The Canterbury Tales. CHAUCER (Geoffrey).

Translated into Modern English by Nevill Coghill. Illustrated with woodcuts by Edna Whyte.

8vo. [217 x 125 x 40 mm]. [1]f, 304, [2] pp. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full dark brown morocco, the spine divided into six panels by raised bands, each flanked with blind fillets extending as strap work onto the covers, each panel with a blind compartment, panels one, four, five and six each tooled with a medieval style animal, panels two and three lettered in gilt, the turn-ins with a single line blind roll, signed with a gilt pallet, marbled endleaves, gilt edges.

London: Folio Society, 1956

Internally clean, in fine condition.

Stock no. 4237