Chaucer Illustrated: Five Hundred Years of the Canterbury Tales in Pictures Tapa dura - 2003

New Castle, Delaware / London: Oak Knoll Press / The British Library, 2003. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 2003. First Edition (so stated). Well illustrated with over 100 b/w reproductions as well as 42 in full color. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth. From the pristine dust jacket: "CHAUCER ILLUSTRATED presents ten scholarly essays, specifically commissioned for this volume, that collectively trace pictorial renditions of THE CANTERBURY TALES from the Ellesmere Manuscript (c. 1410) to the 20th-century illustrations of Rockwell Kent and Eric Gill. The contributors address the way the illustrations illuminate the history of book production, marketing, and readership; and the writers… Leer más

As New quarto volume in As New Dust Jacket.

Oak Knoll Press and the British Library. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1584561025 . Clean, pristine, gift quality! No inscriptions, no remainder marks, no signs of use. The jacket is protected by a mylar Brodart cover. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; 10.2 X 7.3 X 1.7 inches; 445 pages .