The Canterbury Tales, Done Into Modern English Verse by Frank Ernest Hill and Newly Revised for This Edition
by CHAUCER, Geoffrey
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Avon, Connecticut: The Heritage Press. Near Fine. 1974. Hardcover. The "Canterbury Tales" are a collection of 14th-century tales, originally written in Middle English and rendered into modern English verse in this Heritage Press reprint edition by Frank Ernest Hill. Introduced by Mr. Hill, and with two-page color frontis illustration by Arthur Szyk. Sandglass leaflet laid in (Avon, no. IIR: 39). --- In patterned gold, blue and red paper-covered boards, backed in navy cloth. Titling gilt-stamped on red spine block. Volume housed in slipcase covered in mustard paper. --- With some loss of brightness to spine titling, otherwise a tightly-bound, clean, bright copy. Slipcase with minor soiling; is structurally sound.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xx, 550 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85772
- Title
- The Canterbury Tales, Done Into Modern English Verse by Frank Ernest Hill and Newly Revised for This Edition
- Author
- CHAUCER, Geoffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- Avon, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1974
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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