The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer – Franklin Library Limited Edition, Leather Bound

Franklin Library limited edition of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.

Published in 1978 for subscribers to The Franklin Library series The Collected Stories of the World’s Greatest Writers, this edition features a modern prose translation by David Wright and illustrations by Frederick Schneider.

The book is bound in full reddish-brown leather with elaborate gilt lattice decoration to the front and rear covers, gilt lettering and ornamentation to the spine, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, decorative endpapers, and an attached satin ribbon marker.

Features

• Franklin Library limited edition
• Published in 1978
• Modern prose translation by David Wright
• Illustrated by Frederick Schneider
• Full reddish-brown leather binding
• Elaborate gilt cover and spine decoration
• All page edges gilt
• Raised spine bands
• Decorative endpapers
• Attached ribbon marker
• No dust jacket issued

The binding is firm and square. The leather and gilt decoration remain bright and attractive, with only minimal evidence of careful handling. The gilt page edges retain a strong finish, with slight tonal variation visible depending on the lighting and viewing angle. Interior pages are clean and unmarked.

An attractive collectible edition of one of the foundational works of English literature.