CHAUCER, Geoffrey

The Canterbury Tales

London, Limited Editions Club, 1934. Hardcover. Two volumes, tall quarto (8" x 12-1/2") bound in half cream canvas and decorated gray boards. Illustrated with floriated initials in green and yellow with each page ruled in pale gold on pale gray paper. Copy #397 of 1500 designed, printed, and bound by George W. Jones at The Sign of the Dolphin. SIGNED by the printer on the colophon page. Handsome edition of this classic collection of bawdy tales. Ill.: George W. Jones. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 015842

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Medieval Literature, Old English Literature, Limited Editions Club, LEC, Chaucer, Fine Press George W. Jones Signed Illustrated Books Literature: English Limited Editions Club

CHAUCER, Geoffrey

The Canterbury Tales

New York, Limited Editions Club, (1946). Hardcover. Large octavo bound in original white morocco-grained sheepskin-backed decorated boards. Designed by George Macy with decorated initials and headings by Charles E. Skaggs and illustrated with full-page color plates by Arthur Szyk. Copy #1249 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Arthur Szyk. A few small rubbed spots on the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Nicer than usually found due to the fragile nature of the sheepskin spine .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 020715

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Medieval Literature, Judaica, Color Plates, Arthur Szyk Arthur Szyk Signed Illustrated Books Limited Editions Club Arthur Szyk

CHAUCER, Geoffrey

The Canterbury Tales

New York, Limited Editions Club, (1946). Hardcover. Large octavo bound in original white morocco-grained sheepskin-backed decorated boards. Designed by George Macy with decorated initials and headings by Charles E. Skaggs and illustrated with full-page color plates by Arthur Szyk. Copy #1420 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Arthur Szyk. Some loss of leather at spine tips and along spine edges. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase with short split along top edge .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 021167

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Medieval Literature, Judaica, Color Plates, Arthur Szyk Arthur Szyk Signed Illustrated Books Limited Editions Club Arthur Szyk

CHAUCER, Geoffrey

Troilus and Cressida

London, Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into modern English verse by G. P. Krapp. Designed by George W. Jones who has provided a brilliant two-page title composition using vintage historiated initial letters printed in three colors on a deeply toned English rag paper. Copy #380 of 1500 SIGNED by the designer on the colophon page. Mild soiling to the spine. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 014449

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Poetry, Medieval Literature, LEC, Chaucer, English Literature Signed Medieval Literature Fine Press Literature: English

CHAUCER, Geoffrey

Troilus and Cressida

London, Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into modern English verse by G. P. Krapp. Designed by George W. Jones who has provided a brilliant two-page title composition using vintage historiated initial letters printed in three colors on a deeply toned English rag paper. Copy #1205 of 1500 SIGNED by the designer on the colophon page. Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown with offsetting to the facing endpaper. Near Fine in a close to Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 014962

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Poetry, Medieval Literature, LEC, Chaucer, English Literature Signed Medieval Literature Fine Press Literature: English

CHAUCER, Geoffrey

Troilus and Cressida

London, Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into modern English verse by G. P. Krapp. Designed by George W. Jones who has provided a brilliant two-page title composition using vintage historiated initial letters printed in three colors on a deeply toned English rag paper. Copy #845 of 1500 SIGNED by the designer on the colophon page. Spine darkened but not terribly so. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase, intact but with some soiling .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 015579

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Limited Editions Club, Poetry, Medieval Literature, LEC, Chaucer, English Literature Signed Medieval Literature Literature: English Limited Editions Club

CHAUCER, Geoffrey

Troilus and Cressida

London, Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into modern English verse by G. P. Krapp. Designed by George W. Jones who has provided a brilliant two-page title composition using vintage historiated initial letters printed in three colors on a deeply toned English rag paper. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. Spine slightly darkened. Near Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 016363

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Poetry, Medieval Literature, LEC, Chaucer, English Literature Signed Medieval Literature Fine Press Literature: English

CHAUCER, Geoffrey

Troilus and Cressida

London, Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into modern English verse by G. P. Krapp. Designed by George W. Jones who has provided a brilliant two-page title composition using vintage historiated initial letters printed in three colors on a deeply toned English rag paper. Of a total edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where instead of a number the initials "G.M." and the words "out-of-series" are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files, and most likely the publisher George Macy's very own copy. Spine slightly darkened. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 016372

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Poetry, Medieval Literature, LEC, Chaucer, English Literature Signed Medieval Literature Fine Press Literature: English

CHAUCER, Geoffrey

Troilus and Cressida

London, Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into modern English verse by G. P. Krapp. Designed by George W. Jones who has provided a brilliant two-page title composition using vintage historiated initial letters printed in three colors on a deeply toned English rag paper. Copy #65 of 1500 SIGNED by the designer on the colophon page. Spine slightly darkened. Near Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase with partial split at bottom edge .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 021192

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Limited Editions Club, Poetry, Medieval Literature, LEC, Chaucer, English Literature Signed Medieval Literature Literature: English Limited Editions Club

CHEKHOV, Anton

Two Plays of Anton Chekhov. The Cherry Orchard. Three Sisters

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Small quarto (6-7/8" x 9-3/8") bound in quarter black goatskin leather and luxurious woven black and cherry-red fabric sides; 168 pages. Translated by Constance Garnett with an introduction by Sir John Gielgud. Illustrated with black-and-white line drawings and tempera paintings by Lajos Szalay. Copy #1087 of 2000 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Lajos Szalay. Slight rubbing to spine. About Fine in a Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 015794

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Theater, Plays, 19th Century Russian Literature, LEC, Anton Chekhov Lajos Szalay Signed Illustrated Books Limited Editions Club 19th Century Russian Literature

CHEKHOV, Anton

Two Plays of Anton Chekhov. The Cherry Orchard. Three Sisters

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Small quarto (6-7/8" x 9-3/8") bound in quarter black goatskin leather and luxurious woven black and cherry-red fabric sides; 168 pages. Translated by Constance Garnett with an introduction by Sir John Gielgud. Illustrated with black-and-white line drawings and tempera paintings by Lajos Szalay. Copy #887 of 2000 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Ill.: Lajos Szalay. Small rubbed spot at bottom of spine. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 018602

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Theater, Plays, Modern Firsts, LEC Lajos Szalay Signed Illustrated Books Anton Chekhov 19th Century Russian Literature

CHEKHOV, Anton

Two Plays of Anton Chekhov. The Cherry Orchard. Three Sisters

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Small quarto (6-7/8" x 9-3/8") bound in quarter black goatskin leather and luxurious woven black and cherry-red fabric sides; 168 pages. Translated by Constance Garnett with an introduction by Sir John Gielgud. Illustrated with black-and-white line drawings and tempera paintings by Lajos Szalay. Copy #894 of 2000 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Lajos Szalay. A few light scratches to the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 018724

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Theater, Plays, Modern Firsts, LEC Lajos Szalay Signed Illustrated Books Anton Chekhov 19th Century Russian Literature

COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Thin quarto (8-1/2" x 11-1/2") bound in full russet ostrich hide, certainly one of the more unusual bindings of the press. Illustrations by Edward A. Wilson hand-colored by Charlize Brakeley. Includes the author's marginal notes. Designed by C. P. Rollins at the Yale University Press. Introduction by John L. Lowes. Copy #323 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Edward A. Wilson. Light, scattered foxing. Minor edgewear and a few scuffs on the rear board. Very Good, lacking the chemise and slipcase .

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Book number: 019390

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Limited Editions, Romantic Literature, Samuel T. Coleridge, Fine Press, Color Plate Books Edward A. Wilson Signed Illustrated Books 19th Century British Literature Hand-colored

COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Thin quarto (8-1/2" x 11-1/2") bound in full russet ostrich hide, certainly one of the more unusual bindings of the press. Illustrations by Edward A. Wilson hand-colored by Charlize Brakeley. Includes the author's marginal notes. Designed by C. P. Rollins at the Yale University Press. Introduction by John L. Lowes. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. Ill.: Edward A. Wilson. Mild rubbing to spine tips and corners, neatly retouched. Near Fine in a Very Good chemise with and a Good slipcase with splits to the top edge .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 016375

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Romantic Literature, Samuel T. Coleridge, Fine Press, Color Plate Books, 19th Century British Literature, 19th Century Literature, Hand-colored Edward A. Wilson Signed Illustrated Books 19th Century Briti

COLLIER, John Payne

Punch and Judy

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Octavo (6-1/4" x 9-1/2") bound in pictorially embossed blindstamped full cowhide. Copy #1208 of 1500 designed by Frederick Warde and illustrated with collotype reproductions of the original etchings by George Cruikshank and 24 sketches in color by Cruikshank never before printed. Issued unsigned. Monthly Letter laid in. A charming book in very nice condition with the only defect being a small adhesive stain to the front pastedown where a bookplate was once tipped in. Ill.: George Cruikshank. Short split at the top of the chemise with some staining to the slipcase. Just about Fine in a Very Good chemise and slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 014477

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Color Plates, Puppetry, Limited Editions, Fine Press, Literature: English George Cruikshank Children's Literature Illustrated Books George Cruikshank 19th Century British Literature