Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and sunned at spine, front hinge . cracked, rear endpapers soiled.. 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 215pp. Red decorated cloth. Unattributed black and white illustrations. An adaptation of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales written for young readers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller: Old Saratoga Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 53126
Title: The Chaucer Story Book
Author: Tappan, Eva March
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and sunned at spine, front hinge cracked, rear endpapers soiled.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Place of Publication: Boston and New York
Date Published: 1908
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Canterbury Tales, CHAUCER
Bookseller catalogs: Short Stories and Essays;

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Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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