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Chaucer's Works. Printed in 1782. (Includes The Canterbury Tales.)
In the original period leather bindings from 1782.
The Poetical Works of Geoff. Chaucer, complete in Fourteen Volumes (as stated on the title pages). Printed in Edinburg, at The Apollo Press, Bell's Edition, 1782.
This set is a FIRST EDITION THUS (i. e. a First Edition by this publisher).
These are bound in the original full leather binding. Even the spines are original. These measure 4 7/8 inches tall. There are 14 illustrated frontispieces.
The leather is supple. All the hinges are fully attached but some do exhibit rubbing along the hinges. The original spines are also fresh. There are No previous signs of ownership such as names, inscriptions or bookplates. The bindings are all very tight. The interior is very fresh and clean and practically free of foxing.
This set is very well preserved.
Chaucer is considered the greatest literary figure of his day (c.1343-1400). His greatest work is The Canterbury Tales, consisting of 24 tales told by a company of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury. The party first assembles at the Tabardan, an inn in Southwark, and there agrees to tell one tale each, both going and returning; the person who tells the best tale is to be treated by the rest to a supper at the Tabard on the homeward journey. The party consists of 29 pilgrims so there should have been 58; but only 23, and a fragment of another, were told. As individual characters the most celebrated are probably the Clerk, Knight, Man of Law, Parson, Squire, and Wife of Bath.
This is an attractive set bound in the original, full, tree calf leather. This would make an excellent gift and/or addition to any collection.
Such early sets are very difficult to obtain.
Each volume will be individually wrapped and padded for shipping.
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