The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. With an Essay on His Language and Versification, and an Introductory Discourse; Together With Notes and a Glossary
by Chaucer, Geoffrey; Thomas Tyrwhitt
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London : George Routledge , 1871 . . Very Good . 8VO . Bound in full, highly gilt decorated green morocco, marbled endpapers, AEG, decorated dentelles. Illustrated frontis and initial title page. Some damage to top of illustrated title. Leather worn and scuffed at the joints but overall a very attractive book. Heavy, extra postage would be required for overseas orders.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Neil Williams, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33418
- Title
- The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. With an Essay on His Language and Versification, and an Introductory Discourse; Together With Notes and a Glossary
- Author
- Chaucer, Geoffrey; Thomas Tyrwhitt
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1871
- Pages
- 501 pp.
- Size
- 8VO
- Keywords
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Neil Williams, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Neil Williams, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Victoria, British Columbia
About Neil Williams, Bookseller
We have been buying and selling on the Internet since 1992, full- time since 1998. We started as collectors of children's and illustrated books and this is still our largest specialty. We pride ourselves on the quality of our stock and our commitment to the contentment of our customers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...