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198389226Franklin Center Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1983. Limited Edition. Full Leather. Fine. Edward Coley Burne-Jones illustrator; William Morris borders. Two volume set. 23 x 14.5 cm. 1113pp. Bound into full green leather with gilt design lettering and foredges. Moire endpapers silk ribbons 3 raised bands to spines. Chaucer's original text faces J. U. Nicolson's modern English version on opposing pages. Published as part of Franklin Library's the 25th Anniversary Edition of The Great Books of the Western World. Includes the Notes from the editors pamphlet. The Franklin Library unknown
1988212247New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard 1988. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. 1 inch open tear in middle of rear gutter. Book. Profusely illustrated in vibrant color characteristic of Trina Schart Hyman's distinctive style. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard hardcover
1934213945New York: Garden City Publishing 1934. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Printed stamp on front pastedown. Cocked spine. Garden City Publishing hardcover
1941331155New York: Henry Holt and Company 1941. First Edition Thus; Early Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Shelfwear on panel corners and spine crown and heel. Henry Holt and Company hardcover
19699789994564750-2025New American Library 1969. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Geoffrey Chaucer</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> New American Library</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9789994564750</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 1969</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 400</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> The procession that crosses Chaucer's pages is as full of life and as richly textured as a medieval tapestry. The Knight the Miller the Friar the Squire the Prioress the Wife of Bath and others who make up the cast of characters -- including Chaucer himself -- are real people with human emotions and weaknesses. When it is remembered that Chaucer wrote in English at a time when Latin was the standard literary language across western Europe the magnitude of his achievement is even more remarkable. But Chaucer's genius needs no historical introduction; it bursts forth from every page of The Canterbury Tales.If we trust the General Prologue Chaucer intended that each pilgrim should tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two tales on the way back. He never finished his enormous project and even the completed tales were not finally revised. Scholars are uncertain about the order of the tales. As the printing press had yet to be invented when Chaucer wrote his works The Canterbury Tales has been passed down in several handwritten manuscripts.</p> New American Library hardcover
1978216599Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Both volumes Near Fine Leather Bound. Book 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 to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; Great Books of the Western World. Franklin Library hardcover
1934332764New York: International Collectors Library 1934. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Very Good in boards. Notes From the Editor neatly laid in. Silk ribbon page marker. International Collectors Library hardcover
1934P-23728New York: Covici-Friede 1934. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Introduction by Gordon Hall Gerould. The famed first modern rendition of the work that inspired Margaret Atwood's THE HANDMAID'S TALE. Book is fine clean and unmarked. The rare dust jacket is very good wit very small chips to spine edges not affecting title and a few small amber stain spots to bottom corner not affecting artwork. Scarce in any condition. Archival Mylar cover provided making this a solid very attractive copy. Covici-Friede hardcover
0385000286.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0460003070.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1934B6543New York: Covici Friede Inc. 1934. A very handsome example. Binding: contemporary full blue paper boards title in gilt on flat spine spine with gilt ruling and decorative gilt motifs upper board with decorative gilt ruling and gilt central devices. Notes: Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. In 1386 Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of the Peace and in 1389 Clerk of the King's Works. It was during these years that Chaucer began working on his most famous text The Canterbury Tales. The tales mostly written in verse although some are in prose are 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. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return.<br><br>Geoffrey Chaucer 1340s–1400 was an English poet and author. Widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages he is best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the "father of English literature" or alternatively the "father of English poetry". He was the first writer to be buried in what has since come to be called Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. Chaucer also gained fame as a philosopher and astronomer composing the scientific A Treatise on the Astrolabe for his 10-year-old son Lewis. He maintained a career in the civil service as a bureaucrat courtier diplomat and member of parliament.<br><br> Size: 8vo. Illustration: Rendered into modern English by J. U. Nicolson with illustrations by Rockwell Kent and introduction by Gordon Hall Gerould.<br><br> Category: Book Literature; Covici, Friede, Inc. hardcover
B9780485610062Paperback / softback. New. A collection of ten critical essays on the Prologue to Chaucer's well-known work arranged in chronological order of their original publication. paperback
B9781443725972Hardback. New. hardcover
1851520155.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0451001958.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1974164781Franklin 1974. Hardcover. Collectible-Like new/No Jacket. Beautiful like new edition with tight spine and no shelf wear. Limited Frankling printing. Includes Notes from the Editor. Ribbon still tucked. Franklin hardcover
1978303517Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1978. 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. First Franklin Library Edition.; First Franklin Library Edition. Franklin Library hardcover
198512-28-2022-01This edition by the Franklin Library has all the hallmarks they are known for. Fine decorated hardcover gilded text block ribbon marker and superior binding. This edition is illustrated with the charming and witty woodcuts by William Caxtonm the first person to print the Canterbury TalesBeautiful Edition Oxford University Press hardcover
B9798457625136Paperback / softback. New. paperback
193420234Illustrated with full page plates. Introduction By Gordon Hall Gerould. Typography by Robert Josephy.<br />Blind stamped front board with Author and title.<br />Paper Label on spine slightly ripped.<br />Plate inset on front cover.<br />Endpapers as shown in photographs differ from the front large tree and rear seated woman Garden City Publishing Co. Inc. hardcover
1981023150Franklin Center PA: The Franklin Library 1981. Special Edition . Hardcover. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In contemporary verse by J.U. Nicolson. Illustrated with woodcuts by William Claxton which are a facsimile of those in Samuel Pepys's own copy of Chaucer's work. This handsome volume is quarterbound in green leather with three raised bands and gold-stamped titles to spine. A beautiful decorative design is stamped in gold to matching forest green cloth boards. It is in outstanding condition-- mint new unread--and also has a silk ribbon marker sewn-in; moire endpapers and full unmarked gilt edges. 618 pp. Special contents copyright and book published in 1981 by The Franklin Library.As issued without dust jacket. Packed carefully and shipped in a box to insure arrival in pristine condition. BUND <br/> <br/> The Franklin Library hardcover
1974303264Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1974. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. "The 100 Greatest Books of All Time" Limited Edition. Full leather. The Franklin Library Hardcover
1986Q-0517606151Avenel Books 1986-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Avenel Books hardcover
19492090502130602400Sogen-sha 1949. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 304p Plate size: 19cm Sogen-sha paperback
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 books
