Hardcover
1946 · New York
by Chaucer, Geoffrey; Frank Ernest Hill (English verse); Arthur Szyk (Illustrator)
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1946. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Arthur Szyk. SIGNED. 550pp. Quarto [27 cm] 1/4 beige leather over illustrated boards. In a slipcase covered with illustrated paper. Navy publisher's topstain, which has faded near the spine. Spine a bit toned; spine ends lightly rubbed. Slipcase also has spots of toning, and a handful of small, closed tears at corners. Textblock is mildly, sporadically toned and offset. Signed by Arthur Szyk on the limitation page. Number 648 of 1500 copies.
Arthur Szyk is regarded by scholars and art critics to have been the greatest 20th century illuminator working in the style (truncated)
Arthur Szyk is regarded by scholars and art critics to have been the greatest 20th century illuminator working in the style (truncated)