Description: Click here to see our other books! The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer; Thomas Tyrwhitt [ed.] 1822 W. Pickering and R. & S. Prowett : London 8" by 5.5" 284; 354; 291; 344; 300pp SUMMARY A smart five volume set of Thomas Tyrwhitt's edition of Geoffrey Chaucer's middle English Canterbury Tales. Leather Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 4 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 39.99 EU Postage: £ 26.99 European Postage: £ 36.99 Asia Postage: £ 65.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 99.99 DESCRIPTION A smart nineteenth century edition of Chaucer's magnum opus, a collection of twenty-four stories running over seventeen-thousand lines.Complete in five volumes.Illustrated with a frontispiece and one further plate to volume I. Collated, complete.Retaining the original half titles.First Pickering printing of Tyrwhitt's ground breaking edition of 1775-1758, which was the first serious attempt to restore the genuine text of Chaucer's work. This is also viewed as Pickering's first major work as publisher according to bibliographer Geoffrey Keynes. CONDITION In half morocco bindings, with marbled paper covered bards. Significant rubbing to back strips and board perimeters. Volume I, II, IV and V front hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to plates and pages facing them. Pages otherwise generally bright and clean, with only the odd area of concentrated spotting. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: Geoffrey Chaucer; Thomas Tyrwhitt [ed.]
Publisher: W. Pickering and R. & S. Prowett
Binding: Leather
Special Attributes: No
Language: English
Fiction Subject: Short Stories & Anthologies
Illustrator: Not Stated
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1822
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 4.000000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
