Lot 211
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Gill, Eric--Golden Cockerel Press--Chaucer, Geoffrey

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gill, Eric--Golden Cockerel Press--Chaucer, Geoffrey
  • The Canterbury Tales. Golden Cockerel Press, 1929
  • Paper
4to, number 84 of 500 copies, 4 volumes, wood-engraved illustrations by Eric Gill, initials printed in blue, red and black, original niger morocco-backed boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, top edges gilt, very minor spotting and browning, corners slightly bumped

Literature

Gill 281; Chanticleer 63

Condition

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Catalogue Note

The bibliography of the Golden Cockerel Press describes this set, quite simply, as "beautiful books".