THE WORKS OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER : a Facsimilie of the William Morris KELMSCOTT CHAUCER with the Original 87 Illustrations By Edward Burne-Jones
by CHAUCER, GEOFFREY & Winterich. John T
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/Good+
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1958. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +/Good+. Introduction by John T. Winterich. With a Glossary for the modern reader. A beautiful Edition. Text arranged in Double Columns, with Ornate Capitals. Beautiful B&W illustrations by Burne-Jones with Wide Foliate Borders. Cream cloth cover with lovely blind-embossed decoration on front and spine. Bright Gilt lettering on spine. 554 p.pages, 3 kilos, 13" tall. No inscriptions. Small brown stain on some bottom page egdes at fore corner. Some nicks, a small closed tear and a piece 1" x3" missing at top edge of back of jacket and slight soiling at fore edge. Unclipped. Weighs over 3 kilos packed so Shipping Outside UK will be extra.
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019885
- Title
- THE WORKS OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER : a Facsimilie of the William Morris KELMSCOTT CHAUCER with the Original 87 Illustrations By Edward Burne-Jones
- Author
- CHAUCER, GEOFFREY & Winterich. John T
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland and New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- LIERATURE/CLASSICS/CHAUCER/CANTERBURY TALES/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
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