CHAUCER, GEOFFREY

The Canterbury Tales

New York: Modern Library, (1929). First Modern Library Edition. 16mo. 4.5 x 6.625 in. vii, 602 pp. + adverts. Toledano Binding Style No. 5 in plum balloon cloth, with Kent torchbearer device in blind on upper cover, gilt grape-vine to spine; purple Kent endpapers, with purple top-stain. Stated First Modern Library Edition. Good. Moderate wear to covers, with a touch of soiling; spine somewhat sunned. Superficial crack at title-page gutter. Previous ownership signature to half-title. Lacking dust jacket. Text otherwise clean and bright. Binding otherwise secure.

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