THE CANTERBURY TALES: ML# 161.1, FIRST EDITION, 1929, 169 Titles on DJ.

CHAUCER, GEOFFREY, Written by: English poet and author. Widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages, he is best known for The Canterbury Tales also the first writer buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey; Edited by Rev. Walter W. Skeat; Introduction by Louis Untermeyer

Published by New York: The Modern Library Publishers. First Modern Library Edition, 1929.

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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. Seller Inventory # 2454

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Title: THE CANTERBURY TALES: ML# 161.1, FIRST ...

Publisher: New York: The Modern Library Publishers. First Modern Library Edition, 1929.

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition