Canterbury Tales: Fifteen Tales and the General Prologue
W. W. Norton & Company, August 2005. Later Printing. Trade Paperback. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in. Fine paperback copy. More
W. W. Norton & Company, August 2005. Later Printing. Trade Paperback. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in. Fine paperback copy. More
D. Appleton & Co., 1860. Hardcover. A Good copy with a loosened front hinge, minor fraying to the cloth, minor bumping to the corners, and general light shelfwear; internally Near Fine. A previous owner's penciled name and date (1868) on the preliminary page. Bound in green cloth over boards with..... More
Studio Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Copy #199 of 285 numbered copies signed by artist. Printed by Heidi Bak on a Washington hand press. Housed in a brick-red cloth folding portfolio case, measures 14.5 x 11.75 inches. The text indicates that this work was originally created in conjuction with the..... More
Easton Press, 2009. First Thus. Leather Binding. Copy #310 of 425 numbered copies of this beautiful, massive facsimile edition, bound in full cream leather decorated in gilt, bevelled edges, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt (lacks the clamshell box; minor wear to leather, bottom edge has some dings to the gilt)..... More
Easton Press, 1978. Leather Binding. Bound in full brown leather with gilt decorations, raised bands to spine, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, Easton bookplate with owner name to front pastedown. 8vo. 357pp. Series: The 100 Greatest Book Ever Written, Collector's Edition. Color Illustrations. More
Limited Editions Club, 1939. First Thus. Hardcover. Copy #317 of 1500 numbered copies. Original white cloth over green boards. No slipcase; ex-library with markings; light shelfwear. xxi, [1], 309, [1] pages. First complete modernized English version of Chaucer's epic in 5 books (and his 'proem'); translator's introduction (uncredited). Color Decorative..... More
Literary Guild, 1932. First Thus. Hardcover. From the library of noted American poet William H. Matchett with his name stamped on the ffep. A Very Good copy of the Literary Guild Edition (1932) with mild shelfwear, moderate tanning to text, and some scuffing and fading to clothbound blue and cream..... More
The Franklin Library, 1974. Leather Binding. Full dark brown leather decorated in gilt, spine with raised bands, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers. Series: The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. Caxton, William. More
Oxford University Press, 1946. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in dark blue cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Hinges weak, taped on frontispiece. Illustrated by frontis. More
Privately Printed, 0000. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good used copy. Ink name to front wraps; pencil and ink underlining to text. 24pp. Latin text with extended English commentary. More