criseyde. Founded in 1891 in Hammersmith by famed designer William Morris 1834-1896 Kelmscott looked to the earliest days of printing to recreate the styles and techniques of the original 15th century typesetting. The result set a new standard for book design featuring 87 illustrations and decorative borders. This leaf from book IV describes the poem's hero Troilus distraught in grief after learning his lover Criseyde has been exchanged for information with the Greeks praying for death to 'cometh and endeth peyne'. . Dimensions 288 x 423 millimetres. The Kelmscott Press unknown
1895013250Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott 1895. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. VG. Two uniform volumes 5th edition apparently issued in a gift box that is missing gold cloth decorated with peacock feather motif decorations in the Arts& Crafts style gte sides untrimmed illustrated w/ b&w photograph reproductions w/ tissue guards. Covers modestly soiled some light foxing here and there largely at front and back. J. B. Lippincott hardcover
18721378972London: Oxford University Press 1872. Softcover. Octavo lxix 14 119 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in gray paper wraps with black lettering on spine. Mild shelf wear. Sunning to covers and spine. Chipping along edges. Worming present between page 93 to rear cover. Textblock uncut at top edge. Age-toning to interior pages. Shelved in Room G. From the collection of Silvio Bedini. Bedini spent twenty five years at the Smithsonian Institution serving as curator in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in the new Museum of History and Technology now the National Museum of American History before serving as first Assistant Director then Deputy Director of the National Museum of History and Technology. He then served as Keeper of Rare Books at the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology a branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries before becoming a Historian Emeritus. He specialized in early scientific instruments. 1378972. Special Collections. Oxford University Press unknown
1872549023-4: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1872. Paperback. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press paperback
188015239<p><b>1880 Geoffrey CHAUCER Poems Canterbury Tales Assembly of Foules Aldine Poets 6v</b></p><p><i>"If gold rusts what then can iron do"</i></p><p>― Geoffrey Chaucer<i> The Canterbury Tales</i></p><p><i>'The Canterbury Tales'</i> is one of the most famous pieces of early English literature written during the end of the 14th-century. Written by Geoffrey Chaucer this book is a collection of short stories told from the perspective of traveling pilgrims on their way to Canterbury from London. Chaucer paints an accurate portrayal of English society during the time as well as customs and social practices.</p><p>This late 19th-century printing of the poems of Chaucer includes of course '<i>Canterbury Tales'</i> but also features works such as '<i>Cuckow and Nightgale'</i> '<i>Assembly of Foules'</i> and other lesser-known poems. This set from the 'Aldine Edition of the British Poets' was collected and edited by Richard Morris supplemented with a memoir by Harris Nicolas. </p><p>Item number: #15239</p><p>Price: $550</p><p>CHAUCER Geoffrey</p><p><b><i>Aldine Edition of the British Poets: The poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer</i></b></p><p>London: George Bell & Sons / Bell & Daldy 1880.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages; 6 volumes</p><p>· Language: English</p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p>· Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in 17cm x 11cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>15239</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> George Bell & Sons / Bell & Daldy hardcover
1875008176London: George Bell and Sons 1875. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Aldine Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 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. George Bell and Sons Hardcover
1870174<p>Green boards with gilt titles and tooling to spine.</p><p>Very well preserved for its age with some minor wear to the top of the spine and pale staining to front and rear boards.</p><p>Top edge of the page block is gilt.</p><p>Contemporary inscription"To Thos Middleton my most valued friend from Thos Kenworthy".</p><p>Engraving of Chaucer to the frontispiece decorative title page and engraving of Spenser at the start of the Faerie Queene.</p><p>624 pages with a 16-page catalogue of Nimmo publications dated November 1869</p> Nimmo hardcover
190078072Wien:: Zinnen Verlag no date early 1900s. Publisher's dummy. publisher's cloth with partial jacket and final cloth binding spine and front panel only. Light wear to the fore-edge of the jacket; otherwise fine. 4to. Illustrated by W. Russel Flint five tipped-in color plates plus one on the sample dust jacket are included in this dummy. . Bearbeitet u. Herausgegeben von Paul W. Styx. Zinnen Verlag, hardcover
1868519535London: Fred. Bruckmann 1868. Softcover. Fine. Albumen print carte-de-visite photographic portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer reproduced from a painting by P. Kramer. Measuring 2.5" x 3.25". on slightly larger cardstock mount with dark red single-rule border. The image reproduces a painting by Chaucer in profile from the chest up. Printed in pale red text beneath the image: "Registered. 1. Depose. Chaucer. Fred. Bruckmann London." Light rubbing to photograph and mount else near fine condition. <br /> The photographer Fred. Bruckmann a noted German art publisher based in Munich opened a London studio at the Strand in 1868.<br /> The artist P. Kramer is almost certainly Peter Kramer 1823-1907 a painter and lithographer from Bavaria who emigrated to the United States in 1848. He returned to Germany in 1858 but was later exiled for caricaturing the King of Bavaria. He returned to the United States and opened a studio in New York City. Fred. Bruckmann unknown
187774958London:: Chatto and Windus 1877. First edition. publisher's gilt pictorial cloth with a key to the decorations printed on the front pastedown; gilt spine. A little sunning and a few spots to the cloth; corner tips frayed; tight and sound; contents fine. 8vo. Illustrated with eight coloured pictures and numerous woodcuts by the author. Chatto and Windus, hardcover
1885038130Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1885. Book. Good. Full Leather. Fifty-sixth Thousand. 12mo 12.5 x 16cm. A handsome full calf leather gilt-decorated binding. pp lv 282. Gilt decoration to the boards and the spine which has five raised bands gilt ruled borders armorial vignette of Aske's Hatcham School. All edges marbled. Binding very good corners and edges a litte worn some cracking to front hinge but held firm by cords. Contents clean and tight very light dust marking to the front blank only. An attractive copy. Oxford at the Clarendon Press Hardcover
1822122343W. Pickering Printer 1822-1846. Very Good. 8 volume leather bound set. 5 volumes of the Canterbury Tales 1822 with an introduction by T.Tyrwhitt Esq. Three volumes Romaunt of the Rose Troilus and Creseide and the minor poems with life of the poet by Sir Harris Nicolas 1846. 5 hub gilt decorated spines gilt accented boards edges and dentelles. Top edges gilt. Paisley end papers with previous owner's book plate to front paste downs. Please email for photos. W. Pickering Printer hardcover
1894397406London : J.M. Dent 1894. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned torn and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; xiv 487 p. : front. port. plates ; 19 cm. Notes; ""We have proposed.to make the whole course of the story clear by resolving inconvenient or difficult passages.into prose; but at the same time to allow the reader to be constantly refreshing himself from the 'well of English undefiled' by leaving all the remainder including the finest portions of the poetry in its own nervous and beautiful language.""-- Introd. p. 3. Subjects; The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer. Geoffrey Chaucer. English literature. English literature criticism. The Canterbury Tales criticism. London : J.M. Dent hardcover
18641077<p><b> PRESENTED TO A NOTED SCHOLAR JOHN JACOB ASTOR BY THE PUBLISHER<br /></b></p><p><b>CHAUCER Geoffrey. </b><i>Chaucer's Legende of Goode Women. Edited with an Introduction and Notes Glossarial and Critical by Hiram Corson. </i>12mo original decorated cloth uniformly & pleasantly faded paper label faded pp. xxxviii 145. Philadelphia: Frederick Leypoldt. New York: F. W. Christern. London: Trübner & Co. 1864. <br /></p><p>First Edition second issue with cancel title dated 1864; printed on thick paper. The first issue has integral title and is dated 1863. Number 30 of "Only 100 Copies printed in this paper" as stated by a thin slip of paper printed in red pasted under the copyright notice on verso of title-page. Presentation copy inscribed in pencil by the publisher to John Jacob Astor's grandson the noted American scholar writer and philologist Charles Astor Bristed 1820-1874 for whom see <b>DAB</b>: "C. A. Bristed Esq. With the Compliments of the Publisher. Philad Jan. 15 1864." The editor was Hiram Corson 1828-1911 American scholar and professor who as an intimate of Walt Whitman defended him vigorously. Corson has contributed a long introduction and notes glossarial and critical in which he stated his belief that the true spirit of Chaucer's poetry "can be reached only through its original language and not through modernized versions." Other than the pleasant fading of the patterned cloth binding an excellent copy. Presumably presented by Frederick Leypoldt. 65138</p><br /> Frederick Leypoldt hardcover
184627286London: William Pickering. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1846. 1st Thus. Hardcover. FINE Binding; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Bound in full polished calf with minor wear. Small chip to upper corner of vol III. Elegant decorative spines. These are the complementary volumes published in 1846 to finish the work originally publised in 1830. Provenance- armorial bookplate designed by WF Hopson displaying owner's entwined intials. . William Pickering hardcover
184649190London: William Pickering London 1846. Hardcover - as published. Good. This set will need rebinding. The boards are detached sections of spine missing Full leather teg. Internally tight and bright decorative end-papers minor foxing on the ffeps . William Pickering, London, hardcover
1892948T17London: William Blackwood and Sons 1892. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. The Canterbury Tales of Middle English writer Geoffrey Chaucer epitomised by Scottish classicist William Calder. With a folding frontispiece. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of twenty-four stories mostly written in verse although some are in prose presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Written by Geoffrey Chaucer an English poet author and civil servant considered the "father of English literature". Epitomised by Sir William Moir Calder a Scottish archaeologist epigraphist classicist and academic. Bound by Relfe Brothers Limited London. Suitable for rebinding. Bound in full red crushed morocco. Externally sound with rubbing and light loss to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with a damp mark to the tail of the spine and boards. The odd mark with small splits in the head of the spine. Library mark to the tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with library ink stamp and contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpapers. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Bound by Relfe Brothers Limited London. Suitable for rebinding. Good William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
1864P-19096Philadelphia: Frederick Leypoldt 1864. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Spine label slightly sunned faded. A tight clean unmarked copy—scarce thus. Binding is cloth boards. Frederick Leypoldt hardcover
1897mon0000349772Oxford University Press 1897T. unknown_binding. Very Good. 1972 Edition HB Oxford; In price-clipped dustwrapper No stamps or inscriptions; clean condition Oxford University Press unknown
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
184640153<p><b>1846 1ed Geoffrey CHAUCER Romaunt of the Rose Troilus Creseide Romance 3v BEAUTY</b></p><p>"<i>Woe to him who is alone since if he falls he has no help to rise."</i></p><p>―Geoffrey Chaucer Troilus and Cressida</p><p>A rare 19th-century collection of poetry written by the "father of English literature" Geoffrey Chaucer. This beautifully bound three-volume set contains the following works:</p><p>· <i>'</i><i>Romaunt of the Rose'</i></p><p>· <i>'Troilus and Creseide'</i></p><p>· <i>Minor Poems</i></p><p>· <i>'Life of the Poet'</i></p><p>Item number: #40153</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>CHAUCER Geoffrey; NICOLAS Sir Harris</p><p><b><i>Chaucer's Romaunt of the Rose Troilus and Creseide and the Minor Poems : With Life of the Poet by Sir Harris Nicolas.</i></b></p><p>London: William Pickering 1846. First edition.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete; 3 volumes</p><p>o Vol. I – 144; 230</p><p>o Vol. II – 6 348</p><p>o Vol. III – 6 352 </p><p>· Language: English</p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p>· Size: ~7.75in X 5in 19.5cm x 12.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>40153</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> William Pickering hardcover
188038491880. A set of ten books from the 1870s to the 1890s published in their original fine Victorian bindings. Fine gilt lettering and decorations along the spines will make this collection a beautiful addition to any bookshelf. Approximately 13'' of shelf space with the tallest volume measuring 8''. Moderate shelf wear on all ten volumes most noticeable at the spine ends. Front hinge on "Bracebridge" is cracked causing overbite. Front hinge is cracked on "Poetical works of Thomas Moore". Front and rear hinge cracked on "The Poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer". Front and rear hinge cracked on "Aurora Leigh". Front and rear hinge cracked on "Eastern Fairy Legends". <br /> <br /> Includes "The Pilgirm's Progress" by John Bunyan two copies in different bindings "Robert Morrison" by W.J. Townsend "The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer" "The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore" "Middlemarch" by George Eliot "Bracebridge Hall" by Washington Irving "The Life Speeches and Memorials of Daniel Webster" by Samuel M. Smucker "Eastern Fairy Legends Current in Southern India" and "Aurora Leigh" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. <br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. unknown
1895z012117n/a: n/a 1895. Paperback. Very Good. ca. 1895. Paperback 4to. in pictorial wraps featuring portrait of Longfellow with ribbon binding patterned endpapers. Unpaginated illustrated with 16 bright chromolithographed plates including portraits of Chaucer Burns Byron Longfellow Whittier and others. Very good. Wraps soiled and foxed chipping to cloth spine and wrap extremities inner hinge cracked. Contemporary gift inscription on title. Internally bright and unmarked. n/a paperback
