Canterbury Tales (2 volume set)
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1983. Edward Coley Burne-Jones (illustrator); William Morris (borders). Limited Edition. Full Leather. Two volume set. 23 x 14.5 cm. 1113pp. Bound into full green leather with gilt design, lettering and foredges. Moire endpapers, silk ribbons, 3 raised bands to spines. Chaucer's original text faces J. U. Nicolson's modern English version on opposing pages. Published as part of Franklin Library's the 25th Anniversary Edition of The Great Books of the Western World. Includes the Notes from the editors pamphlet. Fine. Item #89226
Price: $200.00