The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
by Chaucer, Geoffrey; Thomas Wright
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company. Good with no dust jacket. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, t.e.g. A New Text, with Illustrative Notes, and an Introduction by Thomas Wright. Includes the full text of: Canterbury Tales; The Cuckow and Nightingale; The Assembly of Foules; Minor Poems; and a Glossary. . Corners bumped and lightly worn, moderate wear and rubbing to head and heel of spine, spine sunned, front hinge sprung, former owner's name written on ffep, else very good. GOOD. . Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall. 631 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23964
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
- Author
- Chaucer, Geoffrey; Thomas Wright
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Poetry;, Literature;, Fiction;, Chaucer;, Middle English;
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Round Table Books, LLC
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Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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