1857 Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer CLASSIC Chatelain French ed

“If gold rusts, what then can iron do?”

― Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales

‘The Canterbury Tales’ is one of the most famous pieces of early English literature, written during the end of the 14th-century. Written by Geoffrey Chaucer, this book is a collection of short stories told from the perspective of traveling pilgrims on their way to Canterbury from London. Chaucer paints an accurate portrayal of English society during the time, as well as customs and social practices. Many of the famous tales have appeared in film, theatre, and other media forms such as ‘The Knight’s Tale,’ ‘The Physician’s Tale,’ and ‘The Plowman’s Tale,’

This rare first French edition, translated by Jean-Baptiste Chatelain, was published in London by William Pickering and, according to the Pickering Catalogue, it is

“not only as a literary curiosity, but as a literary luxury, we shall welcome the forthcoming ‘Contes de Contorbery,’ which we incline to think may introduce English readers to the father of the own poetry.”

Item number: #2589

Price: $750

BOUHOURS, Dominique

Contes de Cantorbéry. Traduits en vers français de Geoffrey Chaucer par le chevalier de Chatelain.

London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1857.

Details:

•Collation complete with all pages: 3 volumes

o16 full-page plates

•References: Pickering Catalogue 313

•Binding: Leather; tight and secure

•Language: French

•Size: ~7in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11cm)

•Very rare with no other example for sale worldwide

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