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Uniform matching hard back binding in publisher's original quarter beige linen cloth over light blue paper covered boards, paper lettering labels to the spines and front covers, top edge gilt. 4to 10�'' x 8''. Contains pp. x, 235, [2 leaves]; x, 217, [2 leaves]; x, 183, [2 leaves]. 3 engraved titles. 36 captioned paper guarded mounted colour plates (including frontispiece). Hand written number 227 of 500 limited edition copies on hand made Riccardi Paper. Foxing to the fore edge of volume three, small scratch mark to the front cover of volume two, contents in Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400.