[A leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer - Troilus and Criseyde Book IV pp523-524]
by [CHAUCER, Geoffrey]. [MORRIS, William]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Kelmscott Press, 1896. A single leaf (pp523-524) from the larger work. Slightest of creasing to edges, else fine. A leaf from the Kelmscott Press' 'The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted', taken from Book IV of his epic poem Troilus and Criseyde. Founded in 1891 in Hammersmith by famed designer William Morris (1834-1896), Kelmscott looked to the earliest days of printing to recreate the styles and techniques of the original 15th century typesetting. The result set a new standard for book design, featuring 87 illustrations and decorative borders. This leaf from book IV describes the poem's hero, Troilus, distraught in grief after learning his lover Criseyde has been exchanged for information with the Greeks, praying for death to 'cometh and endeth peyne'. . Dimensions 288 x 423 millimetres.
Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ29156
- Title
- [A leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer - Troilus and Criseyde Book IV pp523-524]
- Author
- [CHAUCER, Geoffrey]. [MORRIS, William]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- The Kelmscott Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- Dimensions 288 x 423 millimetres
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
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