The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. A Facsimile of the William Morris Kelmscott Chaucer with an essay by William S. Peterson
by Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Folio Society, 2002. Hardback, full Nigerian goatskin, with elaborate gilt decoration. 41 x 29cm. ii, 554pp. Number 131 of an edition 1000 copies printed for The Folio Society by Cambridge University Press. Some denting to the corners of the box, thankfullty the book remains in undamaged. A finest facsimile of the Kelmscott Chaucer. A very heavy volume, substantial additional postage charges likely for delivery outside the UK. . Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Besleys Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18622
- Title
- The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. A Facsimile of the William Morris Kelmscott Chaucer with an essay by William S. Peterson
- Author
- Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- Folio Society
- Date Published
- 2002
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- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....
- Gilt
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...