Canterbury Tales. De Luxe Edition.
by Geoffrey Chaucer; J.U. Nicolson [translator]; Rockwell Kent [illustrator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Light toning, shelfwear, occasional pencil notations.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Garden City Publishing Company. , 1934.. Light toning, shelfwear, occasional pencil notations. . Binding: Full red cloth boards. Upper lettered in blind with mounted illustration in gilt border. Spine with paper title label. Pictorial pasted and free endpapers. No dust jacket.
, Notes: Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s – 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the "father of English literature" and was the first writer to be buried in what has since come to be called Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey.
Rockwell Kent (1882 – 1971) was a prominent American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager.
, Size: Quarto.(235 x 155 mm), Illustration: Very good example of this De Luxe Edition of Chaucer’s famous work, illustrated with many plates by noted American illustrator Rockwell Kent. , Pages: 627 pp., Category: Book Literature;
, Notes: Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s – 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the "father of English literature" and was the first writer to be buried in what has since come to be called Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey.
Rockwell Kent (1882 – 1971) was a prominent American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager.
, Size: Quarto.(235 x 155 mm), Illustration: Very good example of this De Luxe Edition of Chaucer’s famous work, illustrated with many plates by noted American illustrator Rockwell Kent. , Pages: 627 pp., Category: Book Literature;
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B6997
- Title
- Canterbury Tales. De Luxe Edition.
- Author
- Geoffrey Chaucer; J.U. Nicolson [translator]; Rockwell Kent [illustrator]
- Book Condition
- Used - Light toning, shelfwear, occasional pencil notations.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Garden City Publishing Company.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934.
- Keywords
- Book Literature;
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