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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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Tag Archives: Geoffrey Chaucer
Copy for sale by Maggs
A copy of the Chaucer in the Doves pigskin binding (1896) was offered for sale by Maggs Bros. in October 2021 for £295,000. “In a contemporary green linen chemise with titles and a border of foliage and white roses hand … Continue reading
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Copy now in the Victoria and Albert Museum
A copy of the Chaucer (Census 2.190) once owned by Clarence Dillon and later in the possession of Paul Chrzanowski (Livermore, California), has returned to England. Through the generosity of Mr. Chrzanowski, it was donated in 2016 to the American Friends of the … Continue reading
A new binding for the Terry–Cohn copy
Bromer Booksellers (Boston) is offering for sale a copy of the Chaucer rebound by Hannah Brown; it was on display at the New York Antiquarian Book Fair earlier this month and is now priced at $125,000. Brown’s binding (see above) was … Continue reading
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Tagged bookbinding, Geoffrey Chaucer, Hannah Brown, Kelmscott Press, May Morris, Roderick Terry, Saul Cohn, William Morris
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Bonna–Bergé copy sold
A previously unlocated copy of the Chaucer was sold by Sotheby (in association with Pierre Bergé & associés), Paris, 28 June 2017, lot 692, for €52,634. It had a blind-stamped brown morocco binding (“maroquin brun décoré à froid, dos à … Continue reading
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Tagged Geoffrey Chaucer, Jean A. Bonna, Kelmscott Press, Pierre Bergé, Sotheby's
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Talk by Dominic Riley
Dominic Riley, bookbinder and artist, will give a talk entitled “A Kelmscott Chaucer for Our Times: Celebrating a New Binding” at the Book Club of California on 10 July 2017. The Club has furnished the following summary: When it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Dominic Riley, Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, Victoria and Albert Museum, William Morris
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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.
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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Discovery of a sales receipt
Brian Johnson, son of Folger Johnson of Portland, Oregon [see this earlier post], has found the sales receipt for his father’s copy of the Chaucer from Philip C. Duschnes, 5 May 1945, for $950 (probably Census 4.400 and 4.412).
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Tagged Duschnes, fine printing, Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, William Morris
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Restoration of Occidental College copy
Sophia Bogle of Save Your Books has recently restored the Kelmscott Chaucer at Occidental College (Census, 2.162). She has made two videos of the book on YouTube, one before restoration and one after. Before: https://youtu.be/uxpV2Nu8AC8 After: https://youtu.be/nmL2nGfxo3g
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Tagged fine printing, Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press, William Morris
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