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Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer by Chaucer, Geoffrey - 1927

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Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer by Chaucer, Geoffrey - 1927

Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer

by Chaucer, Geoffrey

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Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press, 1927. Gill, Eric. Quarto. xi, 312pp. One of 225 copies printed on Kelmscott paper in black, red, and blue. This handsome volume is Eric Gill's tour-de-force, his wood engravings appearing in the outer margin of every page of text. The decorations show leafy vines that frame and interlace the characters, who seem to be taking part in and commenting on the stories themselves. Troilus and Criseyde is one of the three most important books of the Golden Cockerel Press, and it precedes the other two, The Canterbury Tales and The Four Gospels. Of the three, it also has the smallest limitation. In discussing these three books, Colin Franklin writes that "Eric Gill's work goes back into the history of printed books and manuscripts, joining two arts with unique success." Of this volume, he goes on to say that the illustrations are "affectionate and cheeky, erotic, enjoyable and relevant, decorative and explanatory, a balance of taste and eye. Author, artist and printer have shared one concept and expressed it." Spine imperceptibly sunned, and showing a few tiny spots; a hint of shelfwear to extremities, else a fine copy in morocco-backed patterned paper boards, spine in six compartments and gilt stamped with the title. T.e.g. (Franklin, pp. 142-144; Chanticleer 50; Gill 279).

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  • Illustrator Gill, Eric
  • Book Condition Used
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  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Golden Cockerel Press
  • Place of Publication Berkshire
  • Date Published 1927

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Troilus and Criseyde / by Geoffrey Chaucer ; translated into modern English by Margaret...

Troilus and Criseyde / by Geoffrey Chaucer ; translated into modern English by Margaret Stanley-Wrench

by Chaucer, Geoffrey (1340-1400)

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London : Centaur, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 328 p. ; 22 cm. Notes; Bibliography: p328. Subjects; Chaucer, Geoffrey d. 1400. � Troilus and Criseyde. Troilus (Legendary character) � Poetry. Cressida (Fictitious character) � Poetry.
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