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Lot 166
Shakespeare Head Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) [The Works], 8 vol., hand-coloured illustrations & decorations, Oxford, printed at the Shakespeare Head Press in Stratford-upon-Avon, 1928-29
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Shakespeare Head Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) [The Works], edited by A.W.Pollard, 8 vol., number 266 of 375 copies, printed in red, blue and black, hand-coloured illustrations and decorations by Hugh Chesterman and Lynton Lamb after old manuscripts and woodcuts, wood-engraved lettering for titles, headings and initials designed by Joscelyne Gaskin, original holland-backed boards, uncut and unopened, very slight spotting to spines, small folio, Oxford, printed at the Shakespeare Head Press in Stratford-upon-Avon for Basil Blackwell, 1928-29.
Description
Shakespeare Head Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) [The Works], edited by A.W.Pollard, 8 vol., number 266 of 375 copies, printed in red, blue and black, hand-coloured illustrations and decorations by Hugh Chesterman and Lynton Lamb after old manuscripts and woodcuts, wood-engraved lettering for titles, headings and initials designed by Joscelyne Gaskin, original holland-backed boards, uncut and unopened, very slight spotting to spines, small folio, Oxford, printed at the Shakespeare Head Press in Stratford-upon-Avon for Basil Blackwell, 1928-29.
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