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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. NEW. 272pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] Brown cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. With an illustrated dust jacket. From the publisher - "When William Morris founded the Kelmscott Press, his celebrated private press, in 1891, one of the books he intended to print was an edition of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer. Because of its size and complexity, The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer did not emerge from the press until June 1896, shortly before Morris's death. Even at the time of publication, there was almost universal recognition that it was the most ambitious and remarkable book produced in the nineteenth century. Morris himself designed the type, initials, and borders. His old friend Sir Edward Burne-Jones created the eighty-seven wood-engraved illustrations, and the book was printed on a hand-press with ink, paper, and vellum made to Morris' exact specifications. According to Sydney Cockerell, the second Secretary of the…
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The Kelmscott Chaucer: A Census Hardcover - 2011
by William S. Peterson
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- Title The Kelmscott Chaucer: A Census
- Author William S. Peterson
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First edition
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oak Knoll Press, USA,
- Date 2011-04
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781584562894 / 1584562897
- Library of Congress subjects Chaucer, Geoffrey, Kelmscott Press
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011003557
- Dewey Decimal Code 016.821
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New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press , 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xvi, 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.Subjects: Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400. Works. 1896.Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400 ; Bibliography. Morris, William 1834-1896.Chaucer, Geoffrey d. 1400.Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400.Chaucer, Geoffrey. Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted ; Catalogs.Chaucer, Geoffrey d. 1400. Works. 1896 ; Catalogs.Chaucer, Geoffrey d. 1400 ; Bibliography. Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400. Works. 1896. Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400 ; Bibliography. Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400.Kelmscott Press ; Catalogs. Kelmscott Press.Kelmscott Press. Kelmscott Press London. Kelmscott Press ; kataloger.
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