"May blessings be upon the head of Cadmus, the Phoenicians, or whoever it was that invented books." -Thomas Carlyle
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The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer. Golden Cockerel Press, 1929.
Number 396 of 485 copies, printed in red, blue and black. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Numerous wood-engraved illustrations and decorations by Eric Gill.
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