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"Printed 1893; reprinted with additions 1902."

Artists' book, mimicking a mail order clothing catalogue, featuring photographs of models and clothes made of collages

Printed on grey paper with an arrangement of rules and floriated initials in color; quarter bound in white buckram with beige paper over boards; the front cover of each volume is illustrated with a reproduction of Chaucer's arms.

Series: Riccardi press books

"The first, in this Seventeenth Series of the fine books made for the members of this Club... The illustrations are portraits of the pilgrims, done as brilliantly-colored miniatures... The type used is Walbaum. The type pages are decorated with…

Original leaf from the first edition. Pages 293/4 containing 1203/58 of "Wyves tale of Bath".

No. 69 of a limited ed. of 250 copies

Reprint of the 1892 and 1894 editions published by E. Mathews, London.