Search Results: Volumes from William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

Black cloth boards with copper particulars to front board and spine. Cream paper dust jacket with text and design. All 7 dust jackets protected in mylar. Volumes contents are as follows: Vol. 1: Romaunt of the Rose and Minor Poems; 2: Boethius, Troilus; 3: House of Fame, Legend of Good Women, Astrolabe, and Sources of Canterbury Tales; 4: The Canterbury Tales (Text); 5: The Canterbury Tales (Notes); 6: Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes; 7: Chaucerian and Other Pieces. Small liquid stain to bottom of the front of volume 1 dj; abrasion with mark to bottom of back of volume 3 dj; very light stain to front of volume 4 dj. Light wear to dust jackets with light bumping to head and tail of spines (see images). 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Please expect extra postage as this is a large set.

Professionally rebound in half calf over marbled boards with debossed rule to boards; 6 raised bands, gilt particulars, debossed decoration, and burgundy morocco label to spines. Volumes 1-3 are from 1781 and volumes 4-6 are from 1788. Vol 1 Fourth edition; Vol. 2 Second edition; Vol. 3 Second edition; Vol. 4-6 edition not stated. No previous owners' names or other markings. Each: 9 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Pagination: Vol. 1; 3 end leaves (modern, earlier re-binding, original); engraved portrait frontis by Hall after Reynolds, full title page, preface dated Feb 1, 1776 with postscript dated March 1, 1781, advertisement [5 leaves]; engraved folding map "Eastern part of the Roman Empire" by Tho. Kitchin Senr dated Jan 1, 1781; 1-704; 3 end leaves (as above); no errataVol 2; 3 end leaves (modern, earlier re-binding, original); half title, full title, contents [6 leaves]; engraved folding map "Western Part of the Roman Empire" (small tear at left fold line) by Tho. Kitchin Senr dated Jan 1, 1781; single-fold… Read More

Full 13-volume set in various original bindings (see image). Volume I is in full calf, while Volumes II-XII are half calf over marbled boards. Although variables in collation amongst sets, this set appears to be complete. Volume XI contains folding maps with tears at connection to spine and joints. Not examined unfolded. Volume VIII contains 26 colored bird plates, with Volume IX containing the remaining 9.Flaws are as follows: Volume II, IV, V, IX, XI: Leather desiccated to spine. Volume I, V, VI: Losses to head and tail of spine. Volume VI: Worming to tail of spine. Volume VIII: Moisture mark to first few pages. Volume X: Wear to head of spine. Volume XI: Front board nearly detached. Volume XII, Part 1: Boards nearly detached. Losses to head of spine. Volume XII, Part 2: Boards detached. 9.5 x 11.75 inches.