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Chaucer According to William Caxton: Minor Poems and Boece, 1478
by CHAUCER, Geoffrey (author); BOYD, Beverly (editor)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Lawrence, Kansas: Allen Press, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. Three volumes of works by Geoffrey Chaucer were first published at William Caxton's press in 1478, and are offered here in this single volume. Per the jacket flap, Mr. Caxton was the English world's first printer. Selections edited by Beverly Boyd, who also has inscribed and signed this book on the front free endpaper thus; "July 19, 1979/For Noelle with warm regards/Beverly Boyd". With a frontis image of a leaf from Boece. Back matter includes several pages of notes and reference material. --- In pale blue cloth covered boards with spine titling in black. Jacket titling superimposed over blurred image of the page depicted at frontis. --- With a little discoloration to covers, otherwise a firm, unmarked and sound copy. Unclipped jacket with toning to edges of front panel, else intact and in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); xxviii, 202 pages; Signed by Editor .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82007
- Title
- Chaucer According to William Caxton: Minor Poems and Boece, 1478
- Author
- CHAUCER, Geoffrey (author); BOYD, Beverly (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Allen Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Lawrence, Kansas
- Date Published
- 1978
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Poetry; >>Books About Books and Words; >>England, UK and UK History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Littleton, Colorado
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- Inscribed
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- Good+
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- Jacket
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