Tales of the Canterbury Pilgrims Retold from Chaucer & Others
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, Publishers, ca. 1910. Later edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [2], iii-xxiv, 1-364, [2] pp. Half red morocco over marbled linen, boards ruled in gold, spine in six compartments with gold lettering; top edge gilt. Linen marbled endpapers and pastedowns. With the cloth and spine of the trade edition bound in. Binding contemporary to the leaves. Bound by G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press Bindery. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson: a frontispiece, illustrated title page, in-text and full-page drawings all in black and white. Introduction by F.J. Furnivall. A lovely binding for these classic stories of medieval English literature. Very Good. Item #000016867
A few spots rubbed on the binding, especially the corners, the leaves with an occasional chip to their margins, not affecting the text.
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