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The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer Easton Press
Poetry
Satire
Classic
English Literature
USD$825

Description

Deluxe Limited Edition. Re-creating the breathtaking 1913 Flint illustrated edition. limited to just 300 copies. Here is a breathtaking edition of one of the most enduring works in English literature: Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, in an extraordinary re-creation of the 1913 illustrated edition featuring the masterful watercolors of the renowned Sir William Russell Flint! This beautiful Deluxe Limited Edition features: 1. Chaucer's complete masterpiece, featuring the tales told by a group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral. 2. All 36 of William Russell Flint's original watercolor illustrations, beautifully restored, and hand-mounted on special paper. 3. Captioned tissue overlays protect each illustration. 4. Luxurious marbled endsheets. 5. Unique and intricate cover designs created especially for this Deluxe Edition. 6. A fabric-covered slipcase for storage and display. Measured by 6 3/4" x 9 3/4".

About The Canterbury Tales

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.