The Works Of Our Ancient Learned Excellent English Poet Jeffrey Chaucer As They Have Lately Been

by Jeffrey Chaucer C Geoffrey Thomas Speight

$3,750 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books · No longer available

London, 1687. Middle English FINAL BLACKLETTER EDITION, Speight's third edition. Quarto 34 x 22cm , pp. 34 660 24 . With the copper-engraved frontispiece portrait of Chaucer. Introductory matter in italic font, main text blackletter. Recently re-backed, with the original panelled and speckled calf boards, and the original plain speckled calf laid over spine, with raised bands. All edges trimmed and speckled. Delightful 'Alice' themed illustrated bookplate

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