Books: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and Others Being A ..., Whangarei in Whangarei, Northland for sale

Leather on boards abraded and deteriorated with surface losses over large areas. The leather on the boards has been treated for red rot with cellugel (hydroxypropylcellulose), so the volume can now be handled without red dust rubbing off onto your hands. Spine leather in very good condition, joints strong. Narrow splits to gutters at hinges. Internally very good. Provenance: ex-libris bookplate of Ralph V. Westwood. The bookplate shows a knight on horseback crossing a stone bridge. ; A facsimile of the 1532 edition, reproduced by photolithography. This copy is Number 163 of an edition of 1000 copies. xliv, 793 pages. Full leather binding. Spine with five raised bands and red morocco lettering piece. Page dimensions: 372 x 265mm. Skeat's introduction includes a list of the first eight collected editions of Chaucer, and notes on each individual poem, mentioning for some poems their printing history and whether their authorship can be attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer. ; Folio
Books: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and Others Being A Reproduction In Facsimile Of The First Collected Edition 1532 From The Copy In The British Museum.
Author
Geoffre Chaucer
Title
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and Others Being A Reproduction In Facsimile Of The First Collected Edition 1532 From The Copy In The British Museum.
Publisher name
Alexander Moring [1905], London
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1905
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Abebof326d