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Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer; with Poems Formerly Printed with His or Attributed to Him. In Four Volumes
by Chaucer, Geoffrey; Edited, with a Memoir, by Robert Bell; with a Preliminary Essay by Rev. W. W. Skeat
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: George Bell and Sons, 1878. SCARCE. Four volume set finely bound in contemporary polished red calf, the backs tooled in gilt with morocco labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruled borders to covers, marbled end papers and edges, tissue guarded frontispiece portrait of Chaucer to volume one. A lovely set, Near Fine, a bit of light rubbing at joints, covers a bit darkened. Series title; Bohn's Standard Library. V. 1-2. Canterbury Tales.- V. 3. Troylus and Cryseyde, etc.-V. 4. Romaunt of the Rose, etc. . Revised Edition. Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008160
- Title
- Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer; with Poems Formerly Printed with His or Attributed to Him. In Four Volumes
- Author
- Chaucer, Geoffrey; Edited, with a Memoir, by Robert Bell; with a Preliminary Essay by Rev. W. W. Skeat
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Bell and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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