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. Item #015579

Price: $65.00