Hardcover
1978 · Norwalk, Connecticut
by CHAUCER, GEOFFREY
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1978. All edges gilt. Covers and spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Silk bookmark sewn-in. This edition done into modern English verse by Frank Ernest Hill, newly revised for this edition. Frontispiece illustration of Chaucer. Double-page color illustration preceding the prologue. 550pp. The earliest printed edition of this classic work was done by Caxton in 1418. Chaucer lived from 1243-1400. A finely-bound copy of the famous work. . Collector's Edition. Full Brown Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Large Octavo.
(Inventory #: 014799)