The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
F.S. Ellis
Edward Burne-Jones
Morris, William
1515
[4], [i]-ii, [3], 2-554pp. Later full pigskin by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, raised bands, spine in seven panels, title in gilt to second panel, publisher and date to foot, remaining panels with thick and thin line borders, a central tudor rose with lions above and below and fleur-de-lis to either side, and small flower head corner pieces. Covers with thick and thin line borders, tudor rose corner and side pieces, with repeated lion and flower head tools in broken panels surrounding inner single line frame with fleur-de-lis corner pieces
Spine lightly browned, minor rubbing to extremities, internally bright and clean. Housed in a pigskin backed drop back box
The crowning achievement of Morris's press, famous before it even came off the press, one of four hundred and twenty-five copies printed on 'Perch' paper, in 'Chaucer' and 'Troy' type, in double column, and in red and black. With wood engraved title, borders, and initials by C. E. Keates, W. H. Hooper, and W. Spielmeyer after designs by Morris, and eighty-seven text illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones, redrawn in ink by R. Catterson-Smith and engraved by W. H. Hooper
See Franklin, page 201; Peterson A40; Tomkinson, page 117
1896
Very Good
First Edition
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