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Children's and Private Press Books
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Bloomsbury House
24 Maddox Street Mayfair, London, W1 S1PP 
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Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Canterbury Tales, 4 vol., number 168 of 485 copies, wood-engraved decorative borders, illustrations and initials by Eric Gill, initials printed in red, blue and black, original morocco-backed patterned-paper boards, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., others uncut, spines faded but otherwise a good copy with only one or two corners slightly bumped but not with the usual wear, [Chanticleer 63], small folio, Waltham St.Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1929-31.***One of the finest illustrated books of the 20th century.. ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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