Chaucer, Geoffrey
Rare books by Geoffrey Chaucer including finely bound copies and early editions of The Canterbury Tales and the collected works.
(KELMSCOTT PRESS) CHAUCER, Geoffrey.
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted. 1896
£60,000
First Kelmscott edition, one of 425 copies on paper. The book was originally issued in either the standard Kelmscott binding of quarter holland boards or in full pigskin by the Doves...
Folio. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full pigskin over heavy reverse bevelled boards, raised bands and headcaps, compartments ruled in gilt, gilt lettered in... Read more
CHAUCER, Geoffrey.
The Workes of our Ancient and lerned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly Printed. 1602
£6,000
Second Speght edition, including the first appearance in print of the ABC; a variant has Adam Islip's name in the imprint. The schoolmaster Thomas Speght (d. 1621) had the help of...
Folio in sixes (326 × 220 mm). Early nineteenth-century tan calf, spine with five raised bands, blind rules and motifs in compartments, gilt lettered in second... Read more
(KELMSCOTT PRESS) CHAUCER, Geoffrey.
The Works. 1974
£2,500
First edition thus, first impression, the superb Basilisk Press facsimile of the Kelmscott Chaucer. One of a limited edition of 500 copies.
2 volumes, folio. Original red and white floral patterned cloth, printed paper labels to spines. In the publisher's blue slipcase. 87 woodcut illustrations after Sir... Read more
(KENT, Rockwell) CHAUCER, Geoffrey.
The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer 1930
£675
First Rockwell Kent Edition, Limited Issue. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the artist.
Folio, pp. 530, Bound in recent full brown morocco, red title label to spine gilt, raised bands, rules to boards gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrated... Read more
(CHAUCER, Geoffrey) SEYMOUR, Mary.
Chaucer's Stories Simply Told. 1884
£95
First edition. A very attractively bound copy.
Octavo (180 × 125 mm). Contemporary red calf prize binding, spine elaborately gilt in compartments, brown morocco label, marbled endpapers and edges, double-line... Read more
CHAUCER, Geoffrey.
Chaucer. Selected and edited by Frederick Nöel Patton. c.1910
£60
Part of The Canterbury Poets Series, edited by William Sharp.
Small octavo. Contemporary quarter vellum, brown morocco label, (137 × 100 mm) floral decoration to spine, green cloth boards, plain cream endpapers, top edge... Read more
