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¶ "I began printing books with the hope of producing some which would have a definite claim to beauty, while at the same time they should be easy to read and should not dazzle the eye, or trouble the intellect of the reader by eccentricity of form in the letters. I have always been a great admirer of the calligraphy of the Middle Ages, and of the earlier printing which took its place." — William Morris
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Category Archives: Copies for sale
Complete set of Kelmscott books for sale
Bruce Marshall Rare Books (Cheltenham, England) has issued a catalogue entitled A Complete Collection of the Kelmscott Press. The Chaucer is a quarter-linen binding, with no evidence (in the catalogue, at least) of previous owners. The collection is evidently meant … Continue reading
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Tagged Quarter-linen binding, Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Terry–Cohn copy to be sold
A copy of the Chaucer that crops up several times in our Census has resurfaced and is scheduled to sold by Sotheby (New York) on 13 June 2017. The Sotheby catalogue offers this description: “Original linen-backed blue-gray boards, printed spine … Continue reading
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Tagged Anderson Galleries, Parke-Bernet, Roderick Terry, Saul Cohn, Sotheby's
The Hersholt copy again
The copy of the Chaucer once owned by the Danish-born Hollywood film actor Jean Hersholt (1886–1956) (see our earlier post) has again surfaced — this time on the website of the Melbourne dealer Douglas Stewart Fine Books — with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Buddenbooks, Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Heritage Auctions, Jean Hersholt, Parke-Bernet, Philip Bishop
Three copies for sale in one month
[Originally posted 24 November 2015; most recent revision, 5 September 2016.] By coincidence, three copies of the Chaucer are coming up for sale next month (December 2015). (1) Swann, on 1 December (lot 140), will be offering a quarter-linen copy … Continue reading
Copy for sale in Massachusetts
A quarter-linen copy (Census, 3.177, 4.710) is listed for sale by Buddenbooks, Inc., Newburyport, Mass., for $115,500. Provenance: Robert Heysham Sayre, George Abrams.
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Tagged Buddenbooks, fine printing, Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, Quarter-linen bindings, William Morris
Copy for sale in Tokyo
The Kageroubunko Bookshop in Tokyo has an interesting copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer for sale. The book has a Doves binding that is quite brown, as if the book had been in a fire. Sections of the binding, specifically around … Continue reading
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Tagged Doves binding, Geoffrey Chaucer, Japan, Kelmscott Press, William Morris
Peter Harrington: copy for sale
Peter Harrington (London) is offering a copy of the Kelmscott Chaucer for £68,500. The book is bound in “20th century blue morocco over bevelled boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt panelled spine (gilt tooled on the raised bands with a … Continue reading
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Tagged morocco bindings, Peter Harrington Books, Sangorski & Sutcliffe
