The Poetical Works Of Geoffrey Chaucer

London: George Bell & Sons 1891, 1893, Aldine edition. (Hardcover set) Very good. Red cloth over red cloth spine. Vol. 1 dated 1893 and the rest 1891. Frontispiece, in Vol.1. The spines are darkened and slightly cocked, and each volume has a previous owner's name and blindstamp. Edited by Richard Morris. Publisher series: Aldine Edition… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: THE AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY, 1882 BEAUTIFUL DARK GREEN COVER, BLACK DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE, GOLD FRONT SPINE AND PAGE EDGES. LIGHT WEAR COVER. FORMER OWNERS NAME INSIDE FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. CONTENTS INCLUDE CANTERBURY TALES, THE CUCKOW AND NIGHTINGALE, THE ASSEMBLY OF FOULES, MINOR POEMS AND GLOSSARY. Geoffrey Chaucer (1340s 25 October 1400) was an English… Read more about this item

London: William Pickering, 1845. Small Octavo. Aldine edition of the British poets. In 6 volumes. Portrait frontispiece in volume one. A collection of Chaucer's poetical works along with a memoir. An exceptionally nice set. Though all the volumes appear to have been rebacked at an early date and beautifully executed. (It would not have been noticeable except; the marbled… Read more about this item

London: Bell and Daldy, 1866. Volume 6 of 6. Bumping to top and bottom of spine. Bumps to edges of rear board. Board tips lightly worn and pressed. The pages are clean and tight throughout. This is an ex-library copy displaying two white dewey decimal numbers to spine, a sticker to inside cover and a stamp to FEP.. Hardcover. Good/No… Read more about this item

London: William Pickering, 1845. Hardcover. Near Fine. Bound in tan calf with gilt decoration.All volumes are lightly rubbed and very slight fading to covers. Internally, all volumes have light instances of spotting. Gilt page edges. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. Very Good 1845

London : George Routledge and sons, Broadway, Ludgate Hill, 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy finely bound blind tooled leather with a gilt blocked title to the spine. Some slight wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the libraries of Robert Edward Gardiner and Maclay with their respective bookplates. Physical… Read more about this item

New York: A. L. Burt, Publisher, [no date] c.1885. Blue cloth boards, gilt-stamped spine. Good/No Dust Jacket. A New Text with Notes by Thomas Wright. Includes Canterbury Tales, The Cuckow and Nightingale, The Assembly of Fowles, and Minor Poems. 631 pages, glossary. Pages clean, cracking at 220-1 and 330-1. Wear and bumping.

London : Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1925. 3rd edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Marginal marks remain. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 632 pp. Notes; The World's Classics series. Subjects; Chaucer, Geoffrey -1400. Skeat, W. W. English literature Middle English,… Read more about this item

George Bell and Sons, London, 1878. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition. Memoir, by Robert Bell; with a Preliminary Essay by Rev. W. W. Skeat. The two catalogues at the beginning at and at the end of the book had been printed on a yellow coloured stock. Dark green coloured cloth covered boards with… Read more about this item

London: George Bell and Sons, 1878. Finely bound set of Chaucer's poetical works. Small octavos, four volumes bound in three quarters morocco by Bayntun Bindery with gilt tooling to the spine and red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue guarded frontispiece portrait of Chaucer to volume one.… Read more about this item

1861 Geoffrey CHAUCER Canterbury Tales Assembly of Foules English Poetry RARE 8v "If gold rusts, what then can iron do?" ― Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales 'The Canterbury Tales' is one of the most famous pieces of early English literature, written during the end of the 14th-century. Written by Geoffrey Chaucer, this book is a collection of short stories told from the perspective… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Cadell and Davies; Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme... 1807. 12mo. 14 volumes bound as 7. Original brown full tree calf. Gilt-patterned spines with green leather title labels. Sprinkled edges. Armorial bookplates to front pastedowns. Extra engraved title page to each volume. Joint partially split to volume one but board still firmly attached. Crease to spine of volume… Read more about this item

London: Bell and Daldy. Very good copies in the original decorated cloth. Later prt.. hardcover. 12mo, 2156 pp., The Aldine Edition of the British Poets bound in green cloth stamped in black & gold, Spines slightly darkened .

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London: George Bell and Sons, 1886. Finely bound Aldine edition of this collection of brilliant poetical works. Octavo, six volumes, bound in three quarter brown calf over marbled boards with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within five raised gilt bands, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, decorated with botanical… Read more about this item

London: Edward Moxon, 1847. Hardcover. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print, raised bands; Boards in brown leather, light wear to spine caps and corners, light scuffing to bands, toning/soiling to fore edge of front and rear, else clean and strong; Text block has gilt edges, blue ribbon marker, light peripheral toning to endpapers, light age-toning to paper,… Read more about this item

New York: Hurst & Company. Hardcover. Very Good+ in boards. Edge wear. Corners rubbed. Soiling. No date indicated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London.: George Routledge & Sons., 1866. lxx, 501pp, engraved title page & portrait frontispiece. With an Essay on his Language and Versification and an Introductory Discourse; together with Notes and a Glossary by Thomas Tyrwhitt. Original green embossed patterned cloth with bevelled edges. Some fraying at the spine ends. Internally, the rear inner joint is cracked but still sound, slight… Read more about this item

BOSTON USA, HOUGHTON MIFFLIN AND COMPANY, 1879. THREE VOLUMES, BOUND IN HALF RED LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS, MARBLED ENDPAPERS AND EDGES, ELABORATE GILT TOOLING TO SPINES. FRONTISPIECE OF CHAUCER TO VOL 1. PERSONAL BOOK PLATES TO ALL VOLUMES. VOL 2 HAS WEAKNESS TO THE BINDING, SOME FADING OF THE GILT TITLES ON THE SPINE, BUT A… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.