Nicolson J U Translator (16 results)
- Hardcover
Seller: Hawking Books, Edgewood, TX, U.S.A.Hawking Books
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Has some wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.
Canterbury Tales in Modern English
Geoffrey Chaucer; J.U. Nicolson (translator); Rockwell Kent (illustrator)
Published by Garden City Books, 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Polidori Books, N. Easton, MA, U.S.A.Polidori Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket price clipped. Gift inscription on inner page, otherwise pages are clean: no dogears, notes or highlighting.
Language: English
Published by The Franklin Library, 1976
- Hardcover
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.Sequitur Books
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Condition: Used - As new
£ 30.64
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover. Bound in full leather. Stamped with 22kt gold gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gold. Silk moire fabric end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Raised bands along spine. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Until it's adsorption by the Easton Press in 2000, th…e Franklin Library Press for was the standard for finely bound, profusely gilt classic leather bindings.
Language: English
Published by Covici-Friede, New York, 1931
- Hardcover
Seller: Ann Open Book, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.Ann Open Book
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Revised Edition. Signed By the Translator.
Language: English
Published by The Franklin Library, 1974
Seller: Sunny Day Books, Mayer, AZ, U.S.A.Sunny Day Books
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£ 28.35
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leather_bound. Condition: As New. A beautiful copy. Text in mint/unmarked condition. Cover has minor shelf rubbings. Binding is tight. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available.
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- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
Contact seller5-star sellerUnknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Full leather edition. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Published by The Franklin Library
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
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Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Canterbury Tales Rendered Into Modern English
Geoffrey Chaucer,J.U. Nicolson (Translator),Rockwell Kent (Illustrator)
Language: English
Published by Covici-Friede, New York, 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Introduction by Gordon Hall Gerould. The famed first modern rendition of the work that inspired Margaret Atwood's THE HANDMAID'S TALE. Book is fine, clean and unmarked. The rare dust jacket is very good, wit very small chips to spine edges not affecting title, and a f…ew small amber stain spots to bottom corner not affecting artwork. Scarce in any condition. Archival Mylar cover provided, making this a solid, very attractive copy.
Published by Covici Friede, New York, 1931
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. No dustwrapper. First Edition Thus. First Revised Edition. Originally published in 1928 in a two-volume edition, this is the Revised Edition of 1931, with an Introduction by Lewis Galantiere. A Fine copy in dark brown smooth cloth stamped in black, brown topstain, fore-edge untrimmed, lacking the dust…wrapper. (Slight spotting to top edge.) 316pp. English only. This copy is INSCRIBED by Nicolson on the free front endpaper to a relative (no date). Nicolson was something of a versatile writer, publishing poetry, genre fiction, as well as important editions of Chaucer and other classic authors. Q17167.
More imagesCanterbury Tales Rendered Into Modern English (De Luxe Edition)
Chaucer, Geoffrey; Nicolson, J. U. [Translator]; Josephy, Robert [Typography]
Language: English
Published by Garden City Publishing Co., 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Picky Books, Akron, OH, U.S.A.Picky Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, Reprint. 8vo, heavy light brown buckram over boards, with front and spine blind stamps. Decorative gilt stamp to front and spine outlining illustrated paste on labels, illustrated endpapers. The text block of the book has sagged so there is sl…ight wear to the bottom edge. Out of an abundance of modesty, I am grading this book merely VG+. Jacket presents well, with slight chipping and wear to the spine ends and flap fold edges. There is also minor soiling to the jacket, which overall if VG.This gorgeous deluxe reprint edition of the Covici Friede Canterbury Tales is both beautifully bound and illustrated. Don't let the copyright page confuse things - this is published by Garden City. Although not the true first, after reviewing online photos of the original, I greatly prefer the binding choices for this Garden City edition. This is a really beautiful book and it's hard to convey its aesthetic impact with words and pictures.
- Hardcover
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
More imagesPublished by Covici Friede, 1928
- Hardcover
Seller: Friends of the Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Friends of the Multnomah County Library
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Books have been nicely repaired; dark red hardcovers with gilt titling and decoration, #477 of 960 copies, signed by the translator; illustrations by Alexander King. French and English on facing pages; deckled edges, some pages still uncut; TEG. Covers very lightly frayed at edges, otherwise a clean a…nd sound copy of this set; no writing, highlighting, odors, stains, tears or folds. Proceeds from this sale benefit the Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon. This is not an ex-library set.
Language: English
Published by The Franklin Library, 1976
Seller: Sunny Day Books, Mayer, AZ, U.S.A.Sunny Day Books
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leather_bound. Condition: Very Good. A very nice copy. Text in mint/unmarked condition. Minor scuff to the gold gilt. Cover has minor shelf rubbings. Binding is tight. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available.
Published by Franklin Library, 1974
Seller: Omaha Library Friends, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.Omaha Library Friends
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leather_bound. Condition: As New. Franklin Library 100 Greatest Books of All Times. Like new in all respects. Leather bound. Gilt decorative design hot stamped design on front board, back board, and spine. Gilt edges on text block. Four raised bands on spine. Silk moire endpapers. Satin bookmark. Book was donated to Friends of O…maha Public Library.
Canterbury Tales. De Luxe Edition.
Geoffrey Chaucer; J.U. Nicolson [translator]; Rockwell Kent [illustrator]
Published by Garden City Publishing Company., New York, 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, CanadaAlexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
Contact seller4-star sellerFull red cloth boards. Upper lettered in blind with mounted illustration in gilt border. Spine with paper title label. Pictorial pasted and free endpapers. No dust jacket. , Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s ? 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. He has been called the "father of Eng…lish literature" and was the first writer to be buried in what has since come to be called Poets? Corner in Westminster Abbey. Rockwell Kent (1882 ? 1971) was a prominent American painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, sailor, adventurer and voyager. , Size : Quarto.(235 x 155 mm), Very good example of this De Luxe Edition of Chaucer?s famous work, illustrated with many plates by noted American illustrator Rockwell Kent. , 627 pp. Light toning, shelfwear, occasional pencil notations.
More imagesPublished by London: W.H. Allen, 1934, 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 375.00
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First Edition. [Illustrated Literature] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST UK EDITION THUS, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] xviii; 627 [5]. with numerous dichromatic wood engraved plates by Kent, including a frontispiece. Recently rebound in red half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to twin black labels on the spine, and ma…tching cloth over boards. Gentle toning and some marks to edges, otherwise a crisp, clean copy, in an attractive new leather binding. A quality edition, with large print, good typography, and illustrations by one of the greatest American illustrators of the twentieth century. First published in the US in 1930, the same year as his most famous work 'Moby Dick'.
