Canterbury Tales: Rendered Into Modern English By J. U. Nicolson, with Illustrations By Rockwell Kent and an Introduction by Hall Gerould
by Nicolson, J. U. & Geoffrey Chaucer
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine /Good Plus Dj
- Seller
-
Barstow, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Garden City Books. Bright green cloth with Chaucer by Kent as blind-stamp into front cover and bright gilt spine title. 8 1/2" T all by 6 inches Wide by 1 5/8 inches thick. 1934 date on copyright page with typography by Robert Josephy. Kent illustrates each character in a type of sepia-toned wood-cut or copper-cut plates. The jacket is used but sill looks good or better with light edge wear. it has a publisher price inside on the flap of 2.95. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1934.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeff Stark
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 055754
- Title
- Canterbury Tales: Rendered Into Modern English By J. U. Nicolson, with Illustrations By Rockwell Kent and an Introduction by Hall Gerould
- Author
- Nicolson, J. U. & Geoffrey Chaucer
- Illustrator
- Rockwell Kent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus Dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Garden City Books
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- ROCKWELL KENT
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Jeff Stark
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Barstow, California
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