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Edité par New York: Modern Library Edition. EARLY EDITION, 1935/Autumn; 239 Titles on DJ., 1935
Vendeur : Shepardson Bookstall, Brookline, MA, Etats-Unis
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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. EARLY RARE SURVIVING BOOK AND DJ OF AN EVER POPULAR TALE. BOOK: Covered in Balloon Cloth, Kent Endpapers; beautiful rust colored cloth and has a light red top edge. Very attractive. DJ: DJ unclipped (95 cents); in mylar; tiny chips on top and bottom spine; one tiny tear in middle of spine; tanning on spine. STORY: Canterbury Tales is a frame narrative, or a story told around another story or stories. The frame of the story opens with a gathering of people at the Tabard Inn in London who are preparing for their journey to the shrine of St. Becket in Canterbury.
Edité par New York: The Modern Library Publishers. First Modern Library Edition, 1929., 1929
Vendeur : Shepardson Bookstall, Brookline, MA, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. RARE SURVIVING COPY OF VERY FAMOUS STORY. BOOK: Bright Blue Balloon Cloth; Spine 5; Gold grapevine with title on slightly faded spine; Blue top-stain; Green Kent Endpapers with short tear on side seam of FFEP and three pages (See 2454_4). DJ is covered in mylar; Light green with blue tirim; front flap is worn thru; tanning on spine; 169 titles listed at back (see scans). SUMMARY: A group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury Cathedral compete in a storytelling contest. This overarching plot, or frame, provides a reason for the pilgrims to tell their stories, which reflect the concerns sparked by the social upheavals of late medieval England.