The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Oxford: The Shakespeare Head Press/Basil Blackwell, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #48431
1928-29. 8 volumes. 4to. Original blue paper boards and linen spines, with printed spine labels. Edition of 375 copies, this is no. 47. Front and rear hinge of volume 1 fragile at the blanks before and after the text, the text block a little dropped at the top as a result, a few nicks and scratches to the boards, light cracking in the paper spine label. Other volumes with light bumping and wear to the corners, a few volumes with scuffing to the rear board, but overall a nice clean set, the text bright throughout and the bindings tight and square. Edited by by Alfred W. Polland. With hand-coloured initials and woodcuts, the illustrations freely drawn by Hugh Chesterman from those in the Ellesmere MS. of The Canterbury Tales. Includes a loose prospectus and spare spine labels.
Price (CAD): $3,000.00