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SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS CHAUCER (GEOFFREY) The Works, 8 vol., NUMBER 290 OF 375 COPIES, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare Head Press, 1928-1929 image 1
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SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS
CHAUCER. The Works, 8 vol., LTD to 375 COPIES, morocco, 1928-1929

10 – 20 March 2025, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, Knightsbridge

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SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS

CHAUCER (GEOFFREY) The Works, 8 vol., NUMBER 290 OF 375 COPIES, text printed in red, blue and black, illustrated with headings and initials by Jocelyn V. Gaskin, hand-colored marginal illustrations by Hugh Chesterman, later russet morocco gilt by Clive Bovill, Norfolk, new endpapers, 4to, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Shakespeare Head Press, 1928-1929

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